-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-safety-culture-results-rhode-island-icus-lessons-learned-development-action
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.
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-associated-infections-hai-portal
February 28, 2018 - Multi-use Website
Health Care–Associated Infections (HAI) Portal. … Citation Text:
Health Care–Associated Infections (HAI) Portal. Joint Commission. … This Web site provides resources on infection prevention and control, including standards, strategies … November 27, 2018
Preventing Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections: a Global … August 17, 2016
Healthcare–Associated Infections (HAI).
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-do-healthcare-incident-reporting-systems
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
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infections
July 17, 2013 - Toolkit
Eliminating Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections. … Citation Text:
Eliminating Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections. … September 11, 2023
Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections … 18, 2011
New 2012 National Patient Safety Goal - catheter-associated urinary tract infection … , 2011
Perspective
Health Care–Acquired Urinary Tract Infection
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43521/psn-pdf
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
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39138/psn-pdf
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
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44846/psn-pdf
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
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-sars-cov-2-hospital-acquired-infection-rates-united-states-predictions-and-early
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
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/estimating-hospital-costs-inpatient-harms
February 07, 2024 - tract infection. … A WebM&M commentary explored the cascade of events that can lead to a hospital-acquired bloodstream … infection and how to prevent them. … August 28, 2013
Quality of traditional surveillance for public reporting of nosocomial bloodstream … infection rates.
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fifteen-years-after-err-human-success-story-learn
August 04, 2021 - When To Err Is Human was published, central line–associated bloodstream infections were considered … August 27, 2008
Infection control assessment of ambulatory surgical centers. … February 2, 2011
Eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections: a national … May 26, 2021
Process failures that increase the risk of infection through respiratory … May 6, 2020
States Targeting Reduction in Infections via Engagement (STRIVE).
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/childrens-hospitals-solutions-patient-safety
January 09, 2024 - January 9, 2024
Compliance with central line maintenance bundle and infection rates. … May 22, 2019
Zero tolerance for deadly hospital-acquired infections. … Using evidence, rigorous measurement, and collaboration to eliminate central catheter-associated bloodstream … infections. … June 17, 2010
Preventing infections: how Portland hospitals compare.
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837152/psn-pdf
May 18, 2022 - ahrq-safety-program-intensive-care-units-preventing-clabsi-and-cauti-final-
report
Central line associated bloodstream … infections (CLABSIs) and catheter-associated urinary tract infections
(CAUTIs) are a persistent challenge … This report shares the results of a 6-cohort
initiative to reduce CLABSI and/or CAUTI infection rates … ahrq-safety-program-intensive-care-units-preventing-clabsi-and-cauti-final-report
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cost-health-care-associated-infections-united-states
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/engagement-leadership-quality-improvement-initiatives-executive-quality-improvement-survey
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
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60223/psn-pdf
January 01, 2021 - 30-day-readmission-surgical-patients
This study examined the association of inpatient harms (e.g., infections … harms with the highest 30-day readmission rates were
pressure ulcers (45%), central line-associated bloodstream … infections (40%), Clostridium difficile infections
(29%), international normalized ratio >5 for patients … taking Warfarin (26%), and catheter-associated urinary
tract infections.
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-and-state-healthcare-associated-infections-progress-report
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).
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toward-learning-patient-safety-reporting-systems
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.
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-peripherally-inserted-central-catheter-appropriateness-and-reducing-device-related
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
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-hospital-acquired-pneumonia-medicare-program
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:
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dangerous-infections-are-more-likely-pediatric-intensive-care-units
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
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effective-approaches-control-non-actionable-alarms-and-alarm-fatigue
January 15, 2025 - January 6, 2017
Eradicating central line–associated bloodstream infections statewide: … March 4, 2015
Eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections: a national