State Government Resources
Links to other state government agency and organization websites.
Healthcare-Associated Infections
Agency for Health Research and Quality
Agency for Health Research and Quality
Our vision is that the Academy for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care will function as both a coordinating center and a national resource for people committed to delivering comprehensive, integrated healthcare. |
Direct Medical Costs of Healthcare-Associated Infections in US Hospitals and the Benefits of Prevention
Direct Medical Costs of Healthcare-Associated Infections in US Hospitals and the Benefits of Prevention
This report uses results from the published medical and economic literature to provide a range of estimates for the annual direct hospital cost of treating healthcare-associated infections in the United States. |
Get Smart About Antibiotics
Get Smart About Antibiotics
Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem and the main cause of this problem is misuse of antibiotics. This program works to make sure antibiotics are prescribed only when they are needed and used as they should. The Get Smart program focuses on common illnesses that account for most of the antibiotic prescriptions written for children and adults in doctors’ offices and other outpatient settings. |
Healthcare-Associated Infections Prevention Plans
Healthcare-Associated Infections Prevention Plans
Prevention plans for other states in the US. |
Information for Health Professionals on Injection Safety
Information for Health Professionals on Injection Safety
Injection safety, or safe injection practices, is a set of measures taken to perform injections in an optimally safe manner for patients, healthcare personnel, and others. |
National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections: Road Map to Elimination
National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections: Road Map to Elimination
Health care-associated infections, or HAIs, are infections that people acquire while they are receiving treatment for another condition in a health care setting. HAIs can be acquired anywhere health care is delivered, including inpatient acute care hospitals, outpatient settings such as ambulatory surgical centers and end-stage renal disease facilities, and long-term care facilities such as nursing homes and rehabilitation centers. HAIs may be caused by any infectious agent, including bacteria, fungi, and viruses, as well as other less common types of pathogens. |
Ten Things You Can Do to Be a Safe Patient
Ten Things You Can Do to Be a Safe Patient
You go to the hospital to get well, right? Of course, but did you know that patients can get infections in the hospital while they are being treated for something else? Here are ten things you can do to be a safe patient. |