CAUTI is the most common health care associated infection. Though morbidity and mortality may be low, a significant percentage of infections can be prevented. CAUTI is a publicly reported measure that impacts a large patient population and can influence hospital reimbursement rates. Development of the program specifics are underway including:

• Provider educational modules and procedure-specific recommendations for catheter placement to address judicious use of urinary catheters

• Best catheter insertion practices and examples of recommended kits

• Educational resources for the timely removal of urinary catheters

• Examples of EMR documents and templates so hospitals can easily audit proper catheter placement and removal