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81. Infectionprevchcklst (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/infectionprevchcklst.doc
    June 02, 2025 - Ensure that all IP staff are skilled in the use of CDC definitions and surveillance … Maintain an active infection surveillance program using CDC criteria. 4.

82. Infection Control and Prevention (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/infectioncontrol.pdf
    October 14, 2008 - Preventing and managing a specific pathogen exposure • Hepatitis B o Surveillance: Test all patients … • Hepatitis C: Surveillance: Test all patients per CDC guidelines: prior to admission; ongoing testing … • Tuberculosis: Surveillance: Baseline testing of all patients and staff with rescreening for symptoms

83. Appendix U. Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Risk Stratification and Outcome Detection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiapu.html
    September 01, 2018 - Surgeons must believe rates are reliable Current surveillance methods are perceived as limited … in risk adjustment and detection Slide 3 The Burden of SSI Surveillance ~27M procedures/yr … determine what risk factors surgeons deem important for future model development Adoption of electronic surveillance … SSI; dSSI, deep SSI; oSSI, organ space SSI Slide 15 External Validation of Human-Adjudicated Surveillance … Denver Health had modified the algorithm to tailor the surveillance to our institution for a variety

84. Reinforcing the Value and Roles of Nurses in Diagnostic Safety - Issue Brief (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/nurse-role-dxsafety.pdf
    September 02, 2022 - Surveillance safety. In: McCloskey Dochterman J, Bulechek G, eds. … Surveillance: a strategy for improving patient safety in acute and critical care units. … The role of nursing surveillance in keeping patients safe. … Development of the hospital nurse surveillance capacity profile. … • How might you include the patient and family in the surveillance process?

85. MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/prevention-phases.html
    April 01, 2025 - Clinical Topics Review of SSI Prevention Program Tools Importance of MRSA and SSI Prevention MRSA Surveillance … Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention. ”   Office/Home Phase Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Hand Hygiene MRSA Surveillance

86. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2022 - Module 4—Infection Surveillance—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course This module describe … how to implement a system for infection surveillance to identify infections and prevent the spread of … National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Prevention Process Measures Surveillance Protocol for Long-Term … describe how the National Healthcare Safety Networks support long-term care facilities and infection surveillance

87. Other Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/other-resources.html
    March 01, 2017 - National Healthcare Safety Network Surveillance for Ventilator-Associated Events "Wake Up and Breathe

88. Making Healthcare Safer III Patient Safety Practices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/practices.html
    April 01, 2020 - 3.6 MB) Antimicrobial Stewardship Hand Hygiene Environmental Cleaning and Decontamination Surveillance … Other Multidrug-Resistant Organisms ( PDF , 5 MB) Chlorhexidine Bathing Hand Hygiene Active Surveillance

89. Appendix K. CAUTI Case Review Form | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/cauti-surveillance/review-form.html
    March 01, 2017 - factors to and the root cause of a CAUTI that meets the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) LTC surveillance

90. Importance of MRSA and SSI Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/importance-of-prevention.html
    April 01, 2025 - Clinical Topics Review of SSI Prevention Program Tools Importance of MRSA and SSI Prevention MRSA Surveillance … After reviewing the content of this presentation, viewers will be able to— Define the concepts of SSI surveillance

91. The Importance of MRSA Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/importance.html
    October 01, 2024 - Staff Training Materials Tools & Resources for Decolonization: Patient Educational Resources MRSA Surveillance … Define the concepts of MRSA surveillance and MRSA decolonization.

92. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/es/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=8
    January 01, 2022 - Module 4—Infection Surveillance—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course This module describe … how to implement a system for infection surveillance to identify infections and prevent the spread of … National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Prevention Process Measures Surveillance Protocol for Long-Term … describe how the National Healthcare Safety Networks support long-term care facilities and infection surveillance

93. Chapter 4. Assessing Surgeon Acceptance of Risk Adjustment Models | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssi4.html
    April 01, 2018 - for Denver, CO, and infection control and/or infection preventionist nurses regularly working in SSI surveillance … Lake City, UT, and infection control and/or infection preventionist nurses regularly working in SSI surveillance … analyzed by the group facilitator and content expert to elicit an understanding of current infection surveillance … A strawman flow diagram of unassisted SSI surveillance activities for IPs was amended as part of this … As such, the manual is intended to describe how Chapter 2's measures of surveillance allow you to determine

94. MEASURE SUMMARY (CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures) - Control #: AC-4 (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/measures-AC-4.pdf
    December 16, 2010 - Numerator: Number of CLABSI identified during the month selected for surveillance. b. … Denominator: Number of central line days during the month selected for surveillance.

95. 5 Tk2 P2T3-Antibiogram Specifications Phase 2 (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P2T3-Antibiogram_Specifications_Phase_2.pdf
    May 01, 2014 - Include only diagnostic isolates (not surveillance). … Include only diagnostic isolates (not surveillance). … If a facility collects specimens for surveillance (e.g., screening patients’ nares for MRSA), these specimens … Include only diagnostic isolates (not surveillance cultures).

96. SDOH Environmental Scan - Updated April 29, 2021 (xls file)
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    April 29, 2021 - 2018 N Y Y N Y N N Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)+A42 CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance … System https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/diabetes/DiabetesAtlas.html N Y Y National 1989 to 2017 Y Diabetes surveillance … data are updated as new data are released from CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Asthma Surveillance Data https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/national-surveillance-data … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Childhood Lead State Surveillance Data https://www.cdc.gov

97. Using ICD-9-CM Codes in Hospital Claims Data to Detect Adverse Events in Patient Safety Surveillance (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Hougland_26.pdf
    October 01, 2011 - Using ICD-9-CM Codes in Hospital Claims Data to Detect Adverse Events in Patient Safety Surveillance … Using ICD-9-CM Codes in Hospital Claims Data to Detect Adverse Events in Patient Safety Surveillance … ICD-9-CM) codes, assigned to virtually all inpatient discharges, could provide a readily available surveillance … Currently available surveillance methods are not well suited to routine use in American health care … Surveillance of medical device-related hazards and adverse events in hospitalized patients.

98. Final Progress Report: Deaf People and Healthcare (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/barnett-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Surveillance: Dr. … Barnett worked with mentors to develop research skills relayed to survey methods and surveillance. … modeled after the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). … CDC 27th Annual Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Conference, San Diego (March 22-23 … CDC 27th Annual Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Conference, San Diego (March 22-23

99. Infection Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/infection-checklist.html
    December 01, 2012 - Ensure that all IP staff are skilled in the use of CDC definitions and surveillance … Maintain an active infection surveillance program using CDC criteria.     4.

100. Estimating the Additional Hospital Inpatient Cost and Mortality Associated With Selected Hospital-Acquired Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2017 - HAC definitions based on AHRQ Common Formats for Surveillance Exhibit 4. … These changes take the form of AHRQ’s new patient safety surveillance system—the QSRS that was mentioned … AHRQ created the Common Formats for Surveillance as part of its effort to standardize HAC definitions … These definitions are intended to be applied by hospitals and patient safety officers in their surveillance … HAC definitions based on AHRQ Common Formats for Surveillance HAC Common Formats for Surveillance