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Chapter 010 Chapter Excellence Award Strategic Alliances. Serves all members of West Virginia, a largely rural state 82 members from all areas of healthcare, including Acute Care Critical Access Long Term Care Ambulatory Care. Health Department Rehab Facilities Behavioral Health
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Chapter 010 Chapter Excellence Award Strategic Alliances
Serves all members of West Virginia, a largely rural state • 82 members from all areas of healthcare, including • Acute Care • Critical Access • Long Term Care • Ambulatory Care
Health Department • Rehab Facilities • Behavioral Health • Industry Vendors
2012 Officers • Janet Crigler, MT(ASCP),CIC – President • Beth Bond, RN, BSN, MBA, CIC- President Elect • Dianne DeAngelis, RN, CIC – Past President • Sharon Gaston, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC – Treasurer • Carla Parker, RN, MSN, NE, BC, CIC – Secretary • Sharon Winefordner, RN, BSN, CIC – Membership Secretary
2012 Board members • Randy Ashlock, RN,CIC – Board Member • Cynthia Belcher, BSMT, CIC – Board Member • Dawn Canterbury, MT – Board Member • Sarah McClanahan, RN, MSN – Board Member • Katherine Reed, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC – Board Member • Barbara Walker, RN, CIC – Board Member
Criterion 1 – Establishes alliances with other organizations with complimentary missions and goals • West Virginia Hospital Association • West Virginia Medical Institute Quality Improvement Organization
West Virginia Hospital Association (WVHA) • John Hopkins “On the CUSP” Prevention of CLABSI project • Creation of List Serve for WV IPs • Promotion of APIC-WV meetings • Increased Membership • Asked CEOs to sign pledge to commit to reducing CLABSIs • Encourage their IPs to become members of APIC-WV • WV overall CLABSI rate was lowered from 1.8/1000 central line days to 1.0/1000 central line days
West Virginia Hospital Association • Funding for IP education for WV Critical Access Hospitals • Monetary support for APIC-WV fall educational conference • Up to 61 Critical Access IPs and staff • Increased conference attendance • Nationally recognized speakers • Pertinent topics
West Virginia Medical Institute Quality Improvement Organization (WVMI QIO) • 9th Scope of Work – MRSA initiative • WVMI staff attended APIC-WV in-service on NHSN enrollment • Best practices shared throughout the project on improving patient outcomes • !0th Scope of Work • Currently enrolled in CAUTI prevention • Upcoming projects include C-diff, SSI prevention
West Virginia Medical Institute Quality Improvement Organization • APIC-WV representation on WVMI QIO Advisory Committee • Sharing best practices • Communicate on current projects • Coordinate efforts to meet patient safety goals • Hospital Engagement Networks in CMS Partnership for Patients
Criteria 2 – Develops and influences public policy independently or in conjunction with allied organizations as appropriate • West Virginia Bureau of Public Health • West Virginia Healthcare Authority
West Virginia Bureau of Public Health (WV BPH) • BPH attendance at APIC-WV meetings • Outbreaks • Public Health Issues • APIC-WV representation on newly formed Multidisciplinary Advisory Group • State HAI plan • Expertise to WV HAI Coordinator
West Virginia Bureau of Public Health • Two APIC-WV members attended CDC HAI Train-the-Trainer with HAI Coordinator and BPH staff • Two APIC-WV members were appointed to Region III Collaborative for HAI Prevention • Attended Regional Collaborative meeting in Philadelphia to share and celebrate successes
West Virginia Bureau of Public Health • Provided APIC Ambulatory Surgery Center course training for IPs at no cost • Ten out of eleven WV ASCs participated • Attendees were provided with free one year membership in APIC and APIC ASC Took Kit
West Virginia Bureau of Public Health • Long Term Care Sector • Training course planned for 2012 - WV-APIC providing assistance with course content • First regional training held Fall 2011 in Randolph County with great response • 2011 – BPH distributed APIC Long Term Care manuals to all LTCF in WV
West Virginia Health Care Authority • WV Legislature passed HAI mandatory reporting law in 2007 • Delegated authority for implementation to a newly formed panel to work with WV HCA • Four APIC-WV members appointed to panel • Law mandated CBIC certified Infection Preventionists, two of which must be nurses, from both rural and urban practices
West Virginia Health Care Authority and WV-APIC • Panel was instrumental in ensuring that NHSN used as reporting mechanism • Information and education disseminated to IPs throughout state on reporting requirements • Provided guidance in choosing indicators • Assisted with conferring rights in NHSN
West Virginia Health Care Authority and WV-APIC • 2011 – encouraged HCA to adopt CMS reporting requirements to avoid additional reporting burdens to IPs in the state • Discussions continuing on data validation
Summary WV-APIC is collaborating with our partners in West Virginia to • Improve our patient outcomes • Share best practices and provide resources to our colleagues in Infection Prevention • Help shape public policy to improve healthcare in our state