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361. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 03, 2017 - Viewing prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection as a system: using systems engineering … Viewing Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection as a System: Using Systems Engineering … - systems Catheter–associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) lead to preventable harm and cost among … that their results support the use of human factors engineering to decrease health care–associated infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/systems-approach https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

362. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 30, 2017 - Patient engagement with surgical site infection prevention: an expert panel perspective. … Patient engagement with surgical site infection prevention: an expert panel perspective. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-engagement-surgical-site-infection-prevention-expert-panel-perspective … commentary provides expert review of the evidence on how to engage patients in preventing surgical site infections … -2017 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-infections-hospital-what-you-patient-can-do

363. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 04, 2016 - State-mandated hospital infection reporting is not associated with decreased pediatric health care–associated … infections. … State-Mandated Hospital Infection Reporting Is Not Associated With Decreased Pediatric Health Care-Associated … Infections. … Some states require public reporting of rates of central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI

364. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2012 - have shown unequivocal effectiveness in reducing the incidence of CRBSI [catheter-related bloodstream infections … Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections, 2011. … AHRQ Patient Safety Project Reduces Bloodstream Infections by 40 Percent. … Effect of an education program on decreasing catheter- related bloodstream infections in the surgical … Strategies to prevent central line–associated bloodstream infections in acute care hospitals.

365. Genome detectives solve a hospital's deadly outbreak. | PSNet
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     August 22, 2012 - Despite strict infection controls placed around a patient carrying a deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria … October 17, 2012 An infection, unnoticed, turns unstoppable. … August 29, 2012 Behind one hospital's fight against deadly infection. … February 29, 2012 Hospital infections hard to gauge.

366. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 06, 2019 - Hospital infection prevention: how much can we prevent and how hard should we try? … Hospital Infection Prevention: How Much Can We Prevent and How Hard Should We Try? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-infection-prevention-how-much-can-we-prevent-and-how-hard-should … improvements, some infections are not preventable. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-infection-prevention-how-much-can-we-prevent-and-how-hard-should-we-try

367. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2021 - Hospital- and system-wide interventions for health care- associated infections: a systematic review. … Hospital- and system-wide interventions for health care-associated infections: a systematic review. … including enhanced environmental cleaning using disinfection technologies; EHR implementation; multimodal infection … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/psychological-safety-and-infection-prevention-practices-results-national-survey … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/psychological-safety-and-infection-prevention-practices-results-national-survey

368. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 19, 2016 - Using a change model to reduce the risk of surgical site infection. October 19, 2016 Burden M. … Using a change model to reduce the risk of surgical site infection. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-change-model-reduce-risk-surgical-site-infection Surgical site infections … In light of increased rates of surgical site infections among patients with breast cancer, this commentary … /issue/costs-associated-surgical-site-infections-veterans-affairs-hospitals https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue

369. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 13, 2019 - Infection prevention in long-term care: re-evaluating the system using a human factors engineering approach … Infection prevention in long-term care: re-evaluating the system using a human factors engineering approach … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infection-prevention-long-term-care-re-evaluating-system-using-human-factors … - engineering Health care–associated infections are a persistent challenge in all care environments … This commentary explores conditions in long-term care settings that enable infections to spread.

370. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 16, 2015 - Clostridium Difficile infection in the United States: a national study assessing preventive practices … Clostridium Difficile Infection in the United States: A National Study Assessing Preventive Practices … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clostridium-difficile-infection-united-states-national-study-assessing-preventive … - practices Clostridium difficile infections are among the most serious health care–associated infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-improving-antibiotic-use-among-hospitalized-patients

371. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 04, 2013 - Impact of a national multimodal intervention to prevent catheter-related bloodstream infection in the … Impact of a national multimodal intervention to prevent catheter-related bloodstream infection in the … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-national-multimodal-intervention-prevent-catheter-related-bloodstream- infection-icu … efforts to improve safety culture resulted in a marked reduction in central line–associated bloodstream infections … primer/culture-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu

372. Characteristics of healthcare organisations struggling to improve quality: results from a systematic review of qualitative studies. | PSNet
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     August 14, 2019 - October 13, 2018 Comparing catheter-associated urinary tract infection prevention programs … April 5, 2017 What US hospitals are doing to prevent common device-associated infections … September 16, 2020 The importance of leadership in preventing healthcare–associated infection … The influence of organizational context on quality improvement and patient safety efforts in infection … association between Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS) measures and catheter-associated infections

373. Patient Safety Resources for Clinicians. | PSNet
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     August 04, 2021 - deterioration and hospital‐acquired complications in adult patients with isolation precautions for infection … October 14, 2020 Referrals of infection control breaches to public health authorities … April 6, 2022 Evidence of respiratory infection transmission within physician offices … could inform outpatient infection control.

374. Preventing PICC Complications: Whose Line Is It? | PSNet
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     October 01, 2017 - Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections, 2011. … AHRQ Patient Safety Project Reduces Bloodstream Infections by 40 Percent. … Effect of an education program on decreasing catheter-related bloodstream infections in the surgical … Strategies to prevent central line–associated bloodstream infections in acute care hospitals. … September 28, 2022 Eliminating Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections.

375. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2008 - Perspective Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common hospital-acquired infection, accounting … for 40% of all hospital-acquired infections. … infections, such as surgical site infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and bacteremia. … decrease risks of symptomatic infection. … Utilizing national nosocomial infection surveillance system data to improve urinary tract infection

376. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - Describe steps schools, coaches, and athletes can take to prevent infection. … Concurrent infection of actual spider bites is very rare. … symptoms of skin infection. … MRSA Infections. Prevention Information and Advice for Athletes. … Skin Infections in Wrestling.

377. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2012 - Behind one hospital's fight against deadly infection. June 20, 2012 Landro L. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/behind-one-hospitals-fight-against-deadly-infection This newspaper article … describes how one hospital reduced hospital-acquired infection rates. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/behind-one-hospitals-fight-against-deadly-infection https://psnet.ahrq.gov … /primer/health-care-associated-infections

378. Encouraging employees to speak up to prevent infections: opportunities to leverage quality improvement and care management processes. | PSNet
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     January 23, 2017 - Study Encouraging employees to speak up to prevent infections: opportunities to leverage … 3, 2014 Implementing a national program to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection … October 31, 2014 Positive deviance: a new tool for infection prevention and patient safety … May 7, 2014 Organizational culture and its implications for infection prevention and … January 8, 2014 Culture change in infection control: applying psychological principles

379. Universal surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in 3 affiliated hospitals. | PSNet
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     December 23, 2008 - , this study found significant reductions in both colonization rates and rates of hospital-acquired infection … December 6, 2013 Culture change in infection control: applying psychological principles … October 8, 2013 Influence of state laws mandating reporting of healthcare-associated infections … : the case of central line–associated bloodstream infections. … 31, 2013 A multidisciplinary approach to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections

380. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 08, 2016 - A program to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection in acute care. … A Program to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Acute Care. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/program-prevent-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infection-acute-care … Keystone ICU study, which achieved remarkable sustained reductions in central line–associated bloodstream infections … checklist gathered the most publicity, the study's key insight was that preventing health care–associated infections