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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...
On the Cusp Initiative GoalReduce the occurrence of two frequent hospital-acquired infections—ur...
This report highlights five years of quality improvement among Florida hospitals. It highlights "...
A nurse-driven protocol was implemented to increase the staff’s awareness on the appropriate indi...
After identification of an opportunity to reduce CAUTIs, leadership headed an initiative to reduc...
Infection control data demonstrated an increase in the incidence of primary bacteremia associated...
A patient care initiative was created to eliminate catheter-associated urinary tract infections. ...
The goal of this program was to reduce the number of Foley catheter-associated urinary tract infe...
In the fourth quarter of 2009, Lutheran Medical Center conducted a pilot study on three medical/s...
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection remains the most common health care-acquired infectio...
In the winter of 2010, Newark-Wayne Community Hospital initiated its first Comprehensive Unit-Bas...
In 2009, St. James Mercy Hospital implemented a new quality and patient safety initiative, Achiev...
Th e P roblemUrinary tract infections are the most common hospital-acquired infection with 80 per...
Health care acquired infections in U.S. hospitals account for 1.7 million infections and 99,000 a...
The ProblemUrinary tract infections are the most common infections in hospitals. The majority are...