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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'>Hello CHAMPS Clinicians’ Listserv
Members,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'>Below is some information on two meetings</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font
size=2 color=blue face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:blue'>regarding information technology challenges as it pertains to
healthcare-associated infection related data collection and reporting. A
meeting will be held by the Department of Health and Human Services on July 24<sup>th</sup>,
and a forum will be held on July 25<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Shannon Kolman, MBA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Clinical Programs Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Community Health Association of Mountain Plains States
(CHAMPS) <a href="http://www.champsonline.org/"
title="blocked::http://www.champsonline.org/">www.champsonline.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Ph: 303-861-5165 ext. 236<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Verdana'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>The mission of CHAMPS is to support all Region VIII (CO,
MT, ND, SD, UT, WY) federally-funded Community Health Care Centers so they can
better serve their patients.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Konsella, Laurie
(HHS/OPHS) [mailto:Laurie.Konsella@hhs.gov] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, July 13, 2009 11:15
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Healthcare Associated
Infections - IT Stakeholder Meeting Invitation- <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Denver</st1:place></st1:City> - July 24</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'><<HAI IT Stakeholder Mtngs Agenda
07072009.doc>> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>On behalf of Dr. Don Wright, Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Health of the Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS), we would like to thank you for your interest in reducing and preventing
healthcare-associated infections.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>As you may know, HHS issued an initial version of the
HHS Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in January 2009 (</span></font><a
href="http://www.hhs.gov/ophs/initiatives/hai/index.html"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>www.hhs.gov/ophs/initiatives/hai/index.html</span></font></a><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>) and,
concurrently, requested feedback from the public to further enhance the Action
Plan and establish priorities for a national HAI prevention effort. An Action
Plan revision which incorporates the comments received from the public was
recently completed in June 2009.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The Department of Health and Human Services would
like to invite regional, state, and local health officials and healthcare
facility leaders and staff to attend a half-day meeting regarding specific
information technology challenges as it pertains to healthcare-associated
infection related data collection and reporting. We have scheduled</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>a
regional meeting on the following dates:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.0in'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Denver</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Colorado</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> – Friday,
July 24, 2009 from 9 am to 12 pm</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The agenda for these three regional meetings will
focus on specific information system and technology related strategies with the
understanding that data collection and reporting is essential to decreasing
healthcare-associated infections.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Please see the attached agenda for additional details
regarding the meeting and its purpose. Space is limited, so please RSVP
for the regional meeting. You may do so at: </span></font><a
href="http://www.keystone.org/informationtechnology"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>www.keystone.org/informationtechnology</span></font></a><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> or by
calling Ms. Amber Brummer at (970) 513-5805. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thank you for your interest and involvement in this
important issue. We look forward to continued dialogue with you.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Please note that this meeting is</span></font><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>in addition to</span></font>
</b><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>the Public Forum on HAI</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> which is on
Saturday, July 25. </span></font> <font color=black><span
style='color:black'>Register online at:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="file:///\\www.keystone.org\hai\denver">www.keystone.org/hai/denver</a><font
color=black><span style='color:black'> or call Ms. Brummer at (970) 513-5805.</span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><a name=""><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Laurie
Konsella, M.P.A.</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Deputy
Regional Health Administrator<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>(acting)
Regional Women's Health Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>U.S.</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region>
Department of Health and Human Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Office of
Public Health and Science, Region VIII<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>1961 Stout St.</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street>
Rm 498<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Denver</span></font></st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">CO</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">80294</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>voice
303-844-7854<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>fax
303-844-2019<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="mailto:laurie.konsella@hhs.gov">laurie.konsella@hhs.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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