California spends $3.1 billion each year on hospital-acquired infections1
This indicator includes incidence of measurable hospital-acquired conditions (per 1,000 discharges). This data is comprised of a composite patient safety indicator, which includes an average of the observed-to-expected ratios of several other selected indicators of quality. The available data is limited and there remains opportunity for further development to establish a more definitive measure. At present, this indicator serves as a useful starting point for examining hospital quality. With sustained and system-wide quality improvement efforts in hospitals, safety and quality of care for patients can be enhanced and billions of dollars saved.
Indicator Progress
In 2011 (baseline year), there were 0.761 hospital-acquired conditions per 1,000 discharges. The current value in 2019 was 0.85. The updated 2034 target is to be determined (TBD).
More Data about Hospital Acquired Conditions
Hospital Acquired Conditions
Note: Due to the incorporation of ICD-10 codes and other factors into the measure composition, values for this indicator (include baseline) will likely change next year.
Baseline
0.761
Target
TBD
Indicator Highlights
Healthcare Associated Infections Program (HAI)
Healthcare Associated Infections Program (HAI) is part of the Center for Health Care Quality of the California Department of Public Health. The Program was created by mandate to oversee the prevention, surveillance and reporting of healthcare-associated infections in California’s general acute care hospitals.
HAIs are the most common complication of hospital care. The vision of the HAI Program is to eliminate HAIs for all Californians. The HAI Program produces annual public reports of hospital HAI data to inform choices of healthcare consumers and prompt providers to take actions to prevent infections; actively engages in HAI prevention by performing site visits to hospitals with high infection rates, convening prevention collaboratives, and provides infection prevention education; and consultation and assistance to local public health for infection outbreaks that occur in healthcare facilities.
Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) result in an estimated $30 billion in excess healthcare costs nationally each year.2
It is estimated that each year there are 722,000 infections, 75,000 deaths, and 1 in 25 hospital patients at any given time has an infection contracted during the course of their hospital care.2
Incidence of Hospital-Acquired Conditions per 1,000 Discharges, Over Time
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