The AHRQ Safety Program for Healthcare Associated Infection Prevention
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Regular
Approved with change
08/08/2025
06/23/2025
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
08/31/2028
36 Months From Approved
3,800
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0
2,469
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Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a major cause of illness in the U.S., affecting one out of every 31 hospital inpatients (3% of all hospitalized patients) daily and resulting in as many as 700,000 infections per year. Some of the most predominant HAIs include catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI), and ventilator-associated pneumonia and ventilator-associated adverse events (VAP/VAE). The current estimate for CAUTI incidence in hospitalized patients is approximately 27,000 cases annually and 30,000 CLABSI cases annually,1 VAEs affect between 5-40% of patients requiring mechanical ventilator support for more than two days. VAE is considered the deadliest HAI, with all-cause mortality rates associated with VAE as high as 50% and a direct attributable mortality rate of 9%.
To help hospitals reduce HAIs AHRQ created the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP). CUSP is designed to engage clinical teams to make healthcare safer by combining improved teamwork, clinical best practices, and the science of safety. The CUSP approach improves safety culture at the unit level, enables harm prevention, and engages providers who are on the front lines while integrating technical and adaptive/cultural approaches to making sustainable change. The Core CUSP toolkit provides teams with training resources and tools to apply the CUSP method and build their capacity to address safety issues.
The AHRQ Safety Program for HAI Prevention Program will assess what components of the updated toolkits are routinely used and helpful and what components need additional updating and refinement. Current AHRQ HAI Prevention Toolkits provide a wealth of valuable information but also require revision to incorporate new evidence-based practices and remove those no longer supported by scientific evidence. Revised Toolkits based on lessons learned from the implementation of this program will enhance their utility to healthcare workers and support the adoption of the AHRQ Safety Program for HAI prevention practices.
US Code:
42 USC 299
Name of Law: Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form 5 Clinical Outcomes Data Template
Response to APIC letter 60-day FRN _2.27.25.pdf
SSA_AHRQ Safety Program for HAI Prevention_NEW_FINAL - OMB_NORC CLEAN_08.05.25.docx
Clinical Outcomes Data