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  1. Patient safety: the synergy of technology and behavior. | PSNet

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    February 18, 2015 - Affairs hospital employed teamwork, checklists, and technology and successfully reduced hospital-acquired infections … May 4, 2014 Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in Michigan … evidence-based, nurse-driven checklist to prevent hospital-acquired catheter-associated urinary tract infections … April 4, 2011 An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in … June 23, 2010 Preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections: thinking outside the

  2. Preventing CAUTIs in the ICU Setting

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    September 01, 2015 - Guideline for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections 2009. … Guideline for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections 2009. … PMID: 24709715. 3 Scope of the Problem CAUTIs: One of the most common types of healthcare-associated Infection … Overview ‹#› AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals 4 * Healthcare Infection Control … CAUTI in Hospitals 14 Patient Factors ICU patients who are critically ill may be at high risk for infection

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 14, 2023 - Preventing surgical site infections: are safety climate level and its strength associated with self-reported … Preventing surgical site infections: are safety climate level and its strength associated with self-reported … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-surgical-site-infections-are-safety-climate-level-and-its-strength … - associated-self Surgical site infections (SSI) are a common, but preventable, complication following … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/surgical-site-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-safety-culture-surgical-site-infection-outcomes

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2021 - Leapfrog Hospital Safety Score, Magnet designation, and healthcare-associated infections in United States … Health care–associated infections (HAIs) are a preventable safety problem. … , and Magnet status was associated with lower rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection … but worse than expected performance on C. difficile infections. … workplace-empowerment-and-magnet-hospital-characteristics-predictors-patient-safety-climate https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-hospital-acquired-clostridium-difficile-infection-hospital-mortality

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 20, 2019 - ) and strengthening state-hospital relationships to improve infection control efforts. … PubMed citations Central-line Associated Blood Stream Infection (CLABSI) Over the three-year study … Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Baseline CAUTI rates at participating hospitals … Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) The authors observed a statistically significant reduction … /primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 19, 2023 - Quality improvement initiative to decrease central line- associated bloodstream infections during the … Quality improvement initiative to decrease central line- associated bloodstream infections during the … Previous research has found that central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs) increased … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infection … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-prevent-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-acute-care-hospitals

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 10, 2024 - Infection control measure performance in long-term care hospitals and their relationship to Joint Commission … Infection control measure performance in long-term care hospitals and their relationship to Joint Commission … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infection-control-measure-performance-long-term-care-hospitals-and-their … ; no differences were observed for Clostridium difficile infections (CDI). … /health-care-associated-infections

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 31, 2019 - Flawed self-assessment in hand hygiene: a major contributor to infections in clinical practice? … Flawed self-assessment in hand hygiene: A major contributor to infections in clinical practice? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/flawed-self-assessment-hand-hygiene-major-contributor-infections-clinical … The authors recommend more direct observation of hand hygiene to prevent health care–associated infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/flawed-self-assessment-hand-hygiene-major-contributor-infections-clinical-practice

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 24, 2023 - Long-term care healthcare-associated infections in 2022: an analysis of 20,216 reports. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/long-term-care-healthcare-associated-infections-2022-analysis-20216-reports … Healthcare-associated infections remain a patient safety issue at long-term care facilities. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/long-term-care-healthcare-associated-infections-2022-analysis-20216-reports … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infection-prevention-compendium-long-term-care-facilities https://psnet.ahrq.gov

  10. Exhibit 5. List of members, technical expert panel | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    April 01, 2018 - Infection control, healthcare associated infections Inpatient Specialists Barry Aron M.D. … Surgical site infections, pediatrics, pediatric surgery Cohen Children's Medical Center of NY … Infection control, healthcare associated infections Inpatient Surgical Consultants Steve Martin … Infection control, healthcare associated infections Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Infection control, healthcare associated infections Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

  11. Collaborative cohort study of an intervention to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive care unit. | PSNet

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    September 20, 2011 - The success of the Keystone ICU project at reducing central line–associated bloodstream infections … June 16, 2011 An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in … August 25, 2010 Eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections: a national … October 16, 2012 Eradicating central line–associated bloodstream infections statewide … June 10, 2018 Statewide NICU central-line–associated bloodstream infection rates decline

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 13, 2022 - Long-term care healthcare-associated infections in 2021: an analysis of 17,971 reports. … Long-term care healthcare-associated infections in 2021: an analysis of 17,971 reports. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/long-term-care-healthcare-associated-infections-2021-analysis-17971-reports … Residents at long-term care facilities are at increased risk for healthcare-associated infections. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/long-term-care-and-patient-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infection-prevention-compendium-long-term-care-facilities

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 08, 2021 - Worldwide incidence of surgical site infections in general surgical patients: a systematic review and … Worldwide incidence of surgical site infections in general surgical patients: a systematic review and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/worldwide-incidence-surgical-site-infections-general-surgical-patients- … systematic-review-and Surgical site infections (SSI) are a common, yet largely preventable, complication … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/surgical-site-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/readmission-after-delayed-diagnosis-surgical-site-infection-focus-prevention-using-american

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 04, 2021 - Mortality review as a tool to assess the contribution of healthcare-associated infections to death: … Mortality review as a tool to assess the contribution of healthcare-associated infections to death: … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mortality-review-tool-assess-contribution-healthcare-associated-infections … - death-results Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) contribute to patient morbidity and mortality … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mortality-review-tool-assess-contribution-healthcare-associated-infections-death-results

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 22, 2022 - Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update … Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-prevent-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-acute-care … - hospitals-2022 Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) are a target of safety improvement … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-prevent-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-acute-care-hospitals

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 17, 2024 - Development of patient safety measures to identify inappropriate diagnosis of common infections. … Development of patient safety measures to identify inappropriate diagnosis of common infections. … /psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/development-patient-safety-measures-identify-inappropriate-diagnosis- common-infections … Misdiagnosis of infections can lead to overuse of antibiotics and threaten patient safety. … of two National Quality Forum (NQF)-endorsed measures of inappropriate diagnosis of urinary tract infection

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 15, 2024 - Surgical Site Infections September 15, 2024 Surgical Site Infections. PSNet [internet]. 2019. … (SSI) as an infection related to an operative procedure that occurs at or near the surgical incision … issue/american-college-surgeons-and-surgical-infection-society-surgical-site-infection-guidelines This … Infections Primer. … rates over time and comparison of infection rates between facilities.

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2022 - The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on healthcare-associated infections in 2020: a summary … The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19) on healthcare-associated infections in 2020: A summary … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-healthcare-associated-infections … The authors conclude that these findings suggest a need to return to conventional infection control … /issue/will-covid-19-pandemic-transform-infection-prevention-and-control-surgery-seeking-leverage

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 02, 2019 - Exploring leadership within a systems approach to reduce health care–associated infections: a scoping … Exploring leadership within a systems approach to reduce health care-associated infections: A scoping … //psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/exploring-leadership-within-systems-approach-reduce-health-care-associated- infections-scoping … Health care–associated infections (HAIs) are a persistent challenge to patient safety. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/exploring-leadership-within-systems-approach-reduce-health-care-associated-infections-scoping

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 09, 2019 - Evaluation of wound photography for remote postoperative assessment of surgical site infections. … Evaluation of Wound Photography for Remote Postoperative Assessment of Surgical Site Infections. … //psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-wound-photography-remote-postoperative-assessment-surgical- site-infections … of wound photography on surgeons' remote diagnosis and suggestions for management of surgical site infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-wound-photography-remote-postoperative-assessment-surgical-site-infections
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