VIPTA members track guidance and regulation updates to create a one-stop-shop for users. The updates include source documents that guide infection prevention and control practices for public health staff and clinical and non-clinical healthcare personnel.
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Interim Guidance for Employers to Reduce Exposure to Novel Influenza A (Such as H5N1 Bird Flu) for People Working with or Exposed to Animals (11/12/2024)
CDC
Acute Care Hospital
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Department of Health
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Transmission-Based Precautions
This updated interim guidance identifies work tasks that may pose an increased risk of worker exposure to novel influenza A viruses associated with disease in humans and provides recommended controls for each level. Specific recommendations for these work tasks may be updated as CDC learns more during this evolving situation.
2023 National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Progress Report
CDC
Acute Care Hospital
Department of Health
Data Analysis
Surveillance
The 2023 National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Progress Report provides a summary of national and state level data for select HAIs across four healthcare settings: acute care hospitals (ACHs), critical access hospitals (CAHs), inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) and long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs). In acute care hospitals, standardized infection ratios (SIRs) showed statistically significant improvement in 2023 compared to 2022 for all HAIs except surgical site infections.
Increase in Pneumonia and Pertussis Infections
VDH
Acute Care Hospital
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Department of Health
Mobile Clinic
Pediatric / NICU
Laboratory Collection and Interpretation
Surveillance
Vaccination
Updates on the increases in pneumonia and pertussis in Virginia along with diagnosis, testing, treatment, and infection prevention and control recommendations.
First Case of Clade I Mpox Diagnosed in the United States
CDC
Acute Care Hospital
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Department of Health
Emergency Preparedness & Operations
Laboratory Collection and Interpretation
Surveillance
Transmission-Based Precautions
Vaccination
A Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to provide information about the first case of clade I mpox diagnosed in the United States and recommendations to clinicians about preventing, diagnosing, treating, and reporting mpox cases.
VDH: Increase in Pneumonia and Pertussis Infections (11/19/2024)
VDH
Outbreak Investigation
Surveillance
Updates on the increases in pneumonia and pertussis in Virginia along with diagnosis, testing, treatment, and infection prevention and control recommendations.
CMS: Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System Final Rule Fact Sheet (CMS-1803-F) (11/1/24)
CMS
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Data Analysis
A new rule requiring long-term care facilities to report resident information about COVID-19, influenza, and RSV starting January 1, 2025, on a weekly basis through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network. This updated requirement will replace the current COVID-19 reporting requirement for staff and residents.
CDC: 2023 National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Progress Report (11/2024)
CDC
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
Hospice and Palliative Care
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Regulatory Compliance
The 2023 National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Progress Report provides a summary of national and state level data for select HAIs across four healthcare settings: acute care hospitals (ACHs), critical access hospitals (CAHs), inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) and long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs). In acute care hospitals, standardized infection ratios (SIRs) showed statistically significant improvement in 2023 compared to 2022 for all HAIs except surgical site infections.
CDC: First Case of Clade I Mpox Diagnosed in the United States (11/18/24)
CDC
Outbreak Investigation
A Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to provide information about the first case of clade I mpox diagnosed in the United States and recommendations to clinicians about preventing, diagnosing, treating, and reporting mpox cases.
Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System Final Rule Fact Sheet (CMS-1803-F)
CMS
Department of Health
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Surveillance
A new rule requiring long-term care facilities to report resident information about COVID-19, influenza, and RSV starting January 1, 2025, on a weekly basis through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network. This updated requirement will replace the current COVID-19 reporting requirement for staff and residents.
Disruption in Production of IV Fluid Due to Impacts from Hurricane Helene
VDH
Any Practice Setting
Emergency Preparedness & Operations
Addresses the disruption in production of IV solutions as a result of Hurricane Helene on the Baxter International Inc. North Cove manufacturing facility in Marion, North Carolina. Includes updates, recommendations to mitigate the impact, and VDH’s response to the situation.
Last Updated: March 14, 2024