Reduce MRSA Infections Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureaus (MRSA) is the most common hospital acquired infection in the United States, according to the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC); increasing patient morbidity, mortality and hospital costs.
The Patient Safety theme of the 9th Scope of Work charges Quality Improvement Organizations with the task of reducing rates of healthcare associated MRSA infections. The goal is to encourage hospitals to report MRSA to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Multi-Drug Resistant Organism (MDRO) module in an effort to reduce infection and transmission rates of MRSA within the hospital.
Quality Insights will work with hospitals to make an impact in reducing the rate of healthcare associated MRSA infections by using the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s (IHI) recommended five components of care: hand hygiene, decontamination of the environment and equipment, active surveillance, contact precautions for infected and colonized patients and device bundles (central line and ventilator).