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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/chlorhexidine-bathing.pdf
April 01, 2022 - Making It Work Tip Sheet: Chlorhexidine Bathing and Perineal Cleaning
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units:
Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
Making It Work Tip Sheet
Chlorhexidine Bathing and Perineal Cleaning
This “Making It Work” tip sheet provides additional information to help intensive care un…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/methods.html
December 01, 2017 - Methods To Estimate the Baseline 2010 PFP National Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate
Prepared by Noel Eldridge .
This document describes the methods AHRQ used to estimate the national rate of hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) for the Partnership for Patients (PFP) program. The estimate includes a wide variet…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/poster-4x6-UTI.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Suspected Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Long-Term Care Residents
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Suspected Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in
Long-Term Care Residents
Signs & Symptoms of a UTI
For Residents Without
a Urinary Catheter
� Dysuria
OR
� Fever (>100°F or >2°F above
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cvc-placement-speak-now-or-do-not-use-line
November 01, 2003 - CVC Placement: Speak Now or Do Not Use the Line
Citation Text:
Ault M, Rosen B. CVC Placement: Speak Now or Do Not Use the Line. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2013.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49754/psn-pdf
February 01, 2016 - Picking Up the Cause of the Stroke
February 1, 2016
Chopra V. Picking Up the Cause of the Stroke. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/picking-cause-stroke
The Case
A 62-year-old man with poorly controlled diabetes was transferred to a tertiary care center from a
community hospital for management…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/ExampleofUsingPOA-CMSHACsusingall-payerdata.jsp
August 01, 2011 - An Example of Using Present on Admission Data: CMS-Defined Hospital-Acquired Conditions in All-Payer Data
An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/michigan-hospital-medicine-safety-consortium-hms-finds-infectious-diseases-id-physician
July 23, 2024 - The Michigan Hospital Medicine Safety Consortium (HMS) Finds Infectious Diseases (ID) Physician Approval for Placement of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICCs) Prevents Unnecessary PICC Use and Reduces Complications
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201701.html
March 01, 2017 - New Jersey Hospital Uses AHRQ Toolkit To Reduce Urinary Tract Infections
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March 2017
Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center in Secaucus, New Jersey, used AHRQ’s " Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals " to increase staff knowledge about catheter-associated urinary tract infectio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/compendium-strategies-prevent-healthcare-associated-infections-acute-care-hospitals
September 01, 2014 - Special or Theme Issue
Classic
A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals.
Citation Text:
A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals. Yokoe DS, Mermel LA,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/explaining-matching-michigan-ethnographic-study-patient-safety-program
August 20, 2018 - Study
Explaining Matching Michigan: an ethnographic study of a patient safety program.
Citation Text:
Dixon-Woods M, Leslie M, Tarrant C, et al. Explaining Matching Michigan: an ethnographic study of a patient safety program. Implement Sci. 2013;8:70. doi:10.1186/1748-5908-8-70.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-nonpayment-hospital-acquired-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infection-statewide
October 17, 2017 - Study
Effect of nonpayment for hospital-acquired, catheter–associated urinary tract infection: a statewide analysis.
Citation Text:
Meddings JA, Reichert H, Rogers MAM, et al. Effect of nonpayment for hospital-acquired, catheter-associated urinary tract infection: a statewide analysis.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-health-care-quality-and-patient-safety-through-peer-peer-assessment-demonstration
March 14, 2018 - Study
Improving health care quality and patient safety through peer-to-peer assessment: demonstration project in two academic medical centers.
Citation Text:
Mort E, Bruckel J, Donelan K, et al. Improving Health Care Quality and Patient Safety Through Peer-to-Peer Assessment: Demonstrati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38164/psn-pdf
July 02, 2009 - A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-
Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals.
July 2, 2009
Yokoe DS, Mermel LA, Anderson DJ, et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29:901-994.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/compendium-strategies-prevent-healthcare-associated-infections-acute-care-
hospi…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atrial-fibrillation-ablation_disposition-comments.pdf
October 01, 2010 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: Month 10, 2010
Comparative Effectiveness Research Review Disposition of Comments Report
Research Review Title: Comparative Effectiveness of Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for
At…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-device-associated-infections-us-hospitals-national-surveys-2005-2013
June 21, 2023 - Study
Preventing device-associated infections in US hospitals: national surveys from 2005 to 2013.
Citation Text:
Krein SL, Fowler KE, Ratz D, et al. Preventing device-associated infections in US hospitals: national surveys from 2005 to 2013. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015;24(6):385-92. doi:10.1136/…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-prevent-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-acute-care-hospitals-2022
February 07, 2022 - Organizational Policy/Guidelines
Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update.
Citation Text:
Buetti N, Marschall J, Drees M, et al. Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute-care hospitals: …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/central-venous-catheter-guidewire-retention-lessons-englands-never-event-database
September 15, 2021 - Study
Central venous catheter guidewire retention: lessons from England's never event database.
Citation Text:
Mariyaselvam MZA, Patel V, Young HE, et al. Central venous catheter guidewire retention: lessons from England's never event database. J Patient Saf. 2022;18(2):e387-e392. doi:10…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-238-cervical-ripening-evidence-summary.pdf
March 01, 2021 - Evidence Summary: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 238: Cervical Ripening
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 238
Cervical Ripening in the Outpatient
Setting
Evidence Summary
Main Points
• The highest strength of evidence for outcomes of outpatient cervical ripening
found in this report was low, with …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/engaging-nurse-physician-patient.pptx
May 28, 2015 - Slide 1
Engaging The Nurse, Physician, Patient/Family; CUSP – Learn from Defects
Jenny Tuttle, RN, MSNEd, CNRN
Clinical Nurse Leader
Neuro/Medical/Surgical ICU
Tucson Medical Center
Tucson, Arizona
Christin Ko, MD, MBA, SFHM, FACP
Assistant Professor
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/which-line-ordering-provider-or-proceduralist
September 16, 2015 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Which Line: Ordering Provider or Proceduralist?
Citation Text:
Blackmore CC. Which Line: Ordering Provider or Proceduralist?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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