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41. Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/topics/healthcare-associated-infections-hais.html
    May 12, 2015 - Guide Guide to Implementing a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term … Surgery Centers Toolkit To Promote Safe Surgery Toolkit To Reduce CAUTI and Other HAIs in Long-Term

42. Antimicrobial Stewardship | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkits Three toolkits that help hospitals, long-term care facilities, and … The impact was more pronounced in long-term care.

43. Suggested Timeline for Implementation (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/timeline-tasks.pdf
    June 01, 2021 - The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making: An Introduction to Improving Antibiotic Use in Long-Term … https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/poster-commitment.docx … https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/gap-analysis.docx https … ://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/four-moments-explained.pdf … /four-moments/posters.html http://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/four-moments/posters.html

44. About the Toolkit Development | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/about-toolkit.html
    May 01, 2017 - About the Toolkit Development Toolkit To Reduce CAUTI and Other HAIs in Long-Term Care Facilities … approximately 500 nursing homes across the country that participated in the AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term … of Medicine Qualidigm Society of Hospital Medicine Final Report AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term … Infections in residents of long-term care facilities: an agenda for research. … SHEA/APIC Guideline: Infection prevention and control in the long-term care facility.

45. Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - Resources Toolkit To Reduce CAUTI and Other HAIs in Long-Term Care Facilities This section … Implementation: Guide to Implementing a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term … Sustainability: Guide to Sustaining a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term … A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff ( PDF , 2.97 MB) This guide provides

46. Examples of Nursing Home Quality Measures for Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/long-term-care/nursing-home/examples.html
    April 01, 2019 - home measures, you can choose among dozens of measures that address important aspects of short- and long-term … Patient Safety Measures: Percentage of low-risk, long-stay residents with pressure ulcers. … Percentage of long-stay residents reporting that staff were gentle when they were helping with taking … Percentage of family members of long-stay residents reporting how often the resident looked and smelled

47. Implement an Infection Prevention Quality Improvement Project | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/infection-prevention.html
    March 01, 2017 - Project Start with the Implementation Guide , and then consult the Sustainability Guide Long … -Term Care Safety Toolkit Modules Comprises six modules (available in English and Spanish) that describe … how to apply CUSP for long-term care resident safety. … They support learning and implementation efforts to improve safety culture and practices in long term

48. Applying COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Strategies in Nursing Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/applying-covid-19-prevention.html
    April 01, 2022 - Infection Prevention and Control Strategies in Nursing Homes This overview video webinar helps all long-term … respond to COVID-19 by applying infection prevention and control guidance for nursing homes and other long-term

49. Create a Culture of Safety Around Antibiotic Prescribing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/safety/index.html
    January 01, 2024 - integrated into institutional efforts to improve antibiotic use, read the Implementation Guide for Long-Term

50. Measuring the Quality of Nursing Home Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/long-term-care/nursing-home/index.html
    January 01, 2023 - Some nursing homes care only for short-stay patients, others only for long-stay patients, but most care … Long-stay patients. Many nursing home patients stay much longer, often until they die. … These "long-stay" patients may get some skilled care, but the bulk of their care involves helping them … When selecting measures of nursing home quality, keep in mind that for residents, especially long-stay … Measures for Consumers Major Nursing Home Measurement Sets and Databases Also in "Measures of Long-term

51. 4 Things You Should Know About Urine Cultures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/reduce/4-things.html
    March 01, 2017 - 4 Things You Should Know About Urine Cultures AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care … * Go to CDC's January 2016 "Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Event for Long-term Care Facilities," … Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Event for Long-term Care Facilities . … NHSN Long-term Care Facility Component Urinary Tract Infection. … Surveillance definitions of infections in long‐term care facilities: Revisiting the McGeer criteria.

52. AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/case.html
    December 01, 2017 - AHRQ-Funded Program Helps Nursing Home Reduce Pressure Ulcers By 60 Percent AHRQ Program Helps New York Long-Term … As a result of implementing the "On-Time Quality Improvement in Long-Term Care" (On-Time) Program, the … As a result of implementing the "On-Time Quality Improvement in Long-Term Care" (On-Time) Program, the … Return to Contents AHRQ Program Helps New York Long-Term Care Facility Reduce Pressure Ulcers 70 Percent … As a result of using the On-Time Quality Improvement in Long-Term Care (On-Time) program, the facility

53. Measuring the Quality of Hospice Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2023 - Also in "Measures of Long-term Care Quality" Nursing Home Care Home Health Care Hospice Care

54. Developing an Antibiotic Stewardship Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/program.html
    June 01, 2021 - presentation, viewers will be able to— Name the goals of antibiotic stewardship and why it is important in long-term

55. Develop and Improve Your Stewardship Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/index.html
    September 01, 2021 - integrated into institutional efforts to improve antibiotic use, read the Implementation Guide for Long-Term … Implementation Guide for Long-Term Care Antibiotic Stewardship Programs  (PDF, 402 KB) Comprehensive … Timeline and Supporting Materials  (PDF, 465 KB) Gap Analysis for Antibiotic Stewardship Programs in Long-Term

56. Broadening the Scale and Impact of a Comprehensive Long COVID Clinic to Serve Diverse Patient Groups With Multidisciplinary Care and Research Access (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/coronavirus/long-covid-care-network/uc-sf-grantee-profile.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - The clinic serves a diverse patient population and focuses on addressing the long-term physical, mental … , pulmonary, and emotional health impacts of Long COVID. … COVID The UCSF OPTIMAL Long COVID Clinic Program aims to (1) expand access to comprehensive Long COVID … The clinic will also integrate its Long COVID research infrastructure, including the Long-term Impact … Findings will be used to refine the care model, ensuring its long-term viability and effectiveness,

57. Remember C.A.U.T.I. To Prevent CAUTI | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/infographic.html
    March 01, 2017 - To Prevent CAUTI AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI Infections … are a leading cause of illness and death in long-term care facilities. … The AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI provides guides, tools and educational videos

58. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-sustainability-centers-of-excellence1.html
    April 01, 2025 - The long-term sustainability of CEs is important, as they are hubs for improving the quality and safety … Successful CEs engage in medium- to long-term planning in order to: Understand the environment they operate … The pillars aim to provide the framing for CEs as they strategically construct their plans for long-term

59. Chronic Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/topics/chronic-conditions.html
    Disabilities Prevention and Chronic Care Shared Decisionmaking for Chronic Conditions and Long-Term

60. Medical Errors | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/topics/medical-errors.html
    Designing Consumer Reporting Systems for Patient Safety Events Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term