Posted: April 29, 2021 Author: Erika Baldry, Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance (HAI/AR) Epidemiologist and Program Coordinator at the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) Montana, the fourth largest state...
The CORHA Principles and Practices for Healthcare Outbreak Response is a comprehensive reference developed with the aim of equipping public health, healthcare, and other stakeholders with information on a series of HAI/AR outbreak response topics. The Principles and...
This document provides guidance for notification in the context of a suspected healthcare-associated infection (HAI) outbreak. It is based on public health best practices and grounded in bioethical principles of autonomy and beneficence. Resource Link: CORHA Framework...
CORHA and CSTE investigation/reporting thresholds are based upon the experience of facilities and public health jurisdictions during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially the most recent Omicron variant surge. Suggested thresholds are intended to...
CORHA’s recommendations outlines the thresholds and outbreak definition of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM), mycobacteria other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis or M. leprae. Contents include recommended practices for healthcare outbreak response from outbreak...
