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241. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 14, 2021 - Patient and family engagement in catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) prevention: a systematic … Patient and family engagement in catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) prevention: a systematic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-and-family-engagement-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infection … - cauti-prevention Interventions to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) can … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-and-family-engagement-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infection-cauti-prevention

242. Association of a Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use with antibiotic use and hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection rates among US hospitals | PSNet
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     July 20, 2022 - Program for Improving Antibiotic Use with antibiotic use and hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection … program for improving antibiotic use with antibiotic use and hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection … program for improving antibiotic use with antibiotic use and hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection … Results and lessons from a hospital-wide initiative incentivised by delivery system reform to improve infection … December 21, 2014 Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in

243. Nosocomial infection, the Deficit Reduction Act, and incentives for hospitals. | PSNet
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     September 14, 2011 - Commentary Nosocomial infection, the Deficit Reduction Act, and incentives for hospitals … Nosocomial infection, the Deficit Reduction Act, and incentives for hospitals. … This commentary describes how nosocomial infections affect health care costs and how Medicare's policy … Nosocomial infection, the Deficit Reduction Act, and incentives for hospitals. … December 12, 2014 Healthcare-associated infections: a national patient safety problem

244. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2017 - American College of Surgeons and Surgical Infection Society: Surgical Site Infection Guidelines, 2016 … American College of Surgeons and Surgical Infection Society: Surgical Site Infection Guidelines, 2016 … infection-guidelines Surgical site infections are a persistent and costly challenge to patient safety … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/american-college-surgeons-and-surgical-infection-society-surgical-site-infection-guidelines … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-and-physician-attire-possible-source-nosocomial-infections

245. Nonhospital health care–associated hepatitis B and C virus transmission: United States, 1998-2008. | PSNet
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     October 19, 2012 - September 23, 2020 Referrals of infection control breaches to public health authorities … June 28, 2013 Infection control assessment of ambulatory surgical centers. … May 20, 2020 Barriers and facilitators to healthcare workers' adherence with infection … August 4, 2014 Health care-associated invasive MRSA infections, 2005-2008. … July 3, 2014 Infection control assessment of ambulatory surgical centers.

246. Evaluation of the association between Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS) measures and catheter-associated infections: results of two national collaboratives. | PSNet
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     December 21, 2017 - December 21, 2017 Comparing catheter-associated urinary tract infection prevention programs … April 5, 2017 A program to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection in acute … September 19, 2012 Clostridium Difficile infection in the United States: a national study … November 18, 2016 Positive deviance: a new tool for infection prevention and patient … August 11, 2014 Organizational culture and its implications for infection prevention

247. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2014 - More recently, the cost of these infections was estimated to be up to 10 billion dollars annually.(2 … per 100 licensed acute care hospital beds had significantly lower rates of hospital infections.(3) … Healthcare-Associated Infections in Hospitals. … Healthcare-Associated Infections in Hospitals. … National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care–Associated Infections: Roadmap to Elimination.

248. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 09, 2023 - Accuracy of infection reporting in US nursing home ratings. … Accuracy of infection reporting in US nursing home ratings. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accuracy-infection-reporting-us-nursing-home-ratings Researchers and patient … claims to determine the percentage of nursing home residents admitted to a hospital for a urinary tract infection … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accuracy-infection-reporting-us-nursing-home-ratings https://psnet.ahrq.gov

249. Health care-associated infections among hospitalized patients with COVID-19, March 2020-March 2022. | PSNet
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     May 12, 2021 - Study Health care-associated infections among hospitalized patients with COVID-19 … Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Universal protection: operationalizing infection … June 9, 2021 Home health staff perspectives on infection prevention and control: implications … December 16, 2020 Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on hospital acquired infection rates in the United … November 25, 2020 Process failures that increase the risk of infection through respiratory

250. Families’ experiences of central-line infection in children: a qualitative study. | PSNet
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     July 29, 2020 - Study Families’ experiences of central-line infection in children: a qualitative … Families’ experiences of central-line infection in children: a qualitative study. … Parents highlight the persistent fear of central line-associated blood stream infections as well as the … Families’ experiences of central-line infection in children: a qualitative study. … June 8, 2016 Elimination of central-venous-catheter-related bloodstream infections from

251. Emerging infections: the contact precautions controversy. | PSNet
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     October 12, 2011 - Commentary Emerging infections: the contact precautions controversy. … Emerging infections: the contact precautions controversy. … Emerging infections: the contact precautions controversy. … June 16, 2019 Infection prevention in long-term care: re-evaluating the system using

252. Infections associated with reprocessed flexible bronchoscopes. | PSNet
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     March 11, 2015 - Press Release/Announcement Infections associated with reprocessed flexible bronchoscopes … Citation Text: Infections associated with reprocessed flexible bronchoscopes. … Use of incompletely cleaned medical devices has been linked to health care–associated infections . … Drawing from reports submitted to the FDA regarding infections related to reprocessed flexible bronchoscopes … Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Infections

253. Adverse events in Italian nursing homes during the COVID-19 epidemic: a national survey. | PSNet
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     December 16, 2020 - Long-term care and skilled nursing facilities are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 infection; this … Resources COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: CMS Needs to Continue to Strengthen Oversight of Infection … September 22, 2021 Nursing homes fined for COVID infection control lapses. … August 12, 2020 Infection Control Deficiencies Were Widespread and Persistent in Nursing

254. Inflicting Confusion | PSNet
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     August 04, 2021 - As the current case illustrates, patients with Crohn disease are also at higher risk for infections, … Other risks, including other infections, acute and delayed infusion reactions, and lupus-like syndromes … a high index of suspicion for intra-abdominal infection. … Clostridium difficile infection in the inflammatory bowel disease patient. … Veterans Affairs initiative to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections

255. Agency information collection activities: National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN); comment request. | PSNet
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     April 06, 2022 - Tracking healthcare-associated infection (HAI) data aids in national , regional, and organizational … October 25, 2017 Healthcare–Associated Infections (HAI). … June 26, 2013 Preventing Infections During Cancer Treatment. … July 1, 2020 Infection Control Deficiencies Were Widespread and Persistent in Nursing … March 25, 2020 Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations

256. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 23, 2020 - In this Perspective, we address the impact of visitor restrictions, staffing turnover, and infection … or Medicaid have in place an Infection Prevention and Control Program and an Infection Preventionist … Rural LTC facilities in particular may suffer from a dearth of infection prevention expertise. … The toolkit covers topics such as infection control and workforce/staffing. … Changes in US nursing home infection prevention and control programs from 2014 to 2018.

257. Consensus bundle on prevention of surgical site infections after major gynecologic surgery. | PSNet
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     January 15, 2014 - View More Related Resources Decreased incidence of cesarean surgical site infection … January 31, 2018 American College of Surgeons and Surgical Infection Society: Surgical … Site Infection Guidelines, 2016 Update. … February 1, 2017 Using a change model to reduce the risk of surgical site infection. … October 3, 2012 Supplemental perioperative oxygen and the risk of surgical wound infection

258. WHO research agenda on the role of the institutional safety climate for hand hygiene improvement: a Delphi consensus-building study. | PSNet
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     February 01, 2011 - Hand hygiene is an important patient safety practice to prevent infection transmission. … Hospital organisation, management, and structure for prevention of health-care-associated infection … January 5, 2012 Challenging the world: patient safety and health care-associated infection … Related Resources Associations between negative patient safety climate and infection … Hospitals Hospital Medicine Medical/Surgical Nursing Hospital Pharmacy Nosocomial Infections

259. Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: an evidence-based systematic review. | PSNet
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     July 14, 2010 - Health care–associated infections (HAIs) are a common adverse event in hospitalized patients and an … , catheter-associated urinary tract infection , and surgical site infection . … 20, 2011 What US hospitals are currently doing to prevent common device-associated infections … 2019 A national implementation project to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection … December 21, 2017 Clostridium Difficile infection in the United States: a national study

260. Delayed Diagnosis in the Setting of Virtual Care: Remembering the Physical Examination | PSNet
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     April 29, 2020 - No source of infection was found, and she was discharged after three days. … The physical examination triggered concern about a necrotizing soft tissue infection. … Fournier’s Gangrene is a rare complication of infection that is accompanied by a high mortality rate, … an incontinent patient with skin breakdown on the “backside” should have raised an alarm, as wound infections … As a result, a developing skin infection could have been missed by the nursing staff.