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401. Preventing-Cauti-Icu-Setting-Module 1-Speaker-Notes (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/cauti-tools/cauti-icu/preventing-cauti-icu-setting-module_1-speaker-notes.docx
     September 01, 2015 - nurses to gain a sense of confidence and demonstrate competence in catheter-associated urinary tract infection … mind, it’s easy to understand why CAUTIs are one of the most common types of healthcare-associated infections … They represent one-fourth of all HAIs in intensive care units and nearly one-third of all infections … Control and Prevention’s National Healthcare Safety Network, and are the leading cause of secondary bloodstream … infections.

402. 162-Example-Completed-Learning-Defects-Tool (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - Because this tool helps you look at MRSA infections and other patient safety events at a systems level … management is notified, cases presented at morbidity and mortality rounds, and healthcare-acquired infections … In the space below, identify the MRSA infection or other event. … Event Components Descriptions Event Patient A developed a hospital-acquired central line-associated bloodstream … infection (MRSA).

403. C1 Prioritization Matrix (xls file)
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     June 02, 2025 - Pneumothorax 0.5 0.6 1 $36,576 $ 36,576 N 2 1 1 Y Y Y Y Y PSI 7 Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream … Infections 3.2 0.9 25 $82,147 $ 2,053,675 Y 10 10 8 Y Y Y Y N PSI 08 Postoperative Hip Fracture … NQI 02 Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 2.5 0 $ - 0 N 8 10 9 Y Y Y Y Y NQI 03 Neonatal Blood Stream Infection … 0.0 1.1 0 $76,737 $ - 0 N 5 5 5 Y Y Y Y Y PDI 12 Central Venous Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection

404. Transcript: Senior Leadership Podcast – Implementing Strategies and Tools (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/module3-transcript.pdf
     June 01, 2017 - I'm one of those central line infections. … last infection. … infections. … and the catheter UTI infections. … So, how many central line bloodstream infections have we had? How many catheter UTIs have we had?

405. About CUSP: A Doctor's Perspective | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2018 - A doctor's perspective on the CUSP program's success in reducing infections.

406. A Model for Sustaining and Spreading Safety Interventions: AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2015 - in Hospitals Sustainability Guide 2 Background and Acknowledgments Healthcare-associated infections … change initiatives, using lessons from the central-line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) and … Part of the National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare Associated Infections, these HAI prevention projects … National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections: Road Map to Elimination. … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU.

407. A Model for Sustaining and Spreading Safety Interventions: AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/sustainability-guide_2.pdf
     September 01, 2015 - in Hospitals Sustainability Guide 2 Background and Acknowledgments Healthcare-associated infections … change initiatives, using lessons from the central-line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) and … Part of the National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare Associated Infections, these HAI prevention projects … National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections: Road Map to Elimination. … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU.

408. Tips for Implementing Interventions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/tips.html
     March 01, 2017 - the team can work together to improve resident safety and reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections … (CAUTIs) and other healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs).

409. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/011-blood-culture-webinar-slides.pptx
     October 01, 2024 - FOLLOWUP BLOOD CULTURES Organism S. aureus S. pneumoniae Type of infection Endovascular infection Urosepsis … lines: impact on blood culture contamination rates and potential effect on central line-associated bloodstream … infection reporting. … Detection of bloodstream infections in adults: how many blood cultures are needed?. … Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene.

410. About CUSP: Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/videos/00-overview/index.html
     July 01, 2018 - An overview of the CUSP program's success in reducing infections.

411. About CUSP: A Nurse's Perspective | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/videos/00-nurse/index.html
     July 01, 2018 - A nurse's perspective on the CUSP program's success in reducing infections.

412. Resources by the CMS Patient Safety Structural Measure Domains | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2025 - Additional toolkits offer resources and guidance for preventing healthcare acquired infections: catheter-associated … urinary tract infection ( CAUTI ); central line-associated bloodstream infection ( CLABSI );  CLABSI

413. 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 - MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE CONDITIONS Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Illness AC-1 Upper respiratory infection—appropriate … patients - Inpatient  7 4-7 19 5 3-6 19 7 6-8 19 AC-23 Central line associated bloodstream … infection (PDI 12)  7 6-8 19 6 5-7 19 7 6-8 19 AC-24 Accidental puncture and … 7 6-7 19 7 6-7 19 HIV CC-23 HIV AIDS Bureau Measure—% of clients with HIV infection

414. 054-Dec-Guide-Pre-Launch-Activities (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - involved in decolonization, including nurses, physicians, nurses’ aides, environmental services, and infection … on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE), and bloodstream … infection rates within the unit 4. … Such committees may include, but are not limited to, infection prevention, nursing governance, pharmacy … Training Plans Education and training efforts should be coordinated with nurse managers, nurse educators, infection

415. Preface | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2013 - Companion Guide Preface Methods Participation Outcomes Adult Non-ICUs Pediatric Units Infections … Outcomes section is comprised of four sub-sections: adult ICUs; adult non-ICUs; pediatric units; and infections … The section "Infections Avoided, Excess Costs Averted, and Changes in Mortality Rate," analyzes the change

416. Appendix F. CAUTI Prevention in Long-Term Care: Frequently Asked Questions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - patients with bacteriuria and a urinary catheter will develop symptomatic CAUTI, and others may develop a bloodstream … infection. … Methenamine hippurate for preventing urinary tract infections. … Guideline for prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections 2009. … Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene.

417. Urinary Incontinence EHR Materials (doc file)
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     June 02, 2025 - If prescribing vaginal estrogen:  Using estrogen in the vagina can help with incontinence, bladder infections … While some estrogen is absorbed into the bloodstream, it is much less than the amount absorbed when taking

418. PowerPoint Presentation
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     November 01, 2019 - Identify options for empiric antibiotic therapy for diverticulitis and biliary tract infections Discuss … the importance of source control in the management of intra-abdominal infections Identify options for … antibiotic therapy for diverticulitis and biliary tract infections after additional clinical data are … resulting from obstruction Increased intra-ductal pressure often leads to translocation of bacteria into bloodstream … The Surgical Infection Society revised guidelines on the management of intra-abdominal infection.

419. Strategies to Better Engineer Safety into Healthcare Delivery (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/engineering-safety-practice/safety-engineering-strategies.pdf
     March 06, 2025 - Healthcare Improvement Patient Safety Leadership WalkRounds Tools • AHRQ's Healthcare-Associated Infections … staff training on nutrition and respiratory care in neonates, and decrease central line-associated bloodstream … infections. … low birth weight infant nutrition and decreases in unplanned extubations and central line-associated bloodstream … infections.

420. National Scorecard on Rates of Hospital-Acquired Conditions 2010 to 2015: Interim Data From National Efforts To Make Health Care Safer | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2016 - about 23 percent from pressure ulcers, and about 15 percent from catheter-associated urinary tract infections … The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data for surgical site infections (SSIs) are also … 270,000 8.2 CLABSIs MPSMS (2015) Blood Stream Infections Associated With Central Venous … 530,000 40% 50% 20% 106,000 $1,000 0.023 $106,000,000 2,470 Central Line-Associated Bloodstream … Infections 40,000 50% 50% 25% 10,000 $17,000 .185 $170,000,000 1,850 Falls