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Healthcare-Associated Infection Surveillance & Prevention

Important Updates

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.

Invitation to Participate with SHARP to Reduce HAIs
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! See About the SHARP Unit and contact us for additional information on MDCH SHARP surveillance, prevention initiaitves, and confidentiality and data use agreements (such as the third party addendum which gives SHARP permission to release NHSN data to MHA Keystone).

NEW! Monthly Michigan NHSN Users Call
Next Call: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 10AM
*Agenda and call-in information for the May 23 Call
*Notes from the 4-25-12 call which include: validation slides from MPRO and a copy of the National SIR Report
Click here for archived call notes

NEW! State of Michigan SHARP-MPRO-MHA HAI CrossWalk (posted 3/12/2012)

NEW! Safe Injection Campaign Toolkit for Local and State Health Departments

NEW! CDC NHSN 2010 Device-Associated Data Report

Current and Proposed Required Reporting to CMS via NHSN for Healthcare Facilities
2012 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule
Chart of the current and proposed rules (updated May 2012)
Guidance for various facility types on reporting HAI data via NHSN for participation in the CMS IPPS

HAI Surveillance and Prevention Plan & Reports

Click here to see a copy of Michigan's Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) Surveillance & Prevention Plan as well as annual, semi-annual, and quarterly reports from the SHARP Unit.

HAI Advisory Group

Click here to see a listing of the members of Michigan's Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) Prevention Advisory Group and links to partner organizations.

NHSN Information and SHARP Trainings & Conferences

Click here for more information on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)which will be used in Michigan to collect information from healthcare facilities about healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), as well as information on SHARP Unit trainings and conferences.

MDCH SHARP HAI Prevention Initiatives

Click here for information on the Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/Clostridium difficile (MRSA/CDI) Prevention Initiative

Coming Soon! Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Prevention Initiative

HAI Information for Consumers

Am I a consumer? A consumer is any person who receives medical care in any healthcare setting.

Useful Information for Consumers

HAI Information for Healthcare Professionals

Infection Control and HAI Prevention Resources for Healthcare Professionals

About this HAI website and the SHARP Unit

What is a Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI)?
An HAI is an infection that a patient acquires during the course of receiving medical care in any healthcare setting. HAIs are sometimes referred to as hospital infections, hospital-acquired infections, or nosocomial infections. Although HAIs can occur in any healthcare setting, the primary focus of the MDCH SHARP Unit is on the acute care hospital setting. Common types of infections are central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs), ventilator-associated pneumonias (VAPs), catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), and surgical site infections (SSIs). Some types of bacteria that are known to cause HAIs are methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Clostridium difficile (C. difficile or C. diff), Acinetobacter , vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA), and vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE).
The purpose of the SHARP Unit HAI website is to provide a quick and convenient place for local health departments, hospitals, other healthcare facilities, and consumers to find information about surveillance and prevention of HAIs and SHARP Unit activities.
The Surveillance for Healthcare-Associated & Resistant Pathogens (SHARP) Unit was officially formed in February 2009 within the Surveillance and Infectious Disease Epidemiology (SIDE) Section of the Communicable Disease Division, Bureau of Disease Control, Prevention and Epidemiology, Michigan Department of Community Health. Click here for more information on the SHARP Unit, including information on how to contact us.