CENTRAL LINE ASSOCIATED BLOOD STREAM INFECTIONS (CLABSI)

CUSP reduces nursing turnover rates.  From the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety - "Impact of the Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program (CUSP) on Safety Culture in a Surgical Inpatient Unit" Download Journal article here

Keystone ICU project significantly reduces hospital mortality in Michigan compared with surrounding area.  From the British Medical Journal - "Impact of a Statewide Intensive Care Quality Improvement Initiative on Hospital Mortality and Length of Stay:  Retrospective Comparative Analysis"  Download Journal article here

Keystone ICU Project sustains reductions in rates of catheter related blood stream infections.  From the British Medical Journal - "Sustaining Reductions in Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in Michigan Intensive Care Units: Observational Study" Download Journal article here

An evidence-based intervention results in large and sustained reduction in rates of catheter related blood stream infection.  From the New England Journal of Medicine - "An Intervention to Decrease Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in the ICU" Download Journal article here

CMS Quality Reporting Program Requirements - CMS Memorandum on Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) measure, Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection (CLABSI) Requirement.  Download Memorandum here

CATHETER ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS (CAUTI)

Guideline for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections - From the CDC Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee  http://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/pdf/CAUTI/CAUTIguideline2009final.pdf 

Effect of Nurse-Led Multidisciplinary Rounds on Reducing the Unnecessary Use of Urinary Catheterization in Hospitalized Patients - From the Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology Journal  Download Journal article here

2012 National Patient Safety Goal – Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) - From the Joint Commission  http://www.jointcommission.org/new_2012_national_patient_safety_goal_cauti/

PREVENTING PRESSURE ULCERS

Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals – A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care - From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/research/ltc/pressureulcertoolkit/

HEALTH REFORM

Partnership for Patients Resources.  Find resources that can help hospitals and providers begin to tackle some of the most common and preventable types of harm that affect patients in hospitals.  http://www.healthcare.gov/center/programs/partnership/resources/index.html 

National Quality Strategy - The United States Department of Health and Human Services releases the National Quality Strategy indicating that it provides a detailed road map to guide future efforts to make care safer, more patient-centered and more affordable. http://www.healthcare.gov/center/reports/quality03212011a.html 

HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS

Partnering to Heal: is a computer-based, video-simulation training program on infection control practices for clinicians, health professional students, and patient advocates. www.hhs.gov/partneringtoheal

Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care - from the CDC http://www.cdc.gov/HAI/settings/outpatient/outpatient-care-guidelines.html and companion Infection Prevention Checklist for Outpatient Settings http://www.cdc.gov/HAI/settings/outpatient/checklist/outpatient-care-checklist.html   

Using a Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections - From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) -  http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/cusp.htm

On the CUSP: Stop HAI – A national implementation of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program to eliminate health care acquired infections. www.onthecuspstophai.org

REDUCING READMISSIONS

Health Care Leader Action Guide to Reduce Avoidable Readmissions - From the Commonwealth Fund http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Publications/Fund-Manuals/2010/Jan/Health-Care-Leader-Action-Guide.aspx

 

 

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