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161. Anticipatory guidance for prevention and/or management of fever and severe infection in children with sickle cell disease | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2021 - Measures Anticipatory guidance for prevention and/or management of fever and severe infection … Grantees Anticipatory guidance for prevention and/or management of fever and severe infection … Internet Citation: Anticipatory guidance for prevention and/or management of fever and severe infection

162. Children’s Hospital Uses AHRQ’s Pediatric QI Toolkit To Bring Physicians Together To Reduce CLABSIs (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - which are all included in the QI Toolkit as well - to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections … that works on patient safety and quality) Quality measure Central line-associated bloodstream infections … Methods Overview (Tool D.1) • Best Practices for Central Venous Catheter (CVC)-Related Bloodstream Infections … included representatives from hematology, oncology, stem cell transplant, pediatric intensive care, infection … to gaining physician support: Best Practices for Central Venous Catheter (CVC)-Related Bloodstream Infections

163. Sepsis in the ED Detailed Measure, Technical Specifications (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - Infection A suspected or proven (by positive culture, tissue stain, or polymerase chain reaction test … ) infection caused by any pathogen OR a clinical syndrome associated with a high probability of infection … Evidence of infection includes positive findings on clinical exam, imaging, or laboratory tests (e.g … or spinal culture OR • Urine, blood or spinal culture drawn OR • Chart notation of: • “Rule out infection … ” OR • “Suspected infection” OR • “Rule out sepsis” OR • “Suspected sepsis” Severe sepsis Sepsis

164. How To Use Educational Bundles | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections

165. The Role of the Nurse Manager | 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

166. Spread | 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

167. Learn about CUSP | 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

168. Mourning the Loss of Deputy Director David Meyers, M.D. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2023 - Standardized Surveillance Definition May Help Reduce Infections From Home-Infusion Therapy . … Standardized Surveillance Definition May Help Reduce Infections From Home-Infusion Therapy An AHRQ-funded … study published in  Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology  found that a home-infusion central line-associated … bloodstream infection (CLABSI) surveillance definition is valid, feasible and acceptable. … Researchers sought to track infection reduction efforts in home infusion therapy as well as implement

169. Winners Selected in Challenge Competition To Create TeamSTEPPS Training Videos | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2023 - Apply by Sept. 12: AHRQ Seeks Director of Healthcare-Associated Infections Division . … Apply by Sept. 12: AHRQ Seeks Director of Healthcare-Associated Infections Division AHRQ is seeking … applicants to serve as the director of its Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Division and senior … Compliance with central line maintenance bundle and infection rates . … Reevaluating the significance of infection preventionists and infection prevention and control departments

170. Documentation and Coding for Patient Safety Indicators (pdf file)
     www.monahrq.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/b4_combo_documentationcoding.pdf
     March 15, 2016 - One example would be to inspect laboratory documentation of infections to search for missed line infections … (“selected infections due to medical care”). … Central line infections can be localized to skin and subcutaneous tissues (T80212A), bloodstream infection … PSI 07 Central Venous Catheter- Related Bloodstream Infections (CV-CRBI) X Bloodstream infections … Central line infections can be localized to skin and subcutaneous tissues (T80212A), bloodstream infection

171. Section 2, Technical Specifications (pdf file)
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     February 09, 2018 - A suspected or proven (by positive culture, tissue stain, or polymerase chain reaction test) infection … caused by any pathogen OR a clinical syndrome associated with a high probability of infection. … Evidence of infection includes positive findings on clinical exam, imaging, or laboratory tests (e.g … Term Definition Suspected infection Infection is suspected when one of the following is documented … ” OR • “Suspected infection” OR • “Rule out sepsis” OR • “Suspected sepsis” Severe sepsis Sepsis

172. Section 1, Tables 1-4 (pdf file)
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     June 15, 2018 - Infection A suspected or proven (by positive culture, tissue stain, or polymerase chain reaction test … ) infection caused by any pathogen OR a clinical syndrome associated with a high probability of infection … Evidence of infection includes positive findings on clinical exam, imaging, or laboratory tests (e.g … Suspected infection Infection is suspected when one of the following is documented: • Orders for … ” OR • “Suspected infection” OR • “Rule out sepsis” OR • “Suspected sepsis” Severe sepsis Sepsis

173. 5 Tk2 P1T3-Checklist For Discussion With Local Hospitals Providers Ers Phase 1 (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - Health Care www.ahrq.gov Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality HAIs Healthcare- Associated Infections … Emergency Department, it is reasonable to reach out also to hospital staff involved in microbiology, infection … Telephone Number ___________________________ Email Address ______________________________ Hospital infection-control … contact, such as the hospital epidemiologist or infection preventionist.

174. AHRQ Views: The End of the Public Health Emergency Refocuses the Urgency To Improve Healthcare Quality | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2023 - May 23, 2023 AHRQ Stats: Americans Treated for Respiratory Infections The number of Americans treated … for acute bronchitis and upper respiratory infections decreased significantly from 33.2 million in 2016 … increases in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and central-line associated bloodstream infections

175. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 12, 2024 - Healthcare in the United States October 10, 2023 Chlorhexidine Bathing Routine Reduces Infections … February 26, 2021 AHRQ Safety Program Helps Hospitals Decrease Antibiotic Use and Reduce Infections

176. Technical Specifications for Timely Fluid Bolus for Children With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock (pdf file)
     www.monahrq.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0231-technical-specifications.pdf
     April 26, 2018 - Infection A suspected or proven (by positive culture, tissue stain, or polymerase chain reaction test … ) infection caused by any pathogen OR a clinical syndrome associated with a high probability of infection … Evidence of infection includes positive findings on clinical exam, imaging, or laboratory tests (e.g … Suspected infection Infection is suspected when one of the following is documented: • Orders for … ” OR • “Suspected infection” OR • “Rule out sepsis” OR • “Suspected sepsis” Section 2.

177. Supplemental Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Protocol Supplemental Tools Surgical Care Audit Tools Surgical Site Infection … Investigation Tool ( Word , 1.8 MB) This tool will help your safety program team understand lapses in infection … prevention processes that may have contributed to the surgical site infection case.

178. Methods of Instruction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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179. Assemble the Team | 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

180. Sustainability | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections