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361. Using Data To Drive Change and Improve Patient Safety Slides
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     April 01, 2022 - ratio (SIR) If greater than 1, then higher number of infections than expected If less than 1, then less … infections than expected Standardized utilization ratio (SUR) If greater than 1, then higher device … MRSA SSI 10 23 3 9 42 7 15 Tell the Story Using Data: Transparency The MICU at NCH Is Preventing Infections … Date: 4/29 – 5/5 (Information posted 5/7) Days since last central line-associated bloodstream infection … in the ICU Increasing Ownership and Engagement at Multiple Levels To Prevent Infections in ICUs AHRQ

362. Program Overview: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - CMS Surgical Care Improvement Project Infection Measures. … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … Pronovost P, Goeschel C, Colantuoni E, et al. sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections … Implementation of a surgical comprehensive unit-based safety program to reduce surgical site infections … Infection rates, sepsis.

363. Using ICD-9-CM Codes in Hospital Claims Data to Detect Adverse Events in Patient Safety Surveillance (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2011 - Infections. 6. … Bloodstream infections Total % 17.6 61.8 Inpatient 91/1201 (10.8) 636/1408 (36.8) Causing admission … For bloodstream infections, 40 percent of cases were inpatient AEs vs. 22 percent for cases causing … Bloodstream Total % 17.6 61.8 Inpatient 28/617 (4.5) 322/555 (58.0) Causing admission 28/617 (4.5 … Infection control and changing health care delivery systems.

364. Overcome Common Challenges | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2022 - engagement among all relevant hospital personnel to support the success and sustainability of your infection … interaction of the multidisciplinary team members and specific patient care actions in order to reduce infections … that support ICU teams to overcome mindsets that hold them back from believing that achieving zero infections

365. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Indications
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     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. … Guideline for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections 2009.

366. PS Grantee | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - Development and Implementation Publication Date: May 2011 Central Venous Catheter (CVC)–Related Bloodstream … Infections in Pediatric Cancer ( application/pdf 165214 ) Principal Investigators: Secola Grant

367. 115-Daily-Goals-Icu-Checklist (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - _______ Chlorhexidine treatment: Yes No Insert text Central Line-Associated Bloodstream … Infection (CLABSI) Prevention Does the patient have a central line? … hemodialysis (CVVHD)/hemodialysis (HD) goal: __________ Insert text Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection … explain: __________ Insert text DISPOSITION CONTINUED Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)/ Infection … cells per microliter · Band count greater than 10 percent · No current SIRS/sepsis issues · Known infection

368. National Hospital Week Spotlight on Patient Safety Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2025 - Learn More About the AHRQ Safety Program for Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention . … Learn More About the AHRQ Safety Program for Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention AHRQ is recruiting … units (ICUs) and non-ICUs to participate in a free nine-month program to reduce central line-associated bloodstream … infections. … Antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections in urgent care: a comparison of in-person and

369. Appendix 4: Central Line Cart Inventory | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2018 - Appendix 4: Central Line Cart Inventory Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections … help your unit implement evidence-based practices and eliminate central line-associated blood stream infections

370. 2013 Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate and Estimates of Cost Savings and Deaths Averted From 2010 to 2013 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2018 - For example, according to CDC's March 2014 Healthcare-Associated Infections Progress Report , 1 central … line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) dropped 44 percent from 2008 to 2012, and some surgical … site infections (SSIs) dropped as much as 20 percent. … $1,000 .023 Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections $17,000 .185 Falls … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2012 National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections

371. Reducing Waste and Inefficiency in Health Care Through Lean Process Redesign: Literature Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2018 - practitioners' walking distances, cost savings); measures of quality and safety (number of adverse events, bloodstream … infections, overall rates of infection, medication errors); and measures of patient satisfaction. *

372. About the Toolkit Development | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2017 - . 2 Background Infections that develop in health care settings are known as HAIs. … American Hospital Association University of Michigan Abt Associates Association of Professionals in Infection … Infections in residents of long-term care facilities: an agenda for research. … Impact of infection preventionists on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid quality measures in Maryland … SHEA/APIC Guideline: Infection prevention and control in the long-term care facility.

373. Antibiotic-Time-Out-Tool (doc file)
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     November 01, 2019 - ☐ Diverticulitis ☐ Intra-abdominal infection ☐ Urinary tract infection (UTI) ☐ Osteoarticular infection … with source control n/a 4 days18 Gram-negative bloodstream infection with source control n/a 7 … with ciprofloxacin 400/500 mg twice-daily for 10 days for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections … Once daily, extended release ciprofloxacin for complicated urinary tract infections and acute uncomplicated … Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of skin and soft tissue infections: 2014 update

374. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2020 - Government Accountability Office, Health-Care Associated Infections in Hospitals: Leadership Needed from … HHS to Prioritize Prevention Practices and Improve Data on These Infections, Washington, D.C., GAO-08 … Goeschel, “Preventing Bloodstream Infections: A Measurable National Success Story in Quality Improvement … Berenholtz, David Sinopoli, Haitao Chu, Sara Cosgrove et al., “An Intervention to Decrease Catheter-Related Bloodstream … Infections in the ICU,” New England Journal of Medicine , Vol. 355, No. 26, December 28, 2006, pp.

375. Home Health Care Patients and Safety Hazards in the Home: Preliminary Findings (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Infection Control Practices and Safety Equipment and Supplies Self-reported compliance with infection … Bloodstream infections associated with a needleless intravenous infusion system in patients receiving … Bloodstream infection associated with needleless device use and the importance of infection-control … Bloodstream infections in home infusion patients: The influence of race and needless intravascular … Infection control in home care.

376. Toolkit Sections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - use the materials in each section in improvement efforts to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections … (CAUTI) and other healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).

377. 066-Dec-Staff-Faqs-Safety-Side-Effects (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - The decolonization products are only used topically and are not absorbed into the bloodstream. … methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) infection

378. Guide to Implementing and Sustaining a Program To Prevent CLABSI and CAUTI in the Intensive Care Unit Setting (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2022 - previous Comprehensive Unit- based Safety Program (CUSP) resources to reduce central line-associated bloodstream … infection (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in the hospital setting … surrounding the specific infection identification. … These tools can be used after an infection has been identified or when an infection is being considered … The support for addressing adaptive changes is key for sustaining infection prevention.

379. 034-Ss-Action-Chart-Decisionmaking-Readiness (doc file)
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     April 01, 2025 - Surgical site infections occur at differing depths. Superficial infections involve the skin only. … The Direct Medical Costs of Healthcare-Associated Infections in U.S. … Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Prevention Guidelines. https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/hcp/surgical-site-infection … methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, and healthcare-associated bloodstream … infections: results of a quasi-experimental multicenter trial.

380. Background for AHRQ Quality Indicators
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     January 01, 2006 - 20Stream%20Infection%20Rate.pdf Numerator: Discharges with ICD-10-CM codes for healthcare-associated bloodstream … Examining Observed Rates of Neonatal Blood Stream Infection Rate (NQI 3) Per 1,000 Cases Examining … Observed Rates of Neonatal Blood Stream Infection Rate (NQI 03) Observed Rate 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 … Comparing Observed Rates of Neonatal Blood Stream Infection Rate (NQI 03) to Expected Rates Observed … Risk-Adjusted and Smoothed Rates of Neonatal Blood Stream Infection Rate (NQI 03) Risk-Adjusted Rate