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  1. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4y_combo_nqi03-bsi-bestpractices.pdf
    May 17, 2016 - • Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates are higher in children than in adults … be shouldered by hospitals, as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will not reimburse for CLABSI … for Medicaid patients unless it is present on admission.6 • In addition, CLABSI (in NICUs and pediatric … AHRQ-funded researchers found that an intervention to implement evidence-based practices and reduce CLABSI … study included one pediatric ICU).8 • Studies have also shown that it is possible to reduce neonatal CLABSI

  2. Aurora Health Care Embraces AHRQ’s CUSP Method to Protect Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    August 01, 2015 - by Aurora Health Care in eastern Wisconsin reduced central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI … success with CUSP in the intensive care units, that, starting in 2013, we expanded our efforts to reduce CLABSI … quality and currently a health care quality and patient safety consultant, said success with reducing CLABSI

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 28, 2020 - Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) and central catheter-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI … surveillance data from January 2013 to June 2018, the authors did not identify any significant changes in CLABSI … These trends indicate that past gains in CLABSI rates have held, without evidence of further improvement

  4. Implementation Guide: Toolkit for MRSA Prevention in ICU & Non-ICU Settings (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/123-mrsa-toolkit-implementation-guide.docx
    October 01, 2024 - MRSA is a major cause of CLABSI. … Because Staphylococcus aureus is one of the leading causes of CLABSI, preventing CLABSI is critical for … AHRQ Toolkit for Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI in ICUs (2022) · The AHRQ Toolkit for Preventing CLABSI … Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI) was designed to implement evidence-based practices to reduce CLABSI … Video: Stop CLABSI!

  5. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2024 - Date Published: June 2023 Setting of Care: Hospital Toolkit for Preventing CLABSI … hospital intensive care units (ICUs) reduce rates of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI … Safety Program (CUSP) and other evidence-based practices, the toolkit helps ICUs assess their current CLABSI … infection-reduction efforts, and provides the clinical and cultural guidance to make changes needed to decrease CLABSI

  6. Index of Clinical Topics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2024 - Precautions Hand Hygiene Promotion Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI … Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) CLABSIs are associated with significant … This section discusses the best practices for CLABSI prevention and strategies for implementation.

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 19, 2023 - strategies-prevent-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-acute-care-hospitals-2022 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-preventing-clabsi-and-cauti-icus

  8. Curriculum Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    January 01, 2021 - CLABSI Tools These tools will help your unit implement evidence-based practices and eliminate central … line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI). … used with the CUSP (Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program) Toolkit, these tools dramatically reduced CLABSI

  9. CDC central-line bloodstream infection prevention efforts produced net benefits of at least $640 million during 1990–2008. | PSNet

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    October 31, 2014 - savings, hospitals may actually earn more from private payer reimbursements for patients that develop CLABSI … This study adapted a historical economic model to estimate the net benefits of preventing CLABSI in Medicare … be underestimates since only patients in intensive care units were included, and many patients with CLABSI

  10. Health care-associated infections among critically ill children in the US, 2007-2012. | PSNet

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    April 05, 2013 - The authors estimate that the decrease in CLABSI rates alone not only enhanced patient safety but also … Medicaid Services hospital-acquired conditions policy for central line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI … Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI

  11. MEASURE SUMMARY (CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures) - Control #: AC-4 (pdf file)

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    December 16, 2010 - Numerator: Number of CLABSI identified during the month selected for surveillance. b. … *Result is multiplied by 1000 to give the CLABSI rate per 1000 central line days D. … submitted): (see Oxford University CEBM Levels of Evidence) Oxford CEBM = 2 (Cohort Studies – CLABSI

  12. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2008 - Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Central line-associated bloodstream infections … (CLABSI), are a type of healthcare-associated infection (HAI), and is associated with significant morbidity … As many as 28,000 patients die from CLABSI annually in U.S. intensive care units. … AHRQ has tools and research for healthcare professionals to prevent and reduce CLABSI.

  13. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2008 - Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Central line-associated bloodstream infections … (CLABSI), are a type of healthcare-associated infection (HAI), and is associated with significant morbidity … As many as 28,000 patients die from CLABSI annually in U.S. intensive care units. … AHRQ has tools and research for healthcare professionals to prevent and reduce CLABSI.

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 18, 2011 - Eliminating CLABSI: A National Patient Safety Imperative. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-clabsi-national-patient-safety-imperative This publication … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-clabsi-national-patient-safety-imperative https://psnet.ahrq.gov

  15. Declines in Hospital Acquired Conditions (pdf file)

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    June 02, 2025 - Adverse Drug Events CAUTI* *CAUTI - Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections CLABSI+ Clostridium … difficile Infections +CLABSI - Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Falls Obstetric

  16. Toolkit To Improve Safety for Mechanically Ventilated Patients. | PSNet

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    October 01, 2024 - March 1, 2023 AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units: Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI … May 18, 2022 Toolkit for Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI in ICUs. … Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI

  17. AHRQ Releases Toolkit To Prevent MRSA and Hospital Surgical Site Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    April 01, 2025 - Webinar Recording Available for Units Interested in Free CLABSI Prevention Program . … Webinar Recording Available for Units Interested in Free CLABSI Prevention Program The AHRQ Safety Program … care units (ICUs) and non-ICU hospital units for its central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI … participation in the Safety Program could be beneficial even for hospital units that already have a CLABSI … ET:  AHRQ Safety Program for HAI Prevention: CLABSI Recruitment Webinars .

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 20, 2019 - PubMed citations Central-line Associated Blood Stream Infection (CLABSI) Over the three-year study … period, no substantial reduction in CLABSI rates were observed; unadjusted rates decreased from 0.88 … DetailsSearch https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31569230 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-clabsi-national-patient-safety-imperative … Relationships and HAI Prevention Efforts While STRIVE did not result in quantitative improvements in CAUDI, CLABSI

  19. Economic evaluation of quality improvement interventions for bloodstream infections related to central catheters: a systematic review. | PSNet

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    March 30, 2022 - Based on results from 15 studies, investigators concluded that hospital spending on CLABSI and CRBSI

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41702/psn-pdf
    November 07, 2018 - Although the checklist for CLABSI prevention has been widely publicized, equally important components … The initial results, presented in this press release, indicate another remarkable success, with CLABSI … It is notable that these reductions were accomplished even though the baseline rate of CLABSI was already
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