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41. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2024 - It concluded that there are currently few data that demonstrate a reduction in infection rates. … The role of facility design in preventing healthcare-associated infection: interventions, conclusions … This review assesses and synthesizes available evidence in the infection control and healthcare design … The purpose of this review was to assess and synthesize available evidence in the infection control and … It determined that current evidence clearly identifying the environment’s role in the chain of infection

42. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2024 - It concluded that there are currently few data that demonstrate a reduction in infection rates. … The role of facility design in preventing healthcare-associated infection: interventions, conclusions … This review assesses and synthesizes available evidence in the infection control and healthcare design … The purpose of this review was to assess and synthesize available evidence in the infection control and … It determined that current evidence clearly identifying the environment’s role in the chain of infection

43. National Implementation Project Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2016 - 2012, discusses accomplishments and next steps to in the neonatal central line-associated bloodstream infection … Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections . … infection prevention toolkit .  … Catheter-associated urinary tract infection prevention toolkit .  Enrollment information .   … Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infection Opportunity Estimator.

44. About the Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2023 - antibiotics appropriately—that is, using them only when truly needed and using the right antibiotic for each infection … , such as Clostridium difficile infections, to emerge in the nursing home. … homes are unnecessary. 3 Because it can be challenging to determine when a resident actually has an infection … for making clinical decisions about nursing home residents and choose the right antibiotic for each infection … Document which bacteria are present in a nursing home and which antibiotics are effective for treating an infection

45. Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2019 - Four Moments Questions Moment 1: Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics? … decide on the appropriate empiric antibiotic treatment regimen based on what you think the source of infection … relevant patient factors such as severity of illness, immunocompromised status, history of drug-resistant infections … If there is no evidence of a bacterial infection, stop antibiotics. … improvement is observed and oral antibiotic therapy can be tolerated and is appropriate for the type of infection

46. Gap Analysis for Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (doc file)
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    November 01, 2019 - ☐ Urinary tract infection ☐ Asymptomatic bacteriuria ☐ Community-acquired pneumonia ☐ Healthcare-acquired … pneumonia ☐ Ventilator-associated pneumonia ☐ Intra-abdominal infections ☐ Skin and soft tissue infection … ☐ Bacteremia ☐ Sepsis ☐ Surgical prophylaxis ☐ Clostridioides difficile infection ☐ Other: ☐ Other: … pneumonia ☐ Intra-abdominal infections ☐ Skin and soft tissue infection ☐ Bacteremia ☐ Sepsis ☐ Surgical … prophylaxis ☐ Clostridioides difficile infection ☐ Neutropenic fever ☐ Other: ☐ Other: ☐ Other: ☐ N/

47. Antibiotic Stewardship | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2019 - Explain how overtreating urinary tract infections (UTI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infections … Every year 23,000 die from antibiotic-resistant infections. … Major risk factor for Clostridium difficile infection. Driver of antibiotic resistance. … Tracking infection prevention data has double value HAI prevention. … Burden of Clostridium difficile Infection in the United States.

48. Systemic and Public Policy Changes Needed To Improve Care for Patients With Psychiatric Conditions and Substance Use Disorders | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2023 - Researchers Identify Barriers to Infection Prevention Training for Home Infusion Therapy Staff . … Researchers Identify Barriers to Infection Prevention Training for Home Infusion Therapy Staff AHRQ-funded … researchers found a lack of formal infection prevention and surveillance training for home infusion … therapy staff, according to a study published in American Journal of Infection Control .  … home infusion staff, primarily nurses, and identified three main barriers to training in-home infusion infection

49. Communication-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
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    June 01, 2021 - Most of the time upper respiratory infections or common colds are caused by viruses. … In this scenario, a family member worries that her aunt has a urinary tract infection, or UTI. … · First, the resident has a fever, which is suggestive of infection and is important information to … In fact, for any residents with concern for an infection, all of the vital signs should be relayed to … , and also cannot tell which, if any, infection to treat.

50. AHRQ Safety Program Helps Hospitals Decrease Antibiotic Use and Reduce Infections, Study Finds | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2021 - Events AHRQ Safety Program Helps Hospitals Decrease Antibiotic Use and Reduce Infections … The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that at least 2.8 million infections and 35,000 … The program also demonstrated a 19.5 percent reduction in C. difficile infections over the one-year … "Every infection prevented reduces the need for antibiotics, and using fewer antibiotics significantly … reduces the risk of resistant infections."  

51. Supplemental Tools | 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 … Protocol Supplemental Tools Surgical Care Audit Tools Surgical Site Infection … Investigation Tool ( Word , 1.8 MB) This tool will help your safety program team understand lapses in infection … prevention processes that may have contributed to the surgical site infection case.

52. Henry Ford Hospital's Hematology-Oncology Unit Uses AHRQ Safety Program to Lower Bloodstream Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2022 - Henry Ford Hospital's Hematology-Oncology Unit Uses AHRQ Safety Program to Lower Bloodstream Infections … ), Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit has reduced the incidence of central line-associated bloodstream infections … This was the highest number since the hospital started tracking infection rates, according to Kelsey … "Our goal is zero [infections]," said Hebel. "This was kind of a first step. … (CLABSI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Healthcare Costs, Outcomes, Patient

53. Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … AHRQ specifically supports this National Action Plan in three ways: Funding research on infection prevention … This work is part of AHRQ’s Healthcare-Associated Infections Program, which focuses on improving antibiotic … Every infection prevented is one less instance of antibiotic use, and using fewer antibiotics significantly … reduces the risk for resistant infections.

54. New Toolkit Can Improve Post-Surgery Complications and Enhance Patient Recovery | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2023 - the number of people who filled prescriptions to treat acute bronchitis and other upper respiratory infections … COVID-19 Infections and Hospitalizations Associated With Financial Distress . … Care and Recovery addresses common surgical complications such as surgical site and urinary tract infections … COVID-19 Infections and Hospitalizations Associated With Financial Distress An analysis of more than … with individuals whose data were measured after their COVID-19 infection.

55. About the Toolkit Development | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2017 - . 2 Background Infections that develop in health care settings are known as HAIs. … American Hospital Association University of Michigan Abt Associates Association of Professionals in Infection … Infections in residents of long-term care facilities: an agenda for research. … Impact of infection preventionists on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid quality measures in Maryland … SHEA/APIC Guideline: Infection prevention and control in the long-term care facility.

56. Toolkits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2017 - Toolkits To Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection With Antibiotics A key … nursing homes: UTIs, lower respiratory infections, skin and soft tissue infections, and gastrointestinal … infections. … : UTIs, lower respiratory infections, and skin and soft tissue infections. … Toolkits To Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic for Treating an Infection Nursing

57. Toolkit To Reduce CAUTI and Other HAIs in Long-Term Care Facilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2021 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … (CAUTI) and improve practices to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). … The toolkit includes instructional materials and resources in infection prevention best practices (e.g … ., foundational infection prevention strategies, CAUTI prevention, antibiotic stewardship), resident

58. Sustainability | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2018 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … Infection prevention strategies can only be sustained if they are embedded into the culture and norms … Guide Guide to Sustaining a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term … KB; Text Version ) The Guide to Sustaining a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … 161.2 KB; Text Version ) This tool guides facilities through an assessment of different areas of the infection

59. Documentation and Coding for Patient Safety Indicators (pdf file)
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    March 15, 2016 - One example would be to inspect laboratory documentation of infections to search for missed line infections … (“selected infections due to medical care”). … Central line infections can be localized to skin and subcutaneous tissues (T80212A), bloodstream infection … PSI 07 Central Venous Catheter- Related Bloodstream Infections (CV-CRBI) X Bloodstream infections … Central line infections can be localized to skin and subcutaneous tissues (T80212A), bloodstream infection

60. Leveraging Cultural Change to Reduce Urinary Catheter Use | 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 … 1 Leveraging Cultural Change to Reduce Urinary Catheter Use Linda Greene, RN,MPS,CIC Manager Infection … Slide 10 Clear Lessons and Culture Image: Screen shot of top of American Journal of Infection Control … Slide 37 Lessons Learned žWe all own this:  Infection Control, Nursing, Physicians …..