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2581. Preventing CAUTI in Specialized Patient Populations: The ICU | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-specialized-populations-icu.html
      December 01, 2017 - We're decreasing their risk of infection. We're decreasing the risk of trauma. … We coordinated extensively with our infection control department to help us with our data collection … So, through coordinating with infection control, I developed this CAUTI alert. … , and as well as educating people on the standards that we're held to with NHSN for reporting these infections … And this was a board that they created for us to keep staff aware of our CAUTI infections, and it was

2582. Paul Tedrick (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-icu-transcript.doc
      May 13, 2014 - We’re decreasing their risk of infection. We’re decreasing the risk of trauma. … We coordinated extensively with our infection control department to help us with our data collection … So, through coordinating with infection control, I developed this CAUTI alert. … , and as well as educating people on the standards that we’re held to with NHSN for reporting these infections … And this was a board that they created for us to keep staff aware of our CAUTI infections, and it was

2583. Navigating Hierarchy in the Clinical Setting: Working and Communicating with Others | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/navigating-hierarchy-slides.html
      December 01, 2017 - Implementation of Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection

2584. Engaging Senior Executives in Care of Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/engaging-sr-exec-slides.html
      February 01, 2017 - the SSA responses grouped by commonly identified defect categories such as equipment, teamwork, and infection

2585. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/subglottic-facguide.docx
      January 01, 2017 - Control and Prevention’s definition of a VAC includes conditions that are not necessarily related to infection

2586. Making Healthcare Safer IV | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs4/index.html
      May 01, 2025 - Rescue—Rapid Response Systems (March 25, 2024) Report Protocol Prevention in Adults of Transmission of Infection

2587. Engage Module Alternate Text | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2013 - Worksheet for Senior Executive Partnership Staff Safety Assessment CEO/Senior Leader Checklist Infection

2588. Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcare July 2020 Meeting Summary (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/public-notes-meeting-summary-072320.pdf
      November 06, 2020 - 19 diagnostics are used, in Promotion addition to clinical management, for case identification and infection

2589. Final Progress Report: The National Quality Forum Annual Meeting 2005 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/nishimi2-report.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - Some of the categories in the report were: Infection control Surgery Pneumonia Heart failure … Some of these studies examined anesthesia complications, infection rates, and turnaround time between … medical problems in chronic care; measures for specialty care; medication safety; healthcare-associated infections … The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has provided $25,000 for an … NQF project on infection control; additional discussions with other parties to fund the balance of the

2590. Improving Patient Safety in Nursing Homes: A Resource List (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nursing-home-resource-list-2.0.pdf
      April 01, 2025 - long-term-care-facilities/hcp/respiratory-virus-toolkit/index.html This toolkit helps nursing home infection … home residents or healthcare personnel (HCP) who develop signs or symptoms of a respiratory viral infection … Antimicrobial Resistance in Healthcare Settings has 12 steps in the following categories: prevent infection … , diagnose and treat infection effectively, use antimicrobials wisely, and prevent transmission. … Resources include guides to quality, useful websites, topic-specific resources, infection control resources

2591. Meeting Minutes, July 2016 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2016-07-nac/nacmtg0716-minutes.html
      November 01, 2016 - Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released final recommendations for screening for syphilis infection … The AHRQ-supported Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program has been used to reduce urinary tract infections … in hospitals, with infections in departments outside of the intensive care unit being reduced by 32

2592. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/fallspx/slides.html
      November 01, 2017 - Orthostatic hypotension/dehydration Vertigo/dizziness Syncope fainting Hypoglycemia Possible infection … Orthostatic Hypotension/Dehydration Vertigo/Dizziness Syncope/Fainting Hypoglycemia Possible Infection

2593. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-patient-role-references.html
      September 01, 2024 - Toward a Common Research Agenda in Infection-Associated Chronic Illnesses: Proceedings of a Workshop. … https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27462/toward-a-common-research-agenda-in-infection-associated-chronic-illnesses

2594. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/ltvv-factsheet.docx
      January 01, 2017 - Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle Did You Know? Low tidal volume ventilation (LTVV) is one of the interventions specifically designed to prevent ventilator-associated conditions (VAC). For patients without acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), target the recommended tidal volume of 6–8 mL/kg …

2595. 115-How-To-Randomly-Order-High-Touch (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/115-how-to-randomly-order-high-touch.docx
      April 01, 2025 - How To Randomly Order Lists of Rooms (Preoperative, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit, and Operating Room) and High-Touch Surfaces Surgical Services Read the Evaluating Environmental Cleaning document before you proceed with your randomization process. A systematic way to pick rooms for fluorescent gel placement is important, …

2596. 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Appendix A (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2018qdr-appa2.pdf
      January 01, 2018 - 6.08 0.0 0.014 MPSMS 8 (2009- 2016) Adult surgery patients with catheter-associated urinary tract infection … anticoagulant-related adverse drug event to warfarin -2.74 0.028 0.366 MPSMS 8 (2009- 2016) Bloodstream infection … radiation therapy to the breast within 1 year of diagnosis -8.47 0.0 0.00 NCDB 10 (2005- 2014) HIV infection

2597. Baylor Scott & White Health: Building a Foundation for Continuous Improvement (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/lhs/lhs_case_studies_bsw.pdf
      April 01, 2019 - The evidence base was clear that handwashing is essential to infection prevention. … return on investment can appear piecemeal at first, observed in the small changes such as reduced infection

2598. Meeting Minutes, July 24, 2015 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2015-03-nac/nacmtg0715-minutes.html
      December 01, 2015 - He cited work in central line–associated infections, other hospital adverse events, the Consumer Assessment … David Atkins, M.D., M.P.H., stressed the example of AHRQ's work in battling hospital-acquired infections

2599. Development of a Web-Based Patient Safety Resource: AHRQ Patient Safety Network (PSNet) (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Sehgal_64.pdf
      April 02, 2008 - For example, our list of “Medical Complications” is limited to five items—nosocomial infections, pressure … engineering “Patient falls” Patient falls “CPOE” (computerized provider order entry) Nosocomial infections

2600. Is Your Organization Ready for TeamSTEPPS™? (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/curriculum/teamstepps-3-readiness-form.pdf
      August 01, 2005 - satisfaction, and unit- or site-specific process and outcome measures (patient flow, hospital acquired infection … satisfaction, unit- or site- specific process and outcome measures (patient flow, hospital acquired infection