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1621. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Hospitals Patient Safety Events, 2005 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb53.pdf
      June 01, 2008 - develops a large blood clot) and 25 to 42 percent higher rates of postoperative sepsis (a serious bloodstream … infection) than whites. … PSI 7: Selected infections due to medical care − How often patients got certain types of infections as … respiratory failure.) 3 PSI 13: Postoperative sepsis − How often hospital patients got a serious bloodstream … infection following an operation (which is called postoperative sepsis).

1622. 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.

1623. 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

1624. Research Findings and Evidence Gaps in Youth Mental Health | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2025 - AHRQ in the Professional Literature A telehealth approach to central line-associated bloodstream infection

1625. Fact Sheet on Patient Safety Indicators (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2015 - 2012 PSI 06 Iatrogenic Pneumothorax Rate X 0.34 0346 2012 PSI 07 Central Venous Catheter-related Bloodstream … Infection Rate X 0.21 PSI 08 Postoperative Hip Fracture Rate 0.04 PSI 09 Perioperative Hemorrhage

1626. What We Learned: Five Key Lessons | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2013 - 1) by heightening awareness of the significant morbidity and mortality associated with central line infections … , and 2) demonstrating that these infections could be reduced to almost zero. … At the start of the project, few hospitals were entering infection data into NHSN so most participants … slightly different model than On the CUSP: Stop BSI , this national neonatal central line-associated bloodstream … infection project, also known as the NCLABSI project, employed neonatologists and clinicians as the

1627. Pediatric Units | 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 … 0.677 0.762 Average CL Days/Unit 1633 426 489 443 465 462 448 Rate: (Infections

1628. 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

1629. Adult Non-ICUs | 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 … 0.364 0.316 Average CL Days/Unit 1,165 335 360 345 332 335 325 Rate: (Infections

1630. Innovations in Promoting Hand Hygiene Compliance | PSNet
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      May 01, 2014 - However, it's clear that you cannot always monitor all health care–associated infections, and some of … the studies looked at targeted outcomes, such as bloodstream infection, pneumonia in the ICU, and ventilator-associated … Many studies looked at the overall prevalence of infections. … infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia in the ICU, or surgical-site and urinary tract infections—include … : the case of central line–associated bloodstream infections.

1631. Microsoft Word - QDR 2014 HCUP Short Methods Report_041015_FINAL.docx (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2015_02.pdf
      January 01, 2015 - QIs for sepsis (PDI 10 and PSI 13) and blood stream infections (NQI 3, PDI 12, PSI 7, and PSI 23) are … PDI 12 Admissions with central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection per 1,000 medical and … Description Footnote PSI 7 Admissions with central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection … Bloodstream Infection HCUP (revised: 04/10/15) 28 Methods for HCUP Data in 2014 QDR Table … Infections (2008 only) 0.1280 0.1685 PSI06 Iatrogenic Pneumothorax 0.0457 0.0602 PSI13 Postoperative

1632. BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06 (doc file)
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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. [4: Saint S. … Urinary Tract Infection [UTI]) and other Urinary System Infection [USI]) Events. … Methenamine hippurate for preventing urinary tract infections. … Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene.

1633. 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.

1634. Educational Bundles | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2019 - PowerPoint Slide Set ( PowerPoint , 1.62 MB; HTML ) Infection Prevention The Take the Pledge … poster encourages all LTC facility staff to commit to basic infection prevention principles. … staff with basic knowledge about LTC facility infection prevention guidelines. … Hand Hygiene Hand hygiene is one of the most effective skills staff can perform to prevent infections … Outlines how the environment and equipment in a facility can be a source of potential bacterial and viral infections

1635. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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      May 16, 2016 - CongenitalHeartDefects/Congenital-Heart- Defects_UCM_001090_SubHomePage.jsp • IHI How-to Guide: Prevent Surgical Site Infection … Epicardial echocardiography Communication • Education on policy/protocol of monitoring and treatment of bloodstream … infections Authority/Accountability • Senior leaders such as chief/chairs of surgery and medicine

1636. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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      May 16, 2016 - CongenitalHeartDefects/Congenital-Heart- Defects_UCM_001090_SubHomePage.jsp • IHI How-to Guide: Prevent Surgical Site Infection … Epicardial echocardiography Communication • Education on policy/protocol of monitoring and treatment of bloodstream … infections Authority/Accountability • Senior leaders such as chief/chairs of surgery and medicine

1637. Methods Applying AHRQ Quality Indicators to Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Data for the Tenth (2012) NHQR and NHDR (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2012-02.pdf
      January 01, 2012 - infection per 1,000 discharges of length 2 or more days (excluding cases with a principal diagnosis … of sepsis or infection), newborns Inpatient Quality Indicators6 IQI 8 Deaths per 1,000 admissions … PSI 7 Central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection per 1,000 medical and surgical discharges … PSI 23 Central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections* per 100,000 population (excluding immunocompromised … Bloodstream Infection.

1638. Build a Business Case for Quality Improvement: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2017 - , ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) was considered one of the most lethal healthcare-associated infections … CAUTI = catheter-associated urinary tract infection; CLABSI = central line associated bloodstream infection … ; DVT = deep vein thrombosis; VAP = ventilator-associated pneumonia; SSI = surgical site infection. … * Infection-related Ventilator-Associated Condition (IVAC). 15. … we get the money to pay for the associated costs for patients with preventable healthcare-acquired infections

1639. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2019 - patients with beta-lactam allergy histories experienced higher clinical failure for gram-negative bloodstream … infections compared to patients without (39% vs 27%, p=0.03).(4) Patients who have a history of penicillin … treatment failures in methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and more surgical site infections … , surgical site infection, and colonization with antibiotic resistant organisms. … The impact of a reported penicillin allergy on surgical site infection risk.

1640. Failed Interpretation of Screening Tool: Delayed Treatment | PSNet
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      August 20, 2018 - The case illustrates several important lessons, including the clinical presentation of infections and … organ dysfunction that may result from an infection. … and should not be equated to an "infection screen." … Using evidence, rigorous measurement, and collaboration to eliminate central catheter-associated bloodstream … infections.