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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/010-ss-evidence-decolonization.pptx
April 01, 2025 - Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
The Evidence for MRSA Decolonization
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac … it applies to MRSA and SSI prevention, for surgeries for which MRSA infection is especially harmful (cardiac … High-Risk Surgeries6
S. aureus is the most frequently isolated SSI pathogen for—
Orthopedic surgery
Cardiac … Gram-positive bacteria
SSI caused by S. aureus (MSSA, MRSA)
Results
59 percent reduction in SSIs in cardiac … Association of a bundled intervention with surgical site infections among patients undergoing cardiac
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/affinity-details-emerging-strategies-cr.pdf
January 01, 2021 - Moderator:
• Hicham Skali, MD, MSc, TAKEheart’s Principal Investigator and
Director of the Cardiac … Rehabilitation Graduate
• Randal Thomas, MD, Medical Director for the Mayo Clinic Cardiac
Rehabilitation … Program
• Laura N Vaughn, BS, McLaren Greater Lansing Cardiac Rehabilitation,
Lansing, MI
Resource … • McLaren Greater Lansing Cardiac
Rehabilitation is opting for a more
individualized approach … These included:
• At McLaren Greater Lansing Cardiac Rehabilitation,
Laura Vaughn noted that
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/maximizing-physician-support-slides.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Maximizing Physician Support
for Cardiac Rehabilitation
Christine Bryant, BSN, RN
Marion Harris-Barter … Bryant, BSN RN
Cardiac Rehab/Heart Failure Nurse Manager
Prairie Heart Institute at
HSHS St. … ISCHR Board- Membership/Retention Chair
Marion Harris-Barter
RN, BSN, M.Ed., CCRP
System Director
Cardiac … resources on physician engagement at:
https://millionhearts.hhs.gov/tools-protocols/action-
guides/cardiac-change-package
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/initiatives.html
September 01, 2019 - Cardiac Rehabilitation
Only 20 percent of the nearly one million Americans who experience a qualifying … event each year participate in cardiac rehabilitation despite evidence that doing so saves lives and
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/018-ss-importance-ssi-mrsa-prevention.pptx
April 01, 2025 - Importance of MRSA and SSI Prevention
Importance of MRSA and SSI Prevention
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac … of SSI—Surveillance
Identify surgeries for which MRSA infection is especially harmful and includes—
Cardiac … Association of a bundled intervention with surgical site infections among patients undergoing cardiac … Association of a bundled intervention with surgical site infections among patients undergoing cardiac … Association of a bundled intervention with surgical site infections among patients undergoing cardiac
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/nutritn4tp.html
April 01, 2018 - randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and large prospective cohorts on the effects of EPA and DHA on cardiac … meta-regressions, mean EPA and DHA intake up to 0.20 grams daily was associated with decreased risk of cardiac … , cardiovascular, or sudden cardiac death (odds ratio 0.64 per 0.20 grams average daily intake, 95% CI
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/user-guide.pdf
June 02, 2025 - expert-informed
guidance for programs interested in expanding access to CR services by offering hybrid
cardiac … TAKEheart was developed to complement the guidance provided in the Million
Hearts®/AACVPR Cardiac … https://millionhearts.hhs.gov/tools-protocols/action-guides/cardiac-change-package/index.html
https:/ … /millionhearts.hhs.gov/tools-protocols/action-guides/cardiac-change-package/index.html
Purpose of this … TAKEheart was developed to complement the guidance provided in the Million Hearts®/AACVPR Cardiac Rehabilitation
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/practical-methods-care-coordination-slides.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Practical Methods for
Improving Care
Coordination for Cardiac
Rehabilitation Patients
K a t h e … Panel
Hicham Skali, MD, MSc
(moderator)
TAKEheart Principal Investigator,
Associate Director of the Cardiac … Mary’s Hospital
Kathe Briggs, CEP, MS
Director of Cardiac and Pulmonary
Rehabilitation Services
East
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/sas-code.pdf
October 31, 2018 - &claimid then
do;
cardiac = 0; cranio = 0; derm = 0; endo = 0; gastro = 0;
genetic = 0; genito = … =1;
if &icdvar{i} in:('410' '411' '412') then do;
cardiac=1; progressive=1;
end;
if &icdvar{i} … '417') then do; cardiac=1; progressive=1; end;
if &icdvar{i} in:('424' '426') then cardiac=1;
if … icdvar{i} ^=:'4289') then do;
cardiac=1; progressive=1;
end;
if &icdvar{i} =:'4293' then cardiac … =1;
renal =1; progressive=1; end;
cardiac =1; progressive=1; end;
cardiac =1; end;
pulresp =1; progressive
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/afib_topicref.pdf
January 01, 2020 - be either fatal or of moderate to high severity in most
patients.9 AF can also cause a number of cardiac … Arctic Front® Cardiac CryoAblation Catheter
(P100010)
Includes models 2AF232 and 2AF282;
Freezor … Blazer II XP™ Cardiac Ablation Catheter, EPT-1000
XP Cardiac Ablation Controller and Accessories … IBI Therapy™ Dual 8™ Ablation Catheter and IBI
1500T6 (USA) Cardiac Ablation Generator (P040042)
2005 … Other indications
Blazer II™ Cardiac Ablation Catheter, EPT-1000
Cardiac Ablation Controller and Accessories
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www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/about/initiative/partner-hospitals.html
December 01, 2022 - workflow mapping exercise helped our team discover that patients were not consistently being referred to cardiac … provided me with strategies to automate our referral processes, resulting in increased enrollment in our cardiac
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/004-ss-antimicrobial-prophylaxis-part-2.pptx
April 01, 2025 - Antibiotic prophylaxis and cardiac surgery. … Antibiotic prophylaxis and cardiac surgery. … Preoperative penicillin allergy testing in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. … Antibiotic prophylaxis and cardiac surgery. … Preoperative penicillin allergy testing in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/090-decolonization-implementation.pptx
April 01, 2025 - PowerPoint Presentation
Decolonization Implementation
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint … Educational Objectives
Review the evidence for MRSA decolonization as it applies to MRSA and SSIs for cardiac … AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical Services
Decolonization Implementation
11
Cardiac … Services
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical Services
Decolonization Implementation
12
Cardiac … Increase in SSIs in the cardiac surgery population, with most being MRSA infections
Why Did It Happen
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/003-ss-antimicrobial-prophylaxis-part-2-fg.docx
April 01, 2025 - Prevention: Targeting SSI
Antimicrobial Prophylaxis: Part 2 Beyond the Basics
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac … to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and surgical site infections (SSIs) in cardiac … In cardiac surgery, cefuroxime is another option, though it is not superior to cefazolin. … Surgeries included non-spine orthopedic, spine orthopedic, cardiac, and vascular. … There were 17 percent increased odds in cardiac surgery and 21 percent increased odds in non-cardiac
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/117-decolonization-agent-one-pager.docx
April 01, 2025 - Products Used for S. aureus Nasal Decolonization
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement … intervention of decolonization and prophylaxis to decrease Gram positive surgical site infections after cardiac … Association of a bundled intervention with surgical site infections among patients undergoing cardiac
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/interimhac2013-ap1.html
December 01, 2014 - Complications Associated With Central Venous Catheters
110,000
3.3
MPSMS (2013)
Postoperative Cardiac … Events for Cardiac and Non-cardiac Surgeries
35,000
1.1
MPSMS (2013)
Postoperative Pneumonia
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/design-environments-long-desc.html
April 01, 2021 - The specific aims were to:
Explore how cardiac alarms affect healthcare provider decision making. … Continuous cardiac monitoring policy implementation: three-year sustained decrease of hospital resource … Evidence-based cardiac monitoring in surgical patients: reducing alarm fatigue and improving resource … Implementing an institution-wide quality improvement policy to ensure appropriate use of continuous cardiac … Evidence-based cardiac monitoring in surgical patients: reducing alarm fatigue and improving resource
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/module-6-slides.pdf
October 28, 2021 - Training and Technical Assistance Components
Training sessions guided by the Million
Hearts®/AACVPR Cardiac … TAKEheart: A QI Project For CR
The purpose of TAKEheart is to close the gap between Cardiac … the strength of the physician
recommendation and family support drives improved participation in
cardiac … referrals should result in more conversations with patients and
families about beginning and completing cardiac … TAKEheart Affinity Group: Enhancing Care for Heart Failure Patients in
Your Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/039-ss-nasal-mupirocin-protocol.docx
April 01, 2025 - SSI
Pre-Op Surgical Nasal Decolonization Protocol for Staff: Nasal Mupirocin
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac … inpatient settings
· MRSA or methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) decolonization prior to cardiac
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications2/files/takeheart-hybrid-workgroup-evaluation.pdf
August 01, 2023 - Implementing PCOR To Increase Referral, Enrollment, and Retention in Cardiac Rehabilitation Through Automatic … Referral With Care Coordination
e
Implementing PCOR To Increase Referral,
Enrollment, and Retention in Cardiac … Workgroup
Evaluation Report
Implementing PCOR To Increase Referral, Enrollment,
and Retention in Cardiac … ............................................................................. 12
TAKEheart Hybrid Cardiac … ................. 19
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Overview
Although interest in nontraditional models of care in cardiac