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261. APIC HAI Cost Calculator | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2022 - APIC HAI Cost Calculator The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology … (APIC) healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) Calculator Tools help define the costs associated with … Utilize these tools to engage senior leaders or other staff in this work to reduce infections.

262. Module 1: Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2023 - Slide 4 Scope of the Problem CAUTIs: One of the most common types of healthcare-associated Infection … Disease Control and Prevention’s National Healthcare Safety Network Leading cause of secondary bloodstream … infection 3 Increase length of stay 2-4 days 3 Result in additional antimicrobial use and antimicrobial … unstable thoracic or lumbar spine) Improved comfort for end-of-life care if needed * Healthcare Infection … Slide 15 Patient Factors ICU patients who are critically ill may be at high risk for infection

263. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2021 - Could the prevention of health care–associated infections increase hospital cost? … The financial impact of health care–associated infections from a hospital management perspective. … A multicenter, phased, cluster-randomized controlled trial to reduce central line-associated bloodstream … infections in intensive care units. … A multimodal infection control and patient safety intervention to reduce surgical site infections in

264. Appendix B. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2014 - Pediatric Central-Line Associated Bloodstream Infection – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric

265. Making It Work Tip Sheet: Partnering With Patients and Families To Prevent CLABSI and CAUTI (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2022 - ICU) team leaders implement effective strategies and achieve goals to reduce central line-associated bloodstream … infections (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) and improve safety culture … quality improvement committee meetings, and other venues to help care providers understand the impact infections … you currently have a central line in place, and I want to talk to you about preventing central line infections … Speak Up™ To Prevent Infection.

266. Appendix V. JAMIA Draft Manuscript | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Infection Prevention Support Tool Appendix S. … for infection control professionals. … An agent-based model for evaluating surveillance methods for catheter-related bloodstream infection. … Development of a reference information model and knowledgebase for electronic bloodstream infection detection … Computer algorithms to detect bloodstream infections. Emerg Infect Dis . 2004;10(9):1612-20.

267. Making It Work Tip Sheet: Managing Urinary Retention and Catheterization in Intensive Care Unit Patients With Primary Neurologic Disorders (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2022 - ICU) team leaders implement effective strategies and achieve goals to reduce central line-associated bloodstream … unique problems that higher acuity neurologic ICU patients may have with catheter utilization and infection … infection rates. … American Journal Infection Control. 2020;48(11):1375-1380. PMID: 33097138. 7. … Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in the neuroICU: identification of risk factors

268. National Opportunity To Improve Infection Control in ESRD (NOTICE) Phase Two Final Report (pdf file)
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     September 29, 2014 - current knowledge of dialysis-related infections, in particular, vascular access infection causes and … The Medicare claims-based infection rate is defined as: Hemodialysis access-related infections per 100 … access site and bloodstream infection is not present) or an access-related bloodstream infection (positive … access site and bloodstream infection is not present) or an access-related bloodstream infection (positive … of infections) and a denominator (the number of persons who could have acquired an infection).

269. 10 Patient Safety Tips for Hospitals (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2009 - Prevent central line- associated blood stream infections. … Be vigilant preventing central line- associated blood stream infections by taking five steps every time … Taking these steps consistently reduced this type of deadly health care-associated infection to zero … Reduce infections by offering single- bed rooms, improving air filtration systems, and providing multiple … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU.

270. Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2009 - CHIRI™ Children's Health Insurance Research Initiative CLABSI Central Line-Associated Bloodstream … Infection CMQC California Maternal Quality Collaborative CMS Center for Medicare and … Tdap Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis vaccine (used for adults) URI Upper respiratory infection

271. Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2017 - (CAUTI) 6 $4,694–$29,743 $13,793 ($5,019–$22,568) Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections … CAUTI) 4 1.28–1.97 1.50 (1.06–2.11) 0.071 0.036 (0.004–0.079) Central Line-Associated Bloodstream … Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Based on seven studies reporting cost data, we estimated … For example, no data on costs associated with infections were found, and such infections could be costly … Only two studies were explicit about the types of infection included in their definition of SSI.

272. AHRQ Releases Toolkit To Prevent MRSA and Hospital Surgical Site Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Releases Toolkit To Prevent MRSA and Hospital Surgical Site Infections Issue Number 955 … Today’s Headlines: AHRQ Releases Toolkit To Prevent MRSA and Hospital Surgical Site Infections . … Units Interested in Free CLABSI Prevention Program The AHRQ Safety Program for Healthcare-Associated Infection … recruiting adult intensive care units (ICUs) and non-ICU hospital units for its central line-associated bloodstream … infection (CLABSI) prevention cohort.

273. Making It Work Tip Sheet: Engaging Physicians in Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2022 - ICU) team leaders implement effective strategies and achieve goals to reduce central line-associated bloodstream … infections (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) and improve safety culture … rates, days since last infection, etc., on a periodic basis such as quarterly or monthly. … • When an infection does occur, include the unit physician and/ or attending physician in the learning … • Share patient stories and the impact the infection had on the patient and family—make it personal

274. Team Engagement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2022 - 262 KB) Audio interview with Sam Watson – How To Create Team Buy-In and Motivation To Get to Zero Infections … interview with Anne Donovan – How To Increase Ownership and Engagement at Multiple Levels To Prevent Infections … minutes; Transcript , PDF, 263.4 KB) Video – Creating Team Buy-In To Work Toward Zero Preventable Infections … embed/y8M9jqLxMJ0 Video  – Increasing Ownership and Engagement at Multiple Levels To Prevent Infections

275. FAQs (Staff) Safety and Side Effects CHG and Iodophor (doc file)
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     March 01, 2022 - hospital will be using chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and nasal iodophor to reduce bacteria that can cause infection … They are only used topically, and are not absorbed into the bloodstream during use.

276. CAUTI Learning From Defects Tool (doc file)
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     April 01, 2022 - Learning From Defects Tool Learn From Defects Tool Worksheet: Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection … all that apply. · Multidisciplinary rounding · Safety huddle · CAUTI/CLABSI (central line-associated bloodstream … infection) rounds · Shift handoff · Other: ___________________________ · Medical necessity was not discussed

277. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2020 - An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU.

278. Rates | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2013 - Relative to baseline, a neonatal central line-associated bloodstream infection (NCLABSI) rate reduction … As a confirmatory analysis, units submitting infection data to the National Healthcare Safety Network

279. Appendix 7. Central Venous Catheter-Associated Laboratory-Confirmed Blood Stream Infection Event Report Template for Defect Analysis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2018 - Central Venous Catheter-Associated Laboratory-Confirmed Blood Stream Infection Event Report Template … for Defect Analysis Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections These … help your unit implement evidence-based practices and eliminate central line-associated blood stream infections … Patient: MR No: Admit Date: Diagnosis: Infection Date: Criteria:                  Organism … [  ] Yes    If yes, explain: [  ] No    19 After your assessment, do you believe this infection

280. Final Progress Report: Comprehensive Pediatric Hypertension Diagnosis and Management (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2025 - An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … Nosocomial bloodstream infection in critically ill patients. … Attributable cost and length of stay for central line-associated bloodstream infections. … Polymicrobial bloodstream infections in the neonatal intensive care unit are associated with increased … Catheter-associated bloodstream infections in pediatric hematology-oncology patients: factors associated