United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2017_register executive 2017-11-22 article Notices D09002ee1c7ef72be D09002ee1c7ef73bd United States Department of Health and Human Services originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and the Federal Steering Committee for the Prevention of HAIs have developed a new phase of the National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections: Road Map to Elimination (HAI Action Plan). The first three phases of the HAI Action Plan meaningfully enhanced coordination of federal efforts to address HAIs by establishing a structure to regularly share best practices, resources, and lessons learned among federal partners. Given the pressing public health threat of antibiotic resistance and the need to maximize efficiency of federal activities, the Steering Committee recognized the opportunity to leverage this existing committee and network of participants to enhance the implementation of the CARB National Action Plan goal of slowing the emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria and preventing the spread of resistant infections through antibiotic stewardship programs. Thus, Phase Four of the HAI Action Plan focuses on the importance of antibiotic stewardship to prevent HAIs, and specifically highlights the coordination between various health agencies. Recommendations within Phase Four align and reinforce the goals and objectives of the CARB National Action Plan. This update to the HAI Action Plan reaffirms a federal commitment to improving health care quality and protecting the health of all Americans. Phase Four is titled: Coordination among Federal Partners to Leverage HAI Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship. The Steering Committee and the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion invite public and private professionals, organizations, and consumer representatives to provide comments on the most recent draft of Phase Four. 82 FR 55843 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-11-24/2017-25424 2017-25424 fr24no17-52 4150-32-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-11-24/2017-25424 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-11-24/html/2017-25424.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-11-24/pdf/2017-25424.pdf 2 p. 55843 55844 82 FR 55843 Phase Four of the National Action Plan To Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections: Road Map to Elimination; Coordination Among Federal Partners To Leverage HAI Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship; Federal Register Vol. 82, Issue NOTICE 2017-25424 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 2017-12-26 4150-32-P 2017-25424 Notice.

The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and the Federal Steering Committee for the Prevention of HAIs have developed a new phase of the National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections: Road Map to Elimination (HAI Action Plan). The first three phases of the HAI Action Plan meaningfully enhanced coordination of federal efforts to address HAIs by establishing a structure to regularly share best practices, resources, and lessons learned among federal partners. Given the pressing public health threat of antibiotic resistance and the need to maximize efficiency of federal activities, the Steering Committee recognized the opportunity to leverage this existing committee and network of participants to enhance the implementation of the CARB National Action Plan goal of slowing the emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria and preventing the spread of resistant infections through antibiotic stewardship programs. Thus, Phase Four of the HAI Action Plan focuses on the importance of antibiotic stewardship to prevent HAIs, and specifically highlights the coordination between various health agencies. Recommendations within Phase Four align and reinforce the goals and objectives of the CARB National Action Plan. This update to the HAI Action Plan reaffirms a federal commitment to improving health care quality and protecting the health of all Americans. Phase Four is titled: Coordination among Federal Partners to Leverage HAI Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship. The Steering Committee and the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion invite public and private professionals, organizations, and consumer representatives to provide comments on the most recent draft of Phase Four.

Comments on the proposed Phase Four of the National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections: Road Map to Elimination must be received no later than 5 p.m. on December 26, 2017. Anna Gribble, Health Policy Fellow, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, via email at anna.gribble@hhs.gov. Phase Four of the National Action Plan To Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections: Road Map to Elimination; Coordination Among Federal Partners To Leverage HAI Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship , anna.gribble@hhs.gov OHQ@hhs.gov Vol. 82, no. 225 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2017-11-24 continuing daily deposited born digital 211 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-11-24 P0b002ee1978f98bf 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr24no17 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-11-24 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-11-24/pdf/FR-2017-11-24.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-11-24/xml/FR-2017-11-24.xml fdlp 55723 55922 DGPO 2017-11-22 2024-06-01 FR-2017-11-24 machine generated eng FR FR-2017-11-24 82 225