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121. Methods To Estimate the Baseline 2010 PFP National Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - (physician diagnosed) CLABSI MPSMS Blood Stream Infections Associated With Central Venous Catheters … PSI Accidental Puncture or Laceration (PSI 15) Acronyms: Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infection … The national number of selected surgical site infections computed in a special calculation for the PFP … 401,139 32,750,000 12.249 CLABSI MPSMS Blood Stream Infections Associated With Central Venous … Ulcer MPSMS Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers 1,317,211 32,750,000 40.220 Surgical Site Infection

122. AHRQ Views Blog: Seizing the Opportunity To Improve Healthcare for All | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2022 - Study Identifies Barriers to Surveillance of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Home Healthcare … All are at high risk for developing infections.  … The study, published in the American Journal of Infection Control , identified eight major steps in … facilitators, strategies and suggestions for improving CLABSI surveillance to better track and monitor infection … Readmission rates in stroke patients with and without infections: incidence and risk factors.

123. Large-Scale Program To Reduce Heart Disease Risk Could Have Meaningful Health Benefits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2023 - Poorly Coordinated Healthcare Increases Infection Risk Following Ventricular Device Implantation, Study … Poorly Coordinated Healthcare Increases Infection Risk Following Ventricular Device Implantation, Study … failure patients who have durable ventricular assist devices (VADs) implanted, healthcare-associated infections … About 28 percent contracted infections within 90 days after VAD implantation. … relevant clinical areas may have few patients in common) is associated with higher in-hospital and 90-day infection

124. Acute Care Learning Laboratory—Reducing Threats to Diagnostic Fidelity in Critical Illness | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2024 - Infection  2023 Feb;51(1):193-201. Epub 2022 Jul 1. Valik JK, et al. … of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 receiving organ support therapies: the International Viral Infection … From the Society of Critical Care Medicine Discovery Viral Infection and Respiratory Illness Universal

125. Breaking Down Barriers to Aseptic Catheter Insertion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Associate Professor University of Michigan School of Nursing Stacy Martin, RN, BSN, CIC Manager, Infection … Prevention Moffitt Cancer Center Stephanie Carraway, MPH candidate Infection Prevention Specialist … Infection Preventionist Physician Nurse leader or nurse educator Bedside nurse Other… Slide

126. Module 1: Using the Comprehensive Long-Term Care Safety Modules: Applying Safety Principles: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … , such as catheter-associated urinary tract infections. … Slide 4: Why Is Infection Prevention Important? … Say: Why is infection prevention and quality improvement important? … PLAY VIDEO: Video 2.1: Importance of Infection Prevention Ask: Why is infection prevention important

127. Examples of Hospital Quality Measures for Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2016 - Patient Safety Measures Percentage of surgery patients with surgical complications or postoperative infection … hospital care for specific conditions such as heart attack, pneumonia care, and prevention of surgical infection

128. Making Healthcare Safer IV | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2024 - Failure To Rescue—Rapid Response Systems Report Protocol Prevention in Adults of Transmission of Infection … Caregivers Report Protocol Fatigue and Sleepiness of Clinicians Due to Hours of Service Protocol Infection

129. AHRQ Impact Case Studies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2024 - Blood Thinners (6) Cancer (2) Care Coordination (18) Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection … (CAUTI) (2) Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) (4) Children/Adolescents … Patient Safety Culture (2) TeamSTEPPS (1) Telehealth (2) Tobacco Use (1) Urinary Tract Infection … Henry Ford Hospital's Hematology-Oncology Unit Uses AHRQ Safety Program to Lower Bloodstream Infections … (CLABSI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Healthcare Costs, Outcomes, Patient Experience, Patient

130. Implementation-Guide-Appendix-I (doc file)
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     August 07, 2015 - indwelling urinary catheter is indicated, the following interventions should be in place to help prevent infection

131. Protecting the Most Vulnerable Through Partnership: Helping Nursing Homes Respond to the COVID-19 Crisis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2021 - Recognizing AHRQ’s leadership in patient safety and infection control, as well as our experience helping … provides free training and mentorship to help nursing homes increase the implementation of evidence-based infection

132. Toolkit for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2023 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … AHRQ's Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to prevent complications such as surgical site infections … , venous thromboembolism, and urinary tract infection, and improve perioperative safety culture.

133. What Is Patient Safety Culture? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2022 - scores had: Fewer hospital-acquired pressure ulcers and patient falls. 1 Lower surgical site infection … Nursing Home Five-Star Quality ratings. 5 Lower risks of resident falls, long-stay urinary tract infections … Association of safety culture with surgical site infection outcomes.

134. Monitoring Ventilator-Associated Events: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2017 - Those categories are ventilator-associated conditions or VAC, infection-related ventilator-associated … The next tier is the infection/inflammation component. … Here, you will see generalized evidence of infection or inflammation which is considered the definition … just respiratory infections—included in this criteria. … included in the assessment of IVAC since they are not likely to be used to treat a lower respiratory infection

135. USER GUIDE: Hand Hygiene Observational Audit Data Tracking Tool for Use in Skilled Nursing Facilities (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2021 - It is also intended for use with the resource titled, Observational Audits: A Pathway to Improving Infection … Tracking Tool helps nursing homes collect and analyze data that can be used to support improvements in infection … auditing standard for the specific activity (Refer to Observational Audits: A Pathway to Improving Infection

136. Fact Sheet on Pediatric Quality Indicators (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2015 - Iatrogenic Pneumothorax Rate 0.18 NQI 02 Neonatal Mortality Rate 2.25 NQI 03 Neonatal Blood Stream Infection … 11 Postoperative Wound Dehiscence Rate 1.12 PDI 12 Central Venous Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection

137. Saving Lives and Saving Money: Hospital-Acquired Conditions Update | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2018 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … about 28 percent from pressure ulcers, and about 16 percent from catheter-associated urinary tract infections … of above 5 measures) 1,360,000 41.4 CAUTIs MPSMS (2014) Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … 250,000 7.6 CLABSIs MPSMS (2014) Blood Stream Infections Associated With Central Venous Catheters

138. Tips for Implementing Interventions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … the team can work together to improve resident safety and reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections … (CAUTIs) and other healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs).

139. National Scorecard on Rates of Hospital-Acquired Conditions 2010 to 2015: Interim Data From National Efforts To Make Health Care Safer | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2016 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … about 23 percent from pressure ulcers, and about 15 percent from catheter-associated urinary tract infections … The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data for surgical site infections (SSIs) are also … 270,000 8.2 CLABSIs MPSMS (2015) Blood Stream Infections Associated With Central Venous Catheters

140. AHRQ's 35th Anniversary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2024 - Similarly, Michigan hospitals’ ICUs stopped central line-associated bloodstream infections for up to … Researchers found that 60 percent of the 80 ICUs evaluated went 1 year or more without an infection, … and the 28 Inpatient Quality Indicators. 2013 Patient safety programs reduce neonatal ICU infections … Central line-associated bloodstream infections in newborns were reduced by 58 percent in less than a … The Network is established to provide free training on evidence-based infection prevention practices