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Data Validation for Acute Care Hospital

The CDPH HAI Program is offering data validation in 2024 to help hospitals assess completeness of HAI case finding for CDI, CLABSI, bloodstream infections due to MRSA and VRE, and SSIs. This data validation has three objectives:
  1. Gain a better understanding of hospital surveillance processes for case finding
  2. Assess understanding and application of NHSN protocols and definitions
  3. Improve quality and consistency of HAI surveillance and reporting
Hospitals can benefit from all objectives of the validation process. Past validation projects have shown incomplete case finding in many California hospitals. By assessing HAI case finding in 2024, hospital infection prevention program staff will be able to review and refine their surveillance practices, as well as correct reporting errors discovered during validation. 

Overview of the Project Timeline

Timeline: Timeline: 6/17 webinar, 7/1 internal vaidation begins, 9/13 submit results, Sept submit missed events, 9/16 external validation beginsā€‹ā€‹

2024 Tools and Resources

ā€‹ā€‹Need Help? Email HAIprogram@cdph.ca.gov

List of California Hospitals according to county, facility category, and facility participation status in CDPH 2024 Internal HAI data Validation*

 
Facility Name County Facility Category Participated in the CDPH 2024 Internal HAI Data Validation?
Adventist Health Bakersfield Kern Acute Care Hospital Yes
Adventist Health Clearlake Lake Critical Access Hospital No
Adventist Health Delano Kern Acute Care Hospital Yes
Adventist Health Glendale Los Angeles Acute Care Hospital Yes
Adventist Health Hanford Kings Acute Care Hospital Yes
Adventist Health Howard Memorial Mendocino Critical Access Hospital Yes
Adventist Health Lodi Memorial San Joaquin Acute Care Hospital No
Adventist Health Mendocino Coast Mendocino Critical Access Hospital No
Adventist Health Reedley Fresno Acute Care Hospital Yes
Adventist Health Selma Fresno Acute Care Hospital Yes
Adventist Health Simi Valley Ventura Acute Care Hospital No
Adventist Health Sonora Tuolumne Acute Care Hospital Yes
Adventist Health St. Helena Napa Acute Care Hospital Yes
Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley Kern Critical Access Hospital Yes
Adventist Health Tulare Tulare Acute Care Hospital Yes
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley Mendocino Acute Care Hospital Yes
Adventist Health White Memorial Los Angeles Acute Care Hospital Yes
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello Los Angeles Acute Care Hospital No
Adventist Health and Rideout Yuba Acute Care Hospital Yes


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