A5076267942- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Food Safety and Hygiene
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Surgical Sutures and Adhesives
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Disaster Response and Management
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
Joint Commission
2006-2017
Research Network (United States)
2017
Engineering Associates (United States)
2017
Wake Forest University
2009
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
2008
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2008
Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center
2008
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
2008
LDS Hospital
2008
In Brief Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the optimal timing for surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (AMP). Summary Background Data: National AMP guidelines should be supported by evidence from large contemporary data sets. Methods: Twenty-nine hospitals prospectively obtained information on 4472 randomly selected cardiac, hip/knee arthroplasty, and hysterectomy cases. Surgical site infections (SSIs) were ascertained through routine surveillance, using Nosocomial...
Previously published guidelines provide comprehensive recommendations for hand hygiene in healthcare facilities. The intent of this document is to highlight practical a concise format, update with the most current scientific evidence, and elucidate topics that warrant clarification or more robust research. Additionally, designed assist facilities implementing adherence improvement programs, including efforts optimize product use, monitor report back data, promote behavior change. This expert...
Previously published guidelines provide comprehensive recommendations for hand hygiene in healthcare facilities. The intent of this document is to highlight practical a concise format, update with the most current scientific evidence, and elucidate topics that warrant clarification or more robust research. Additionally, designed assist facilities implementing adherence improvement programs, including efforts optimize product use, monitor report back data, promote behavior change. This expert...
Previously published guidelines provide comprehensive recommendations for hand hygiene in healthcare facilities. The intent of this document is to highlight practical a concise format, update with the most current scientific evidence, and elucidate topics that warrant clarification or more robust research. Additionally, designed assist facilities implementing adherence improvement programs, including efforts optimize product use, monitor report back data, promote behavior change. This expert...
Background: Quality improvement collaboratives are used to improve health care quality, but their efficacy remains controversial. Objective: To assess the effects of a quality collaborative on preoperative antimicrobial prophylaxis. Design: Longitudinal cluster randomized trial, with as intervention. Setting: United States. Participants: 44 acute hospitals, each which randomly sampled approximately 100 selected surgical cases (cardiac, hip or knee replacement, and hysterectomy) at both...
Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation, The Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. Correspondence: Linda Kusek, MPH, RN, CIC, One Renaissance Blvd, IL 60181 ([email protected]). author declares no conflict interest. Accepted for publication: July 3, 2012
Objective: Little is known about factors driving variation in bloodstream infection (BSI) rates between institutions. The objectives of this study are to (1) identify patient, process care, and hospital that influence intensive care unit (ICU)-level BSI (2) compare those individual risk identified a cohort analysis. Design: In multicenter prospective observational study, the authors measured for 2970 randomly sampled central venous catheter insertions over 13 months. Setting: Medical,...
Objective. Bloodstream infection (BSI) rates are used as comparative clinical performance indicators; however, variations in definitions and data-collection approaches make it difficult to compare interpret rates. To determine the extent which variation indicator specifications affected hospital rankings, we compared absolute relative rankings of hospitals across 5 BSI indicators. Design. Multicenter observational study. rate varied by data source (clinical data, administrative or both),...
OBJECTIVE To assess resource allocation and costs associated with US hospitals preparing for the possible spread of 2014-2015 Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic in United States. METHODS A survey was sent to a stratified national probability sample (n=750) general medical/surgical selected from American Hospital Association (AHA) list hospitals. The also all children's listed by AHA (n=60). assessed EVD preparation supply overtime staff hours. average wage multiplied labor hours calculate...
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Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation, The Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. Correspondence: Linda Kusek, MPH, RN, CIC, One Renaissance Blvd, IL 60181 ([email protected]). author declares no conflict interest. Commission Update In this column an expert from provides update for readers.