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141. National Opportunity To Improve Infection Control in ESRD (NOTICE) Phase Two Final Report (pdf file)
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     September 29, 2014 - current knowledge of dialysis-related infections, in particular, vascular access infection causes and … The Medicare claims-based infection rate is defined as: Hemodialysis access-related infections per 100 … Reduce hospitalizations from infections. 6. … of infections) and a denominator (the number of persons who could have acquired an infection). … Infection rate data is used to see whether infections are decreasing or increasing in facilities over

142. Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Surveillance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2017 - Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Surveillance National Healthcare Safety Network … Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) provides long-term care facilities with a system to track CAUTI and other infections … Long-Term Care National Healthcare Safety Network Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Surveillance … Quantitative Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection-Related Data Definitions Tool ( PDF , 373 KB … Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Case Review Form ( Word , 299.4 KB; Text Version ) A

143. Readmissions for Selected Infections Due to Medical Care: Expanding the Definition of a Patient Safety Indicator (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - /infection not present at admission). … Conclusions: The hospital-level estimate of cases of selected infection is an underestimate of infections … Infections due to intravascular devices can lead to local site infection, catheter-related blood stream … infection, septic thrombophlebitis, endocarditis, and other metastatic infections; they have been … .7, 8 Most bloodstream infections are related to a primary infection, the majority of which originate

144. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017. | PSNet
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     June 27, 2018 - Surgical site infections are a common hospital-acquired condition. … gathers expert opinion to identify generalizable evidence-based strategies to reduce surgical site infections … Site Infection Guidelines, 2016 Update. … Infection Guidelines, 2016 Update. … February 1, 2017 Back to basics: preventing surgical site infections.

145. Infectionprevchcklst (doc file)
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     June 02, 2025 - Infection Preventionist Checklist Who should use this tool? Infection preventionists. … Meet with the CEO and hospital project leader to learn about the initiative and understand the infection … Infection Name> 1. … Maintain an active infection surveillance program using CDC criteria. 4. … Name>, the weeks without Infection Name>, and quarterly rates of Infection Name>.

146. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
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     April 01, 2025 - 7,653 with glucose recorded on day of surgery (DOS) DOS hyperglycemia (>180 mg/dL) 51% increased odds infections … Case Example: Hair Removal How To Investigate Surgical Site Infections and Learn From Defects | 29 … Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 update. … Preoperative skin antisepsis using chlorhexidine may reduce surgical wound infections in lower limb trauma … The association of diabetes and glucose control with surgical-site infections among cardiothoracic surgery

147. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
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     April 01, 2025 - 7,653 with glucose recorded on day of surgery (DOS) DOS hyperglycemia (>180 mg/dL) 51% increased odds infections … Case Example: Hair Removal How To Investigate Surgical Site Infections and Learn From Defects | 29 … Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 update. … Preoperative skin antisepsis using chlorhexidine may reduce surgical wound infections in lower limb trauma … The association of diabetes and glucose control with surgical-site infections among cardiothoracic surgery

148. Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes Infection: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes Infection: Clinical Summary Figure. … Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes Infection: Clinical Summary Population Asymptomatic adolescents … infection is oral or genital. … Treatment and Interventions There is no cure for genital HSV infection. … The USPSTF has also issued recommendations on screening for other sexually transmitted infections, including

149. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2009 - Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: Clinical Summary SCREENING FOR SYPHILIS INFECTION … RECOMMENDATION Population All Pregnant Women Recommendation Screen for syphilis infection … Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) on screening for syphilis infection in pregnant women.

150. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2004 - The prevalence of HBV infection is low; the majority of infected individuals do not develop chronic infection … Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection Recommendation Statement U.S. … Considerations • Routine hepatitis vaccination has had significant impact in reducing the number of new HBV infections … • Important predictors of progressive HBV infection include longer duration of infection and the presence … Screening for hepatitis B virus infection: a brief evidence update for the U.S.

151. A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals. | PSNet
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     September 01, 2014 - However, applying patient safety techniques as well as traditional infection control methods has resulted … in significant successes in curbing these infections.  … , ventilator-associated pneumonia , catheter-associated urinary tract infection , and surgical site … infection).  … June 22, 2022 Clostridium Difficile infection in the United States: a national study

152. Recommendation: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 02, 2023 - Guidelines for the prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections in adults and adolescents with … https://clinicalinfo.hiv.gov/en/guidelines/hiv-clinical-guidelines-adult-and-adolescent-opportunistic-infections … Latent TB infections in the United States - published estimates. Published January 21, 2022. … Panel on Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents … Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents With

153. Impact of participation in the California Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention Initiative on adoption and implementation of evidence-based practices for patient safety and health care–associated infection rates in a cohort of acute care general hospitals. | PSNet
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     September 28, 2011 - Study Impact of participation in the California Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention … adoption and implementation of evidence-based practices for patient safety and health care–associated infection … and implementation of evidence-based practices for patient safety and health care-associated infection … September 11, 2023 The preventable proportion of healthcare-associated infections 2005 … August 21, 2013 Eliminating Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections.

154. Operating room traffic as a modifiable risk factor for surgical site infection. | PSNet
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     April 24, 2018 - Operating Room Traffic as a Modifiable Risk Factor for Surgical Site Infection. … Surgical site infections are an important type of health care–associated infection that safety efforts … Operating Room Traffic as a Modifiable Risk Factor for Surgical Site Infection. … -related infection prevention measures. … March 30, 2011 Preventing infections: how Portland hospitals compare.

155. Appendix 9: Back to Basics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2018 - Most of these infections are preventable, and you are part of the cure. … There is no single therapy that wipes out these infections. … This means expecting unit leaders to present both infection rates and weeks without an infection to senior … Infection preventionists work closely with unit-level teams to train, monitor, investigate infections … units where infections are measured and report these data to senior leaders.

156. Gap Analysis for MRSA Prevention (Hospital-Level) (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - How often does Infection Prevention leadership meet with senior leadership? …  No  Yes, Infection Control Committee member  Yes, provides adequate funding for Infection … Prevention  Yes, provides funding for Infection Prevention member training  Yes, promotes Infection … Select existing methods of storing infection data. Check all that apply. … Infection Prevention member training: Off Yes, promotes Infection Prevention messages via newsletters

157. Prevention by design: construction and renovation of health care facilities for patient safety and infection prevention. | PSNet
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     October 17, 2017 - Prevention by design: construction and renovation of health care facilities for patient safety and infection … Exploring the impact of room and unit construction on health care–associated infection , this review … association between Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS) measures and catheter-associated infections … December 21, 2017 Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand … The Topic Hospitals Quality and Safety Professionals Infectious Diseases Nosocomial Infections

158. 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 - Algorithm to identify deep and organ-space surgical site infections Previous Page Next Page … 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.

159. Table 15A: Outcome Indicators by County Demographics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2023 - 3,363 3,044 3,254 3,061 Infection Due to Device or Implant 751 765 761 763 … 3,812 3,496 3,697 3,517 Infection Due to Device or Implant 683 759 709 755 … 1,799 1,803 1,739 1,822 Infection Due to Device or Implant 985 782 938 783 … 1,365 1,481 1,334 1,507 Infection Due to Device or Implant 281 323 293 321 … 2,761 2,595 2,528 2,677 Infection Due to Device or Implant 807 735 766 744

160. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2022 - Home Infection Preventionist Training Course This module discusses infection prevention and antibiotic … describes the role of an infection preventionist, who serves as the lead of a infection prevention and … Program—The Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course This module describes how infection … how to implement a system for infection surveillance to identify infections and prevent the spread of … the spread of pathogens, including those that are resistant to antibiotics, and reduces the risk of infections