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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/059-calendar-chg-cloths-5-days.docx
April 01, 2025 - Prep Calendar
Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) cloths
· Use the CHG once a night, after a shower for 5 days
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/060-calendar-chg-shower-5-days.docx
April 01, 2025 - Prep Calendar
Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) shower
· Use the CHG once a night, after a shower for 5 days
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/062-calendar-chg-shower-mupirocin-5-days.docx
April 01, 2025 - 5-Day CHG Shower & Mupirocin Surgery Prep Calendar
Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) shower
· Use the CHG once a night, in the shower.
· Use the CHG once more the morning of your procedure.
· Turn water off before applying.
· Leave the soap on your skin for 2 minutes.
· Don’t use any skin products after using the CHG.
Na…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/3.html
December 01, 2017 - ≥5 lb Wt Loss in Prior 30 Days.
≥5% Wt Loss in Prior 30 Days (Point-to-Point). … ≥5% Wt Loss in Prior 30 Days (Any).
≥7.5% Weight Loss in Prior 90 Days. … If two weights are the same distance from 90 (−5 days or +5 days), select the lower weight. … If two weights are the same distance from 30 (−5 days or +5 days), select the lower weight. … ≥7.5% in 90 days.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202402.html
July 01, 2024 - The result: the hospital reduced the number of indwelling urinary catheter days by more than 90 percent … records revealed that clinicians were inserting indwelling catheters at a rate of up to 250 patient days … The number of patient catheter days has not topped 26 per month since April 2023. … In many months, the total catheter days is closer to 10. … "When we get new staff, we find our catheter days go up, and we send out a reminder," Adams said.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/cauti-surveillance/data-definitions.html
March 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Resident Days
Every day a resident (with or … cluster of signs and symptoms, lab reports, and the presence of a catheter for more than 2 consecutive days … A CAUTI event might continue for days or even weeks, but it is counted only once, not each consecutive … Catheter Days
Every day a resident has an indwelling urinary catheter = one catheter day. … During the midnight census the data to the right are collected:
Resident
Days with Catheter
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/cauti-interim/cauti-interim4a.html
July 01, 2013 - Catheter utilization reflects a ratio of the total catheter days divided by the total number of patient … days and is presented as a percent. … baseline periods (BL1–BL3), the average baseline CAUTI rate was 2.55 infections per 1,000 catheter days … During Baseline (BL) and Post-Baseline (P) Collection Periods – NHSN Calculation – (CAUTIs/Catheter Days … ) and Post-Baseline (P) Collection Periods – NHSN Calculation – By Cohort Status – (CAUTIs/Catheter Days
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201504.html
March 01, 2015 - Hospital administrators say AHRQ's TeamSTEPPS ® program reduced average days in intensive care, days … bronchiolitic intubated patients under two years of age, we saw a decrease in the number of ventilator days … "There was a four-day reduction in the number of ventilator days and a five-day reduction in the length … The number of paralytic days decreased from six to two during the study conducted between 2007 and 2010 … The chart below shows this decrease as well as the decrease in number of ventilator days and the decreased
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-200-section-3-a-tables.pdf
June 02, 2025 - 8.0 ± 10.4 days 4.0 ± 6.6 days < 0.001
Mechanical ventilator days 5.6 ± 9.1 days 2.4 ± 4.1 days … 0.002
PICU LOS 8.6 ± 9.8 days 5.7 ± 7.6 days < 0.001
Hospital LOS 18.9 ± 17.6 days 12.4 ± … Vasoactive PICU LOS Hospital
use in ventilation infusions LOS
days in days in days
Effect … of RBC 4.48 ± 4.45 ± 1.10 1.27 ± 0.44 4.44 ± 7.75 ± 2.36
transfusion 1.37 days days days 1.32 … days days
Significance p<0.0012 P<0.0003 p=0.0047 P=0.0009 P=0.0012
Table 3.A.2.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-neonatal/nclabsi6.html
January 01, 2013 - CLABSIs that would have occurred if the pre-intervention ("baseline") rate of CLABSIs per 1,000 line days … CLABSIs prevented per time period
# CLABSIs Prevented = (Baseline Rate-Observed Rate) x (# Line Days … Total CLABSIs
(Numerator)
27
15
11
24
18
22
20
18
10
Total Central Line Days … 15,655
17,728
18,257
19,558
17,296
16,318
11,690
CLABSI Rate Per Thousand Line Days … 0.986
1.125
1.156
1.103
0.855
CLABSIs at Baseline CLABSI Rate
(Baseline Rate x days
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www.ahrq.gov/policy/foia/foiafy10a.html
October 01, 2014 - 21-40 Days
41�60 Days
61�80 Days
81-100 Days
101-120 Days
121-140 Days
141-160 Days … 161-180 Days
181-200 Days
201-300 Days
301-400 Days
401+ Days
Total
OS 9
… Complex Requests:
Component
1�20 Days
21-40 Days
41�60 Days
61�80 Days
81-100 Days … 101-120 Days
121-140 Days
141-160 Days
161-180 Days
181-200 Days
201-300 Days
301-400 … 21-40 Days
41�60 Days
61�80 Days
81-100 Days
101-120 Days
121-140 Days
141-160 Days
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/prevhosp/treat-release.html
September 01, 2017 - Facility Name:
Month:
Average Daily Census
30
Total Transfers (Obs, ED)
11
Resident Days … Consulting Physician
Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant
Respiratory Therapist
Other
0-3 Days … 4-30 Days
0-7 Days
8-30 Days
Resident A
X
Resident
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/vae/datameasures-guide.pdf
January 01, 2017 - Example In a given time period, say a unit has 12 patient-days with SAT being
“Y” and 18 patient-days … period, say a unit has 12 patient-days with SAT being
“Y,” 13 patient-days with “N,” and 5 patient-days … In a given time period, say a unit has 8 patient-days with SBT being
“Y” and 22 patient-days with “ … with SBT being
“C,” 20 patient-days with “Y,” and 25 patient-days with “N”
SBT contraindication … Mobility – Intubated Patient Days Definitions
Mobility – Not Intubated Patient Days
Table 9.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/gap_analysis_tool.docx
November 01, 2019 - ☐ 2–3 times/week
☐ Other:
☐ N/A
☐ Yes
☐ No
☐ N/A
☐ Daily weekdays
☐ Daily 7 days
☐ 2–3 times/week … 7 days
☐ 2–3 times/week
☐ Other:
☐ N/A
Aztreonam
☐ Yes
☐ No
☐ N/A
☐ Daily weekdays
☐ Daily 7 days … ☐ Daily 7 days
☐ 2–3 times/week
☐ Other:
☐ N/A
☐ Yes
☐ No
☐ N/A
☐ Daily weekdays
☐ Daily 7 days
☐ … days
☐ 2–3 times/week
☐ Other:
☐ N/A
Fidaxomicin
☐ Yes
☐ No
☐ N/A
☐ Daily weekdays
☐ Daily 7 days … ☐ Purchasing data
☐ Days of therapy/1,000 patient days
☐ Days of therapy/1,000 days present (National
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/cg/instructions/suppl-access_items_cg-cahps-adult-survey_2357-1a.docx
June 02, 2025 - In the last 6 months, how many days did you usually have to wait for an appointment when you needed care … |_| Same day
|_| 1 day
|_| 2 to 3 days
|_| 4 to 7 days
|_| More than 7 days
After core question 6
Note … In the last 6 months, how many days did you usually have to wait for an appointment for a check-up or … |_| Same day
|_| 1 day
|_| 2 to 3 days
|_| 4 to 7 days
|_| 8 to 14 days
|_| 15 to 30 days
|_| More than … 30 days
After core question 8
Note: Do not insert precodes to the left of check boxes
AC3.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final-companion/clabsicomp2.html
January 01, 2013 - Each month, the number of central line days and the number of CLABSIs observed in the participating hospital … All participants used CDC definitions to count central line days and to determine the number of CLABSIs … 11
Jan-Mar 12
Apr-Jun 12
Jul-Sep 12
Calculations
The project calculated central line days … as the sum of all reported central line days during the reporting period, while the number of CLABSIs … The unit level CLABSI rate equals the ratio of CLABSIs to central line days multiplied by 1,000.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/cg/instructions/suppl-access_items_cg-cahps-child-survey_2358-1a.docx
June 02, 2025 - In the last 6 months, how many days did you usually have to wait for an appointment when your child needed … |_| Same day
|_| 1 day
|_| 2 to 3 days
|_| 4 to 7 days
|_| More than 7 days
After core question 13 … In the last 6 months, how many days did you usually have to wait for an appointment for a check-up or … |_| Same day
|_| 1 day
|_| 2 to 3 days
|_| 4 to 7 days
|_| 8 to 14 days
|_| 15 to 30 days
|_| More than … 30 days
After core question 15
Note: Do not insert precodes to the left of check boxes
AC3.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/tracking-measuring-data-facilitator-guide.docx
June 01, 2021 - Antibiotic days should be presented as a rate with the denominator being 1,000 resident days of care … or bed days of care. … Slide 5
Antibiotic Days of Therapy
SAY:
Antibiotic days of therapy is the most common measure to … Slide 6
Antibiotic Days of Therapy
SAY:
The days of antibiotic therapy should be entered into the … for 5 days, and one for 14 days, the number listed on the ciprofloxacin line should be 3+5+14, or 22
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/cauti-surveillance/collect-tool.html
March 01, 2017 - Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Data Rates
Monthly Rate
CAUTI Rate
(CAUTIs per 1,000 catheter days … (Total number of CAUTIs / Total number of catheter days) x 1,000. … No catheter days
Catheter Utilization Ratio
(Number of catheter days / Number of resident days … urine cultures / Number of resident days) x 100
0
Measure definitions
Monthly Total … .
0
Resident Days:
Every day a resident is in your facility equals one resident day.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0197-technicalspecs.pdf
June 02, 2025 - measure assesses the ratio of the number of MRI scans to the number of CT scans obtained on or
within 30 days … scans among eligible children for
whom imaging of the head (CT or MRI) is obtained on or within 30 days … Denominator The number of CT scans of the head obtained on or within 30 days after the date
of evaluation … Numerator The number of MRI scans of the head obtained on or within 30 days after the
date of evaluation … prior to imaging
o Trauma (Table IMG9) or the presence of an E-code) on the day of or within the 7 days