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  1. 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

  2. Urinary Incontinence EHR Materials (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/mui/ui-ehr-materials.docx
    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

  3. Febrile Neutropenia and an Almost Fatal Medication Error | PSNet

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    February 01, 2012 - Her blood cultures ultimately grew Escherichia coli , which may have spread from her bowel to her bloodstream … Infection in a neutropenic patient can be fatal. … , skin or soft-tissue infection, pneumonia, hemodynamic instability, or severe mucositis.( 9 ) In this … Patients with neutropenia are at high risk for infection and should not be prescribed suppositories to … Prevention and Treatment of Cancer-Related Infections, Version 2.2016, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines

  4. Staggered Sensitivity Results | PSNet

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    May 01, 2013 - prophylaxis and improved selection of empiric antibiotics are critical in the prevention of surgical site infections … Exploring obstacles to proper timing of prophylactic antibiotics for surgical site infections. … Reducing surgical site infections through a multidisciplinary computerized process for preoperative prophylactic … evaluation of a database-driven empiric antimicrobial guidance program in hospitalized patients with a bloodstream … infection.

  5. Yeast Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

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  6. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)

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    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

  7. Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators - A “How to” Guide for Improving Hospital Quality and Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    December 01, 2017 - Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) Toolkit Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections … Unretrieved Device Fragment PSI 06: Iatrogenic Pneumothorax * PSI 07: Central Venous Catheter-­‐Related Bloodstream … Infection PSI 08: In-­‐Hospital Fall With Hip Fracture * PSI 09: Perioperative Hemorrhage or Hematoma … Postoperative Sepsis PDI 11: Postoperative Wound Dehiscence PDI 12: Central Venous Catheter-­‐Related Bloodstream … Infection NQI 03: Neonatal Bloodstream Infection * PDI 06 is not yet available in ICD-­‐10 Slide

  8. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention

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    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.

  9. Strategies to Improve Patient Safety: Draft Report to Congress for Public Comment and Review by the National Academy of Medicine (pdf file)

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    December 21, 2021 - Infection Control: Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections.................................... … , and preventing bloodstream infections caused by any bacteria. … Infection Control: Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Patient Safety Practices MHS I ( … Reducing preventable harm: observations on minimizing bloodstream infections. … Infection Control: Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Table 18.

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. Gap Analysis for MRSA Prevention (Unit-Level) (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/122-unit-level-gap-analysis.pdf
    June 02, 2025 -  Yes, Infection Prevention personnel measure adherence. …  Yes, Infection Prevention personnel measure adherence. …  Yes, Infection Prevention personnel measure adherence. …  Yes, Infection Prevention personnel measure adherence. … Does the unit have a bundle of evidence-based practices for prevention of central line-associated bloodstream

  13. Appendix B. Systematic Review Flowchart | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final-companion/clabsicompapb.html
    January 01, 2013 - Companion Guide Preface Methods Participation Outcomes Adult Non-ICUs Pediatric Units Infections … Article combined CLABSI cost estimates with other infections (4 articles).

  14. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention

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    October 01, 2024 - including pneumonia, skin and soft tissue infection, or bloodstream infection. … In pediatric ICUs, 47 percent of children who acquired MRSA developed invasive MRSA infections. … Bacteremia Surveillance Data: Only detects patients with MRSA central line-associated blood stream infections … Example: New Plan The CUSP team made the following adjustments: All patients known to have had MRSA infections … environment, and (4) implementing evidence-based interventions to prevent device and procedure-associated infections

  15. 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?

  16. In Conversation With… J. Bryan Sexton, PhD, MA | PSNet

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    February 26, 2025 - Perhaps what we need to do is instead of focusing on readmission rates, instead of focusing on bloodstream … infection rates, or patients who left without being seen, maybe we can do a little project and collect … In the replication we showed it wasn't the 66% reduction of bloodstream infections, it was 81.5%, which … I got this project done and our bloodstream infection rates are down, they're at zero, they've been at

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 14, 2022 - /trends-adverse-event-rates-hospitalized-patients-2010-2019 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology … Traditionally, we have had a lot of measures around healthcare-acquired infections. … For example, we know that having femoral catheters can lead to more central line infections. … ecqi.healthit.gov/ecqm/eh/2022/cms506v4 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-prevent-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-acute-care-hospitals … -2022 is appropriate, remove them, or change them, to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections

  18. Session 2 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/mod1sess2.html
    October 01, 2014 - Swollen, puffy, or red skin might be a sign of a skin infection, of a blood clot deep inside, or of excess … Dry or cracked lips can be a sign of dehydration or of an oral infection such as thrush (yeast). … For example, a high respiratory rate with fever and a high heart rate could signify an infection in the … lungs or bloodstream, while a low respiratory rate could be a sign that the person has had too much … This can be caused by a bloodstream infection, a stroke, or simply not doing well with the social setting

  19. Meningococcal Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

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

  20. 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.
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