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121. CHIPRA 209: Section 6, Tables 8 a-g, 9 a-g, 10, and 11 (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-209-section-6-tables-8-9-10-11.pdf
     May 10, 2019 - Risk Estimate Adjusted Model- Any infection Estimate Std Dev P-Value Estimate LCL Estimate UCL … Risk Estimate Adjusted Model with maternal medical conditions- Any infection Estimate Std Dev P-Value … Testing Unadjusted Adjusted Quartile BPD NEC ROP Surgica l ROP IVH IVH Grades 3/4 Any Infection … BPD NEC ROP Surgica l ROP IVH IVH Grades 3/4 Any Infection Lowest 0.152 0.053 0.125 0.024 … BPD NEC ROP Surgica l ROP IVH IVH Grades 3/4 Any Infection Lowest 0.168 0.040 0.097 0.018

122. Toolkit 1. Working With Your Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/help-clinicians-choose-the-right-antibiotic/toolkit1-working-with-a-lab.html
     October 01, 2016 - Sustain an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection … shows the organisms present in specimens from nursing home residents who are suspected of having an infection … information on local susceptibility patterns, they may help to improve the selection of antibiotics to treat infections … The medical director should also work with the infection control team, staff and leadership at the nursing … pharmacist to figure out the best way to fit the antibiogram into the work flow for residents with suspected infections

123. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2015 - Effect of education and performance feedback on rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infection … A multicenter qualitative study on preventing hospital-acquired urinary tract infection in U.S. hospitals … Reduction of urinary tract infection and antibiotic use after surgery: A controlled, prospective, before-after … infections—U.S. 2001, 2008, 2009. … VA healthcare-associated infections activities/initiatives.

124. Reducing Harms from Unsafe Use of Antibiotics and Preventing the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2023 - Trautner’s research focuses on infection prevention and antibiotic stewardship. … in catheterized hospital patients and nursing home residents, often is confused with a urinary tract infection … Implementation of the Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program to Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … Trautner is currently co-chair of the Infectious Diseases Society of America urinary tract infection

125. AHRQ Pediatric Quality Indicators Prioritization Worksheet (pdf file)
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     June 05, 2016 - 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

126. Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/guide-overview.html
     May 01, 2017 - Department of Health & Human Services National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections … The overall program goal was to reduce infections and enhance patient safety in ASCs through use of the … Anticipated benefits for ASCs participating in the program included— Reduction in surgical site infections … Infection Prevention. Planning for Sustainability. … Infection Prevention We believe the overall culture of the ASC can greatly influence the behavior of

127. About the Toolkit Development | 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 … Healthcare-associated infections are among the most common complications in surgery patients, including … more than 150,000 surgical site infections each year.  … partners: Johns Hopkins Medicine Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality provided clinical, infection

128. About AHRQ's Nursing Home Network | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2023 - and mentorship to nursing homes across the country to increase the implementation of evidence-based infection … Recognizing AHRQ’s leadership in patient safety and infection control, as well as the Agency’s experience

129. URINARY CATHETERIZATION – Sample Policy (doc file)
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-b.docx
     April 24, 2015 - 40 percent of hospital infections. … patient with an indwelling catheter should be monitored for signs of catheter-associated urinary tract infection … Guideline for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections, 2009. … Engineering out the risk for infection with urinary catheters. … Preventing hospital-acquired urinary tract infection in the United States: a national study.

130. Learn Best Practices for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Syndromes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/index.html
     June 01, 2021 - Community-Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Conditions Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections … Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract Infections … Clostridioides difficile Infections Sepsis Bacteremia Penicillin Allergies … Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections … Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections Best Practices

131. 5 Tk1 T4-Antibiogram Formats And Instructions Final (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - the lab can include only those organisms that were actually isolated in each year, or include common infection-causing … Full-page antibiograms may be best for faxing to a physician along with information about a suspected infection … been shown to improve the appropriate use of antibiotics by providing the actual susceptibilities of infection-causing … A resident’s individual characteristics, including infection history, past antimicrobial use, and other

132. Practice Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/coronavirus/practice-improvement.html
     July 01, 2022 - and mentorship to nursing homes across the country to increase the implementation of evidence-based infection … Post-Vaccination Practices Series Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention … Administration in Nursing Homes Vaccination Tracking and Reporting Tools Auditing Strategies to Improve Infection

133. Conclusion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/guide-conclusion.html
     May 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Measurement Implementing the Surgical Safety Checklist Infection … communication within your ASC team, promotes a culture of speaking up and nonpunitive response, improves infection

134. Special Edition – Patient Safety Awareness Week | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2023 - AHRQ Seeking Participants in Projects To Reduce Infections and Improve Cancer Diagnosis . … Applying Statistical Process Control Methods Can Detect Increases in Rates of Surgical Site Infections … When compared with traditional surgical site infection (SSI) surveillance approaches alone, applying … process control, in addition to traditional surveillance, was more effective at detecting surgical site infection … the statistical process control method to detect SSIs and best practice deficiencies within a large infection

135. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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     May 20, 2016 - In 2008 the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) identified surgical site infections (a … hospitalists, respiratory therapists, dietitians, pharmacists, and certified nursing assistants from infection … related:  Anemia  Hypoproteinemia  Jaundice  Male gender  Overweight  Increasing age  Infection … Surgical Site Infection (SSI) http://www.cdc.gov/hai/ssi/ssi.html Policies/Protocols • World Health … Surgical Site Infection Toolkit http://www.cdc.gov/HAI/pdfs/toolkits/SSI_toolkit021710SIBT_revised.pdf

136. Overview: Getting Patients Off the Ventilator Faster: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/vae/overview-off-ventilator-slides.html
     February 01, 2017 - Evidence of infection or inflammation. Laboratory evidence of respiratory infection. … IVAC = Infection-related ventilator-associated complication. 8. … An intervention to decrease catheter- related bloodstream infection in the ICU. … Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in Michigan ICUs: observational study … An intervention to decrease catheter- related bloodstream infection in the ICU.

137. AHRQ Tools To Reduce Hospital-Acquired Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2024 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation Catheter-associated urinary tract infection … (CAUTI): Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Central line-associated blood stream infections … build the foundation to make care safer and tackle specific HACs, including healthcare-associated infections

138. Appendix | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2015 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … 290,000 8.8 CLABSis MPSMS (2013) Blood Stream Infections Associated With Central Venous Catheters … 400,000 290,000 110,000 28% $110,000,000 2,563 Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections … 530,000 40% 50% 20% 106,000 $1,000 Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections 40,000 … .023 $106,000,000 2,470 Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections .185 $170,000,000

139. Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/index.html
     May 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Measurement Implementing the Surgical Safety Checklist Infection … Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP)        Measurement        Surgical Safety Checklist        Infection … Expansion     Phase 3: Expand        Watch and Coach     Phase 4: Continually Expand        Tools Infection

140. Mourning the Loss of Deputy Director David Meyers, M.D. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2023 - Standardized Surveillance Definition May Help Reduce Infections From Home-Infusion Therapy . … Standardized Surveillance Definition May Help Reduce Infections From Home-Infusion Therapy An AHRQ-funded … study published in  Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology  found that a home-infusion central line-associated … bloodstream infection (CLABSI) surveillance definition is valid, feasible and acceptable. … Researchers sought to track infection reduction efforts in home infusion therapy as well as implement