Although a national infection control initiative is helping many hospitals around the country stamp out infections, hospitals throughout Minnesota aren't committed to signing on, according to a report by MinnPost.
"On the CUSP: STOP Blood Stream Infections," which was started by Johns Hopkins University and is being funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, started in the fall of 2008 with the goal of eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections. Hospitals that sign on with the initiative participate in a comprehensive unit-based safety program and use of a checklist of evidence-based steps shown to reduce infections.
The Minnesota Hospital Association invited all Minnesota hospitals to get involved in May 2009. However, the MHA vice president says that the participation in Minnesota has been surprisingly low. Hospitals that choose not to participate in the CUSP initiative don't commit for a variety of reasons, including already being involved in other infection control programs or not feeling the necessity to join the initiative.
Of all Minnesotan hospitals, only seven are participating in the CUSP initiative.
Read the MinnPost's report on the CUSP initiative in Minnesota.
Read more coverage on infection control:
- Michigan Hospitals' Infection Control Program Spreading to Other States
- APIC Launches Infection Prevention Program Evaluation Tool
- Washington State Launches Hospital Infection Control Web Site
"On the CUSP: STOP Blood Stream Infections," which was started by Johns Hopkins University and is being funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, started in the fall of 2008 with the goal of eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections. Hospitals that sign on with the initiative participate in a comprehensive unit-based safety program and use of a checklist of evidence-based steps shown to reduce infections.
The Minnesota Hospital Association invited all Minnesota hospitals to get involved in May 2009. However, the MHA vice president says that the participation in Minnesota has been surprisingly low. Hospitals that choose not to participate in the CUSP initiative don't commit for a variety of reasons, including already being involved in other infection control programs or not feeling the necessity to join the initiative.
Of all Minnesotan hospitals, only seven are participating in the CUSP initiative.
Read the MinnPost's report on the CUSP initiative in Minnesota.
Read more coverage on infection control:
- Michigan Hospitals' Infection Control Program Spreading to Other States
- APIC Launches Infection Prevention Program Evaluation Tool
- Washington State Launches Hospital Infection Control Web Site