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201. Engage the Senior Executive | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2018 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Accessible Version ) CEO and Senior Leader Checklist [ - 196.91 KB] ( Accessible Version ) Infection

202. Reduce Unnecessary Urine Culturing and Overuse of Antibiotics | 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 … module and tools that summarize why more urine cultures lead to more catheter-associated urinary tract infection

203. Methods To Deploy Training | 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 … These materials can be used to supplement your infection prevention orientation curriculum.

204. About the Toolkit Development | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Medical Instruments Association for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Association for Professionals in Infection

205. How to Use the CUSP Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2018 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … That project focused on reducing central line-associated blood stream infections, Because these webinars

206. AHRQ Works: Building Bridges Between Research and Practice | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2017 - Preventing central line-associated blood stream infections, the top-ranked mortality risk among all hospital-acquired … , or CUSP, at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, he nearly eliminated central line-associated blood stream infections … to more than 1,100 intensive care units nationwide and reduced central line-associated blood stream infection … AHRQ’s and other HHS investments have led to central line-associated blood stream infections declining … is receiving medical care) is now within striking distance for central line-associated blood stream infections

207. Clinical Decision Support Found To Improve Use of Blood Clot Prevention Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2023 - Apply Now for Funding on Projects To Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic Resistance … , logistics and technologies) can improve patient outcomes, reduce injuries and hospital-associated infections … Apply Now for Funding on Projects To Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic Resistance … AHRQ is funding innovative research proposals to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and

208. Health Care Facility Design Safety Risk Assessment Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2020 - into the design of health care facilities can minimize such safety problems as health care-associated infections … The toolkit: Targets six areas of safety—infections, falls, medication errors, security, injuries of … preparation rooms, where to place sinks, how to ensure separation of clean and soiled materials to reduce infection

209. Ventilator-Associated Events and Outcome Measures Module | 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 … KB) This data collection tool collects the incidences of VAEs, ventilator-associated conditions, infection-related

210. Study Finds Racial and Ethnic Inequities in End-of-Life Prescription Opioid Access | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2023 - Applications Due Sept. 25 and Oct. 5 for Research Projects on Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic … Applications Due Sept. 25 and Oct. 5 for Research Projects on Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic … Resistance AHRQ is funding innovative research proposals to prevent healthcare-associated infections … Prevalence of and spending on ear, nose, throat and respiratory infections among children with chronic

211. Updated Information on the Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate: 2011 and 2012 (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2014 - above 5 measures) 1,594,000 48.67 1,372,000 41.91 CAUTI MPSMS Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … 370,000 11.30 350,000 10.58 CLABSI MPSMS Blood Stream Infections Associated With Central Venous … Pressure Ulcer MPSMS Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers 1,320,000 40.41 1,300,000 39.43 Surgical Site Infection

212. Medicare Pay-for-Performance Programs Not Linked to Consistent Quality, Safety Improvements | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2022 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for MRSA Prevention is recruiting hospital surgical teams seeking to reduce infections … Surgical site infections (SSIs) are one of the most common and costly healthcare-associated infections … Variation by race in antibiotics prescribed for hospitalized patients with skin and soft tissue infections

213. Long-Term Care Safety Toolkit Modules | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … (includes audio and video)   Video clips embedded in PowerPoint slide set:        Importance of Infection … en español: Word , 2.39 MB)   Video clips embedded in PowerPoint slide set:        Importance of Infection

214. Universal ICU Decolonization: An Enhanced Protocol | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2013 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Staphylococcus aureus ) found that universal decolonization was the most effective intervention to reduce MRSA infections

215. New Study Shows Reduced Antibiotic Use at Long-term Care Facilities Participating in HHS-funded Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2022 - antibiotic medications to improve patient outcomes, reduce antibiotic resistance, and decrease the spread of infections … which are often ordered without clear indications and provide results that do not reliably indicate an infection … , M.D., M.S., who is a co-author of the study and a medical officer in AHRQ’s Healthcare-Associated Infections

216. C1 Prioritization Matrix (xls file)
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     July 01, 2016 - 0.5 0.6 1 $36,576 $ 36,576 N 2 1 1 Y Y Y Y Y PSI 7 Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections … NQI 02 Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 2.5 0 $ - 0 N 8 10 9 Y Y Y Y Y NQI 03 Neonatal Blood Stream Infection … 0.0 1.1 0 $76,737 $ - 0 N 5 5 5 Y Y Y Y Y PDI 12 Central Venous Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection

217. Preventing CAUTI in Specialized Patient Populations: The ICU | 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 … efforts, staff empowerment Staff Nurses: Heart of operation, implement CUSP at the bedside Infection … Team assess for indication during daily rounds Catheter alternatives are used on a regular basis Infection … Plaques and articles displayed in the units Continuing to coordinate with Performance Improvement, Infection

218. Search Evidence-Based Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2021 - Health & Science University Report Status: Final Antibody Response Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection … EPC—Oregon Health & Science University Report Status: Final Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection

219. AHRQ Tools Improve Care, Safety for St. Luke’s University Health Network Obstetric Patients | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2019 - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program ( CUSP ) and Toolkit for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections … Safety Culture Topic(s): Care Coordination, Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections … (CLABSI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Outcomes, Patient Safety, Quality

220. Bundling Clinical Preventive Services: A Review of Definitions and Concepts from the Literature (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2014 - Meta-analysis of single-session behavioral interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections: … morbidities testing program offering rapid HIV testing bundled with hepatitis and sexually transmitted infection … In addition, bundling appears to be used frequently in the literature on infection control – 85 4 … administered together or a combination of antibiotic treatment with another intervention to prevent infections … Outside of the infection management literature, combinations of drug treatments and procedures are also