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Double Whammy: Reducing HAIs on Two Critical Fronts

To reduce the incidence and spread of hospitalacquired infections in two critical operational nodes of patient contact, Canton-Potsdam Hospital formed multidisciplinary task forces with oversight f
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Culture of Safety Initiative to Eliminate Health Care-Acquired Infections

Motivated by two years of high central line associated blood stream infection rates in the intensive care unit, Ellis Medicine undertook a reduction initiative.
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Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Reduction in a Medium-Size Community Hospital

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection remains the most common health care-acquired infection.
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Reduction of Hospital-acquired Infections in Critical Care Units

Ventilator-associated pneumonia and central line-associated infections data for the third quarter of 2008 showed inconsistent compliance with practice standards.
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Reduction of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Medical/Surgical Patients

In the fourth quarter of 2009, Lutheran Medical Center conducted a pilot study on three medical/surgical units and determined that its baseline rate for catheter-associated urinary tract infections
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CLABSI Bundle Implementation: From the Top Down and Multidisciplinary

In 2005, Mount St.
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HPOD: Hospital Point of Dispensing

Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Healthcare Center created the hospital point of dispensing (HPOD) to mass-vaccinate staff to protect patients during influenza season.
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Eliminating Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement estimates that 48 percent of intensive care unit patients have central venous lines.
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Sustaining Success in Preventing Health Care-Associated Infections

In 2005, North Shore University Hospital's president and chief executive officer made a commitment to develop a standardized approach to control the incidence of hospital-acquired infections a
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Developing a Low-Cost Solution to a High-Risk Problem: Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections

NuHealth Nassau University Medical Center identified central line-associated blood stream infection as a focus for corporate process improvement.