scholarly journals Ongoing efforts to reduce health care–associated infection rates

AORN Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 109 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Croke
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Infection Rates ◽  
Health Care Associated Infection

scholarly journals Disparities in Health Care–Associated Infections in the NICU

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (02) ◽  
pp. 166-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Liu ◽  
Charlotte Sakarovitch ◽  
Krista Sigurdson ◽  
Henry C. Lee ◽  
Jochen Profit
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Black Mothers ◽  
Infection Rates ◽  
Vlbw Infants ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Health Care Associated Infection

Objectives This study aimed to examine multilevel risk factors for health care–associated infection (HAI) among very low birth weight (VLBW) infants with a focus on race/ethnicity and its association with variation in infection across hospitals. Study Design This is a population-based cohort study of 20,692 VLBW infants born between 2011 and 2015 in the California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative. Results Risk-adjusted infection rates varied widely across neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), ranging from 0 to 24.6% across 5 years. Although Hispanic infants had higher odds of HAI overall, race/ethnicity did not affect the variation in infection rates. Non-Hispanic black mothers were more likely to receive care in NICUs within the top tertile of infection risk. Yet, among NICUs in this tertile, infants across all races and ethnicities suffered similar high rates of infection. Conclusion Hispanic infants had higher odds of infection. We found significant variation in infection across NICUs, even after accounting for factors usually associated with infection.

Public Reporting of Health Care–Associated Infection Rates

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryanne McGuckin ◽  
John Govednik ◽  
David Hyman ◽  
Bernard Black
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Public Reporting ◽  
Infection Rates ◽  
Health Care Associated Infection

Development of a standardized process improvement protocol to address elevated health care-associated infection rates on an incented quality scorecard

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanne A. Yegge ◽  
Kathleen A. Gase ◽  
Diane Hopkins-Broyles ◽  
Carole L. Leone ◽  
Ellen W. Trovillion ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Process Improvement ◽  
Infection Rates ◽  
Health Care Associated Infection ◽  
Quality Scorecard
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