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6341. Long-Term Care Facilities in the Context of COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/long-term-care-facilities.html
      April 01, 2022 - Long-Term Care Facilities in the Context of COVID-19 Resource: Long-Term Care Facilities in the Context of COVID-19 ​This infection prevention and control course for long-term care facilities consists of four training modules that address infection prevention and control measures to support long-term care f…

6342. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      November 16, 2011 - AHRQ Projects to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections, Fiscal Year 2011. November 16, 2011 Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2011. AHRQ Publication No. 09- P013-4-E. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-projects-prevent-healthcare-associated-infections-fiscal-year-2011 This annou…

6343. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      June 27, 2022 - Making health care safer: stopping C. difficile infections. June 27, 2022 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-health-care-safer-stopping-c-difficile-infections This newsletter article and accompanying set of infographics describes strategies to help patients and health c…

6344. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      November 14, 2012 - Risk Prevention and Surgical Checklists. November 14, 2012 Neurosurg Focus. 2012;33(5):E1-E16.   https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-prevention-and-surgical-checklists This special issue includes articles discussing tactics to improve safety in neurosurgery, including tools, time-outs, and incident reporting. …

6345. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      April 11, 2011 - Prevention of medication errors in the pediatric inpatient setting. April 11, 2011 Stucky ER; American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Drugs; American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Hospital Care. Pediatrics. 2003;112(2):431-436. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevention-medication-errors-pediatric-inpat…

6346. Guide To Implementing a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2017 - Guide To Implementing a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI Guide to Implementing a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care AHRQ Pu…

6347. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      January 25, 2017 - Economic evaluation of quality improvement interventions for bloodstream infections related to central catheters: a systematic review. January 25, 2017 Nuckols TK, Keeler E, Morton SC, et al. Economic Evaluation of Quality Improvement Interventions for Bloodstream Infections Related to Central Catheters: A Systema…

6348. Appendix A. Teamwork and Communication Definitions and Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2015 - Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections Appendix A. Teamwork and Communication Definitions and Tools Previous Page   Table of Contents Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections Preamble and Summary Epidemiology of Invasive Dev…

6349. MRSA Carriers With Devices: Prevent Infections During the Hospital Stay How To Apply Nasal 10% Povidone-Iodine (Iodophor) (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2022 - MRSA Carriers With Devices: Prevent Infections During the Hospital Stay How To Apply Nasal 10% Povidone-Iodine (Iodophor) AHRQ Pub. No. 20(22)-0036 March 2022 STAFF MRSA Carriers With Devices: Prevent Infections During the Hospital Stay How To Apply Nasal 10% Povidone-Iodine (Iodophor) Apply nasal…

6350. Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2023 - Resources Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals The Resources module of the Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals links to additional resources for CAUTI prevention and safety culture improvement. Tools Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting This four-module narrated presentation is designed for inte…

6351. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      June 10, 2010 - Incidence and characteristics of potential and actual retained foreign object events in surgical patients. June 10, 2010 Cima RR, Kollengode A, Garnatz J, et al. Incidence and characteristics of potential and actual retained foreign object events in surgical patients. J Am Coll Surg. 2008;207(1):80-7. doi:10.1016/…

6352. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      May 07, 2014 - Clinical and economic outcomes attributable to health care–associated sepsis and pneumonia. May 7, 2014 Eber MR, Laxminarayan R, Perencevich E, et al. Clinical and economic outcomes attributable to health care-associated sepsis and pneumonia. Arch Intern Med. 2010;170(4):347-53. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2009.509.…

6353. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      October 20, 2010 - Assessment of the implementation of a national patient safety alert to reduce wrong site surgery. October 20, 2010 Rhodes P, Giles SJ, Cook GA, et al. Assessment of the implementation of a national patient safety alert to reduce wrong site surgery. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17(6):409-15. doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.0230…

6354. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45231/psn-pdf
      February 14, 2017 - 6-PACK programme to decrease fall injuries in acute hospitals: cluster randomised controlled trial. February 14, 2017 Barker AL, Morello RT, Wolfe R, et al. 6-PACK programme to decrease fall injuries in acute hospitals: cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2016;352:h6781. doi:10.1136/bmj.h6781. https://psnet.…

6355. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2012 - Preventing PICC Complications: Whose Line Is It? December 1, 2012 Moureau N. Preventing PICC Complications: Whose Line Is It? PSNet [internet]. 2012. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/preventing-picc-complications-whose-line-it The Case A 55-year-old woman with myasthenia gravis, hypertension, and hypothyroidism prese…

6356. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2015 - Departure From Central Line Ritual May 1, 2015 Ballard DW, Vinson DR, Mark DG. Departure From Central Line Ritual. PSNet [internet]. 2015. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/departure-central-line-ritual The Case A 55-year-old man with a history of poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, pancreatic insufficiency, and alco…

6357. Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting Facilitator’s Guide Transcript | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2023 - Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting Facilitator’s Guide Transcript Module 1: Overview Slide 1 “Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting” is a four-module program designed for intensive care unit, or ICU, nurses to gain a sense of confidence and demonstrate competence in catheter-associated urinary tract infectio…

6358. NAA National Webinar July 2024 (pdf file)
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      August 20, 2024 - NAA National Webinar July 2024 Making Healthcare Safer by Design: Redesigning for Safety, Efficiency, and Burden Reduction NATIONAL WEBINAR SERIES July 16, 2024 Housekeeping Instructions • This webinar will be recorded and available for viewing on the NAA website. • Please use the ‘Chat’ function to engage wit…

6359. Report Organization | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Report Organization Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Executive Summary Report Organization Program Implementation Program Impact What We Le…

6360. Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/guide-overview.html
      May 01, 2017 - Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide Overview Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide Overview The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Measu…