Quality and safety are “top of the agenda” at urban and rural hospitals across the country. At Ho...

November 28th, 2016
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Using HOUDINI to eliminate CAUTI. It’s all about decreasing the inappropriate use of indwelling c...

May 16th, 2016
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Nearly 1,500 U.S. hospitals are working to eliminate patient harm and reduce hospital readmission...

October 13th, 2014
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On the Cusp Initiative GoalReduce the occurrence of two frequent hospital-acquired infections—ur...

September 16th, 2013
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This report highlights five years of quality improvement among Florida hospitals. It highlights "...

September 16th, 2013
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It is both a sprint and a marathon.” That's how a team at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor,...

July 29th, 2013
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This webinar highlights the upcoming HPOE action guide, "Eliminating Catheter-Associated Urinary ...

July 10th, 2013
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A nurse-driven protocol was implemented to increase the staff’s awareness on the appropriate indi...

March 12th, 2013
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After identification of an opportunity to reduce CAUTIs, leadership headed an initiative to reduc...

March 12th, 2013
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On the CUSP: Stop BSI and Stop CAUTI aim to eliminate central line associated bloodstream infecti...

September 12th, 2012
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Infection control data demonstrated an increase in the incidence of primary bacteremia associated...

June 1st, 2012
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A patient care initiative was created to eliminate catheter-associated urinary tract infections. ...

June 1st, 2012
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The goal of this program was to reduce the number of Foley catheter-associated urinary tract infe...

June 1st, 2012
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In the fourth quarter of 2009, Lutheran Medical Center conducted a pilot study on three medical/s...

February 1st, 2012
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Catheter-associated urinary tract infection remains the most common health care-acquired infectio...

February 1st, 2012
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In the winter of 2010, Newark-Wayne Community Hospital initiated its first Comprehensive Unit-Bas...

February 1st, 2012
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In 2009, St. James Mercy Hospital implemented a new quality and patient safety initiative, Achiev...

February 1st, 2012
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Th e P roblemUrinary tract infections are the most common hospital-acquired infection with 80 per...

August 1st, 2009
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Health care acquired infections in U.S. hospitals account for 1.7 million infections and 99,000 a...

August 1st, 2009
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The ProblemUrinary tract infections are the most common infections in hospitals. The majority are...

August 1st, 2009
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