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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-change-model-reduce-risk-surgical-site-infection
June 06, 2018 - Using a change model to reduce the risk of surgical site infection. … Surgical site infections can result in harm and financial hardship for patients. … Using a change model to reduce the risk of surgical site infection. … Infection Guidelines, 2016 Update. … March 9, 2016
Back to basics: preventing surgical site infections.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/american-college-surgeons-and-surgical-infection-society-surgical-site-infection-guidelines
October 23, 2018 - Infection Guidelines, 2016 Update. … American College of Surgeons and Surgical Infection Society: Surgical Site Infection Guidelines, 2016 … Surgical site infections are a persistent and costly challenge to patient safety. … American College of Surgeons and Surgical Infection Society: Surgical Site Infection Guidelines, 2016 … See More About The Topic
Operating Room
Health Care Providers
Surgery
Surgical Site Infections
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-us-hospitals-are-doing-prevent-common-device-associated-infections-during-coronavirus
May 08, 2019 - Study
What US hospitals are doing to prevent common device-associated infections … What US hospitals are doing to prevent common device-associated infections during the coronavirus disease … The COVID-19 pandemic challenged infection prevention and control practices . … Findings from this survey of infection prevention professionals from acute care hospitals in the United … May 8, 2019
A program to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection in acute
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-failure-mode-and-effect-analysis-reduce-nicu-line-associated-bloodstream
April 24, 2018 - Health care failure mode and effect analysis to reduce NICU line–associated bloodstream infections … Health care failure mode and effect analysis to reduce NICU line-associated bloodstream infections. … Health care failure mode and effect analysis to reduce NICU line-associated bloodstream infections. … October 13, 2018
Changes in prevalence of health care-associated infections in U.S. hospitals … May 5, 2018
Statewide NICU central-line–associated bloodstream infection rates decline
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/encouraging-employees-speak-prevent-infections-opportunities-leverage-quality-improvement-and
January 23, 2017 - Study
Encouraging employees to speak up to prevent infections: opportunities to leverage … 3, 2014
Implementing a national program to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection … October 31, 2014
Positive deviance: a new tool for infection prevention and patient safety … May 7, 2014
Organizational culture and its implications for infection prevention and … January 8, 2014
Culture change in infection control: applying psychological principles
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/exploring-leadership-within-systems-approach-reduce-health-care-associated-infections-scoping
October 29, 2017 - Exploring leadership within a systems approach to reduce health care–associated infections … Exploring leadership within a systems approach to reduce health care-associated infections: A scoping … Health care–associated infections (HAIs) are a persistent challenge to patient safety. … deterioration and hospital‐acquired complications in adult patients with isolation precautions for infection … September 29, 2017
Organizational culture and its implications for infection prevention
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-compliance-patient-safety
October 19, 2022 - Health care–associated infections (HAIs) remain a major contributor to preventable morbidity and mortality … in hospitalized patients, despite some progress in combating certain infections. … This commentary relates how hand hygiene compliance contributes to infection prevention and safe care … July 1, 2020
Hospital infection prevention: how much can we prevent and how hard should … December 9, 2015
Impact of organizations on healthcare-associated infections.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-projects-prevent-healthcare-associated-infections-fiscal-year-2011
May 07, 2014 - Fact Sheet/FAQs
AHRQ Projects to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections, Fiscal … Citation Text:
AHRQ Projects to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections, Fiscal Year 2011. … funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to reduce incidence of health care–associated infections … Cite
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AHRQ Projects to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections … July 28, 2013
Partnering to Heal: Teaming-Up Against Healthcare-Associated Infections
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-infections-hospital-what-you-patient-can-do
November 23, 2016 - Fact Sheet/FAQs
Preventing Infections in the Hospital—What You As a Patient Can Do … Citation Text:
Preventing Infections in the Hospital—What You As a Patient Can Do. … URL
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Preventing Infections … May 21, 2014
MRSA Infections.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-associated-infections-hospitals-overview-state-reporting-programs-and-individual
June 07, 2008 - and Individual Hospital Initiatives to Reduce Certain Infections. … This report describes state reporting programs for health care–associated infection (HAI), hospital initiatives … 25, 2019
COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: CMS Needs to Continue to Strengthen Oversight of Infection … November 30, 2023
Infection Control Deficiencies Were Widespread and Persistent in Nursing … Public reporting of health care–associated surveillance data: recommendations from the Healthcare Infection
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/business-case-quality-economic-analysis-michigan-keystone-patient-safety-program-icus
September 20, 2011 - January 15, 2014
Eradicating central line–associated bloodstream infections statewide … November 7, 2018
Statewide NICU central-line–associated bloodstream infection rates decline … December 18, 2014
Reducing the rate of catheter-associated bloodstream infections in … December 23, 2012
Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in … August 25, 2010
Preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections: thinking outside
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/targeted-implementation-comprehensive-unit-based-safety-program-through-assessment-safety
November 20, 2015 - Safety Program through an assessment of safety culture to minimize central line-associated bloodstream infections … Safety Program through an assessment of safety culture to minimize central line-associated bloodstream infections … The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) reduced central line–associated bloodstream infections … April 24, 2018
Encouraging employees to speak up to prevent infections: opportunities … August 5, 2020
Reducing three infections across cardiac surgery programs: a multisite
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/healthcare-associated-infections-national-patient-safety-problem-and-coordinated-response
May 20, 2016 - Commentary
Healthcare-associated infections: a national patient safety problem and … Healthcare-associated infections: a national patient safety problem and the coordinated response. … 12, 2014
Implementing a national program to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection … Impact of a national multimodal intervention to prevent catheter-related bloodstream infection … Reporting Programs and Individual Hospital Initiatives to Reduce Certain Infections.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-national-program-reduce-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infection-quality
June 08, 2016 - Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are common, reasonably preventable sources of … states and hospitals to successfully implement interventions that reduce catheter use and associated infections … October 17, 2017
Eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections: a national … January 15, 2014
Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections … November 16, 2011
Eradicating central line–associated bloodstream infections statewide
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/science-implementation-ahrqs-program-prevent-hais-results-and-lessons
May 06, 2015 - , and prevention of central line–associated bloodstream infections as well as catheter-associated … urinary tract infections . … July 2, 2009
Increased catheter-related bloodstream infection rates after the introduction … September 1, 2014
Nurse staffing, burnout, and health care-associated infection. … January 2, 2013
Healthcare-Associated Infections.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-role-facility-design-acquisition-and-prevention-healthcare-associated
March 28, 2018 - Understanding the Role of Facility Design in the Acquisition and Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections … Understanding the Role of Facility Design in the Acquisition and Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections … reveal how designing around space and human factors can reduce the spread of health care–associated infections … Understanding the Role of Facility Design in the Acquisition and Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections … September 1, 2018
Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections: Results and Lessons Learned
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/decreasing-surgical-site-infections-developing-high-reliability-culture
July 05, 2017 - Commentary
Decreasing surgical site infections by developing a high reliability culture … Decreasing Surgical Site Infections by Developing a High Reliability Culture. … high reliability concepts can support the reliable use of best practices to prevent surgical site infections … Decreasing Surgical Site Infections by Developing a High Reliability Culture. … January 27, 2016
Back to basics: preventing surgical site infections.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/central-line-insertion-care-team-checklist
October 02, 2024 - This checklist targets the persistent problem of central line-associated infections by providing critical … October 2, 2024
Toolkit for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections. … November 16, 2015
Eliminating Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections. … Topic
Hospitals
Medical/Surgical Nursing
Indwelling Tubes and Catheters
Nosocomial Infections
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/global-guidelines-prevention-surgical-site-infection
July 20, 2011 - Citation Text:
Global Guidelines on the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection. … Efforts to reduce surgical site infections have achieved some success . … October 30, 2024
Preventing surgical site infections: implementing strategies throughout … Infection Guidelines, 2016 Update. … February 1, 2017
Preventing infections: how Portland hospitals compare.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-reduce-cauti-and-other-hais-long-term-care-facilities
January 09, 2024 - Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) and other healthcare-associated infections continue … teamwork, and safety culture to facilitate consistent use of evidence-based practices (e.g., foundational infection … January 9, 2024
Toolkit for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections. … March 1, 2023
Long-term care healthcare-associated infections in 2021: an analysis of … August 1, 2017
A program to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection in acute