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421. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 02, 2015 - site infection reduction and health care cost savings. … site infection reduction and health care cost savings. … infections. … a significant decrease in both superficial infections and postoperative sepsis. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

422. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)
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     October 01, 2012 - Spotlight Case July 2008 Spotlight Case CA-MRSA Skin Infections: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a … Methicillin-resistant S. aureus infections among patients in the emergency department. … "Spider bite" lesions are usually diagnosed as skin and soft-tissue infections. … Skin Infections in Wrestling. … Skin Infections in Wrestling.

423. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 07, 2017 - Proactive risk assessment of surgical site infections in ambulatory surgery centers. … Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infections in Ambulatory Surgery Centers. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/proactive-risk-assessment-surgical-site-infections-ambulatory-surgery-centers … study reports on the use of a prospective risk assessment tool to identify risks for surgical site infection … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/proactive-risk-assessment-surgical-site-infections-ambulatory-surgery-centers

424. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 14, 2014 - good: assessing the cost savings of an intervention to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections … good: assessing the cost savings of an intervention to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections … doing-well-doing-good-assessing-cost-savings-intervention-reduce-central-line- associated Central line–associated bloodstream infections … studies have argued that these interventions are cost effective because the money saved by preventing infections … quality improvement measure is purely for the payers, and the decrease in hospital margins for line infections

425. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 15, 2014 - Cost-effectiveness of a quality improvement programme to reduce central line–associated bloodstream infections … Cost-effectiveness of a quality improvement programme to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections … Keystone ICU project, a highly successful program for preventing central line–associated bloodstream infections … cost-effectiveness-quality-improvement-programme-reduce-central-line-associated-bloodstream https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

426. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 09, 2016 - Infections and interaction rituals in the organisation: clinician accounts of speaking up or remaining … Infections and interaction rituals in the organisation: clinician accounts of speaking up or remaining … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infections-and-interaction-rituals-organisation-clinician-accounts-speaking-or … how clinicians decide to speak up if they observe a safety breach (in this case, failing to follow infection … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infections-and-interaction-rituals-organisation-clinician-accounts-speaking-or-remaining

427. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2018 - 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 … assessment-safety The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) reduced central line–associated bloodstream infections … targeted-implementation-comprehensive-unit-based-safety-program-through-assessment-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cusp-toolkit https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/culture-safety

428. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 21, 2016 - Association of safety culture with surgical site infection outcomes. … Association of safety culture with surgical site infection outcomes. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-safety-culture-surgical-site-infection-outcomes Safety culture … Surgical site infections are considered preventable adverse events. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-safety-culture-surgical-site-infection-outcomes https://psnet.ahrq.gov

429. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 10, 2008 - Effect of antiseptic handwashing vs alcohol sanitizer on health care-associated infections in neonatal … Effect of antiseptic handwashing vs alcohol sanitizer on health care- associated infections in neonatal … This clinical trial compared these strategies on patient infection rates, nurses’ skin conditions, and … Adjusted results showed no difference in patient infection rates or microbial counts, but skin condition … compares these findings with existing research and the confounding factors associated with measured infection

430. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 17, 2017 - association between Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS) measures and catheter- associated infections … association between Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS) measures and catheter-associated infections … programs—including the Keystone ICU program and a recent effort to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections—have … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sustaining-reductions-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-michigan-intensive-care-units … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/program-prevent-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infection-acute-care

431. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 03, 2011 - MRSA Infections. February 3, 2011 Zeller JL, Burke AE, Glass RM. JAMA patient page. … MRSA infections. JAMA. 2007;298(15):1826. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mrsa-infections This fact sheet defines the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus … aureus (MRSA) bacterium, identifies causes of infection and risk factors, and provides information … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mrsa-infections

432. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 23, 2008 - Battling hospital-acquired infections. January 23, 2008 Gross T; Shannon R. NPR. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/battling-hospital-acquired-infections This interview with Richard Shannon … , MD, addresses the safety consequences of hospital-acquired infections and discusses prevention tactics … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/battling-hospital-acquired-infections

433. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 21, 2016 - initiative has led efforts to reduce hospital-acquired conditions (HACs), such as health care–associated infections … AHRQ has been tracking rates of HACs including adverse drug events, catheter-associated urinary tract infections … , central line–associated bloodstream infections, pressure ulcers, and surgical site infections. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/partnership-patients https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

434. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 27, 2005 - Hospital-acquired Infections in Pennsylvania. July 27, 2005 PHC4 Research Briefs. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-acquired-infections-pennsylvania This report summarizes hospital-acquired …  infection data from Pennsylvania hospitals in 2004 and indicates that the number of such infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-acquired-infections-pennsylvania

435. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 16, 2011 - Emerging infections: the contact precautions controversy. March 16, 2011 Zastrow RL. … Emerging infections: the contact precautions controversy. Am J Nurs. 2011;111(3):47-53. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emerging-infections-contact-precautions-controversy This commentary discusses … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emerging-infections-contact-precautions-controversy

436. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 02, 2014 - Preventing Infections in the Hospital—What You As a Patient Can Do. … November 2, 2014 National Patient Safety Foundation; NPSF https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-infections-hospital-what-you-patient-can-do … Postoperative infections represent a common and often preventable event. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-infections-hospital-what-you-patient-can-do

437. CMS changes in reimbursement for HAIs: setting a research agenda. | PSNet
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     May 03, 2018 - Receipt of antibiotics in hospitalized patients and risk for Clostridium difficile infection … March 2, 2012 Patient safety climate: variation in perceptions by infection preventionists … : the case of central line–associated bloodstream infections. … Reporting Programs and Individual Hospital Initiatives to Reduce Certain Infections. … HHS to Prioritize Prevention Practices and Improve Data on these Infections.

438. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 19, 2010 - Preventing infections: how Portland hospitals compare. May 19, 2010 Rojas-Burke J. The Oregonian. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-infections-how-portland-hospitals-compare This newspaper article … describes how lessons from the Keystone ICU Project have reduced central line infections in Oregon … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-infections-how-portland-hospitals-compare https://psnet.ahrq.gov

439. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 16, 2012 - ICU project accomplished impressive short-term and long-term reductions in health care–associated infections … follow-up study also demonstrates the cost- effectiveness of the program, as the money saved by preventing infections … business-case-quality-economic-analysis-michigan-keystone-patient-safety-program-icus https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sustaining-reductions-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-michigan-intensive-care-units … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/checklists

440. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 06, 2013 - Michigan': a 2-year stepped interventional programme to minimise central venous catheter-blood stream infections … Michigan': a 2-year stepped interventional programme to minimise central venous catheter-blood stream infections … central-venous-catheter The Keystone ICU study, which nearly eliminated catheter-related bloodstream infections … which attempted to replicate the Keystone study in 223 ICUs in England, yielded a surprising result: infection … declined significantly in both control and intervention hospitals, likely reflecting secular trends in infection