Patient safety tool: AHRQ’s HAI prevention resource

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s new healthcare-associated infection resource, Advances in the Prevention and Control of HAIs, is now available for download.

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The report contains 19 original articles focused on the methods and implementation of projects aimed at reducing various HAIs as well as HAI risk identification for quality improvement. Topics include:

•    Reducing cardiac and surgical site infections
•    Overcoming infection prevention barriers in ICUs
•    Decreasing antibiotic over-prescribing
•    Reducing HAIs in dialysis centers

Download the report for use in your own facility.

Note: View our database providing more than 150 reports that link to free, downloadable and adaptable tools for use in surgery centers, hospidtals and other organizations by clicking here.

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4 Recommendations for Vertical, Horizontal HAI Prevention

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