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Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) Advisory Committee
Surveillance Subcommittee
The Surveillance Subcommittee is comprised of two dozen healthcare and business professionals from across Arizona who work together to study and improve healthcare associated infections (HAI) surveillance activities in Arizona.
The group was formed as a subcommittee of the overarching HAI Advisory Committee with two objectives:
- To improve the knowledge base of surveillance activities in acute care facilities, long term care facilities, and ambulatory surgical centers.
- To encourage and support the voluntary use of the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) by Arizona healthcare facilities.
As national HAI measures change, the group adapts its activities to support infection prevention in Arizona. The subcommittee recently created a business model presentation to inform healthcare facility leadership about the benefits of HAI Surveillance and to encourage development of HAI surveillance activities and programs in their facilities. Check out the Surveillance Subcommittee’s "Bottom Line" presentation to learn more on how to talk about HAI prevention to your healthcare facility leadership.