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81. Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program: Accelerating the Adoption of Evidence-Based Practices To Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections (pdf file)
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    September 28, 2017 - Education in the science of safety and application of its principles • Assessment of safety culture and infection … settings in nationwide CUSP implementation projects: • CUSP reduced central line-associated bloodstream infection … 41 percent in more than 1,000 intensive care units • CUSP reduced catheter-associated urinary tract infection … in more than 700 hospital non-intensive care units • CUSP reduced catheter-associated urinary tract infection … rates by 54 percent in more than 400 nursing homes • CUSP reduced surgical site infection rates in

82. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract Infections (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2019 - and biliary tract infections. … Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics? 2. … a recurrent intra- abdominal infection by four days. … depends on the severity of illness and whether the infection is complicated or uncomplicated. … About 20 percent of included patients had an intra-abdominal source of infection.

83. No More CAUTI: Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (May 5, 2015) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … for Specialty Audiences No More CAUTI: Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Slide Presentation Slide 1 No More CAUTI - Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … Implementation of Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection

84. The “Never Antibiotics” Diagnoses: ​Viral Acute Upper Respiratory Infection: ​the Common Cold – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
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    September 01, 2022 - Colds are viral upper respiratory infections. … Prescribing antibiotics for viral infections is not effective for subsequent prevention of bacterial … Some people with C. diff colonization will go on to develop C. diff infection. … Moment One is: Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics? … Develop a common practicewide strategy to manage patients with these infections.

85. Making It Work Tip Sheet: Engaging Senior Leaders in Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2022 - Making It Work Tip Sheet: Engaging Senior Leaders in Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections … Followership characteristics among infection preventionists in U.S. … Leadership rounds to reduce health care-associated infections. … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … The guide to patient safety for health care-associated infections.

86. Chlorhexidine Bathing Routine Reduces Infections in Nursing Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2023 - News Newsletter AHRQ News Now Chlorhexidine Bathing Routine Reduces Infections … Today's Headlines: Chlorhexidine Bathing Routine Reduces Infections in Nursing Homes . … Chlorhexidine Bathing Routine Reduces Infections in Nursing Homes Nursing homes using a chlorhexidine … Each year, 3 million healthcare-associated infections in U.S. nursing homes cause 150,000 hospital admissions … routine, known as decolonization, two residents per month avoided transfers to the hospital due to infections

87. Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2015 - Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections AHRQ Safety Program for … Infection preventionists are considered content experts in infection prevention and play a role in … Eliminating nosocomial infections at Ascension Health: preventing catheter-related blood stream infections … Guidelines for the Prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections. … Reporting catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Denominator matters.

88. Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2015 - Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections AHRQ Safety Program for … Infection preventionists are considered content experts in infection prevention and play a role in … Eliminating nosocomial infections at Ascension Health: preventing catheter-related blood stream infections … Guidelines for the Prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections. … Reporting catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Denominator matters.

89. Scientific Rationale | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2013 - incur large costs, with average direct medical costs of approximately $500-$1,000 per urinary tract infection … and $10,000-$20,000 per surgical site infection, central line-associated bloodstream infection, or pneumonia … , all of which can be serious enough to incur bloodstream infection. 5 Importance of the MRSA Subset … of HAIs MRSA is arguably the most important single pathogen in health care-associated infection when … . 10 Also, it is the most common cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia and surgical site infection

90. Module 1: Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2023 - Guideline for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections 2009. … Slide 4 Scope of the Problem CAUTIs: One of the most common types of healthcare-associated Infection … Control and Prevention’s National Healthcare Safety Network Leading cause of secondary bloodstream infection … unstable thoracic or lumbar spine) Improved comfort for end-of-life care if needed * Healthcare Infection … 100% Slide 15 Patient Factors ICU patients who are critically ill may be at high risk for infection

91. Conclusion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2013 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … Impact Conclusion Next Steps The neonatal central line-associated bloodstream infection … These State teams worked together to reduce neonatal infections in their State, and have developed State … Through the course of the study, an estimated 131 infections were prevented which translates to an estimated … Approximately $906,000 was invested in the national NCLABSI project resulting in infections prevented

92. Learn Best Practices for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Syndromes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    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

93. Central Line Insertion Care Team Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2024 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … This checklist provides sequential critical steps that have shown to reduce central line-associated infections … Clinicians can take steps to prevent central line-associated infections. … checklist from Johns Hopkins Medicine provides critical steps that have been shown to reduce these infections

94. Guide: Purpose and Use of CLABSI Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2020 - You can eliminate infections, and any infection should be viewed as a defect. … Remember that zero infections is the goal and not a benchmark rate. … Prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections. … Nosocomial bloodstream infections in the critically ill. … Guidelines for the management of intravascular catheter-related infections.

95. New AHRQ Toolkit Helps Clinical Teams Implement Decolonization To Prevent Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - Today's Headlines: New AHRQ Toolkit Helps Clinical Teams Implement Decolonization To Prevent Infections … New AHRQ Toolkit Helps Clinical Teams Implement Decolonization To Prevent Infections AHRQ’s new  Toolkit … of Non-ICU Patients With Devices  can help clinical teams implement a protocol to reduce bloodstream infections … how to apply a decolonization protocol for non-ICU patients who may be at greater risk of bloodstream infections … more than 50 hospitals, where it was associated with a roughly 30 percent reduction in bloodstream infections

96. Focusing on Patients to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections During Transitions to Home Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2022 - Keller to seek ways to prevent, reduce, and eliminate healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). … joined the league of prominent U.S. researchers engaged in HAI research, with a focus on preventing infections … to bring standardized definitions, quality reporting standards, and catheter-associated bloodstream infection … Related AHRQ Resources AHRQ COVID-19 Resources AHRQ’s Healthcare-Associated Infections Program … September 2022 Internet Citation: Focusing on Patients to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections

97. Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2013 - To date, 166 infections have been reported. … Most patients with a positive infection also had a secondary culture noted as being obtained at the time … The types of catheters in use among patients with infections can be found in Table 4 .  … Patients with PICC lines had the greatest number of infections overall (50.6 percent); however, as a … Eight infections had no catheter type noted.

98. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - for infection control professionals. … A laboratory-based, hospital-wide, electronic marker for nosocomial infection: the future of infection … Surgical site infection (SSI) rates in the United States, 1992-1998: the National Nosocomial Infections … Surveillance for surgical site infections: the uses of antibiotic exposure. … Computer algorithms to detect bloodstream infections. Emerg Infect Dis.

99. APIC HAI Cost Calculator | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Protocol APIC HAI Cost Calculator The Association for Professionals in Infection … Control and Epidemiology (APIC) healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) Calculator Tools help define … Utilize these tools to engage senior leaders or other staff in this work to reduce infections.

100. Apply Now for Funding on Projects to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic Resistance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2024 - News Newsroom Apply Now for Funding on Projects to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections … Events Apply Now for Funding on Projects to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections … Antibiotic Resistance AHRQ is funding innovative research proposals to prevent healthcare-associated infections … 2024 Internet Citation: Apply Now for Funding on Projects to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections