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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accuracy-infection-reporting-us-nursing-home-ratings
August 24, 2022 - Study
Accuracy of infection reporting in US nursing home ratings. … Accuracy of infection reporting in US nursing home ratings. … claims to determine the percentage of nursing home residents admitted to a hospital for a urinary tract infection … Accuracy of infection reporting in US nursing home ratings. … See More About The Topic
Long-Term Care
Geriatrics
Infectious Diseases
Nosocomial Infections
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/influence-hospital-leadership-support-burnout-psychological-safety-and-safety-climate-us
June 21, 2023 - influence of hospital leadership support on burnout, psychological safety, and safety climate for US infection … From the Same Author(s)
What US hospitals are doing to prevent common device-associated infections … 16, 2015
What US hospitals are currently doing to prevent common device-associated infections … December 21, 2017
Preventing device-associated infections in US hospitals: national surveys … View More
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Hospitals
Infectious Diseases
Nosocomial Infections
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infection-control-intensive-care-unit
May 27, 2011 - Special or Theme Issue
Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit. … Citation Text:
Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit. Crit Care Med. 2010;38:S265-S404. … Linkedin
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Infection … November 9, 2015
Reducing the rate of catheter-associated bloodstream infections in a … August 25, 2010
Preventing infections: how Portland hospitals compare.
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March 01, 2022 - Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention in Nursing Homes … Best Practices Guide for COVID-19
Infection … Nursing home staff
should use best practices for infection prevention to help keep residents, staff, … Quick testing and responses to possible
cases can mean the diff erence between
infection spreading … For complete recommendations, please reference the latest CDC guidance (Interim Infection
Prevention
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June 01, 2021 - Assessment and Management of the Resident With a Suspected Respiratory Tract Infection
After … Assessment of the Resident With a Suspected Respiratory Tract Infection – Slides (PPTX, 6.7 MB)
Assessment … of the Resident With a Suspected Respiratory Tract Infection – Slides (PPTX, 5.5 MB)
Management of … the Resident With a Suspected Respiratory Tract Infection – Facilitator Guide (DOCX, 3 MB)
… One-Page Document – Viral Respiratory Infections (PDF, 214.2 KB)
One-Page Document – COPD Exacerbation
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April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Exhibit … 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.
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April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Exhibit … 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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-climate-variation-perceptions-infection-preventionists-and-quality-directors
January 09, 2011 - Study
Patient safety climate: variation in perceptions by infection preventionists … December 23, 2020
Hospital staffing and health care–associated infections: a systematic … -19: Team and Human Factors to Improve Safety
July 30, 2020
Fighting MRSA infections … September 29, 2017
Encouraging employees to speak up to prevent infections: opportunities … evidence, rigorous measurement, and collaboration to eliminate central catheter-associated bloodstream infections
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September 01, 2022 - Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults
Clinician Summary of USPSTF … Recommendation
Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant
Adolescents and Adults September 2022 … Assess risk:
• Risk of syphilis is higher in men who have sex with men; persons with HIV infection … or other sexually
transmitted infections; persons who use illicit drugs; and persons with a history … infections
These recommendations and screening recommendations for other sexually transmitted infections
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurse-staffing-burnout-and-health-care-associated-infection
June 02, 2021 - Nurse staffing, burnout, and health care-associated infection. … This study, which examined the association between hospital-acquired infections , nurse staffing, and … rates of burnout among nurses was significantly associated with a higher risk of hospital-acquired infections … Nurse staffing, burnout, and health care-associated infection. … February 12, 2020
Healthcare-associated infections in Veterans Affairs acute-care and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/healthcare-associated-infections
January 10, 2018 - Special or Theme Issue
Healthcare-Associated Infections. … Citation Text:
Healthcare-Associated Infections. Healthc Pap. 2009;9(3):1-62. … URL
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Healthcare-Associated Infections … November 5, 2014
Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections: Results and Lessons Learned … on the relationship between hand hygiene interventions and the incidence of health care-associated infections
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/uti-discussion-guide.docx
September 01, 2022 - Urinary Tract Infections – Discussion Guide
Urinary Tract Infections: Discussion Guide
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Savino.pdf
July 01, 2003 - facilities to determine if compliance led to a
decrease in New York State reportable surgical site infections … Introduction
Nosocomial infections are, by far, the most common complications affecting
hospitalized … patients.1 Among these, surgical site infections (SSIs) constitute the
second most common category … of adverse events—approximately 20 percent of
all nosocomial infections—and rank third with respect … Prevention of surgical site infections.
In Shojania KG, Duncan BW, McDonald KM, et al.,
editors.
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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
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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 )
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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
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