New England HAI Coordinators

William Fritch Hospital Compare Platforms — Hi all, Vermont has a platform called Hospital Report Card that can be thought of as a state-level version of CMS' Hospital Compare. Act 53 (18 V.S.A. § 9405b) sets what hospitals are required to report for display on Hospital Report Card. My understanding is that each state has something equiva... 2
Jen Liao Antimicrobial susceptibility testing — Hi all, I had this as a topic for the proposed agenda for the next NE HAI/AR call, but I thought it may be more useful to have as a side conversation on here We currently are trying to decide what AST method we would like to use at our SPHL. It is our understanding that ARLN would like a method... 3
Carly Zimmermann, Antimicrobial Resistance Specialist at NH HD Webinar Series Question — Hi Everyone,   In New Hampshire we are considering launching an antimicrobial stewardship webinar series, and I had a few questions for those who have hosted a webinar series (not necessarily antimicrobial stewardship) in the past or are currently hosting. - What platform did/are you using? - ... 3
William Fritch CRE Questions — Hi all! I hope this is an acceptable place to post some rookie HAI-AR questions. I’ve already begun discussing these with Carly in NH, who was kind enough to send me an invite to this basecamp. My questions pertain to CRE definitions and reporting criteria. I was reviewing our Reportable Laborato... 6