1. Don Wright, MD, MPH Deputy Assistant Secretary for Healthcare Quality Office of Healthcare Quality Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services U.S. Dept of Health & Human Serviceswww.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Healthwww.hhs.gov/ash/ohq/www.hhs.gov/ash/ohq/ Office of Healthcare Quality

2. U.S. Dept of Health & Human Serviceswww.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Healthwww.hhs.ov/ash/ohq/www.hhs.ov/ash/ohq/ Office of Healthcare Quality U.S. Dept of Health & Human Serviceswww.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Healthwww.hhs.ov/ash/ohq/www.hhs.ov/ash/ohq/ Office of Healthcare Quality

3.  Objectives: o Keep patients from getting injured or sicker. By the end of 2013, preventable hospital-acquired conditions would decrease by 40% compared to 2010. Achieving this goal would mean approximately 1.8 million fewer injuries to patients with more than 60,000 lives saved over three years. By the end of 2013, preventable complications during a transition from one care setting to another would be decreased so that all hospital readmissions would be reduced by 20% compared to 2010. Achieving this goal would mean more than 1.6 million patients would recover from illness without suffering a preventable complication requiring re-hospitalization within 30 days of discharge. o Help patients heal without complication. By the end of 2013, preventable complications during a transition from one care setting to another would be decreased so that all hospital readmissions would be reduced by 20% compared to 2010. Achieving this goal would mean more than 1.6 million patients would recover from illness without suffering a preventable complication requiring re-hospitalization within 30 days of discharge. U.S. Dept of Health & Human Serviceswww.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Healthwww.hhs.gov/ash/ohq/www.hhs.gov/ash/ohq/ Office of Healthcare Quality

4. Areas of focus: Healthcare-Associated Conditions 1. Adverse Drug Events (ADE) 2. Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) 3. Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI) 4. Injuries from Falls and Immobility 5. Obstetrical Adverse Events 6. Pressure Ulcers 7. Surgical Site Infections (SSI) 8. Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) 9. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) 10. All Other Hospital-Acquired Conditions U.S. Dept of Health & Human Serviceswww.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Healthwww.hhs.gov/ash/ohq/www.hhs.gov/ash/ohq/ Office of Healthcare Quality

5.  If you want to learn more about the Partnership for Patients, go to http://www.healthcare.gov/center/progr ams/partnership/index.html http://www.healthcare.gov/center/progr ams/partnership/index.html  If you want to sign the pledge, go to http://partnershippledge.healthcare.gov/ http://partnershippledge.healthcare.gov/ U.S. Dept of Health & Human Serviceswww.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Healthwww.hhs.gov/ash/ohq/www.hhs.gov/ash/ohq/ Office of Healthcare Quality

6. U.S. Dept of Health & Human Serviceswww.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Healthwww.hhs.gov/ash/ohq/www.hhs.gov/ash/ohq/ Office of Healthcare Quality

7.  Released in June 2009  Maintained as a “living document”  Serves as a “roadmap” for federal and state government U.S. Dept of Health & Human Serviceswww.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Healthwww.hhs.gov/ash/ohq/www.hhs.gov/ash/ohq/ Office of Healthcare Quality

8. Research Categories o Basic Science o Epidemiology o Infection Control Interventions o Implementation Focus Areas  CLABSI  SSI  CAUTI  VAP  MRSA  CDI U.S. Dept of Health & Human Serviceswww.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Healthwww.hhs.gov/ash/ohq/www.hhs.gov/ash/ohq/ Office of Healthcare Quality

9.  Cross-Cutting Gaps in Knowledge o Understanding the key HAI pathogens o Role of biofilms o Limitations in current surveillance strategies o Emergence of antimicrobial resistance o Role of vaccines in HAI prevention o Multicenter trials and demonstration projects needed o Interaction of varied recommended prevention strategies U.S. Dept of Health & Human Serviceswww.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Healthwww.hhs.gov/ash/ohq/www.hhs.gov/ash/ohq/ Office of Healthcare Quality

10. Office of Healthcare Quality Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health 200 Independence Ave, SW Washington, DC 20201 Telephone (202) 401-8006 ohq@hhs.gov Subscribe to the HAI listserv https://service.govdelivery.com/service/subscribe.html?code=US HHS_234 U.S. Dept of Health & Human Serviceswww.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Healthwww.hhs.gov/ash/ohq/www.hhs.gov/ash/ohq/ Office of Healthcare Quality