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241. Integrating-Teamwork-Tools-Into-Cusp-Efforts-Transcript (doc file)
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     April 07, 2015 - The ED physician is a family friend of the patient's daughter and orders a urinary catheter after the … with a chest CT for the nodules, but during the transport and tests, the care technician places the urinary … catheter collection bag on top of the patient while the patient is on the stretcher.

242. Healthcare Spending Higher Among Adults Who Had Adverse Childhood Experiences | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2024 - The result: the 11-bed critical access hospital reduced the number of indwelling urinary catheter days

243. Guide to Sustaining a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - or different interventions are needed to optimize safe care for residents who require an indwelling urinary … catheter.

244. National Implementation Project Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2016 - National Implementation Project Reports Central Line Insertion Care Team Checklist Checklist developed by Johns Hopkins Medicine that provides critical steps to reduce HAIs.            Ending Healthcare-Associated Infections Fact sheet that provides an overview of CUSP and highlights AHRQ-supporte…

245. 4 Tk3 T1-Sample Policy Final (doc file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Tool 1. Sample Policy [NAME OF NURSING HOME] Protocol for Three Common Infections [DATE] Between 25 percent and 75 percent of antibiotic prescriptions in nursing homes do not meet clinical guidelines for prescribing. Unnecessary antibiotics can result in side effects and drugresistant bacteria. Unnecessary prescribing…

246. Final Data From National Efforts To Make Care Safer, 2010-2014 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2016 - Final Data From National Efforts To Make Care Safer, 2010-2014 December 2016 Saving Lives and Saving Money: Hospital-Acquired Conditions Update Final Data From National Efforts To Make Care Safer, 2010-2014 Summary Final estimates for 2014 show a sustained 17 percent decline in hospital-acquired conditions…

247. Slide 1
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     December 01, 2015 - period of 6 months: (Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 11) Tier 1 Protocol: Use of Indwelling Urinary … Catheter Kit Assess and document competency of health care workers performing insertion Measure … catheter kit with pre-sealed junction Ensure proper aseptic insertion technique Sources: HICPAC … Catheter Insertion Assessment 54 GU Shift Assessment 55 CAUTI Status Board 56 Gives quick … catheters What is the plan for removal?

248. Sustainability | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2018 - Sustainability Toolkit To Reduce CAUTI and Other HAIs in Long-Term Care Facilities This section explains the importance of planning for sustainability from the beginning and provides an overview of factors to help achieve sustainable gains. Infection prevention strategies can only be sustained if they are emb…

249. Saving Lives and Saving Money: Hospital-Acquired Conditions Update - Interim Data From National Efforts To Make Care Safer, 2010-2014 (pdf file)
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     November 19, 2015 - Saving Lives and Saving Money: Hospital-Acquired Conditions Update - Interim Data From National Efforts To Make Care Safer, 2010-2014 Saving Lives and Saving Money: Hospital-Acquired Conditions Update Interim Data From National Efforts To Make Care Safer, 2010-2014 Summary Interim estimates for 2014 show a s…

250. Saving Lives and Saving Money: Hospital-Acquired Conditions Update - Interim Data From National Efforts To Make Care Safer, 2010-2014 (pdf file)
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     November 19, 2015 - Saving Lives and Saving Money: Hospital-Acquired Conditions Update - Interim Data From National Efforts To Make Care Safer, 2010-2014 Saving Lives and Saving Money: Hospital-Acquired Conditions Update Interim Data From National Efforts To Make Care Safer, 2010-2014 Summary Interim estimates for 2014 show a sust…

251. Antibiotic-Time-Out-Tool (doc file)
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     November 01, 2019 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use Antibiotic Time Out Tool Date: Patient Name or Identifier: Directions: This form should be completed by frontline clinicians on a daily basis for patients receiving antibiotics. Note: A table of commonly recommended durations of therapy can be found on the…

252. 4 Tk3 T4-Letter To Prescribing Clinicians (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Determine Whether To Treat Toolkit 3. Minimum Criteria for Common Infections Toolkit Tool 4. Letter to Prescribing Clinicians on the Protocol for Three Common Infections PRINTED ON NURSING HOME OR MEDICAL DIRECTOR’S STATIONERY [DATE] [PRESCRIBING CLINICIAN…

253. Implementation-Guide-Appendix-P (xls file)
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     April 02, 2025 - Sheet1 AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide Appendix P. Interpreting CAUTI Data Trends Use these tables to evaluate your data submission rates and outcome data results by comparing your rates to …

254. On the CUSP: STOP CAUTI Teamwork Theory in Action April 16, 2013
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     April 16, 2013 - B’s urinary catheter? 24 Change it to an antimicrobial coated catheter.

255. Appendix 3. Guidelines to Prevent Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2018 - Appendix 3. Guidelines to Prevent Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections These tools will help your unit implement evidence-based practices and eliminate central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI). When used with the CUS…

256. Methods | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2013 - Eliminating CAUTI: Interim Data Report Methods Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Eliminating CAUTI: Interim Data Report Executive Summary Introduction and Objectives Methods Results Outcome and Process Measures Culture Measures Conclusions Data Sources This re…

257. AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Updated Baseline Rates and Preliminary Results 2014-2016 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Updated Baseline Rates and Preliminary Results 2014-2016 June 2018 AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions Updated Baseline Rates and Preliminary Results 2014–2016 Summary New patient safety data for 2014 through 2016 continue to show a do…

258. 4 Tk3 T4-Letter To Prescribing Clinicians (doc file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Tool 4. Letter to Prescribing Clinicians on the Protocol for Three Common Infections PRINTED ON NURSING HOME OR MEDICAL DIRECTOR’S STATIONERY [DATE] [PRESCRIBING CLINICIAN NAME] RECIPIENT ADDRESS CITY, STATE ZIP] Re: Change in protocol regarding three common infections and antibiotic stewardship Dear Dr./Ms./Mr. [LAST …

259. Interim Update on 2013 Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate (pdf file)
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     October 27, 2014 - multifaceted hospitalwide quality improvement programs featuring an intervention to remove unnecessary urinary … catheters at a tertiary care center in Thailand.

260. How To Use the Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - culture of safety can significantly decrease rates of CAUTI and other risks associated with indwelling urinary … catheter use.