Surgical Infection Prevention: Success Stories COLORADO Colorado Collaborative Efforts Result in Improved Processes Associated with Lower Surgical Site Infection Rate Teams from16 hospitals in Colorado participated with the Colorado Foundation for Medical Care (CFMC) in the Surgical Infection Prevention Collaborative. Between March 2003 and March 2004, participating hospital teams implemented, tested and tracked changes in prophylactic antibiotic administration. The result: improved care that can save lives. The teams made significant progress, including: Increasing from 77% to 94% the proportion of surgical patients receiving appropriate prophylactic antibiotics; Increasing from 62% to 88% the proportion of surgical patients receiving prophylactic antibiotic within one hour prior to surgical incision; Increasing from 57% to 67% the proportion of surgical patients with prophylactic antibiotics discontinued within 24 hours after surgery end time. The Collaborative was led by CFMC, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Colorado , under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CFMC is continuing to assist hospitals to improve the quality of care they deliver. For more information, contact Erich Kirshner, (303)306-4514 or ekirshner@coqio.sdps.org. This material was prepared by the Colorado Foundation for Medical Care , the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Colorado , under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents do not necessarily reflect CMS policy.

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