Author name: Evans Mutinda

unit baseline surgical procedure infection rate

Choose ONE of the following:   Obtain your unit/hospital’s baseline surgical procedure infection rate.  What does the numerator and the denominator mean?  How is infection surveillance managed at your facility? What protocol does your facility have in place to prevent surgical site infections? In your peer responses: Compare your facility-specific rate and protocol with that of your

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How surveillance activities integrate across health care settings

Visit https://www.cdc.gov/labs/protecting-america.html. Compare and contrast the roles of the CDC laboratory, the hospital clinical microbiology laboratory, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in surveillance systems.  Relate to the current pandemic of COVID-19. How do these surveillance activities integrate across health care settings (e. g. ambulatory, long-term care, acute care, etc.).  How does your current

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Purpose of the syndromic surveillance

Go to link: Syndromic Surveillance Stories, and select a National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) success story (preferably about your state of residence – if available).  Discuss the purpose of the syndromic surveillance and the strategies used to address the issue that necessitated the surveillance.  What strengths and area(s) of improvement can you identify? What recommendations would

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