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341. Environmental Cleaning | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/environmental-cleaning.html
     February 01, 2025 - Environmental Cleaning Contact Precautions Hand Hygiene Promotion Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream … Infections (CLABSI) Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: VAP & NV-HAP Antibiotic Stewardship

342. 051-Top-10-Successful-Decolonization (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/051-top-10-successful-decolonization.docx
     October 01, 2024 - Daily skin cleansing with chlorhexidine did not reduce the rate of central-line associated bloodstream … infection in a surgical intensive care unit. … Mupirocin ointment for preventing Staphylococcus aureus infections in nasal carriers.

343. The Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Pediatric Quality Indicators (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/b3b_pdi_resultspresentation.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - and Safety Tool B.3b Slide 5 • In this example, we will examine the rates of Neonatal Blood Stream Infection … 20Stream%20Infection%20Rate.pdf • Numerator: Discharges with ICD-10-CM codes for healthcare-associated bloodstream … infection, among cases meeting the inclusion and exclusion rules for the denominator • Denominator … A PDI Example: Neonatal Blood Stream Infection (NQI 03) http://www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads … 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 Pe r 1 ,0 00 C as es Examining Observed Rates of Neonatal Blood Stream Infection

344. Prompting Removal of Unnecessary Indwelling Urinary Catheters
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urinary-catheter-removal.pptx
     April 01, 2022 - Review of strategies to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) and catheter-associated … urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in adult ICUs. … Review of strategies to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) and catheter-associated … urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in adult ICUs. … Catheter-associated urinary tract infections in adult patients.

345. Addressing Questions Asked by Staff: Safety and Side Effects of Chlorhexidine and Iodophor (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-safety-chg-iodophor.pdf
     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.

346. Making It Work Tip Sheet: Spot Coaching To Support Behavior Change (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/spot-coaching.pdf
     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

347. Conclusions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-hpwpreport/clabsi-hpwp4.html
     August 01, 2015 - sustainability of the Michigan Keystone Project, Pronovost and colleagues ( 2010 ) suggested that feedback about infection … data, an “unremitting belief in the preventability of BSI [bloodstream infection],”' and leadership

348. Practice General Infection Prevention Skills | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/prevention-skills.html
     March 01, 2017 - Practice General Infection Prevention Skills A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term … This guide provides frontline and other staff with basic knowledge about long-term care facility infection … transmission-based precautions, including how contact precautions prevent the spread of healthcare-associated infections … staff in using evidence-based practices to prevent HAIs, including catheter-associated urinary tract infections … outlines how the environment and equipment in a facility can be a source of potential bacterial and viral infections

349. Methods | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-neonatal/nclabsi2.html
     January 01, 2013 - Results Rates Impact Conclusion Next Steps The neonatal central line-associated bloodstream … infection (NCLABSI) project time line was rapid with all project data and deliverables planned for over

350. Adverse Events Among In-Hospital Medicare Patients in 2021 and 2022 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/quality-measures/qsrs/qsrs-2021-2022-adverse-event-data-report.pdf
     January 01, 2022 - Infection 45 20132 0.2 0.2 – 0.3 Central line-associated bloodstream infection 37 2373 1.6 1.1 … bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI) Coronavirus (COVID-19 … line- associated bloodstream infection 10 542 1.8 1.0 – 3.4 27 1831 1.5 1.0 – 2.1 Hospital-Acquired … 21 11015 0.2 0.1 – 0.3 24 9117 0.3 0.2 – 0.4 Central line- associated bloodstream infection … Central line- associated bloodstream infection 37 2373 1.6 1.1 – 2.1 36 2306 1.6 1.1 – 1.2 0.0

351. Table 1. Case Study Sites | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-hpwpreport/clabsi-hpwptab1.html
     August 01, 2015 - 11) Staff (13) Key: AMC = academic medical center; CLABSI = central line–associated bloodstream … infection; CUSP = Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program; HPWP = high-performance work practices; ICU

352. AHRQ Celebrates National Public Health Week | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/952.html
     April 01, 2025 - Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #313,  Prevalence and Burden of Healthcare-Associated Infections … AHRQ’s patient tools aim to reduce healthcare-associated infections and other harms, enhance outcomes … units (ICUs) and non-ICUs to participate in a free 9-month program to reduce central line-associated bloodstream … infection (CLABSI) rates in acute care hospitals. … Incidence of and risk factors for subsequent lower respiratory tract infection following an infant RSV

353. Index of CUSP Tools and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/cusp-tools-resources.html
     October 01, 2024 - Environmental Cleaning Contact Precautions Hand Hygiene Promotion Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream … Infections (CLABSI) Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: VAP & NV-HAP Antibiotic Stewardship

354. Adverse Events Among In-Hospital Medicare Patients in 2021 and 2022: Preliminary Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/quality-measures/qsrs/qsrs-2021-2022-adverse-event-data-report-nov-rev.pdf
     January 01, 2022 - Infection 45 20132 0.2 0.2 – 0.3 Central line-associated bloodstream infection 37 2373 1.6 1.1 … bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI) Coronavirus (COVID-19 … line- associated bloodstream infection 10 542 1.8 1.0 – 3.4 27 1831 1.5 1.0 – 2.1 Hospital-Acquired … 21 11015 0.2 0.1 – 0.3 24 9117 0.3 0.2 – 0.4 Central line- associated bloodstream infection … Central line- associated bloodstream infection 37 2373 1.6 1.1 – 2.1 36 2306 1.6 1.1 – 1.2 0.0

355. Adverse Events Among In-Hospital Medicare Patients in 2021 and 2022 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/quality-measures/qsrs/qsrs-2021-2022-adverse-event-data-report-oct-rev.pdf
     January 01, 2022 - Infection 45 20132 0.2 0.2 – 0.3 Central line-associated bloodstream infection 37 2373 1.6 1.1 … bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI) Coronavirus (COVID-19 … line- associated bloodstream infection 10 542 1.8 1.0 – 3.4 27 1831 1.5 1.0 – 2.1 Hospital-Acquired … 21 11015 0.2 0.1 – 0.3 24 9117 0.3 0.2 – 0.4 Central line- associated bloodstream infection … Central line- associated bloodstream infection 37 2373 1.6 1.1 – 2.1 36 2306 1.6 1.1 – 1.2 0.0

356. Implementation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/implement.html
     March 01, 2017 - process to design, develop, and implement a quality improvement project to prevent healthcare-associated infections … (HAIs), especially catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), in the long-term care (LTC … Guide Guide to Implementing a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term … 341 KB) Start with the Guide to Implementing a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … provide evidence-based prevention practices and strategies to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection

357. Making It Work Tip Sheet: Empowering Nurses To Implement Nurse-Driven Protocols for Reducing CAUTI in the ICU Setting (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/empowering-nurses.pdf
     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 … Background: We had a significant challenge with our CAUTI infection rates and catheter utilization. … Catheter-associated urinary tract infection: a successful prevention effort employing a multipronged … Prevention of nosocomial catheter-associated urinary tract infections through computerized feedback

358. Sustainability | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/sustainability.html
     July 01, 2018 - Infection prevention strategies can only be sustained if they are embedded into the culture and norms … Guide Guide to Sustaining a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term … KB; Text Version ) The Guide to Sustaining a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … 161.2 KB; Text Version ) This tool guides facilities through an assessment of different areas of the infection

359. Appendix 1: Weeks Without CLABSI Banner | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/clabsi-tools/appendix-1.html
     March 01, 2018 - Appendix 1: Weeks Without CLABSI Banner Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections … help your unit implement evidence-based practices and eliminate central line-associated blood stream infections

360. Supplemental Document 2 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/measure_retirement/supplemental-materials/supplementaldoc2.pdf
     September 01, 2014 - Health care-associated infection reporting: the need for ongoing reliability and validity assessment. … A systematic review of strategies for reporting of neonatal hospital-acquired bloodstream infections. … Accuracy of hospital administrative data in reporting central line-associated bloodstream infections … Evaluating application of the National Healthcare Safety Network central line-associated bloodstream … infection surveillance definition: a survey of pediatric intensive care and hematology/oncology units