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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/spread/spread.html
December 01, 2012 - North Carolina Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections Collaborative.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/cauti-surveillance/data-definitions.html
March 01, 2017 - Catheter Days
Every day a resident has an indwelling urinary catheter = one catheter day. … Example:
A facility has seven residents with indwelling urinary catheters for the month of June.
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/four-moments/index.html
August 01, 2021 - Make sure the type of infection being treated , such as urinary tract infection or bacterial pneumonia
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/urine-culturing/when-to-order/worksheet.html
May 01, 2017 - Bell is an 85-year-old resident with dementia who has a chronic indwelling urinary catheter. Mr. … She has a chronic indwelling urinary catheter to help manage her condition.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/leveraging-cultural-change-transcript.html
December 01, 2017 - So let's go back, and let's look at Stacy, and let's look at urinary catheters. … So now let's take the urinary catheter. Do most people believe it causes harm? … I mean, I think people will talk about preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections, but do … While there are some clear lessons about culture, this is an article from AJIC, “Reducing health care-associated … Those are all conditions you have to watch urinary output.
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-grigoryan.html
November 01, 2024 - Grigoryan is tackling the overprescribing of antibiotics from a different angle: the misdiagnoses of urinary … tract infections (UTIs).
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/understand/science-safety-slides.html
July 01, 2018 - urinary tract infections resulting in 13,000 deaths a year. 6
Nearly 100,000 deaths from health care-associated … cost of HAIs is $28 to $33 billion per year. 7
Estimated 30,000 to 62,000 deaths from central line-associated … The Direct Medical Costs of Healthcare-Associated Infections in U.S. … Estimating Health Care-Associated Infections and Deaths in U.S. Hospitals, 2002. … Ending health care-associated infections, AHRQ, Rockville, MD, 2009.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/about-toolkit.html
May 01, 2017 - Department of Health & Human Services National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections … Department of Health & Human Services National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections … An estimated 7 to 10 percent 5 of all LTC residents have urinary catheters, including 12 percent 6 … Preventing CAUTI and Other HAIs (PDF, 5 MB)
1 HHS National Action Plan to Prevent Health-care Associated … Accessed August 18, 2015.
2 HHS National Action Plan to Prevent Health-care Associated Infections:
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/alexander-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - tract infection; and 12) who lose too much weight. … Tract Infection. … tract infections appears to decline. … The
exception was % Long Stay with Urinary Tract Infection, in which differences in IT capabilities … tract infections.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/913.html
May 01, 2024 - Also highlighted among AHRQ activities is the agency’s EvidenceNow: Managing Urinary Incontinence (UI … Antibiotic stewardship interventions for urinary tract infections in outpatient settings: a narrative … COVID-19-associated acute kidney injury and longitudinal kidney outcomes.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/ltc-implementation-guide.pdf
June 01, 2021 - A comprehensive timeline on the AHRQ Safety program Toolkit Web site describes the toolkit, lists
associated … adverse
event or other problems associated with antibiotic prescribing
− The Intervention Worksheet … Each syndrome is associated with a presentation and support materials that are listed at the end of the … They cover: how to collect cultures, assessment and
management of the resident with a suspected urinary … tract infection, and assessment of and
management of the resident with a suspected respiratory tract
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/navigating-hierarchy-121013.pptx
January 01, 2006 - quest for patient safety after the misdiagnosis of his father and the death of a child from a catheter-associated … contract, “National Implementation of Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to Reduce Catheter-Associated … Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI), project number HHSA290201000025I/HHSA29032001T, Task Order #1.”
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module1/safety-modules.pptx
March 01, 2017 - improvement and safety initiatives in facilities
Supplement technical interventions to reduce healthcare-associated … infections, including catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs)
AHRQ Safety Program for
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/cauti-sustainability.pptx
December 01, 2015 - Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI), project number HHSA290201000025I/HHSA29032001T, Task Order #1.” … Bloodstream Infections 0 293 0.0 1 0.8 0.5
Ventilator-Associated Events (ALL) 4 382 10.5 x x x
Catheter-Associated … Urinary Tract Infection 0 374 0.0 1 0.8 0.5
C. difficile-Associated Diarrhea 0 579 0.0 x x x
Central … Line Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI)
Ventilator-Associated Events … (VAE)
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI)
C
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/reducing-urinary-catheter-use-ed-video.html
December 01, 2017 - Reducing Unnecessary Urinary Catheter Use in the Emergency Department
Video Presentation
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module1/video-transcript-spanish.docx
June 02, 2025 - This is our first meeting to talk about a new program we´re launching to help reduce Healthcare Associated … We have had a few cases of Urinary Tract Infections, or UTIs, with resistant organisms in residents with
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/57-senior-executives-facilitator.docx
June 01, 2023 - and fewer adverse events such as surgical site infections, venous thromboembolism (VTE), and catheter-associated … urinary tract infection (CAUTI).1
Use of multimodal pain management and opioid sparing regimens helps
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www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/help-clinicians-choose-the-right-antibiotic/toolkit3-develop-implement-antibiogram-program.html
November 01, 2016 - Tracking Sheet ( Word )
The Antibiogram Program: Quality Improvement Review Tool for Antibiotic Use in Urinary … Tract Infection ( PDF ) ( Word )
Monitoring
The Antibiogram Program: Antibiogram Feedback
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/prevhosp/ereportguide.html
September 01, 2017 - angina, pneumonia or bronchitis, asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, urinary tract infection … angina, pneumonia or bronchitis, asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, urinary tract infection … Rule out kidney or urinary tract infection.
Endocrine/Metabolic/Nutrition. … Urinary tract infection.
Sepsis or fever or infection.
Skin ulcers or cellulitis. … Urinary tract infection.
Sepsis or fever or infection.
Skin ulcers or cellulitis.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/lhs/lhs_case_studies_hca.pdf
April 01, 2019 - One example came from HCA’s approach to preventing healthcare-associated infections,
including methicillin-resistant … For example, one HCA hospital set out to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections. … More
importantly, fewer patients are at risk of urinary infections as a result.