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61. Exhibit 50. Model for continuous quality improvement in reducing surgical site infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - Determining Surgical Site Infection Rates Chapter 3. … Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections Chapter 4. … Infection Prevention Support Tool Appendix S. … Surgical Infection Society Abstract Appendix U. … Model for continuous quality improvement in reducing surgical site infections.

62. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2022 - presentation, viewers will be able to— Distinguish asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) from a urinary tract infection … Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections …  – Clinician One-Page Document (PDF, 227 KB) Urinary Tract Infections – Discussion Guide (DOCX, 92 …   Patient Handouts These handouts can be given to your patients to help them understand their infection …  Infections – Patient and Family Member Handout (Spanish) (DOCX, 263 KB)

63. 6 Tk1 T3-Resident Information Sheet Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Final (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2016 - Antibiotics are drugs that kill bacteria that cause infections. … Sometimes, the antibiotics usually used to treat infections are no longer effective against the bacteria … stay colonized with it—meaning, it continues to live on or in them, often without causing any more infections … of bacteria helps you and your health care providers take special precautions to help prevent any infections … How Are Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Different From an Infection?

64. Appendix R. Infection Prevention Support Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections Chapter 4. … Infection Prevention Support Tool Appendix S. … Chart reviews conducted for the detection of surgical site infections (SSIs) can be cumbersome. … language (SQL) that uses Boolean logic (in a “case” statements) to identify potential surgical site infections … (0/1) Sgytype: Surgery type (‘CABG’, ‘HERNIA’, ‘KNEE’, and ‘HIP’) Dssi: Deep surgical site infections

65. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2022 - Module 1 Infection Prevention and Control Program—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course … infection prevention and control program at your facility. … Module 11C—Water Management Program—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course This module … Module 12A—Preventing Respiratory Infection—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course This … module discusses strategies to diagnose, prevent, and control serious lower respiratory tract infections

66. 6 Tk1 T3-Resident Information Sheet Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Final (doc file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T3-Resident_Information_Sheet_Antibiotic-Resistant_Bacteria_Final.docx
    October 01, 2016 - Antibiotics are drugs that kill bacteria that cause infections. … Sometimes, the antibiotics usually used to treat infections are no longer effective against the bacteria … than one antibiotic to find one that will work for your infection. … stay colonized with it—meaning, it continues to live on or in them, often without causing any more infections … type of bacteria helps you and your health care providers take special precautions to help prevent any infections

67. Nonadherence With Guidelines Associated With Cardiac Surgery Infection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2023 - Events Nonadherence With Guidelines Associated With Cardiac Surgery Infection … Today's Headlines: Nonadherence With Guidelines Associated With Cardiac Surgery Infection . … Nonadherence With Guidelines Associated With Cardiac Surgery Infection Nonadherence to the Society … isolation and test characteristics in children with tracheostomies with and without acute respiratory infection … The impact of surgical volume on hospital ranking using the standardized infection ratio.

68. Urinary Tract Infection – Handout and Family Member Pamphlet (English) (doc file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/uti-handout-english.docx
    September 01, 2022 - Urinary Tract Infection – Handout and Family Member Pamphlet (English) Urinary Tract Infection

69. Urinary Tract Infection – Handout and Family Member Pamphlet (Spanish) (doc file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/uti-handout-spanish.docx
    September 01, 2022 - Urinary Tract Infection – Handout and Family Member Pamphlet (Spanish) Infección de las vías urinarias

70. Exhibit 12. Data for Algorithm | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - Determining Surgical Site Infection Rates Chapter 3. … Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections Chapter 4. … Infection Prevention Support Tool Appendix S. … Surgical Infection Society Abstract Appendix U. … surgical site infection integer [0,1] 0 if routine surveillance found no infection; 1 for + deep

71. Learn Best Practices for Common Infectious Syndromes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2021 - Respiratory Tract Infection Skin or Soft Tissue Infection Penicillin Allergies and … Common Infectious Syndromes Tools that describe the diagnosis, treatment, and management of infections … The one-page documents describe the diagnosis, treatment, and management of infections common among long-term … that can be distributed to frontline providers and prescribing clinicians regarding urinary tract infections … , pneumonia, skin and soft tissue infections, and delirium.

72. Exhibit 7. Algorithm to identify deep and organ-space surgical site infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - Determining Surgical Site Infection Rates Chapter 3. … Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections Chapter 4. … Infection Prevention Support Tool Appendix S. … Surgical Infection Society Abstract Appendix U. … Algorithm to identify deep and organ-space surgical site infections.

73. Toolkit 2. Common Suspected Infections: Communication and Decisionmaking for Four Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2016 - Common Suspected Infections: Communication and Decisionmaking for Four Infections … Common Suspected Infections: Communication and Decisionmaking for Four Infections Toolkit Effectiveness … tract infections (UTIs), (2) lower respiratory tract infections, (3) skin and soft tissue infections … Nurses should be trained to use the pocket cards whenever an infection is suspected. … Common Suspected Infections: Communication and Decisionmaking for Four Infections.

74. Urinary Tract Infections – Discussion Guide (doc file)
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    September 01, 2022 - Urinary Tract Infections – Discussion Guide Urinary Tract Infections: Discussion Guide

75. Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2021 - Four Moments Questions Moment 1: Does the resident have symptoms that suggest an infection? … Moment 2: What type of infection is it? … First , what type of infection does the resident have? … Make sure the type of infection being treated , such as urinary tract infection or bacterial pneumonia … The residents reviewed should be individuals who are being evaluated for or treated for an infection.

76. Educational Bundles | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2019 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … staff with basic knowledge about LTC facility infection prevention guidelines. … Hand Hygiene Hand hygiene is one of the most effective skills staff can perform to prevent infections … Outlines how the environment and equipment in a facility can be a source of potential bacterial and viral infections

77. Learn From Defects Tool Worksheet: Central Line-Assoiated Bloodstsream Infection (CLABSI) (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2022 - Learn From Defects Tool Worksheet: Central Line-Assoiated Bloodstsream Infection (CLABSI) … Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI Learn From Defects Tool Worksheet: Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection … Infection control and nursing staff are recommended, but others on the team who can give clear descriptions … Infection control: Nursing: Significant Comorbidities: Patient Location: ________________ Patient … (CLABSI) Date and Time: Name: Attendees: Medical Record Number: Date of Birth: Infection

78. Comparison Tables for Making Healthcare Safer Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2022 - Infections Infection Control: Clostridioides difficile Infection Infection Control: Infections … Due to Other Multidrug-Resistant Organisms Infection Control: Miscellaneous Topics Infection Control … Control: Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Patient Safety Practices  MHS I (2001) … MHS II (2013) MHS III (2020) Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (Not … Control: Infections Due to Other Multidrug-Resistant Organisms Patient Safety Practices  MHS I (

79. Chapter 3. Risk-Informed Interventions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - Staff not well-trained in infection control practices. Glove puncture. … environment that may impact the way in which care is provided, namely the practices employed to prevent infections … better standards for infection prevention practices into the daily care provided at ASCs. … As a result, we recommend that guidelines for infection control practices at ASCs, modeled after the … Prevention of postoperative infection transmission (e.g., dressing the postoperative wound).

80. Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2022 - Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan Incorporating … Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan Emergency preparedness plans … Your facility’s infection preventionist should be included in the planning, development, and revising … Guidance to long-term care facility surveyors on regulations including F838 Facility Assessment, F880 Infection … Control, and F882 Infection Preventionist