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  1. Using ICD-9-CM Codes in Hospital Claims Data to Detect Adverse Events in Patient Safety Surveillance (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Hougland_26.pdf
    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.

  2. 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

  3. 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.

  4. AHRQ Quality Indicators Toolkit Facilitates Process Improvement Work at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/qitool/casestudy.html
    December 01, 2017 - Cedars-Sinai has virtually eliminated central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) by implementing

  5. Gap Analysis for MRSA and SSI Prevention (Surgical Services) (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/146-gap-analysis-surgical-services.pdf
    April 01, 2025 -  Yes, the Infection Prevention team monitors compliance. …  Yes, the Infection Prevention team monitors compliance. …  Yes, the Infection Prevention team monitors compliance. … The next few questions are about central line-associated bloodstream … infection (CLABSI) prevention. 47.

  6. SOPS Bibliography | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    January 01, 2025 - Unit-Based Safety Program through an assessment of safety culture to minimize central line-associated bloodstream … infections. … Statewide collaborative to reduce surgical site infection: Results of the Hawaii Surgical Unit-based … association between Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS) measures and catheter-associated infections … Association of safety culture with surgical site infection outcomes.

  7. SOPS Bibliography | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    January 01, 2025 - Unit-Based Safety Program through an assessment of safety culture to minimize central line-associated bloodstream … infections. … Statewide collaborative to reduce surgical site infection: Results of the Hawaii Surgical Unit-based … association between Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS) measures and catheter-associated infections … Association of safety culture with surgical site infection outcomes.

  8. 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

  9. Surgical Complication Prevention Guide (pdf file)

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    December 01, 2017 - hospital-associated infection once perceived as inevitable. … An intervention to decrease catheter- related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in Michigan intensive care units: … National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System. … Surgical site infections and cost in obese patients undergoing colorectal surgery.

  10. Bone Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-topics/bone-infections

  11. PowerPoint Presentation

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    September 03, 2014 - process for preventing infections. … — Great Connection and Disconnection Every time a patient’s bloodstream is accessed, a potential risk … Every time a patient’s bloodstream is accessed, a potential risk for infection exists. … Bacterial infections in the hemodialysis patient: Pathogenesis and prevention. … Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections.

  12. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.272_slideshow.ppt
    July 01, 2012 - Use of simulation-based education to reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections. … Cost savings from reduced catheter-related bloodstream infection after simulation-based education for

  13. CUSP Guide for Reducing Ventilator-Associated Events in Mechanically Ventilated Patients (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/cusp-mvpguide.pdf
    January 01, 2017 - infections and VAE. … infections. … Additionally, hospital epidemiology and infection control professionals are important CUSP team members … We had to teach our staff that infection rates are the result of faulty systems, not bad clinicians. … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU.

  14. Adverse Events Among In-Hospital Medicare Patients in 2021 and 2022 (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2025 - Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAI) Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) Central line-associated … bloodstream infection (CLABSI) Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pneumonia … 24,003 8,248,777 2.9 1.9–3.9 18.1 Central line-associated bloodstream infection 17,918 1,124,692 15.9 … 19,441 8,517,084 2.3 1.4–3.1 18.6 Central line-associated bloodstream infection 16,948 933,179 18.2 … 10,175 8,848,485 1.1 0.6 – 1.7 24.4 Central line-associated bloodstream infection * * * * ≥ 30 Hospital-acquired

  15. 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-2021-2023-adverse-event-data-report.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAI) Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) Central line-associated … bloodstream infection (CLABSI) Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pneumonia … 24,003 8,248,777 2.9 1.9–3.9 18.1 Central line-associated bloodstream infection 17,918 1,124,692 15.9 … 19,441 8,517,084 2.3 1.4–3.1 18.6 Central line-associated bloodstream infection 16,948 933,179 18.2 … 10,175 8,848,485 1.1 0.6 – 1.7 24.4 Central line-associated bloodstream infection * * * * ≥ 30 Hospital-acquired

  16. Pediatric Units | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final-companion/clabsicomp4b.html
    January 01, 2013 - Companion Guide Preface Methods Participation Outcomes Adult Non-ICUs Pediatric Units Infections … 0.677 0.762 Average CL Days/Unit 1633 426 489 443 465 462 448 Rate: (Infections

  17. In Conversation with Eric Thomas about Zero Harm: Striving to Reduce Preventable Harms – Point, Counterpoint, and Areas of Agreement | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-eric-thomas-about-zero-harm-striving-reduce-preventable-harms-point
    September 24, 2024 - bloodstream infections; there are a variety of preventable harms that we already have the knowledge … infections. … There can be a goal of zero for things we know how to prevent, like central line-associated bloodstream … infections. … not, and preventability is even harder to determine for non-fatal harms like healthcare associated infection

  18. Adult Non-ICUs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final-companion/clabsicomp4a.html
    January 01, 2013 - Companion Guide Preface Methods Participation Outcomes Adult Non-ICUs Pediatric Units Infections … 0.364 0.316 Average CL Days/Unit 1,165 335 360 345 332 335 325 Rate: (Infections

  19. C1 Prioritization Matrix (xls file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/c2_combo_prioritizationworksheetexample.xlsx
    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

  20. PowerPoint Presentation

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/gastro-slides.pptx
    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.
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