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1161. A Postpartum Woman with an Erroneous SARS-CoV-2 Test | PSNet
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      December 23, 2020 - to be vigilant about wearing a mask, to stay in one room of the house if possible, and to focus on hand … hygiene and surface cleaning. … suspected or confirmed COVID-19 to initiate or continue breastfeeding, if desired, with mask use and hand … hygiene.

1162. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
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      October 01, 2024 - Caution: Check temperature of cloths with bare hand prior to use. … Maintain your existing protocols for: Surgical skin prep Pre-operative bathing with CHG Hand hygiene

1163. How Does Infection Prevention Fit Into a Safety Program? | PSNet
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      March 01, 2014 - Semmelweiss showed that providers could protect mothers from death during childbirth by washing their hands … and Protocols Hospital policies related to infection prevention Compliance monitoring (e.g., hand … hygiene, separation of clean and dirty, adherence to precautions) Proper application of precautions … January 1, 2015 Perspective Innovations in Promoting Hand … Hygiene Compliance May 1, 2014 Interview In

1164. In Conversation with...Mark Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH | PSNet
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      April 01, 2009 - RW: On one hand, there is tremendous pressure to fix the problems of medical errors and poor quality … The other is routine safety processes, such as hand hygiene, communication, and medication reconciliation … On the other hand, I do not view IT in health care as a panacea. … solutions are sensible, such as "sign-your-site" rules for surgery, requiring hospital staff to wash hands … The right-hand tail would represent care delivered at a higher-than-required quality level.

1165. Appendix Table B-3. Observational Studies of Masks in Healthcare Settings (xls file)
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      February 01, 2020 - department practice, not individual participant use; HCWs in departments with mask use also washed hands … respiratory syndrome in Hanoi French Hospital, Vietnam 9-Apr-20 The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene … gloves vs. no gloves: 0.10 (0.02 to 0.42) -One layer latex gloves vs. no gloves: 0.10 (0.03 to 0.42) -Hand … 0.9) Also in model -Gloves vs. not wearing: 1.5 (0.3 to 7.2) -Gowns vs. not wearing: 0.5 (0.4 to 6.9) Hand

1166. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
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      April 01, 2025 - Surgical Services The Evidence for Decolonization 18 History of CHG Use in Healthcare Pre-1990s Hand … antisepsis17 Dental hygiene and oral care18 1990s Cleaning of skin prior to line insertion19 2000s … Povidone-iodine and chlorhexidine gluconate containing detergents for disinfection of hands.

1167. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      April 28, 2021 - If they comply with proper hand hygiene, etc.? … reasons to protect your access, how to protect the access, how to clean the access, how to maintain good hygiene

1168. Part Two: Removing the Obstacles to Practice Change | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2020 - Promote healing of open sacral or perineal wounds in incontinent patients appropriate To promote hygiene … A complete list of resources can be obtained by selecting the Resource tab in the upper right hand corner

1169. Accreditation and Regulation: Can They Help Improve Patient Safety? | PSNet
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      April 01, 2009 - We hope the lower (left-hand) tail is small, and we hope quality is pretty good at the high point of … solutions are sensible, such as "sign-your-site" rules for surgery, requiring hospital staff to wash hands … The right-hand tail would represent care delivered at a higher-than-required quality level. … The other is routine safety processes, such as hand hygiene, communication, and medication reconciliation … On the other hand, I do not view IT in health care as a panacea.

1170. HCA: How a Large Healthcare System Is Looking Beyond the Electronic Health Record (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2019 - data and evaluates results to understand the true impact of the change, whether it’s testing a new hand … hygiene technology, a new nursing structure, or a promising new workflow intervention.

1171. Disposition of Comments Report for Chronic Venous Ulcers: A Comparative Effectiveness Review of Treatment Modalities (pdf file)
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      January 27, 2014 - hygiene and hard surface disinfecting Thank you for this information. … Public: Peter Steve/Sunny wipes Discussion A recent hand hygiene product evaluation was conducted … hygiene, with overwhelming positive responses. … Others have stated that the handgel had helped relieve sore dry cracked hands of some healthcare staff … hygiene adherence, with the aim to reduce healthcare acquired infections.

1172. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2011 - For example, a recently developed system monitors hand washing and identifies cases in which the proper … hand hygiene protocol is not followed.

1173. Guide to Implementing a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2017 - should be removed promptly if need is not indicated A septic insertion of indwelling catheters and hand … hygiene before and after resident or catheter contact should be practiced U se regular assessments … When an LTC facility is seeking to remove unnecessary catheters or improve hand hygiene practices, for … resident with an indwelling urinary catheter, it is paramount that the facility staff demonstrate proper hand … hygiene and personal protective equipment use, and maintain a clean and disinfected environment.

1174. Module 1: Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2023 - CAUTIs develop from a patient’s colonic or perineal flora, generally because of bacteria on the hands … maintenance bundle: Maintain unobstructed urine flow Maintain a continually closed system Perform hand … hygiene and use standard precautions before touching the catheter Empty urine drainage bag regularly

1175. Guide to Sustaining a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2017 - For example, when an LTC facility is seeking to improve hand hygiene practices, the team is critical

1176. Improving Patient Safety and Team Communication through Daily Huddles | PSNet
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      December 15, 2024 - to improve patient safety in a range of areas such as wrong-site surgery , medication errors, poor hand … hygiene, unrecognized clinical deterioration , serious safety events, and near misses . 2,3 Huddles

1177. Health Care Worker Presenteeism: A Challenge for Patient Safety | PSNet
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      November 03, 2015 - August 20, 2018 Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in the ICU: a systematic

1178. Quality Improvement in Action Slides
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      April 01, 2022 - or root cause analyses Patient stories Process audits Insertion bundle data Maintenance bundle data Hand … hygiene compliance data Staff insights (through brainstorming, surveys, etc.)

1179. Central Venous Catheter Removal
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      April 01, 2022 - Hospital Medicine. 6 Keystone ICU Project: Prompt Removal3-5 Keystone CLABSI Bundle Intervention Hand … hygiene Maximal sterile barrier precautions Cleaning skin with chlorhexidine before insertion Avoid

1180. Masks-Surveillance-2-Appendix-Table-A-3 (xls file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/masks-surveillance-2-appendix-table-a-3.xlsx
      March 23, 2020 - department practice, not individual participant use; HCWs in departments with mask use also washed hands … respiratory syndrome in Hanoi French Hospital, Vietnam 9-Apr-20 The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene … versus no gloves: 0.10 (0.02 to 0.42) -One layer latex gloves versus no gloves: 0.10 (0.03 to 0.42) -Hand … Also in model -Gloves versus not wearing: 1.5 (0.3 to 7.2) -Gowns versus not wearing: 0.5 (0.4 to 6.9) Hand