Articles Tagged With: CLABSI
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Hospital Newborn Center Goes Seven Years Without a Single CLABSI
The rate of central line infections was too high, so leaders assessed policies and procedures, including a special look at specifics like the cleaning products used for central lines. Administrators also educated nurses on how to establish, maintain, and remove central lines, while physicians revised the criteria for what patients could receive them. Staff observe stringent protocols for handwashing and sanitization.
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CUSP Provides Tools and Support for Improving Safety
The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) was developed by safety and quality researchers at the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. CUSP was developed to improve patient safety by providing tools and support for caregivers that can help them identify and address hazards.
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‘Clean It Like You Mean It’ Improves Quality, Reduces Costs
A nursing-led program designed to get clinicians to follow best practices at a New York City hospital has significantly reduced the incidence of central line-associated bloodstream infections in neonatal, pediatric, and pediatric cardiac intensive care settings.
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Lumbar Spinal Surgery Versus Conservative Treatment
Surgery for a herniated lumbar disc with sciatica does not have a better long-term result than conservative therapy. -
Home visits help members avoid preterm births
A combination of telephonic case management and home visits has helped Optima Health decrease preterm births and low-birth-weight infants. -
PA partnership publishes IT recommendations
The Pennsylvania e-Health Initiative (PAeHI), a public-private coalition, has unveiled a set of health information technology recommendations designed to improve the quality of Pennsylvania's health care and reduce costs, while giving patients improved access to their own health care information.