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Phase Four of the National Action Plan
To Prevent Health Care-Associated
Infections: Road Map to Elimination;
Coordination Among Federal Partners
To Leverage HAI Prevention and
Antibiotic Stewardship
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Human Services, Office of the Secretary,
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The Office of Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion and
the Federal Steering Committee for the
Prevention of HAIs have developed a
new phase of the National Action Plan
to Prevent Health Care-Associated
Infections: Road Map to Elimination
(HAI Action Plan). The first three phases
of the HAI Action Plan meaningfully
enhanced coordination of federal efforts
to address HAIs by establishing a
structure to regularly share best
practices, resources, and lessons learned
among federal partners. Given the
pressing public health threat of
antibiotic resistance and the need to
maximize efficiency of federal activities,
the Steering Committee recognized the
opportunity to leverage this existing
committee and network of participants
to enhance the implementation of the
CARB National Action Plan goal of
slowing the emergence of antibiotic
resistant bacteria and preventing the
spread of resistant infections through
antibiotic stewardship programs. Thus,
Phase Four of the HAI Action Plan
focuses on the importance of antibiotic
stewardship to prevent HAIs, and
specifically highlights the coordination
between various health agencies.
Recommendations within Phase Four
align and reinforce the goals and
objectives of the CARB National Action
Plan. This update to the HAI Action
Plan reaffirms a federal commitment to
improving health care quality and
protecting the health of all Americans.
Phase Four is titled: Coordination
among Federal Partners to Leverage HAI
Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship.
The Steering Committee and the Office
of Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion invite public and private
professionals, organizations, and
consumer representatives to provide
comments on the most recent draft of
Phase Four.
SUMMARY:
Comments on the proposed
Phase Four of the National Action Plan
to Prevent Health Care-Associated
Infections: Road Map to Elimination
must be received no later than 5 p.m. on
December 26, 2017.
DATES:
Interested persons or
organizations are invited to submit
written comments by any of the
following methods:
• Email: OHQ@hhs.gov (please
indicate in the subject line: Phase Four:
HAI Action Plan).
• Mail/Courier: Office of Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion, Attn:
Division of Health Care Quality,
Department of Health and Human
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anna Gribble, Health Policy Fellow,
Office of Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion, via email at anna.gribble@
hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HAIs are a
significant cause of morbidity and
mortality within the United States, and
at any given time, approximately one in
every 25 hospitalized patients has at
least one HAI. This translates to
approximately 1.7 million individuals
each year. In 2008, the Department of
Health and Human Services established
the Steering Committee for the
Prevention of HAIs. The Committee
consists of senior-level leaders from
across the Department including
clinicians, scientists, and public health
practitioners. In 2009, the first iteration
of the HAI Action Plan was developed
and focused on addressing high-priority
HAI-related infections within acute care
hospital settings. However, given the
movement of patients between various
health care settings, infection control
and the prevention and elimination of
HAIs could no longer be
compartmentalized to any one type of
facility. The Steering Committee
decided to expand the scope of its
activities to include additional settings
and released a second phase of the HAI
Action Plan in 2009 with three new
areas of focus: HAIs in ambulatory
surgical centers and end-stage renal
disease facilities, as well as increasing
influenza vaccination coverage among
health care personnel. The Committee
expanded the action plan yet again in
2013 with a third phase which included
long-term care facilities. More recently,
the emergence of antibiotic-resistant
bacteria and the clear tie with health
care-associated infections has led the
Steering Committee to focus on
antibiotic stewardship. In July 2016, the
Steering Committee decided to develop
Phase Four of the HAI Action Plan to
cover the federal partners coordinated
approach to preventing HAIs and
implementing antibiotic stewardship
initiatives and to describe the clear tie
between these two health care quality
concerns.
Interested persons or organizations
are invited to submit written comments
in response to the proposed Phase Four
of the HAI Action Plan. Written
comments should not exceed more than
two pages. The comments should
reference the specific section of the
document to which feedback refers. To
be considered, the person or
representative from an organization
must self-identify and submit the
written comments by close of business
on December 26, 2017.
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Dated: November 20, 2017.
Don Wright,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health,
(Disease Prevention and Health Promotion).
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Phase Four of the National Action Plan To Prevent Health Care-
Associated Infections: Road Map to Elimination; Coordination Among
Federal Partners To Leverage HAI Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and the
Federal Steering Committee for the Prevention of HAIs have developed a
new phase of the National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care-Associated
Infections: Road Map to Elimination (HAI Action Plan). The first three
phases of the HAI Action Plan meaningfully enhanced coordination of
federal efforts to address HAIs by establishing a structure to
regularly share best practices, resources, and lessons learned among
federal partners. Given the pressing public health threat of antibiotic
resistance and the need to maximize efficiency of federal activities,
the Steering Committee recognized the opportunity to leverage this
existing committee and network of participants to enhance the
implementation of the CARB National Action Plan goal of slowing the
emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria and preventing the spread of
resistant infections through antibiotic stewardship programs. Thus,
Phase Four of the HAI Action Plan focuses on the importance of
antibiotic stewardship to prevent HAIs, and specifically highlights the
coordination between various health agencies. Recommendations within
Phase Four align and reinforce the goals and objectives of the CARB
National Action Plan. This update to the HAI Action Plan reaffirms a
federal commitment to improving health care quality and protecting the
health of all Americans. Phase Four is titled: Coordination among
Federal Partners to Leverage HAI Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship.
The Steering Committee and the Office of Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion invite public and private professionals, organizations, and
consumer representatives to provide comments on the most recent draft
of Phase Four.
DATES: Comments on the proposed Phase Four of the National Action Plan
to Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections: Road Map to Elimination
must be received no later than 5 p.m. on December 26, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons or organizations are invited to submit
written comments by any of the following methods:
Email: OHQ@hhs.gov (please indicate in the subject line:
Phase Four: HAI Action Plan).
Mail/Courier: Office of Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion, Attn: Division of Health Care Quality, Department of Health
and Human Services, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite LL100, Rockville, MD
20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Gribble, Health Policy Fellow,
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, via email at
anna.gribble@hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HAIs are a significant cause of morbidity
and mortality within the United States, and at any given time,
approximately one in every 25 hospitalized patients has at least one
HAI. This translates to approximately 1.7 million individuals each
year. In 2008, the Department of Health and Human Services established
the Steering Committee for the Prevention of HAIs. The Committee
consists of senior-level leaders from across the Department including
clinicians, scientists, and public health practitioners. In 2009, the
first iteration of the HAI Action Plan was developed and focused on
addressing high-priority HAI-related infections within acute care
hospital settings. However, given the movement of patients between
various health care settings, infection control and the prevention and
elimination of HAIs could no longer be compartmentalized to any one
type of facility. The Steering Committee decided to expand the scope of
its activities to include additional settings and released a second
phase of the HAI Action Plan in 2009 with three new areas of focus:
HAIs in ambulatory surgical centers and end-stage renal disease
facilities, as well as increasing influenza vaccination coverage among
health care personnel. The Committee expanded the action plan yet again
in 2013 with a third phase which included long-term care facilities.
More recently, the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the
clear tie with health care-associated infections has led the Steering
Committee to focus on antibiotic stewardship. In July 2016, the
Steering Committee decided to develop Phase Four of the HAI Action Plan
to cover the federal partners coordinated approach to preventing HAIs
and implementing antibiotic stewardship initiatives and to describe the
clear tie between these two health care quality concerns.
Interested persons or organizations are invited to submit written
comments in response to the proposed Phase Four of the HAI Action Plan.
Written comments should not exceed more than two pages. The comments
should reference the specific section of the document to which feedback
refers. To be considered, the person or representative from an
organization must self-identify and submit the written comments by
close of business on December 26, 2017.
Dated: November 20, 2017.
Don Wright,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, (Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion).
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