Welcome to the Surveillance for Healthcare-Associated & Resistant Pathogens (SHARP) Unit Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) webpage! This website resource is designed to evolve with the needs of the user base as well as when new information becomes available for distribution, so please check it often. If there are any suggestions to improve the website, please feel free to contact the website administrators. See the About the SHARP Unit page for contact information. 

NEW! Monthly Michigan NHSN Users Call  
Next Call: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10AM
Agenda: Coming Soon!
Click here to link to the agenda for the January 25, 2012 call
Dial-in Information:  Number: 877-336-1831   Passcode: 9103755
Webinar Information: http://breeze.mdch.train.org/mdchsharp/ 
Previous Notes: Click here to link to the notes from the December 28, 2011 call
Questions or suggested agenda items: contact the SHARP Unit (see the About the SHARP Unit page)
Other Resources:
*Introduction to NHSN Analysis  
*Answers and explanations to the survey questions that were provided during the January 25, 2012 call.

NEW! CDC NHSN 2010 Device-Associated Data Report                         
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released the 2010 NHSN device-associated module data report.  The report contains CLABSI, CAUTI, and VAP pooled-mean infection rates and standard deviations straitifed by facility and location type.  Facilities may consider these the national "benchmarks".  Please find the report here: 2010 NHSN Device-associated Data Report 

Current and Proposed Required Reporting to CMS via NHSN for Healthcare Facilities 
The Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule went on display at http://www.cms.gov/AcuteInpatientPPS/FR2012/list.asp . This rule makes final the reporting of SSIs associated with colon and abdominal hysterectomy procedures and CAUTIs from Acute Care Hospitals starting in January 2012.  It also finalizes the reporting of MRSA bacteremia, C. difficile LabID Events, and HCW Influenza Vaccination from Acute Care Hospitals starting in January 2013.  An additional rule makes final the reporting of CAUTIs from Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities starting in October 2012.  To view a chart of the current and proposed rules (updated Nov 2011), click here. 

For guidance on reporting healthcare-associated infection data via NHSN for participation in the CMS IPPS,  click here.  This guide provides important information for acute care facilities, outpatient dialysis facilities, long-term acute care facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities and outpatient surgery and ambulatory surgery centers. Please review this information if your facility is participating in, or plans to participate in the IPPS. 

Invitation to Participate with SHARP to Reduce HAls 
Join the Surveillance for Healthcare-Associated and Resistant Pathogens (SHARP) Unit in surveillance and prevention initiatives to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in Michigan. Enroll your hospital in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) to conduct infection surveillance in your hospital and share your data with us! Click here for the Top 5 Reasons to Participate .