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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/pediatric-resources/pediatric-documentation-templates/acute-respiratory-infection
January 01, 2023 - Acute Respiratory Infection
Executive Summary
The Partners Pediatric Acute … Respiratory Infection (ARI) smart form is a guideline-driven template designed to streamline urgent … The form is designed to assist with the assessment and management of non-specific upper respiratory infections
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/module-3-integrating-prevention.html
April 01, 2022 - Module 3—Integrating Infection Prevention and Control into the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement … Program—The Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course
Resource: Module 3—Integrating … Infection Prevention and Control into the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Program—The Nursing … Home Infection Preventionist Training Course
This module describes how infection prevention and control … Source: CDC
Topic(s): Infection Control and Prevention
Audience(s): Managers, Clinical Leaders
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-patients-isolated-infection-control
January 15, 2020 - Study
Classic
Safety of patients isolated for infection … Safety of patients isolated for infection control. JAMA. 2003;290(14):1899-1905. … safety precautions and isolation of selected patients certainly reduce the transmission of communicable infections … Safety of patients isolated for infection control. JAMA. 2003;290(14):1899-1905. … More About The Topic
Hospitals
Physicians
Nurses
Infectious Diseases
Nosocomial Infections
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/module-13-occupational-health.html
May 01, 2022 - Module 13—Occupational Health Considerations for the Infection Prevention and Control Program—Nursing … Home Infection Preventionist Training Course
Resource: Module 13—Occupational Health Considerations … for the Infection Prevention and Control Program—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course … This module discusses occupational health considerations for the infection prevention and control … Source: CDC
Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention, Environmental Safety, Safe Operations
Audience
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-huang.html
December 01, 2023 - Grantee Profile
Advancing Academic and Practical Knowledge To Prevent Infections From Hospital to … Medicine
University of California, Irvine Medical Center
"Understanding how to prevent infections … Keeping patients safe from harms such as healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is an AHRQ priority … Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, which advises on infection prevention and surveillance … Related AHRQ Resources
AHRQ’s Healthcare-Associated Infections Program .
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/mhs4-active-infection/protocol
September 01, 2023 - In the United States, more than 2.8 million antimicrobial-resistant infections occur each year and more … are the focus of multiple frameworks for mitigating the threat of harm due to healthcare associated infections … patients for MRSA, CRE, C.auris , and C.difficile that focus on healthcare associated infections … The incremental cost of infections associated with multidrug-resistant organisms in the inpatient hospital … Strategies to prevent Clostridioides difficile infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 update.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/safety-hai-prevention/index.html
January 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention
The Agency for Healthcare … Improve your unit's infection prevention procedures for central line-associated bloodstream infections … (CLABSI), catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), and ventilator-associated pneumonia … Enhance teamwork and communication around infection prevention. … Note Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2022 National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-clostridioides-difficile.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Management of Clostridioides Difficile Infection
Diagnosis
• Case definition: ≥3 unformed stools … without an alternative explanation and a
positive stool test for C. difficile.1
• Clinical spectrum of infection … Clinical practice guidelines for
Clostridium difficile infection in adults and
children: 2018 update … Assessment of kidney injury as a
severity criteria for Clostridioides difficile
infection. … Fidaxomicin versus vancomycin for
Clostridium difficile infection.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/CDI-one-page.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Management of Clostridiodes difficile Infection
Diagnosis
• Clinical spectrum of infection ranges … Management of Clostridioides difficile Infection 2
References
Abbett SK, Yokoe DS … Meta-
analysis of antibiotics and the risk of community-
associated Clostridium difficile infection. … antibiotic stewardship
intervention on the clinical and molecular
epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infections … Fidaxomicin versus vancomycin for Clostridium
difficile infection.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-clostridioides-difficile.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Management of Clostridioides Difficile Infection
Diagnosis
• Case definition: ≥3 unformed stools … without an alternative explanation and a
positive stool test for C. difficile.1
• Clinical spectrum of infection … Clinical practice guidelines for
Clostridium difficile infection in adults and
children: 2018 update … Assessment of kidney injury as a
severity criteria for Clostridioides difficile
infection. … Fidaxomicin versus vancomycin for
Clostridium difficile infection.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/projections/CDI_Regional_projections_Final.pdf
July 10, 2012 - Clostridium Difficile Infection 2011-2012
Contact Information:
Healthcare Cost and Utilization … in the National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated
Infections: Road Map to Elimination.1 … – Clostridium
difficile infection (CDI). … The origin of the infection may not be
the inpatient hospital. … It is possible that the CDI infection originated in another type of
healthcare setting, such as a nursing
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/pediatric-respiratory-infection-readmissions.html
August 01, 2021 - Pediatric Quality Measures Program
PQMP Measures
Pediatric 30-Day Lower Respiratory Infection … & Quality Improvement
PQMP Grantees
Pediatric 30-Day Lower Respiratory Infection … Hospital Readmissions PQMP COE: CEPQM Associated NQF # and Name: 2414, Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection … Page originally created August 2021
Internet Citation: Pediatric 30-Day Lower Respiratory Infection … https://www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/pediatric-respiratory-infection-readmissions.html
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www.monahrq.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/pediatric-respiratory-infection-readmissions.html
August 01, 2021 - Pediatric Quality Measures Program
PQMP Measures
Pediatric 30-Day Lower Respiratory Infection … & Quality Improvement
PQMP Grantees
Pediatric 30-Day Lower Respiratory Infection … Hospital Readmissions PQMP COE: CEPQM Associated NQF # and Name: 2414, Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection … Page originally created August 2021
Internet Citation: Pediatric 30-Day Lower Respiratory Infection … https://www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/pediatric-respiratory-infection-readmissions.html
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/pediatric-respiratory-infection-readmissions.html
August 01, 2021 - Pediatric Quality Measures Program
PQMP Measures
Pediatric 30-Day Lower Respiratory Infection … & Quality Improvement
PQMP Grantees
Pediatric 30-Day Lower Respiratory Infection … Hospital Readmissions PQMP COE: CEPQM Associated NQF # and Name: 2414, Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection … Page originally created August 2021
Internet Citation: Pediatric 30-Day Lower Respiratory Infection … https://www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/pediatric-respiratory-infection-readmissions.html
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www.innovations.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/pediatric-respiratory-infection-readmissions.html
August 01, 2021 - Pediatric Quality Measures Program
PQMP Measures
Pediatric 30-Day Lower Respiratory Infection … & Quality Improvement
PQMP Grantees
Pediatric 30-Day Lower Respiratory Infection … Hospital Readmissions PQMP COE: CEPQM Associated NQF # and Name: 2414, Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection … Page originally created August 2021
Internet Citation: Pediatric 30-Day Lower Respiratory Infection … https://www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/pediatric-respiratory-infection-readmissions.html
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www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/infection-prevention.html
July 01, 2021 - Home
Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network
Resources Catalog
Infection … Prevention & Control Assessment Tool for Nursing Homes Preparing for COVID-19
Resource: Infection …
Clinical leaders can use this tool from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to assess infection … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention Audience(s): Clinical Leaders Format: PDF Publication … https://www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/infection-prevention.html
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www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/guide-infection-prevention.html
June 01, 2021 - Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network
Resources Catalog
A Unit Guide To Infection … Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff
Resource: A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term … The guide is meant to provide infection prevention information to frontline staff, and was developed … using materials from the Infection Preventionist’s Guide to Long-Term Care and other sources. … https://www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/guide-infection-prevention.html
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www.innovations.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/guide-infection-prevention.html
June 01, 2021 - Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network
Resources Catalog
A Unit Guide To Infection … Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff
Resource: A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term … The guide is meant to provide infection prevention information to frontline staff, and was developed … using materials from the Infection Preventionist’s Guide to Long-Term Care and other sources. … https://www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/guide-infection-prevention.html
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www.monahrq.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/guide-infection-prevention.html
June 01, 2021 - Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network
Resources Catalog
A Unit Guide To Infection … Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff
Resource: A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term … The guide is meant to provide infection prevention information to frontline staff, and was developed … using materials from the Infection Preventionist’s Guide to Long-Term Care and other sources. … https://www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/guide-infection-prevention.html
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/guide-infection-prevention.html
June 01, 2021 - Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network
Resources Catalog
A Unit Guide To Infection … Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff
Resource: A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term … The guide is meant to provide infection prevention information to frontline staff, and was developed … using materials from the Infection Preventionist’s Guide to Long-Term Care and other sources. … https://www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/guide-infection-prevention.html