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21. Special Edition – Patient Safety Awareness Week | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2023 - Applying Statistical Process Control Methods Can Detect Increases in Rates of Surgical Site Infections … Applying Statistical Process Control Methods Can Detect Increases in Rates of Surgical Site Infections … surveillance approaches alone, applying a statistical method, known as optimized statistical process control … method to detect SSIs and best practice deficiencies within a large infection control network of 29 … Researchers found that applying the statistical process control method detected four times as many SSIs

22. Home Mechanical Ventilators: Protocol Appendix A (pdf file)
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    October 11, 2017 - or (systematic* adj3 review*) or "consensus development" or guideline* or "position statement*" or (control … or (systematic* W/3 review*) or "consensus development" or guideline* or "position statement*" or (control … * W/3 study) or (control* W/3 trial) or (randomized W/3 study) or (randomized W/3 trial) or (randomised … * adj3 19833017 study) or (control* adj3 trial) or (randomized adj3 study) or (randomized adj3 trial … * W/3 study) or (control* W/3 trial) or (randomized W/3 study) or (randomized W/3 trial) or (randomised

23. Personal Protective Equipment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Public Health Image Library #10757. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Public Health Image Library #10757.

24. EvidenceNOW: North Carolina Cooperative | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2021 - targets. 3 Only half of patients treated for hypertension currently have their blood pressure under control … baseline and for at least 2 intervention quarters. 54 percent showed improvement in hypertension control … Blood pressure control among patients has increased close to an absolute of 5 percentage points. … An Initial Snap Shot from Evidence NOW [SGIM, 2017] Factors Associated with Baseline Hypertension Control … Recent trends in the prevalence of high blood pressure and its treatment and control, 1999-2008.

25. Cholesterol Management Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2021 - Evidence for Advancing Heart Health Aspirin Use Evidence and Resources Blood Pressure Control … Resources for Practices To Use With Patients How to Control Your Fat and Cholesterol: How to Control … How to Control Your Fat and Cholesterol: How to Control Your Cholesterol Numbers (Spanish) This patient

26. Antibiotic-Time-Out-Tool (doc file)
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    November 01, 2019 - Diverticulitis Acute, uncomplicated 0–4 days16,17 Complicated or initial severe illness with source control … 5–10 days based on clinical response15,19 Biliary tract infection Acute cholangitis and source control … 3 days after source control20,21 Acute cholangitis and source control with concomitant bacteremia … 4 days after surgery18 Intra-abdominal infection with source control n/a 4 days18 Gram-negative … bloodstream infection with source control n/a 7 days24 *For all durations, recommendations

27. Tobacco Use and Dependence, General References (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2010 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Tob Control 2005;14:166-71. 36. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … The effects of tobacco control policies on smoking rates: a tobacco control scorecard. … Tob Control 2002;11:361-8. 495.

28. Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Topic Refinement - Project ID: CRDT0913 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2020 - , who desire long-term rhythm control, or who are of younger age (<65 years) should be considered for … treatment using a rhythm control strategy. … Pharmacological treatment For rhythm control in patients with AF, pharmacologic therapy is typically … Effect of rate or rhythm control on quality of life in persistent atrial fibrillation. … Results from the Rate Control Versus Electrical Cardioversion (RACE) Study.

29. EvidenceNow Executive Summary - North Carolina Cooperative (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2017 - adopt the ABCS of cardiovascular disease prevention: Aspirin in high-risk individuals, Blood pressure control … targets.3 Only half of patients treated for hypertension currently have their blood pressure under control … • 54 percent showed improvement in hypertension control. … • Blood pressure control among patients has increased close to an absolute of 5 percentage points … Recent trends in the prevalence of high blood pressure and its treatment and control, 1999-2008.

30. About the Toolkit Development | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2017 - Hospital Association University of Michigan Abt Associates Association of Professionals in Infection Control … Am J Infect Control . 2014; Jan 42(1): 2-6. … SHEA/APIC Guideline: Infection prevention and control in the long-term care facility. … Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol . 2008; 29:785–814.

31. Overview: Getting Patients Off the Ventilator Faster: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2017 - Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2011; 32(4):305-314. PMID: 21460481. 7. … Infect Control Hosp Epidemio l 2014; 35(5):502-510. PMID: 24709718. … Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2011; 32(4):305-314. PMID: 21460481. 7. … Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014;35(8):915-936. PMID: 25026607. … Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014;35(8):915-936. PMID: 25026607.

32. Antibiotic Stewardship Slides, Part 2
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    March 01, 2017 - Stewardship II ׀ 5 AHRQ SAFETY PROGRAM FOR LONG-TERM CARE: HAIs/CAUTI Source: Centers for Disease Control … The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, devised four key strategies to combat resistance … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/pdf/2015-08-vitalsigns.pdf … Infect Control Hosp Epidwmiol 2000; 21 (8): 537-545. Richards CL, Darrandji M, Weinberg DM, et al.

33. Story Guides – Making Comparative Effectiveness Useful for Vulnerable Patients (pdf file)
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    December 19, 2014 - Description This projected adapted AHRQ’s patient summaries on diabetes, hypertension, and cholesterol control … personal stories from real patients to increase dissemination and improve hypertension and diabetes control

34. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2023 - In the 2019 Antimicrobial Resistance Threat Report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. COVID-19: U.S.

35. Development and Evaluation of Breast Cancer Prevention Communication Prototypes for the CUIDARSE Project (pdf file)
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    December 19, 2014 - treatment effects when comparing the promotora-delivered new brochure to the new brochure alone, or the control … in the incorrect belief that “golpe (breast trauma) causes cancer” was observed among women in the control

36. Urinary Catheter Types and Care for Residents With Catheters | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol . 2014;35(S2):S32-S47. … Resources for educating residents and families can be found on the following Web sites: Centers for Disease Control … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . 5. … Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol . 2014;35(S2):S32-S47. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .

37. Guide-Infection-Prevention (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2017 - book on infection prevention and control titled Infection Preventionist’s Guide to Long- Term Care. … Am J Infect Control. 2014 Jan;42(1):2-6. PMID: 24388467. 3. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/getsmart/community/index.html.

38. Clean Equipment and Environment Promotes Safe Resident Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - Boyce JM, Pittet D, Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, et al. … Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/ … Am J Infect Control 2007 May;35(4):237-53. PMID: 17482995. 10. … Boyce JM, Pittet D, Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, et al. … Am J Infect Control 2007 May;35(4):237-53. PMID: 17482995. Murphy CR, Eells SJ, Quan V, et al.

39. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2022 - Topic Cleaning & Disinfection (17) Cohorting (8) Environmental Safety (13) Infection Control … August 13, 2021, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting, and Centers for Disease Control … Expands Campaign To Encourage COVID-19 Vaccination Among Long Term Care Staff The Centers for Disease Control … Applying COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Strategies in Nursing Homes This overview video webinar … helps all long-term care staff prepare for and respond to COVID-19 by applying infection prevention and control

40. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2022 - Topic Cleaning & Disinfection (17) Cohorting (8) Environmental Safety (13) Infection Control … August 13, 2021, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting, and Centers for Disease Control … Expands Campaign To Encourage COVID-19 Vaccination Among Long Term Care Staff The Centers for Disease Control … Applying COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Strategies in Nursing Homes This overview video webinar … helps all long-term care staff prepare for and respond to COVID-19 by applying infection prevention and control