Public Policy
APIC comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections
- National Action Plan Long-Term Care chapter, APIC comments, August 22, 2012
- HHS draft, July 24, 2012
- National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections: Phase 2, APIC comments, June 25, 2012
- HHS draft, April 19, 2012
- HHS HAI Action Plan draft Tier 2 Modules, APIC response, October 8, 2010
- HHS Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections (most recent update in April 2012)
Health Information Technology
- Meaningful Use of HIT Stage 3 Recommendations, National HIT Policy Committee, APIC comments, January 14, 2013
- HIT Policy Committee request for comments, November 27, 2012
- Revisions to certification criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology, APIC comments, April 30, 2012
- Federal Health Information Technology (HIT) Strategic Plan for 2011-2015, APIC comments, April 22, 2011
- Meaningful Use of HIT Stage 2 Proposal, APIC comments, February 24, 2011
- HIT Policy Committee request for comments, January 19, 2011
- HIT quality measures, APIC comments, December 22, 2010
- Meaningful Use of HIT, HHS Office of the National Coordinator for HIT interim final rule, January 13, 2010
- HHS definition of “Meaningful Use” in HIT, APIC input, June 26, 2009
Other comments
- Guidance on achieving Healthy People 2020 annual coverage goals for influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel, National Vaccine Advisory Committee final report, February 8, 2012
- APIC comments, January 13, 2012
- HHS solicitation of written comments, December 19, 2011
- Draft National Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy, APIC comments, January 13, 2011
- HHS National Health Care Quality Strategy and Plan, APIC comments, October 15, 2010
Other documents
- Healthcare-Associated Infections Data Summit, presentations, May 30-31, 2012
- Delay of compliance date for International Classification of Diseases (ICD) medical data code sets, HHS proposed rule, April 17, 2012
- Proposed release of U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)/Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project HAI report, joint letter from APIC/Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) to HHS Secretary Sebelius, June 14, 2011
- Healthy People 2020, joint letter from APIC/SHEA to HHS, December 22, 2009
- Healthcare worker protection in the workplace, joint letter from APIC/SHEA/Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) to Secretary Sebelius, September 16, 2009
- The protection of healthcare workers from Novel 2009 H1N1 Influenza A in the workplace, joint letter from APIC/SHEA/IDSA to Secretary Sebelius, July 22, 2009
