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281. Healthcare personnel attire in non–operating-room settings. | PSNet
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     January 04, 2019 - January 4, 2019 Infection prevention in the operating room anesthesia work area. … February 12, 2014 Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections … December 30, 2014 Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand … Public reporting of health care–associated surveillance data: recommendations from the Healthcare Infection … February 18, 2011 A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections

282. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus | PSNet
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     June 24, 2010 - Invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in the United States. … National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System. … National trends in Staphylococcus aureus infection rates: impact on economic burden and mortality over … Safety of patients isolated for infection control. JAMA. 2003;290:1899-1905. … May 13, 2020 Perspective How Does Infection Prevention

283. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 14, 2018 - Changes in prevalence of health care-associated infections in U.S. hospitals. … Changes in Prevalence of Health Care-Associated Infections in U.S. Hospitals. … and the AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery to prevent surgical site infections. … were in urinary tract and surgical site infections. … /psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cost-pneumonia-after-acute-stroke https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/how-does-infection-prevention-fit-safety-program

284. CA-MRSA Skin Infections: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure | PSNet
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     March 01, 2005 - Concurrent infection of actual spider bites is very rare. … or progression to deep tissue infection or more complicated disease). … of skin infection. … MRSA Infections. Prevention Information and Advice for Athletes. … Skin Infections in Wrestling.

285. Learning accountability for patient outcomes. | PSNet
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     July 01, 2017 - This commentary discusses efforts to reduce central line blood stream infections and questions why proven … The burden of healthcare utilization, cost, and mortality associated with select surgical site infections … Executive/senior leader checklist to improve culture and reduce central line–associated bloodstream infections … September 30, 2015 Positive deviance: a new tool for infection prevention and patient … November 2, 2012 Addressing healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance

286. Toolkit for Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI in ICUs. | PSNet
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     December 24, 2008 - Healthcare-associated infections can result in significant morbidity and mortality. … cultural guidance to support practice changes to prevent and reduce central line-associated bloodstream infection … (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) rates in intensive care units (ICUs … October 1, 2024 What US hospitals are doing to prevent common device-associated infections … June 21, 2023 Toolkit for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections.

287. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 23, 2012 - Veterans Affairs initiative to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections. … Veterans Affairs initiative to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections. … , despite some successes at reducing rates of specific infections. … Preventing infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) remains a difficult … multifaceted approach including universal screening, contact isolation precautions, and an emphasis on infection

288. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2023 - Surgical site infection prevention: a review. … Surgical site infection prevention: a review. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-site-infection-prevention-review Surgical site infections (SSIs … surgical-site-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/back-basics-preventing-surgical-site-infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/american-college-surgeons-and-surgical-infection-society-surgical-site-infection-guidelines

289. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 26, 2018 - Hospital-acquired infections under pay-for-performance systems: an administrative perspective on management … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-acquired-infections-under-pay-performance-systems-administrative … This review examines the impact of financial incentives on occurrence of hospital-acquired infections … The authors suggest hospital administrators partner with clinicians and infection control experts to … develop evidence-based policies and guidelines to prevent infections in their organizations.

290. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 20, 2011 - Adherence to Surgical Care Improvement Project measures and the association with postoperative infections … and the subsequent development of such infections. … They found that infection rates decreased only when all recommended interventions were carried out; … performance of individual interventions did not seem to affect infection rates. … , and have subsequently been demonstrated to reduce surgical site infections.

291. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 13, 2019 - Infection prevention in long-term care: re-evaluating the system using a human factors engineering approach … Infection prevention in long-term care: re-evaluating the system using a human factors engineering approach … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infection-prevention-long-term-care-re-evaluating-system-using-human-factors … - engineering Health care–associated infections are a persistent challenge in all care environments … This commentary explores conditions in long-term care settings that enable infections to spread.

292. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 03, 2015 - Preventing device-associated infections in US hospitals: national surveys from 2005 to 2013. … Preventing device-associated infections in US hospitals: national surveys from 2005 to 2013. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-device-associated-infections-us-hospitals-national-surveys-2005 … Other studies indicate that the incidence of certain hospital-acquired infections has decreased over … /health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/methicillin-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-us

293. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 10, 2021 - Hospital-acquired SARS-Cov-2 infections in patients: inevitable conditions or medical malpractice? … Hospital-acquired SARS-Cov-2 infections in patients: inevitable conditions or medical malpractice? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-acquired-sars-cov-2-infections-patients-inevitable-conditions-or … The authors discuss the role of infection prevention and control procedures, and the potential implications … patients-hospitalized-large-us-academic-medical-center https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/barriers-and-facilitators-healthcare-workers-adherence-infection-prevention-and-control-ipc

294. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2018 - Fighting MRSA infections in hospital care: how organizational factors matter. … Fighting MRSA Infections in Hospital Care: How Organizational Factors Matter. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fighting-mrsa-infections-hospital-care-how-organizational-factors-matter … The investigators concluded that hand hygiene, intensive general cleaning efforts, infection control … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-prevent-healthcare-associated-infections-through-hand-hygiene

295. Efforts To Improve Patient Safety Result in 1.3 Million Fewer Patient Harms: Interim Update on 2013 Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate and Estimates of Cost Savings and Deaths Averted From 2010 to 2013. | PSNet
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     January 07, 2015 - August 1, 2012 Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections … May 6, 2015 Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections: Results and Lessons Learned … October 18, 2011 Adult Hospital Stays with Infections Due to Medical Care, 2007. … September 15, 2010 Health-Care-Associated Infections in Hospitals: An Overview of State … Reporting Programs and Individual Hospital Initiatives to Reduce Certain Infections.

296. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 03, 2011 - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus central line–associated bloodstream infections in US intensive … Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus central line- associated bloodstream infections in US intensive … influential organizations have recommended that hospitals specifically target MRSA colonization and infection … Healthcare Safety Network found that the overall incidence of one common HAI, catheter-related bloodstream infection … combating CRBSI in general, and not due to practices targeting MRSA infections specifically.

297. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 24, 2018 - Economic evaluation of interventions for prevention of hospital acquired infections: a systematic review … Economic Evaluation of Interventions for Prevention of Hospital Acquired Infections: A Systematic Review … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/economic-evaluation-interventions-prevention-hospital-acquired-infections … - systematic-review Health care–associated infections are a longstanding patient safety priority, and … A PSNet perspective on the business case for patient safety discussed health care–associated infections

298. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 31, 2013 - Influence of state laws mandating reporting of healthcare- associated infections: the case of central … line–associated bloodstream infections. … line-associated bloodstream infections. … However, these regulations do not appear to have any effect on infection rates. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

299. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 17, 2019 - Serious misdiagnosis-related harms in malpractice claims: the "Big Three": vascular events, infections … Serious misdiagnosis-related harms in malpractice claims: The “Big Three” – vascular events, infections … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/serious-misdiagnosis-related-harms-malpractice-claims-big-three-vascular- events-infections … closed claims and high-severity events: vascular events (such as myocardial infarction and stroke), infections … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/serious-misdiagnosis-related-harms-malpractice-claims-big-three-vascular-events-infections

300. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 09, 2019 - incentive to hospitals by reducing reimbursements to those with elevated rates of health care-associated infections … PSNet's Primer on Health Care- Associated Infections provides an explanation of infections as one of … medicares-hospital-acquired-condition-reduction-program-and-community-diversity-united-states https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections