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461. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
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     January 01, 2017 - Historically, VAP was considered by many researchers to be perhaps the most deadly healthcare-associated infection … SAY: VAP and surgical site infections top the list at, on average, $21,000 in estimated additional costs … Central line associated bloodstream infections and pressure ulcers can add an estimated $17,000 to care … A successful initiative can significantly reduce VACs and infection-related VACs, thereby reducing the … ASK: Where will we get the money to pay for the patients with preventable healthcare-acquired infections

462. Early Mobility Guide for Reducing Ventilator-Associated Events in Mechanically Ventilated Patients (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2017 - infections (CLABSI) and VAP in more than 100 Michigan ICUs.21-23 The Michigan results were sustained … visits involving content experts, such as respiratory therapists, pharmacists, pulmonologists, or infection … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in Michigan intensive care units: … The Rhode Island ICU collaborative: A model for reducing central line-associated bloodstream infection

463. Presentation: Program Overview
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     January 01, 2017 - Ventilated Patients 7 VAPs Among Most Expensive HACs14 CAUTI = catheter-associated urinary tract infection … ; CLABSI = central line associated bloodstream infection; DVT = deep vein thrombosis; VAP = ventilator-associated … pneumonia; SSI = surgical site infection 14. … sedatives off Ventilator-Associated Events Successes CDC Epicenters Wake Up and Breathe Collaborative15 * Infection-related … we get the money to pay for the associated costs for patients with preventable healthcare-acquired infections

464. Outcomes | 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 … 0.562 0.518 Average CL Days/Unit 1,733 487 483 488 467 459 457 Rate: (Infections … overall over time by hospital characteristic * Critical access hospitals (n=23) experienced one infection

465. Appendix D. Data Interpolation Example | 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

466. How To Use This Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - good place to start is the Guide to Implementing a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … materials: Guides (PDF): Each guide walks users through a key step of establishing and maintaining an infection

467. 025-Assessing-Evc-Webinar-Notes (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - Slide 2 Key Strategies To Take Aim and Target MRSA Infections SAY: The AHRQ Toolkit for MRSA Prevention … Preventing device and procedure-associated infections such as central line-associated bloodstream infections … of the EVC team and associates to help control the spread of MDROs and reduce healthcare-associated infections … Slide 23 Infection Control Practitioner (ICP) SAY: The obvious first role to consider is the infection … • What impact did it have on the infection rates?

468. Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting Facilitator’s Guide Transcript | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2023 - Control and Prevention’s National Healthcare Safety Network, and are the leading cause of secondary bloodstream … infections. … Guideline for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections 2009. … Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology Journal . 2014 May;35(5):464-79. PMID: 24709715. … of the infections.

469. 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - Quality and Disparities Report 7 • Healthcare professionals were especially vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection … ■ From 2016 to 2020, rates of sepsis after surgery decreased from 5.1 to 3.8 infections per 1,000 … ■ Rates of central line-associated bloodstream infections decreased from 0.13 to 0.09 infection … Rates of long-stay nursing home residents with urinary tract infections were 1.8% in 2019 and 1.9% in … • Similarly, hospital admissions with central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections—a common

470. 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - Quality and Disparities Report 7 • Healthcare professionals were especially vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection … ■ From 2016 to 2020, rates of sepsis after surgery decreased from 5.1 to 3.8 infections per 1,000 … ■ Rates of central line-associated bloodstream infections decreased from 0.13 to 0.09 infection … Rates of long-stay nursing home residents with urinary tract infections were 1.8% in 2019 and 1.9% in … • Similarly, hospital admissions with central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections—a common

471. Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2013 - To date, 166 infections have been reported. … Most patients with a positive infection also had a secondary culture noted as being obtained at the time … The types of catheters in use among patients with infections can be found in Table 4 .  … Patients with PICC lines had the greatest number of infections overall (50.6 percent); however, as a … Eight infections had no catheter type noted.

472. Toolkit Prelaunch Activities (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2022 - As is the case with many infection prevention programs, it will take time to achieve culture change. … methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) burden and bloodstream … infections among patients with medical devices in that unit Provide adherence data on use of decolonizing … These processes will need to undergo usual hospital approval by relevant committees, which may include infection

473. Learn About CUSP, Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2012 - 2003, the Michigan Keystone Center launched an AHRQ-funded project to reduce central line-associated bloodstream … infections in select Michigan intensive care units. … extremely successful, and the participating Michigan ICUs continue to sustain central line-associated bloodstream … infections, or CLABSI, rates of zero percent, even today. … In 2008, AHRQ funded national projects to apply the CUSP model to reduce infections nationwide.

474. Improving Communication and Teamwork Around Antibiotic Decision Making (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2019 - I think the risk of vancomycin toxicity is greater than the risk that he has an MRSA infection. … These tests have now returned and don’t show infection. … cohort of ICUs in Michigan that participated in a collaborative to reduce central line- associated bloodstream … infections or CLABSI, units where higher proportions of respondents reported that there was a good … The prescriber should ask, “Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics?”

475. Learn About CUSP | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2012 - An infection reduction project of the Michigan Health and Hospital Association Keystone Center for Patient … Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in Michigan intensive care units: observational

476. How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States improving perinatal care? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2015 - data-driven, evidence-based quality improvement (QI) projects that improved rates of catheter-associated bloodstream … hands-on training, the FPQC helped hospitals establish and institutionalize practices proven to reduce infection … From December 2011 to August 2013, the 16 participating NICUs: Reduced the central line infection … rate by 58 percent, which is equivalent to 150 avoided infections. … Averted an estimated 18 deaths from central line infections.

477. Making Health Care Safer II, Executive Summary (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2013 - record), having to hire many nurses to achieve a certain nurse-to-patient ratio, or facility-wide infection … not difficult Smart infusion pumps; brief review Common/Low Low Low Moderate Moderate/ Moderate Infection … Common/ Moderate Moderate-to- high Low Low Moderate/ Moderate Prevention of central line-associated bloodstream … Inpatient, intensive, glucose control strategies to reduce death and infection; in-depth review Common … operative and post-operative events • Bundles that include checklists to prevent central line-associated bloodstream

478. Central Venous Catheter Insertion Bundle Facilitator Notes (doc file)
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     April 01, 2022 - and Quality’s Safety Program for Intensive Care Units (ICUs) that addresses central line-associated bloodstream … infections, also known as CLABSIs. … In addition, the use of bundles can help reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) by improving … Are they included in review of infections? … preventionists who monitor practices and infection rates · Chief medical officer with oversight of

479. Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2015 - The Direct Medical Costs of Healthcare- Associated Infections in U.S. … Sustaining reductions in catheter-related bloodstream infections in michigan intensive care units: observational … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … Urinary Tract Infection (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection [CAUTI] and Non-Catheter-Associated … Urinary Tract Infection [UTI]) and Other Urinary System Infection [USI]) Events.

480. Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2015 - The Direct Medical Costs of Healthcare- Associated Infections in U.S. … Sustaining reductions in catheter-related bloodstream infections in michigan intensive care units: observational … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … Urinary Tract Infection (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection [CAUTI] and Non-Catheter-Associated … Urinary Tract Infection [UTI]) and Other Urinary System Infection [USI]) Events.