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181. Fact Sheet on Pediatric Quality Indicators (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a1c_combo_pdifactsheet.pdf
     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

182. Implementing a Staff Vaccination Program in Your Nursing Home (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/implement-staff-vaccination-program.pdf
     March 01, 2022 - Nursing home staff should continue maintaining infection control and prevention best practices even … • Interim Guidance for Managing Healthcare Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Exposure to SARS-CoV … -2 (CDC) Information and guidance on work restrictions for healthcare personnel with COVID-19 infection

183. USER GUIDE: Hand Hygiene Observational Audit Data Tracking Tool for Use in Skilled Nursing Facilities (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/hand-hygiene-audit-tool-userguide.pdf
     April 01, 2021 - It is also intended for use with the resource titled, Observational Audits: A Pathway to Improving Infection … Tracking Tool helps nursing homes collect and analyze data that can be used to support improvements in infection … auditing standard for the specific activity (Refer to Observational Audits: A Pathway to Improving Infection

184. Tips for Implementing Interventions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/tips.html
     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).

185. Saving Lives and Saving Money: Hospital-Acquired Conditions Update | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/2014-final.html
     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

186. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: A Profile (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/profile/ahrq-profile16.pdf
     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

187. 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

188. 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

189. Major Study Finds Significant National Patient Safety Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/significant-patient-safety-improvement.html
     July 01, 2022 - included adverse medication events such as those associated with the use of insulin or anticoagulants, infections … such as central line-associated bloodstream infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections … AHRQ’s patient safety efforts , including its Healthcare-Associated Infections Program and implementation … CDC) work addressing gaps in the public health system and investments in data systems and sharing, infection

190. Text Description for PCP eSpecification (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-170-prenatal-screening-specifications.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - positive screening for group b streptococcus (2f); or a previous diagnosis of group b streptococcus infection … (2f) or GBS infection of infant (2f) Numerator Statement Patients who received the following screening … Condition / Diagnosis / Problem Diagnosis, Active Hepatitis B Infection GROUPING ICD-9-CM ICD-10 … Condition / Diagnosis / Problem Diagnosis, Inactive HIV or AIDS Infection GROUPING ICD-9-CM ICD-10 … Condition / Diagnosis / Problem Diagnosis, Inactive Group B Streptococcus Infection of Infant GROUPING

191. Updated Information on the Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate: 2011 and 2012 | 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 … measures) 1,594,000 48.67 1,372,000 41.91 CAUTI MPSMS Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … 370,000 11.30 350,000 10.58 CLABSI MPSMS Blood Stream Infections Associated With Central … MPSMS Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers 1,320,000 40.41 1,300,000 39.43 Surgical Site Infection

192. Collection of Microbiological Cultures (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/microbiological-cultures.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - suspected—not for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchitis, or upper respiratory tract infections … administration NOTE: A positive specimen does not necessarily mean that the organism is causing an infection

193. Register Now: August 22 Webinar by National Action Alliance Will Address Engaging Boards and Executive Leadership in Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2023 - Left Ventricular Assist Device Implant-Associated Infections Have Negative Impacts on Quality of Life … Left Ventricular Assist Device Implant-Associated Infections Have Negative Impacts on Quality of Life … A new AHRQ-funded study found that infections associated with left ventricular assist device (LVAD … percent) patients had multiple infections. … Researchers found that each additional infection was associated with an incremental negative effect on

194. About CUSP: Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2018 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … An overview of the CUSP program's success in reducing infections.

195. About CUSP: A Doctor's Perspective | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2018 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … A doctor's perspective on the CUSP program's success in reducing infections.

196. MEASURE SUMMARY (CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures) - Control #: PHP-12 (pdf file)
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     December 14, 2010 - Oxford CEBM = 2 (Cohort studies; outcome studies; Among women with evidence of past Chlamydial infection

197. Advancing Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2022 - funding from the Michigan Health and Hospital Association's Keystone Center intensive care unit project, infection … Data indicate that health care-associated infections (HAIs) are the most common serious complication … The action plan is designed to: Reduce MRSA infections through the use of novel interventions. … Understand the role of interfacility MRSA transmission on overall infection rates. … the advances and improved understanding that will continue to occur in health IT, reporting systems, infection

198. Attachment A: CHIPRA Pediatric Quality Measures Proram (PQMP) Candidate Measure Submission Form (CPCF) (pdf file)
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     February 06, 2012 - Chlamydial Infections in Adolescents and Adults Chlamydial genital infection is the most frequently … infection Control and Prevention. … Chlamydial infections. In: Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2010. … Asymptomatic infection is common among both men and women. … to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

199. Declines in Hospital-Acquired Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2020 - Surgical site infections: 8% increase. Ventilator associated pneumonia: 13% decrease. … CAUTI - Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections. … CLABSI - Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections.

200. Appendix 5: Central Line Insertion Care Team Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2018 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Line Insertion Care Team Checklist Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections … help your unit implement evidence-based practices and eliminate central line-associated blood stream infections