Over the past several years, we have seen a flurry of U.S. federal government interest in addressing hospital-acquired conditions and healthcare-associated infections. This uptick in activity has peaked in 2011, with major news reporting additional financial investment within just the past couple of weeks.

Intalere welcomes you to this podcast as we speak with Tim Fenton, Director of Federal Government Relations for Thermo Fisher Scientific. Thermo Fisher is the world leader in serving science, enabling customers – including Amerinet – to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

We will discuss with Mr. Fenton how the federal government defines Healthcare-Associated Infections, why the government is so interested in Healthcare-Associated Infections, the key players driving Healthcare-Associated Infections activity in the government, key policies on Healthcare-Associated Infections, the Partnership for Patients initiative, and additional Healthcare-Associated Infection initiatives and activities. Tim has also provided below a list of Websites as resources to keep up-to-date with government activities on Healthcare-Associated Infections.