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101. Patient and Family Engagement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2018 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Project: Preventing CAUTI in Long-Term Care Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections

102. Toolkit Modules | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) is a proven method for preventing harms—including healthcare-associated infections—that

103. Toolkit 1. Suspected UTI SBAR Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2016 - Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most commonly diagnosed infections in nursing homes. 2 … As such, the Suspected Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Situation, Background, Assessment, and Request ( … to prescribing clinicians explaining the form and its rationale (tool 2) ( PDF  |  Word ) Not All “Infections … The handout Not All “Infections” Need Antibiotics (tool 3) also should be given to nurses. 1 American … Urinary tract infection (UTI) event for long-term care facilities. 2012 .  

104. Medicare Pay-for-Performance Programs Not Linked to Consistent Quality, Safety Improvements | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2022 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for MRSA Prevention is recruiting hospital surgical teams seeking to reduce infections … Surgical site infections (SSIs) are one of the most common and costly healthcare-associated infections … Variation by race in antibiotics prescribed for hospitalized patients with skin and soft tissue infections

105. Nonadherence With Guidelines Associated With Cardiac Surgery Infection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2023 - Events Nonadherence With Guidelines Associated With Cardiac Surgery Infection … Today's Headlines: Nonadherence With Guidelines Associated With Cardiac Surgery Infection . … Nonadherence With Guidelines Associated With Cardiac Surgery Infection Nonadherence to the Society … isolation and test characteristics in children with tracheostomies with and without acute respiratory infection … The impact of surgical volume on hospital ranking using the standardized infection ratio.

106. New Toolkit Can Improve Post-Surgery Complications and Enhance Patient Recovery | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2023 - the number of people who filled prescriptions to treat acute bronchitis and other upper respiratory infections … COVID-19 Infections and Hospitalizations Associated With Financial Distress . … Care and Recovery addresses common surgical complications such as surgical site and urinary tract infections … COVID-19 Infections and Hospitalizations Associated With Financial Distress An analysis of more than … with individuals whose data were measured after their COVID-19 infection.

107. Clinical Decision Support Found To Improve Use of Blood Clot Prevention Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2023 - Apply Now for Funding on Projects To Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic Resistance … , logistics and technologies) can improve patient outcomes, reduce injuries and hospital-associated infections … Apply Now for Funding on Projects To Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic Resistance … AHRQ is funding innovative research proposals to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and

108. Reducing Hospital-Acquired Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2021 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections

109. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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     May 20, 2016 - In 2008 the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) identified surgical site infections (a … hospitalists, respiratory therapists, dietitians, pharmacists, and certified nursing assistants from infection … related:  Anemia  Hypoproteinemia  Jaundice  Male gender  Overweight  Increasing age  Infection … Surgical Site Infection (SSI) http://www.cdc.gov/hai/ssi/ssi.html Policies/Protocols • World Health … Surgical Site Infection Toolkit http://www.cdc.gov/HAI/pdfs/toolkits/SSI_toolkit021710SIBT_revised.pdf

110. Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2023 - Infection Control & Prevention Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention … in Nursing Homes  (PDF, 1 MB) This resource addresses infection control and prevention in nursing homes … Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan (PDF, 236 KB) This … resource provides nursing home leaders and infection preventionists with an outline of the critical … Observational Audits: A Pathway to Improving Infection Prevention and Preventing the Spread of COVID-

111. Study Finds Racial and Ethnic Inequities in End-of-Life Prescription Opioid Access | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2023 - Applications Due Sept. 25 and Oct. 5 for Research Projects on Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic … Applications Due Sept. 25 and Oct. 5 for Research Projects on Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic … Resistance AHRQ is funding innovative research proposals to prevent healthcare-associated infections … Prevalence of and spending on ear, nose, throat and respiratory infections among children with chronic

112. How to Use the CUSP Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2018 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … That project focused on reducing central line-associated blood stream infections, Because these webinars

113. Special Edition – Patient Safety Awareness Week | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2023 - AHRQ Seeking Participants in Projects To Reduce Infections and Improve Cancer Diagnosis . … Applying Statistical Process Control Methods Can Detect Increases in Rates of Surgical Site Infections … When compared with traditional surgical site infection (SSI) surveillance approaches alone, applying … process control, in addition to traditional surveillance, was more effective at detecting surgical site infection … the statistical process control method to detect SSIs and best practice deficiencies within a large infection

114. Choosing a Service Line | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2023 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections

115. AHRQ Tools Improve Care, Safety for St. Luke’s University Health Network Obstetric Patients | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2019 - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program ( CUSP ) and Toolkit for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections … Safety Culture Topic(s): Care Coordination, Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections … (CLABSI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Outcomes, Patient Safety, Quality

116. Appendix I. National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Definition CAUTI Criteria Pocket Card | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … References Adapted from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI … Surveillance definitions of infections in long-term care facilities: Revisiting the McGeer criteria. … Slide 2: Pocket card side 1 Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Criteria for defining CAUTI … rectal +Presence of fever, even if due to another cause, should still be counted as part of meeting an infection

117. Institute for the Design of Environments Aligned for Patient Safety (IDEA4PS) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2021 - Conduct surveillance of healthcare-acquired infections in real time. … Network analysis of intra-hospital transfers and hospital onset clostridium difficile infection . … Repurposing geographic information systems for routine hospital infection control . … Novel visualization of Clostridium difficile infections in intensive care units . … Network analysis of intra-hospital transfers and hospital onset clostridium difficile infection .

118. AHRQ Impact Case Studies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2016 - Blood Thinners (6) Cancer (2) Care Coordination (18) Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection … (CAUTI) (2) Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) (4) Children/Adolescents … Patient Safety Culture (2) TeamSTEPPS (1) Telehealth (2) Tobacco Use (1) Urinary Tract Infection … University of Louisville Hospital Influenced by AHRQ Toolkit to Detect Antibiotic-Resistant Infections … 2015-33 AHRQ Product(s): CRE Toolkit, Publications Topic(s): Patient Safety, Healthcare-Associated Infections

119. Instructional Modules | 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 … , 2 MB) Facilitator notes ( Word , 3.88 MB) Turn Data Into Action: Using HSOPS & Surgical Site Infection … Presentation ( PowerPoint , 4.34 MB) Facilitator notes ( Word ,4.1 MB) Build Your Surgical Site Infection … Presentation ( PowerPoint , 3,45 MB) Facilitator notes ( Word , 6.97 MB) Perform a Surgical Site Infection

120. Building Your CUSP Team | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2018 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections