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141. Breaking Down Barriers to Aseptic Catheter Insertion | 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 … Associate Professor University of Michigan School of Nursing Stacy Martin, RN, BSN, CIC Manager, Infection … Prevention Moffitt Cancer Center Stephanie Carraway, MPH candidate Infection Prevention Specialist … Infection Preventionist Physician Nurse leader or nurse educator Bedside nurse Other… Slide

142. Module 1: Using the Comprehensive Long-Term Care Safety Modules: Applying Safety Principles: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … , such as catheter-associated urinary tract infections. … Slide 4: Why Is Infection Prevention Important? … Say: Why is infection prevention and quality improvement important? … PLAY VIDEO: Video 2.1: Importance of Infection Prevention Ask: Why is infection prevention important

143. Examples of Hospital Quality Measures for Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2016 - Patient Safety Measures Percentage of surgery patients with surgical complications or postoperative infection … hospital care for specific conditions such as heart attack, pneumonia care, and prevention of surgical infection

144. Making Healthcare Safer IV | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2024 - Failure To Rescue—Rapid Response Systems Report Protocol Prevention in Adults of Transmission of Infection … Caregivers Report Protocol Fatigue and Sleepiness of Clinicians Due to Hours of Service Protocol Infection

145. Transcranial Doppler (TCD) Ultrasonography Screening for Children with SCD; and Appropriate Antibiotic Prophylaxis (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2015 - by 92 percent among children at the highest risk of stroke as identified through TCD screening.4 Infection … the primary cause of death in children with SCA; the incidence of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infection … Initiation and consistent use of antibiotic prophylaxis reduces the incidence of pneumococcal infection … Prompt and consistent use of antibiotics in young children with SCD prevents overwhelming bacterial infections

146. Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2009 - CHIRI™ Children's Health Insurance Research Initiative CLABSI Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection … vaccine Tdap Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis vaccine (used for adults) URI Upper respiratory infection

147. AHRQ Impact Case Studies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2024 - 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 … Henry Ford Hospital's Hematology-Oncology Unit Uses AHRQ Safety Program to Lower Bloodstream Infections … (CLABSI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Healthcare Costs, Outcomes, Patient Experience, Patient

148. Implementation-Guide-Appendix-I (doc file)
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     August 07, 2015 - indwelling urinary catheter is indicated, the following interventions should be in place to help prevent infection

149. Appropriate Emergency Department Blood Testing for Children with Sickle Cell Disease (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2017 - They may not be receiving prophylactic antibiotics to help prevent bacterial infections, and they may … Early identification and management of infection are critical (Tanabe et al., 2013). … Children with SCD are at high risk of developing bacterial infections because of the loss of splenic … : pneumonia was diagnosed most often at 13.8 percent, followed by bacteremia and urinary tract infections … a common and life‐threatening condition in children with SCD that can also be caused by bacterial infections

150. Protecting the Most Vulnerable Through Partnership: Helping Nursing Homes Respond to the COVID-19 Crisis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2021 - Recognizing AHRQ’s leadership in patient safety and infection control, as well as our experience helping … provides free training and mentorship to help nursing homes increase the implementation of evidence-based infection

151. Toolkit for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2023 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … AHRQ's Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to prevent complications such as surgical site infections … , venous thromboembolism, and urinary tract infection, and improve perioperative safety culture.

152. Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2009 - MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE CONDITIONS Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Illness AC-1 Upper respiratory infection—appropriate … Inpatient  7 4-7 19 5 3-6 19 7 6-8 19 AC-23 Central line associated bloodstream infection … -8 19 7 6-7 19 7 6-7 19 HIV CC-23 HIV AIDS Bureau Measure—% of clients with HIV infection

153. What Is Patient Safety Culture? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2022 - scores had: Fewer hospital-acquired pressure ulcers and patient falls. 1 Lower surgical site infection … Nursing Home Five-Star Quality ratings. 5 Lower risks of resident falls, long-stay urinary tract infections … Association of safety culture with surgical site infection outcomes.

154. Monitoring Ventilator-Associated Events: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2017 - Those categories are ventilator-associated conditions or VAC, infection-related ventilator-associated … The next tier is the infection/inflammation component. … Here, you will see generalized evidence of infection or inflammation which is considered the definition … just respiratory infections—included in this criteria. … included in the assessment of IVAC since they are not likely to be used to treat a lower respiratory infection

155. Fact Sheet on Pediatric Quality Indicators (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2015 - Iatrogenic Pneumothorax Rate 0.18 NQI 02 Neonatal Mortality Rate 2.25 NQI 03 Neonatal Blood Stream Infection … 11 Postoperative Wound Dehiscence Rate 1.12 PDI 12 Central Venous Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection

156. Tips for Implementing Interventions | 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 … the team can work together to improve resident safety and reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections … (CAUTIs) and other healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs).

157. Saving Lives and Saving Money: Hospital-Acquired Conditions Update | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2018 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … about 28 percent from pressure ulcers, and about 16 percent from catheter-associated urinary tract infections … of above 5 measures) 1,360,000 41.4 CAUTIs MPSMS (2014) Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … 250,000 7.6 CLABSIs MPSMS (2014) Blood Stream Infections Associated With Central Venous Catheters

158. National Scorecard on Rates of Hospital-Acquired Conditions 2010 to 2015: Interim Data From National Efforts To Make Health Care Safer | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2016 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … about 23 percent from pressure ulcers, and about 15 percent from catheter-associated urinary tract infections … The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data for surgical site infections (SSIs) are also … 270,000 8.2 CLABSIs MPSMS (2015) Blood Stream Infections Associated With Central Venous Catheters

159. AHRQ's 35th Anniversary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2024 - Similarly, Michigan hospitals’ ICUs stopped central line-associated bloodstream infections for up to … Researchers found that 60 percent of the 80 ICUs evaluated went 1 year or more without an infection, … and the 28 Inpatient Quality Indicators. 2013 Patient safety programs reduce neonatal ICU infections … Central line-associated bloodstream infections in newborns were reduced by 58 percent in less than a … The Network is established to provide free training on evidence-based infection prevention practices

160. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: A Profile (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2016 - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), a highly effective method of preventing healthcare-associated infections … projects that addressed various HAIs and produced CUSP toolkits to help clinicians prevent these infections … than 1,000 U.S. intensive care units (ICUs) to prevent deadly central line-associated bloodstream infections … ICUs that used CUSP methods and tools were able to reduce these bloodstream infections by 41 percent … system’s greatest challenges, including: – Reducing antibiotic overuse and health care- associated infections