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161. 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

162. 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

163. Toolkit Sections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Implementation Guide : It may be helpful to review this guide before starting a project to reduce infections … your ambulatory surgery center team in implementing a program to improve safety culture and reduce infections … Resources This section provides links to key resources on infection prevention and patient and family

164. 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

165. Rates | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2013 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Relative to baseline, a neonatal central line-associated bloodstream infection (NCLABSI) rate reduction … As a confirmatory analysis, units submitting infection data to the National Healthcare Safety Network

166. 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

167. Data Collection and Analysis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2013 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … The data collection system that supported neonatal central line-associated bloodstream infection (NCLABSI

168. 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

169. Tables 1-7 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2002 - guidelines All children with SCD who have fever (greater than 38.5°C or 101°F) and other signs of infection … In a child with no obvious sources of infection, a minimum evaluation should include blood culture, … presence of fever in patients with SCD should be treated with a higher index of suspicion for systemic infection

170. 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

171. 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

172. 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

173. 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

174. 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

175. 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

176. 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

177. 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

178. 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

179. 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

180. 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.