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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/roadmap/index.html
September 01, 2021 - Additionally, nurse managers on each of the three pilot units had strong buy-in and influence among their … Unit Nurse Managers
Local champions on the units that worked with the Center of Excellence (CoE) team … Manager Research Assistants
Provided support to the QI teams on each unit to analyze data and work with units
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/design-environments-long-desc.html
April 01, 2021 - Novel visualization of Clostridium difficile infections in intensive care units . … improve burnout, self-compassion, and patient quality and safety measures: a comparison of cardiac units … Novel visualization of Clostridium difficile infections in intensive care units .
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/guide/phases.html
September 01, 2017 - Checklist
Tasks
Completion Date
Initial Post-Training Priorities
Identify pilot units … Interventions
The Implementation Team will pilot the interventions as follows:
Choose one or two pilot units … Start to identify which practices can be spread to other hospital units or departments. … When and how do you plan to spread your QI action plan prevention practices to other hospital units or
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/staffing.html
June 01, 2021 - Encourage department heads to have a visible presence on the units, assisting with support functions, … new job for which we were able to recruit individuals from local businesses, who help on the nursing units
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/028-randomly-order-rooms-surfaces.docx
October 01, 2024 - The following is a comprehensive list of all HTS, some of which may not be found in some units or facilities
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/cauti-tools/implementation-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-m.docx
April 02, 2025 - .
· Required highly accurate output measurements in the intensive care units (e.g. hourly measurement
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-p.xls
April 02, 2025 - Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/briefing.html
April 01, 2013 - I've even been in some units where there is nobody who has direct responsibility for all patients and … Other units start even earlier at 6 a.m. … and some closed units. … In our open units, we always look to see who's been seen by their primary care physician and have they … But we also have some units like our step-down cardiac unit, which we found we had much better and more
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/aseptic-catheter-insertion-practices-ed-transcript.html
December 01, 2017 - Patients move from the ED to other units. … this lack of feedback to let staff know what's happening is to post the CAUTI rates for all of the units … so that comparisons can be seen or at the very least, post the CAUTI rates in the ED for those units
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/ihs/chapter3.html
December 01, 2017 - In two of the 14 Service Units, other fiscal data were included in the estimation process. … These Service Units do not include IHS or Tribally operated inpatient services and Cost Reports were … not compiled for the I/T facilities in the Service Units.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/prevhosp/impguide.html
July 01, 2017 - team at this point of the implementation process include whether the reports will be trialed on all units … or certain units and, if trialed on certain units, how and when they will be rolled out to others.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/aseptic-catheter-practices-ed-transcript.html
December 01, 2017 - Patients move from the ED to other units. … this lack of feedback to let staff know what's happening is to post the CAUTI rates for all of the units … so that comparisons can be seen or at the very least, post the CAUTI rates in the ED for those units
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/aseptic-catheter-insertion-practices-inthe_ED_transcript.docx
June 02, 2015 - Patients move from the ED to other units. … this lack of feedback to let staff know what's happening is to post the CAUTI rates for all of the units … so that comparisons can be seen or at the very least, post the CAUTI rates in the ED for those units
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/health-literacy-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Teamwork within Units: 82%
Teamwork across Units: 78%
Handoffs/Transitions: 62%
Slide 15
Patient … Culture issues:
Between physicians and nurses
Between units
Slide 20
Strategies for
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/teamwork-ptsafety-norms-slides.pdf
March 18, 2025 - Interdisciplinary Rounds With Daily Goals
Challenges and Opportunities
• Should be done in ICUs and all units … open unit and/or no
intensivists or in non-ICU area
Standardize the structure and process for all units … antibiotic-use/index.html
Now Enrolling:
AHRQ Safety Program for HAI Prevention
Currently enrolling hospital units
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/technical-bundles-daily-care.html
March 01, 2017 - Processes Data Collection Tool ( Word File , 389 KB; Text Version )
This data collection tool helps units
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/clabsi-invest.html
April 01, 2013 - just trying to get down to zero and maintain zero for a year or 2 years, from what we’ve heard some units … I know in one of my units right now, we went 52 weeks without an infection and then we had a spurt of … We’ve had some units that use a scrub the hub campaign in the unit, and we did that while we were in … Other units scrub with two or three different chlorhexidines for a total of 2 minutes each. … A lot of our patients, if they are long-term or on general inpatient units, they have a PICC line.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/assess-adapt-transcript.html
December 01, 2017 - This slide shows the percent agreement to which a variety of providers across intensive care units, labor … and delivery units, and surgery, or the OR, agree that their teamwork in— that the teamwork in their … those errors and also influences the teamwork, and the collegiality, and the communication within our units … expect to find it, if it's not in our stores, for instance, we're very good at borrowing from other units … , and perhaps that's a few units in your hospital where CAUTIs might be a particular problem if you have
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/assess-adapt-transcript.doc
June 03, 2014 - This slide shows the percent agreement to which a variety of providers across intensive care units, labor … and delivery units, and surgery, or the OR, agree that their teamwork in— that the teamwork in their … those errors and also influences the teamwork, and the collegiality, and the communication within our units … expect to find it, if it’s not in our stores, for instance, we’re very good at borrowing from other units … , and perhaps that’s a few units in your hospital where CAUTIs might be a particular problem if you have
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/nursing-practice-guide.pdf
March 01, 2022 - • Facility leadership
reviews customized unit-
specific adherence data
for all participating units