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101. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2015 - Facilities Toolkit This toolkit helps dialysis center clinicians prevent healthcare-associated infections … AHRQ toolkits build on the CUSP model to address problems such as central line-associated bloodstream infections … (CLABSI), catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), infections associated with ventilators

102. Updated Information on the Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate: 2011 and 2012 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2018 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … measures) 1,594,000 48.67 1,372,000 41.91 CAUTI MPSMS Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … 370,000 11.30 350,000 10.58 CLABSI MPSMS Blood Stream Infections Associated With Central … MPSMS Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers 1,320,000 40.41 1,300,000 39.43 Surgical Site Infection

103. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2015 - Facilities Toolkit This toolkit helps dialysis center clinicians prevent healthcare-associated infections … AHRQ toolkits build on the CUSP model to address problems such as central line-associated bloodstream infections … (CLABSI), catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), infections associated with ventilators

104. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2015 - Facilities Toolkit This toolkit helps dialysis center clinicians prevent healthcare-associated infections … AHRQ toolkits build on the CUSP model to address problems such as central line-associated bloodstream infections … (CLABSI), catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), infections associated with ventilators

105. Assessing Progress on CLABSI and CAUTI Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2022 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) prevention work forward. … ICU Assessment The ICU assessment helps teams find an area to focus their infection prevention efforts … This will help define the specific areas the team wants to work on to reduce infections.

106. Major Study Finds Significant National Patient Safety Improvement | 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 … AHRQ’s patient safety efforts , including its Healthcare-Associated Infections Program and implementation … CDC) work addressing gaps in the public health system and investments in data systems and sharing, infection

107. AHRQ Impact Case Studies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 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 … (HAIs), Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Geographic Location: South Carolina Country: United States of … CAUTI Toolkit, Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Topic(s): Patient Safety, Urinary Tract Infection

108. 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

109. 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

110. Methods To Estimate the Baseline 2010 PFP National Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2014 - (physician diagnosed) CLABSI MPSMS Blood Stream Infections Associated With Central Venous Catheters … Without Instrument (PSI 19) Pressure Ulcers MPSMS Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers Surgical Site Infections … 11) PSI Accidental Puncture or Laceration (PSI 15) Acronyms: Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infection … The national number of selected surgical site infections computed in a special calculation for the PFP … Pressure Ulcer MPSMS Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers 1,317,211 32,750,000 40.220 Surgical Site Infection

111. 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 .  

112. 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

113. 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.

114. 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.

115. 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

116. 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

117. 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

118. 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-

119. 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

120. 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