South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

We promote and protect the health of the public and the environment.

• 2012 Individual Hospital HAI Annual Reports
• HIDA Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI Public Reports – 2012 Annual Report)
• HIDA Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI Public Reports – 2011 Annual Report)
• HIDA 2012 Annual Report to the General Assembly (pdf)

• Definitions of Terms
• HIDA Information for Hospitals
• Hospital Infections Disclosure Act (HIDA)
• Prevention Information for SC Residents
• Publications/References
• South Carolina Statewide Antibiogram Project
• South Carolina Healthcare Associated Infections Prevention Plan (pdf)

• HAI SCAN Module

Cumulative South Carolina Antibiogram Project Frequently Asked Questions

1. How long will the survey take me to complete?
   The survey should take approximately 20-30 minutes to complete.
2. Who is best suited to complete the survey?
   Although the initial point-of-contacts for your institution are the ICPs and
   director of pharmacy, they may not be the most appropriate personnel to
   complete the survey. The person completing the survey at each institution
   must have intimate knowledge of antibiogram development. This may
   require a collaborative effort at some institutions.
3. Is Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval required for participation
   in this project?
   No. Patient-level information is not included in this aggregate data set.
4. Does my Antibiogram submission need to be formatted exactly as the
   example submission?
   No. Various formats will be accepted, including finalized reports as well
   as raw data. If clarification is needed, a member of the investigative team
   will contact you. Most electronic file formats are acceptable (.doc, .xls,
   .pdf, .tif, etc).
5. What if my institution does not have complete data for a year?
   We understand that this may be the case, and will excitedly accept all
   data available from your institution.
6. Can the survey be completed at a separate time from when antibiogram
   data is submitted?
   Yes. As long as both items are returned within the timeline on the
   information page, survey completion and data submission do not need to
   be completed concurrently or in any specific order.
7. What is the timeline for survey completion and antibiogram data
   submission?
   We anticipate a rolling submission of data, given participation from over
   60 institutions within the state. We prefer to receive the data as soon as
   it can be provided. However, the deadline for submission of both the
   survey and antibiogram data will be September 30, 2012.
8. What does the future hold for this project?
   After this initial data collection, we aim to begin completing a similar
   submission process annually. We also hope through this process, we may
   facilitate the development of institution- and region-specific resistance
   benchmarks, antibiogram guide programs and antimicrobial stewardship
   programs.