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March 01, 2024 - Inter-hospital transfer is an independent risk factor for hospital-associated infection .
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April 01, 2024 - Rapid Evidence Product: Prevention in Adults of Transmission of Infection With Multidrug-Resistant Organisms
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January 01, 2022 - The program also demonstrated a 19.5 percent reduction in C. difficile infections over a one-year period
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June 01, 2020 - , and asthma symptoms), patient safety related events (e.g., surgical errors, healthcare-associated infections … produced by health care (e.g., studies on how to best treat Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection … accidental or preventable injuries or diseases produced by health services (e.g., hospital-acquired infections … specialty clinicians (e.g., when patients rely on their gynecologist, oncologist, cardiologist, or HIV infection … accidental or preventable injuries or diseases produced by health services (e.g., hospital-acquired infections
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August 01, 2023 - Articles featured this week include:
Accuracy of infection reporting in US nursing home ratings .
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April 01, 2017 - More topics in this section
Healthcare-Associated Infections
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/DxSafety-March2019-MeetingNotes.pdf
March 08, 2019 - CDC • Diagnostic Stewardship – Test ordering for Clostridioides difficile and
urinary tract infections
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4g_combo_psi10-postopmetaderangement-bestpractices.pdf
May 20, 2016 - postoperative period not
only reduced mortality among critically ill patients, but also reduced bloodstream infections … the care of
postoperative patients7-10:
o Identify patients at risk (e.g. older age, hypovolemia, infection
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/assemble/assembleteam.docx
August 24, 2012 - Additional members who would be helpful to involve in the initiative are:
· Infection preventionists, … provide to the CUSP team members to educate them about the avoidance of catheter-associated urinary tract infections … members may include, but are not limited to:
· Executive partners
· Nurses
· Patient safety officers
· Infection … Key hospital departments, such as risk management, quality improvement, and infection prevention, that
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March 01, 2022 - Ratwani, Raj M Location: Medstar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD Award Amount: $499,569
Infection
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/c2_combo_prioritizationworksheetexample.pdf
June 29, 2016 - $36,576 $ 36,576 N 2 1 1 Y Y Y Y Y
PSI 7 Central Venous
Catheter-Related
Bloodstream
Infections … Mortality Rate
0.0 2.5 0 $ - N 8 10 9 Y Y Y Y Y
NQI 03 Neonatal
Blood Stream
Infection … - N 5 5 5 Y Y Y Y Y
PDI 12 Central
Venous Catheter-
Related Blood
Stream Infection
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January 01, 2010 - or ameliorated.1 Common post-discharge complications include adverse drug events, hospital-acquired infections
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August 01, 2017 - Services Research Demonstration and Dissemination Projects for Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections … and an R01 grant for Large Research Projects for Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections. … cancer, screening for lipid disorders in children and adolescents, screening for latent tuberculosis infection … Topics addressed in draft recommendations were screening for genital herpes infection, screening for
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December 01, 2017 - Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) Toolkit
Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections … Fragment
PSI 06: Iatrogenic Pneumothorax *
PSI 07: Central Venous Catheter-‐Related Bloodstream Infection … Sepsis
PDI 11: Postoperative Wound Dehiscence
PDI 12: Central Venous Catheter-‐Related Bloodstream Infection … NQI 03: Neonatal Bloodstream Infection
* PDI 06 is not yet available in ICD-‐10
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June 01, 2023 - When they understood that these processes would help prevent infections, they wanted to make sure they
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July 23, 2020 - /blogs.cdc.gov/safehealthcare/advancing-laboratory-diagnostic-stewardship-for-healthcare-associated-infections-hais-antibiotic-resistance-and-sepsis
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps/webinars/2018-materials/introtsoffice.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Prevent healthcare-associated infections, reduce
antibiotic resistance.
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October 01, 2023 - influence of hospital leadership support on burnout, psychological safety, and safety climate for US infection
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nursinghome-resourcelist.pdf
April 01, 2023 - living facilities to the principles of high reliability and how they can be applied to
preventing infections … , diagnose and treat infection effectively, use
antimicrobials wisely, and prevent transmission.
2. … Resources include
guides to quality, useful websites, topic-specific resources, infection control resources … AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Prevention
Applying High Reliability Principles to Infection … Applying High Reliability Principles to Infection Prevention and Control in Long Term Care
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September 01, 2020 - Aunt Ana: He could get an infection.
Mom: An infection that could kill him. … Aunt Ana: What are the chances Adrian will die if he gets an infection from the line? … Doctor: The chances of his dying from an infection from the central line are very small—only 2 out of … 1,000 babies who get a central line die of an infection. … But I'm also worried that he could get an infection from the central line.