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121. APIC HAI Cost Calculator | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2022 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Protocol APIC HAI Cost Calculator The Association for Professionals in Infection … Control and Epidemiology (APIC) healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) Calculator Tools help define … Utilize these tools to engage senior leaders or other staff in this work to reduce infections.

122. AHRQ Impact Case Studies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2016 - 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 … (HAIs), Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Geographic Location: South Carolina Country: United States of … CAUTI Toolkit, Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Topic(s): Patient Safety, Urinary Tract Infection

123. 2013 Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate and Estimates of Cost Savings and Deaths Averted From 2010 to 2013 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2015 - site infections (SSIs) dropped as much as 20 percent. … Effect of education and performance feedback on rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infection … A multicenter qualitative study on preventing hospital-acquired urinary tract infection in U.S. hospitals … Reduction of urinary tract infection and antibiotic use after surgery: A controlled, prospective, before-after … VA healthcare-associated infections activities/initiatives.

124. Appendix I. National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Definition CAUTI Criteria Pocket Card | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … References Adapted from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI … Surveillance definitions of infections in long-term care facilities: Revisiting the McGeer criteria. … Slide 2: Pocket card side 1 Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Criteria for defining CAUTI … rectal +Presence of fever, even if due to another cause, should still be counted as part of meeting an infection

125. Health Literacy and Patient and Family Engagement: Strategic Tools to Prevent CAUTI | 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 … I can get a serious infection if the bag is not positioned correctly. … I can get a serious infection if staff don't clean their hands before caring for me. … “Also, urinary catheters cause urinary infections which could spread to your blood and lead to a longer

126. AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Updated Baseline Rates and Preliminary Results 2014-2017 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2019 - Instrument Pressure Ulcer MPSMS Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers/Pressure Injuries Surgical Site Infection … In the 2010–2014 method, Clostridioides difficile Infection data were included in “All Other HACs” rather … 647,096 21.75 699,790 23.52 676,834 22.75 682,984 22.96 Ulcers/Pressure Injuries Surgical Site Infection … journals/jama/fullarticle/2583369 or risk-adjusted physician-diagnosed catheter-associated urinary tract infection … 0.730) 0.144 VTE $17,367 ($11,837–$22,898) $8,723 0.043 (0.040–0.078) 0.104 Clostridioides difficile Infection

127. Central Line Insertion Care Team Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2024 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … This checklist provides sequential critical steps that have shown to reduce central line-associated infections … Clinicians can take steps to prevent central line-associated infections. … checklist from Johns Hopkins Medicine provides critical steps that have been shown to reduce these infections

128. Introduction to the Quality Indicators Best Practices Tool (pdf file)
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     June 05, 2016 - Count • PSI 06 Iatrogenic Pneumothorax Rate • PSI 07 Central Venous Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection … Iatrogenic Pneumothorax Rate (bundled with the best practices for PDI 05) • NQI 03 Neonatal Blood Stream Infection … • PDI 11 Postoperative Wound Dehiscence Rate • PDI 12 Central Venous Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection

129. TeamSTEPPS 2.0: Module 10 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2014 - Scenario Three nurses and the infection control officer from a 16-bed postsurgical intensive care unit … As a result, the unit has a relatively high surgical site infection rate.

130. Final Data From National Efforts To Make Care Safer, 2010-2014 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2016 - Site Infections Ventilator-Associated Pneumonias (Post-op) Venous Thromboembolisms All Other HACs … Site Infections Ventilator-Associated Pneumonias (Post-op) Venous Thromboembolisms All Other HACs … Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Falls Obstetric Adverse Events Pressure Ulcers Surgical … Site Infections Ventilator-Associated Pneumonias (Post-op) Venous Thromboembolisms All Other HACs … 400,000 250,000 150,000 38% $150,000,000 3,495 Central Line- Associated Bloodstream Infections

131. Universal ICU Decolonization Protocol Overview | 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 … decolonization strategy to reduce Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and bloodstream infections … This enhanced protocol provides a scientific foundation for hospital leaders of critical care and infection … hospital leaders in QI seeking a practical, evidence-based strategy to improve care, lower adult ICU infection

132. Deep-Rooting Your Data: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Ask: Do you get data reports from your infection prevention department, through the NHSN portal, or … Did you reduce surgical site infections? … You can also share data about individual cases that represent the infections. … Each case should be investigated to determine potential sources of infection. … Make it clear that greater compliance leads to fewer infections.

133. Toolkit To Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2023 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … principles and methods of AHRQ's Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to prevent surgical site infections … sections that your facility can use to teach team members how to apply CUSP to prevent surgical site infections … resources that your facility can use to teach team members how to apply CUSP to prevent surgical site infections

134. C1 Prioritization Worksheet (xls file)
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     July 01, 2016 - Pressure Ulcer   PSI 06 Iatrogenic Pneumothorax PSI 07 Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections … 01 Neonatal Iatrogenic Pneumothorax NQI 02 Neonatal Mortality Rate NQI 03 Neonatal Blood Stream Infection … PDI 11 Postoperative Wound Dehiscence Rate PDI 12 Central Venous Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection

135. The End of the Public Health Emergency Refocuses the Urgency to Improve Healthcare Quality | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2023 - First, some encouraging news: According to the Leapfrog report, Clostridioides difficile infection … There was no change in surgical site infections following surgery.  … Rates increased for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections (37 percent), central-line … associated bloodstream infections (60 percent), and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (19 … published in JAMA showed that the Nation made slow but steady progress on a few hospital-acquired infections

136. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2019 - Prescribing Best Practices for Diagnosis and Treatment Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections … Community-Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Conditions Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections … Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract Infections … Clostridioides difficile Infections Sepsis Bacteremia Penicillin Allergies

137. AHRQ Impact Case Studies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2021 - 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 … (CLABSI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Outcomes, Patient Safety, Quality of Care Geographic … (CLABSI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Outcomes, Patient Safety, Quality of Care, Women

138. 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

139. 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.

140. 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