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21. 159-Which-Type-Decolonization-Work-Best (doc file)
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    October 01, 2024 - . · is recommended for use in intensive care units (ICUs). … · is sometimes appropriate for use in non-ICU units, such as stepdown units, medical, surgical, or … other units with high-acuity patients (e.g., oncology) … · should be considered for units with a high percentage of patients who have an increased MRSA risk … decolonized with CHG bathing daily throughout their stay in the unit. · is recommended for use in non-ICU units

22. AHRQ Safety Program for Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2025 - evidence-based infection prevention toolkits designed to measurably decrease HAIs in hospital intensive care units … About the Program Reduce units' HAI rates Free 9-month program with three rolling cohorts for CLABSI,

23. Best Practices: How Successful Units Engaged Their Senior Executive Leaders | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - Best Practices: How Successful Units Engaged Their Senior Executive Leaders This PowerPoint slide … Best Practices: How Successful Units Engaged Their Senior Executive Leaders Slide 2. … Best Practices: How Successful Units Engaged Their Senior Executive Leaders CLABI Supplemental Call

24. Guide: Purpose and Use of CLABSI Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2020 - Toolkit, the tools have nearly eliminated CLABSI in more than 100 participating Michigan intensive care units … Finally, make sure your staff members recognize that benchmarking your performance against similar units … cart every 4 hours or every 8 hours and sign off on the checklist located on top of the cart; other units … Nonetheless, to reduce patient exposure to central lines, units should have a systematic approach to … Units should require nurses to complete the checklist at bedside during central line placement.

25. Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2013 - Return to Contents Types of Units Represented Figure 3 depicts the types of units registered in the … project (n=1,366 registered units). … units (38%). … Units Formally Withdrawn From the Project by Cohort Cohort Regis- tered Units # of … Units Formally With- drawn % of Units Formally With- drawn Post-Baseline

26. 4. How Do We Implement Best Practices in Our Organization? (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - how roles will be defined and work organized to carry out those practices at the care level in the units … Small hospitals may have only be few units, so a formal pilot may not be practical. … To begin the pilot, you should choose one or two units to participate. … By selecting several very different units, your Implementation Team can hear from the Unit Champions … Two widely different units will give you a better overall feel for refinement that may be needed and

27. Eliminating CAUTI: A National Patient Safety Imperative (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2013 - Represented Figure 3 depicts the types of units registered in the project (n=1,366 registered units … surgical units (38%). … Units Formally Withdrawn From the Project by Cohort Cohort Registered Units Number of Units Formally … Withdrawn Percent of Units Formally Withdrawn Post-Baseline Collection Period (Number of Units … For units to be included in tables and figures depicting outcome and process measures, units had to

28. Eliminating CAUTI: A National Patient Safety Imperative (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2013 - Represented Figure 3 depicts the types of units registered in the project (n=1,366 registered units … surgical units (38%). … Units Formally Withdrawn From the Project by Cohort Cohort Registered Units Number of Units Formally … Withdrawn Percent of Units Formally Withdrawn Post-Baseline Collection Period (Number of Units … For units to be included in tables and figures depicting outcome and process measures, units had to

29. Moderating Factors | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2013 - than 25; n=3 units). … Finally, units were categorized as having a baseline rate of zero (n=293 units) or a baseline rate greater … than zero (n=681 units), and the final model was restricted to only units with a baseline rate greater … Characteristics of included units can be found in Table 15 . Figure 17. … system had a higher rate than units in hospitals associated with a system.

30. Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide (pdf file)
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    October 18, 2012 - While the majority of registered units are adult ICUs and are the focus of the final report, any units … greater than 25; n=3 units). … percent of units at follow-up). … points were set to missing (n=11 data points) Units with Outcome Data n=1,565 units Units Not … Remove Outlier Units Defined As: Baseline Rate>25 n=974 units Units with Baseline Rate>0 n=

31. Outcomes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2013 - Units that formally withdrew were excluded (n=50) 3 , and units that never reported post-baseline data … Table 2 illustrates the number of units reporting for each time period. … At baseline 30 percent of units reported a rate of zero. … of units calculated as number of units with a rate of zero or less than one divided by the total number … of units reporting during the time period.

32. Outcome and Process Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2013 - For units to be included in tables and figures depicting outcome and process measures, units had to have … These units are not reflected in the denominator when calculating missing data percentages. … than 100 units, had a lower baseline. … units for corresponding bed sizes and collection periods. … units for corresponding bed sizes and collection periods.

33. Toolkits To Reduce Hypertension in Pregnancy and Obstetric Hemorrhage | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2023 - second bundle of AHRQ tools is available to improve the safety culture of labor and delivery (L&D) units … The new tools are designed to help L&D units reduce obstetric hemorrhage and severe hypertension in pregnancy … Program for Perinatal Care (SPPC), a collection of tools to improve the patient safety culture of L&D units … Patient Safety Bundles and associated SPPC-II Teamwork Toolkit are successfully implemented in local L&D units … L&D units can start with whichever of the two toolkits, hypertension in pregnancy or obstetric hemorrhage

34. Welcome to the Toolkit for MRSA Prevention in ICU & Non-ICU Settings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2024 - , resources, and tools to tackle the complex problems of MRSA prevention in hospital intensive care units … (ICUs) and non-intensive care units (non-ICUs).

35. Tools & Resources for Decolonization | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2024 - is sometimes appropriate for use in non-ICU units, such as step-down units and medical, surgical or other … units with high acuity patients (i.e., Oncology)  should be considered for units with a high percentage … of central lines, midline catheters, PICC lines, or lumbar drains. is appropriate to use in hospital units … decolonized with CHG bathing daily throughout their stay in the unit. is recommended for use in non-ICU units

36. 150-Cusp-Tip-Sheet-Celebrating-Success (doc file)
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    October 01, 2024 - Teams have a unique opportunity to collaborate with other units and departments to share the lessons … been successfully piloted in a unit, it is important to rapidly share the lessons learned with other units … The spread of knowledge and practices is facilitated when other units become inspired to adopt these … adopt the new practice. · Provide a detailed overview of the new practice or process with the other units … Below is a sample conversation of Laura, a surgical ICU (SICU) manager, whose units successfully reduced

37. Patient Safety and Quality Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2024 - Safety Program for Perinatal Care, Phase 2 Resources to help labor and delivery units … resources, and tools for preventing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in intensive care units … and non-intensive care units. … range of patient safety risks in specific healthcare settings: acute, hospital, labor and delivery units … Hospital Hospital Labor and Delivery Units Emergency Department Long Term Care

38. Decolonization | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2024 - There resources are designed to support units and facilities in planning and executing successful decolonization … is sometimes appropriate for use in non-ICU units, such as step-down units and medical, surgical or other … units with high acuity patients (i.e., Oncology) should be considered for units with a high percentage … of central lines, midline catheters, PICC lines, or lumbar drains. is appropriate to use in hospital units … decolonized with CHG bathing daily throughout their stay in the unit. is recommended for use in non-ICU units

39. Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    Safety MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs Success Stories of Five Labor and Delivery Units

40. Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2013 - Overall, preliminary outcome data show that, among participating units, there has been a decrease in … Relative reduction improvements were more prominent in non–intensive-care units (ICUs) compared with … While the majority of participating units have successfully submitted data after registering for the … The national project team is working to identify opportunities for units experiencing difficulty with … data submission and/or working to offer targeted interventions for units not yet able to reduce the