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461. Final Progress Report: Safety in the Home Healthcare Sector: A Pilot Study (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/gershon-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - 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 access … American Journal of Infection Control. In press. 2008. 76. … Feasibility of national surveillance of health-care- associated infections in home-care settings.

462. How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States improving perinatal care? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight12.html
     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.

463. Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities, Module 1 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/ltcmodule1.pdf
     June 01, 2012 - Stool tests showed that she had a bowel infection with Clostridium difficile. … Swollen, puffy, or red skin might be a sign of a skin infection, of a blood clot deep inside, or of … Dry or cracked lips can be a sign of dehydration or of an oral infection such as thrush (yeast). … the lungs or bloodstream, while a low respiratory rate could be a sign that the person has had too … This can be caused by a bloodstream infection, a stroke, or simply not doing well with the social setting

464. Final Progress Report: An expert-guided machine-learning approach to estimate the incidence, risk, and harms associated with diagnostic delays for infectious diseases (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/polgren-miller-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - Accordingly, life-threating infections may be indistinguishable from common, self- limiting infections … from common infections that are self-limiting without treatment (e.g., viral infections). … Risk of infection associated with anti-TNF-α therapy. … Predictors of mortality in multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections. … Association of Household Exposure to Primary Clostridioides difficile Infection With Secondary Infection

465. Meeting Minutes, March 2023 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2023-03-nac/nacmtg030623-minutes.html
     July 01, 2023 - CQuIPS completed its program on Preventing Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections and Catheter-Associated … Urinary Tract Infections in intensive care units. … research in diagnostic safety (10 grants) and three published toolkits in the healthcare-associated infections

466. 030-Hand-Hygiene-Webinar-Slides-Notes (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/030-hand-hygiene-webinar-slides-notes.docx
     October 01, 2024 - Preventing device and procedure-associated infections such as central line-associated bloodstream infections … (CLABSI) and surgical site infections (SSI) This webinar on hand hygiene promotion is part of the third … decade due to its critical role in preventing the transmission of pathogens and healthcare-associated infections … SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation: Strategies to Prevent Healthcare Associated Infections through … organization takes their role seriously in using hand hygiene properly and consistently to prevent infections

467. Vascular Access Device (VAD) Policy, Adult (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/clabsi-tools/vascular-access-device-policy.pdf
     March 01, 2008 - Module #1: HEIC VAD Course; Prevention of Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections (includes required … Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control (HEIC) Determines infection prevention strategies … Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control (HEIC) will report catheter associated blood stream infections … using National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System (NNIS) definition. … Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter- related infections. MMRW(No.RR-10), 1-31.

468. Reduce Unnecessary Urine Culturing and Overuse of Antibiotics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/reduce.html
     March 01, 2017 - module and tools that summarize why more urine cultures lead to more catheter-associated urinary tract infection

469. Engage Residents and Families | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/engage.html
     March 01, 2017 - resident and family engagement is and how to engage with long-term care facility staff as partners in infection-prevention … train local ombudsmen to educate and engage residents and families in catheter-associated urinary tract infection … and other infection prevention efforts.

470. Final Progress Report: The National Quality Forum National Annual Policy Conference 2006 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/nishimi-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - National Voluntary Consensus Standards for the Reporting of Healthcare- associated Infection Data The … Steering Committee held its initial meeting on July 14, 2006, and all TAPs (Catheters and Bloodstream … Infections; Urinary Tract Infections; Ventilator- associated Pneumonia; Surgical Site Infections; and … National Voluntary Consensus Standards for the Reporting of Healthcare- associated Infection Data The … Infections; Urinary Tract Infections; Ventilator- associated Pneumonia; Surgical Site Infections; and

471. Final Progress Report: Pursuing Perfection in Pediatric Therapeutics (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lannon1-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - These sites are collaborating to improve outcomes in medication safety and surgical site infections. … Between 1/2009 and 12/2010, the project resulted in a 60% reduction in surgical site infections in … projects, supported by a CMS Neonatal Transformation grant, resulted in 1) a 20% sustained decrease in bloodstream … infections in premature infants among 24 NICUs and 2) a 40% decrease in near-term deliveries without … Together, the reductions in infections and NICU admissions created estimated savings of at least $11

472. Methods To Deploy Training | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/methods-to-deploy.html
     March 01, 2017 - These materials can be used to supplement your infection prevention orientation curriculum.

473. Long-Term Care Safety Toolkit Modules | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules.html
     May 01, 2017 - (includes audio and video)   Video clips embedded in PowerPoint slide set:        Importance of Infection … en español: Word , 2.39 MB)   Video clips embedded in PowerPoint slide set:        Importance of Infection

474. Final Progress Report: Reducing Diagnostic Errors in Primary Care Pediatrics (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/rinke-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - Reducing PICU central line-associated bloodstream infections: 3-year results. … An intervention to decrease catheter- related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … Sexually transmitted infections and increased risk of co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus … Risk behaviors, medical care, and chlamydial infection among young men in the United States. … Group A streptococcal throat infection - to treat or not to treat?

475. Improve Safety Culture | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/improve.html
     March 01, 2017 - assist you in developing skills and strategies to improve all aspects of resident safety, not just infection

476. Moderating Factors | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final-companion/clabsicomp5.html
     January 01, 2013 - Companion Guide Preface Methods Participation Outcomes Adult Non-ICUs Pediatric Units Infections

477. Maternal and Child Health Care: Effectiveness Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/mcheff-measures.html
     June 01, 2018 - made up 7.1%. 10 Youth ages 10-19 years are at risk of contracting meningitis, a possibly fatal 11 infection … Meningococcal diseases are infections caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis. 12 Neisseria … meningitidis causes various infections but is most important as a potential cause of meningitis. 12 … It can also cause meningococcemia, a bloodstream infection. 12 The meningococcal vaccine can

478. Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action - Issue Brief 5 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/dx-leadership.pdf
     June 03, 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

479. Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action - Issue Brief 5 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/dx-leadership-cx.pdf
     June 03, 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

480. Diagnostic Safety Issue Brief 21 Diagnostic Stewardship as a Model To Improve the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications2/files/dx-safety-21-diagnostic-stewardship.pdf
     August 01, 2024 - efforts focused on diagnostic stewardship have observed a 30-60 percent reduction in C. difficile bloodstream … infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections and associated antibiotic use with these … released a quality measure to prevent blood culture contamination and improve laboratory diagnosis of bloodstream … Blood Culture Contamination: An Overview for Infection Control and Antibiotic Stewarship Programs Working … Overdiagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection in the molecular test era. JAMA Intern Med.