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281. Improving safety culture results in Rhode Island ICUs: lessons learned from the development of action-oriented plans. | PSNet
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     September 17, 2010 - Attitudes Questionnaire , but also reported a reduction in rates of certain health care–associated infections … May 11, 2011 An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the … Using evidence, rigorous measurement, and collaboration to eliminate central catheter-associated bloodstream … infections. … August 25, 2010 Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit.

282. Preventing PICC Complications: Whose Line Is It? | PSNet
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     October 01, 2017 - The risk of bloodstream infection in adults with different intravascular devices: a systematic review … Implementing a better bundle to achieve and sustain a zero central line–associated bloodstream infection … AHRQ Patient Safety Project Reduces Bloodstream Infections by 40 Percent. … Effect of an education program on decreasing catheter-related bloodstream infections in the surgical … Strategies to prevent central line–associated bloodstream infections in acute care hospitals.

283. Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on hospital acquired infection rates in the United States: predictions and early results. | PSNet
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     August 15, 2012 - and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). … November 10, 2021 The impact of COVID-19 response on central line associated bloodstream … infections and blood culture contamination rates at a tertiary care center in greater Detroit area. … September 22, 2021 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, central-line-associated bloodstream … infection (CLABSI), and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI): the urgent need to refocus

284. What to do with healthcare incident reporting systems. | PSNet
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     November 12, 2014 - s) On the CUSP: Stop BSI: evaluating the relationship between central line–associated bloodstream … infection rate and patient safety climate profile. … well by doing good: assessing the cost savings of an intervention to reduce central line-associated bloodstream … infections in a Hawaii hospital. … May 26, 2010 Eradicating central line–associated bloodstream infections statewide: the

285. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2014 - /issue/compendium-strategies-prevent-hais-acute-care-hospitals-2014 Preventing healthcare-acquired infections … previous work and summarizes strategies to prevent common HAIs (i.e., catheter-associated urinary tract infections … , Clostridium difficile infections, surgical site infections, central line-associated bloodstream infections … , methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections, and ventilator-associated pneumonia) as well … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/compendium-strategies-prevent-healthcare-associated-infections-acute-care-hospitals

286. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2018 - Fighting MRSA infections in hospital care: how organizational factors matter. … This study analyzed the effect of various hospital organizational factors on the incidence of MRSA bloodstream … infections. … The investigators concluded that hand hygiene, intensive general cleaning efforts, infection control … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-prevent-healthcare-associated-infections-through-hand-hygiene

287. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 17, 2017 - Zero tolerance for deadly hospital-acquired infections. January 17, 2017 Levine H. … Zero Tolerance for Deadly Hospital-Acquired Infections. Consum Rep. 2017;82(1):32-40. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/zero-tolerance-deadly-hospital-acquired-infections Hospital rating systems … This news article reports on publicly available data for central line infections in hospitals across … psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/checklists https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sustaining-reductions-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-michigan-intensive-care-units

288. National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections Progress Report. | PSNet
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     June 11, 2014 - Data from 2022 revealed decreases in  central line–associated bloodstream infections  and other hospital-acquired … infections while reporting little progress in other healthcare settings. … June 11, 2014 Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations … May 10, 2017 Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations … May 1, 2016 Healthcare–Associated Infections (HAI).

289. Improving peripherally inserted central catheter appropriateness and reducing device-related complications: a quasiexperimental study in 52 Michigan hospitals. | PSNet
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     October 27, 2021 - complications including catheter occlusion, venous thromboembolism , and central line-associated bloodstream … infections . … May 29, 2024 Quality improvement initiative to decrease central line-associated bloodstream … infections during the COVID-19 pandemic: a "zero harm" approach. … Quality and Safety Professionals Hospital Medicine Device-Related Complications Nosocomial Infections

290. Engagement of leadership in quality improvement initiatives: executive quality improvement survey results. | PSNet
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     October 04, 2006 - Related Resources The impact of COVID-19 response on central line associated bloodstream … infections and blood culture contamination rates at a tertiary care center in greater Detroit area. … medical center January 15, 2020 Sustaining reductions in central line-associated bloodstream … infections in Michigan intensive care units: a 10-year analysis. … November 18, 2016 A program to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection in

291. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 05, 2014 - This companion issue covers research findings by an AHRQ program to reduce health care–associated infections … programs, quality improvement assessment strategies, work-system factors that affect hospital-acquired infections … , and prevention of central line–associated bloodstream infections as well as catheter-associated urinary … tract infections. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-reduction-clostridium-difficile-infections-through-antimicrobial-stewardship

292. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2017 - recognize and correct weaknesses in their care processes that increase risk of central line–associated bloodstream … infection. … relationship-between-high-fidelity-simulation-and-patient-safety-prelicensure-nursing https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sustaining-reductions-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-michigan-intensive-care

293. Toward learning from patient safety reporting systems. | PSNet
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     January 02, 2017 - Executive/senior leader checklist to improve culture and reduce central line–associated bloodstream … infections. … infection rates. … Using evidence, rigorous measurement, and collaboration to eliminate central catheter-associated bloodstream … infections.

294. Impact of hospital-acquired pneumonia on the Medicare program. | PSNet
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     August 07, 2013 - Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is one of the most common healthcare-associated infections in the … Related Resources What US hospitals are doing to prevent common device-associated infections … May 18, 2022 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, central-line-associated bloodstream … infection (CLABSI), and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI): the urgent need to refocus … February 2, 2022 COVID-19 increased the risk of ICU-acquired bloodstream infections:

295. Dangerous infections are more likely in pediatric intensive-care units. | PSNet
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     December 18, 2019 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Dangerous infections are more likely in pediatric intensive-care … Copy URL February 15, 2012 Consumer Reports analyzed publicly reported infection … rates for 92 pediatric intensive care units (ICUs) and found that hospital-acquired infections were … December 19, 2012 Reducing catheter-associated bloodstream infections in the pediatric

296. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 31, 2016 - psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-health-care-safer-protect-patients-antibiotic-resistance Health care–associated infections … appropriate patient isolation, and increased vigilance to reduce the risks of antibiotic-resistant infections … making-health-care-safer-protect-patients-antibiotic-resistance https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu https … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-patients-isolated-infection-control https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-improving-antibiotic-use-among-hospitalized-patients

297. Effective approaches to control non-actionable alarms and alarm fatigue. | PSNet
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     January 15, 2025 - January 6, 2017 Eradicating central line–associated bloodstream infections statewide: … March 4, 2015 Eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections: a national

298. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 13, 2024 - achieved remarkable improvements in safety culture and near elimination of deadly health care–associated infections … psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/culture-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/john-m-eisenberg-patient-safety-and-quality-award

299. Improving safety for hospitalized patients: much progress but many challenges remain. | PSNet
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     September 24, 2017 - At the time of the report's publication, central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) were … Clinician distress and inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections … 2018 Hospital board checklist to improve culture and reduce central line–associated bloodstream … infections.

300. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 05, 2013 - Effect of nonpayment for preventable infections in U.S. hospitals. … Effect of nonpayment for preventable infections in U.S. hospitals. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-nonpayment-preventable-infections-us-hospitals In 2008, the Centers … found that the "no pay for errors" policy had no measurable effect on rates of catheter–associated bloodstream … infections and catheter–associated urinary tract infections in hospitals in the United States.