Collaborative Efforts Result in Decreased Surgical Infections
Between May 2003 and May 2004, participating hospital teams from Idaho , Oregon and Washington implemented, tested and tracked changes in surgical antibiotic administration for patients undergoing joint replacements and hysterectomies as part of the Surgical Infection Prevention Collaborative Northwest. The result: improved care that can save lives.
The teams made significant progress, including:
The Collaborative was led by Qualis Health, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for Washington , Alaska and Idaho , and OMPRO, the Oregon Medicare QIO, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. For more information, contact Todd Langton of Qualis Health at (425) 442-9513, toddl@qualishealth.org or Lola Ready of OMPRO at 503-279-0100, lready@ompro.org.
This material was prepared by Qualis Health, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Washington and Idaho and by OMPRO, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Oregon, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents do not necessarily reflect CMS policy.
