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161. Understand Just Culture | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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162. CAUTI Sustainability: Embedding CAUTI Policies, Using Data to Monitor Progress and Hardwiring CUSP Principles | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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163. AHRQ Works: Building Bridges Between Research and Practice | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2017 - Preventing central line-associated blood stream infections, the top-ranked mortality risk among all hospital-acquired … , or CUSP, at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, he nearly eliminated central line-associated blood stream infections … to more than 1,100 intensive care units nationwide and reduced central line-associated blood stream infection … AHRQ’s and other HHS investments have led to central line-associated blood stream infections declining … is receiving medical care) is now within striking distance for central line-associated blood stream infections

164. The CUSP Method | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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165. Overview: Getting Patients Off the Ventilator Faster: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2017 - Evidence of infection or inflammation. Laboratory evidence of respiratory infection. … IVAC = Infection-related ventilator-associated complication. 8. … An intervention to decrease catheter- related bloodstream infection in the ICU. … Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in Michigan ICUs: observational study … An intervention to decrease catheter- related bloodstream infection in the ICU.

166. Children’s Hospital Uses AHRQ’s Pediatric QI Toolkit To Bring Physicians Together To Reduce CLABSIs (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - which are all included in the QI Toolkit as well - to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections … that works on patient safety and quality) Quality measure Central line-associated bloodstream infections … Methods Overview (Tool D.1) • Best Practices for Central Venous Catheter (CVC)-Related Bloodstream Infections … included representatives from hematology, oncology, stem cell transplant, pediatric intensive care, infection … to gaining physician support: Best Practices for Central Venous Catheter (CVC)-Related Bloodstream Infections

167. Community Health Workers (Promotores de Salud) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     cirugía de fractura de cadera (Recovering After Surgery for a Broken Hip (Hip Fracture)) (PDF, 6.8 MB) Infection … uso de antibióticos) Spanish-language resources for educating patients about healthcare-associated infections … Poster) (PDF, 224 KB) El resfriado común  (The Common Cold) (PDF, 224 KB) Infección de oído   (Ear Infection … Penicillin Allergy) (PDF, 217 KB) Neumonía  (Pneumonia) (PDF, 210 KB) Infección sinusal  (Sinus Infection … ) (PDF, 202 KB) Las infecciones de la piel y de los tejidos blandos  (Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

168. The Role of the Nurse Manager | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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169. How To Use Educational Bundles | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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170. Apply CUSP | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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171. Spread | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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172. Learn about CUSP | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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173. Mourning the Loss of Deputy Director David Meyers, M.D. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2023 - Standardized Surveillance Definition May Help Reduce Infections From Home-Infusion Therapy . … Standardized Surveillance Definition May Help Reduce Infections From Home-Infusion Therapy An AHRQ-funded … study published in  Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology  found that a home-infusion central line-associated … bloodstream infection (CLABSI) surveillance definition is valid, feasible and acceptable. … Researchers sought to track infection reduction efforts in home infusion therapy as well as implement

174. Winners Selected in Challenge Competition To Create TeamSTEPPS Training Videos | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2023 - Apply by Sept. 12: AHRQ Seeks Director of Healthcare-Associated Infections Division . … Apply by Sept. 12: AHRQ Seeks Director of Healthcare-Associated Infections Division AHRQ is seeking … applicants to serve as the director of its Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Division and senior … Compliance with central line maintenance bundle and infection rates . … Reevaluating the significance of infection preventionists and infection prevention and control departments

175. Documentation and Coding for Patient Safety Indicators (pdf file)
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     March 15, 2016 - One example would be to inspect laboratory documentation of infections to search for missed line infections … (“selected infections due to medical care”). … Central line infections can be localized to skin and subcutaneous tissues (T80212A), bloodstream infection … PSI 07 Central Venous Catheter- Related Bloodstream Infections (CV-CRBI) X Bloodstream infections … Central line infections can be localized to skin and subcutaneous tissues (T80212A), bloodstream infection

176. Major Study Shows Significant Drop in In-Hospital Adverse Event Rates Pre-COVID | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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 … clinics decreased overall by nearly 48 percent, while antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infection … These modules illustrate how staff can protect themselves, other staff and residents from infection, … as well as strategies to prevent infection.

177. AHRQ Views: The End of the Public Health Emergency Refocuses the Urgency To Improve Healthcare Quality | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2023 - May 23, 2023 AHRQ Stats: Americans Treated for Respiratory Infections The number of Americans treated … for acute bronchitis and upper respiratory infections decreased significantly from 33.2 million in 2016 … increases in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and central-line associated bloodstream infections

178. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 12, 2024 - Healthcare in the United States October 10, 2023 Chlorhexidine Bathing Routine Reduces Infections … February 26, 2021 AHRQ Safety Program Helps Hospitals Decrease Antibiotic Use and Reduce Infections

179. Supplemental Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Protocol Supplemental Tools Surgical Care Audit Tools Surgical Site Infection … Investigation Tool ( Word , 1.8 MB) This tool will help your safety program team understand lapses in infection … prevention processes that may have contributed to the surgical site infection case.

180. Methods of Instruction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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