Use this CLABSI gap analysis tool to assess the difference between actual practice and expected performance. It is useful to compare best practice guidelines against your currently accepted practices. It is important to assess practice through observation and audit rather than relying on if a policy is in place, as practice can vary from policy.
A fishbone diagram (cause and effect) is a visualization tool for categorizing the potential causes of a problem or effect. Each cause or reason is a source of variation. Causes are usually grouped into major categories to identify and classify these sources of variation. Select the top three causes for the team to focus their performance improvement efforts.
Learning and Action Network (LAN) presentation and discussion to learn from Infection Preventionists who offer their insights from years of experience in healthcare. There can be a steep learning curve for Infection Preventionists new to the role or starting out in their careers. Learn from a collective group who will offer their words of wisdom that can be put into action to assist in your hospitals’ infection prevention and performance improvement of patient care.
Use this gap analysis is a tool used to assess the difference between CAUTI prevention actual practice and expected performance. It is useful to compare best practice guidelines against your currently accepted practices. It is important to assess practice through observation and audit rather than relying on if a policy is in place, as practice can vary from policy.
This Infection Preventionist Orientation Checklist was designed by IPs, for IPs. It provides a comprehensive overview of key areas that all IPs should be familiar with upon entering the field. This list can be used to start an orientation program or serve as a gap analysis for your existing program.
Use this tool to keep track of Lab events, identify trends in infections, and opportunities for improvement.
Use this tool to drill down recent CDI cases and identify opportunities for improvement.
Community of Practice (CoP) Call led by CMS and featured health equity strategies from the American Hospital Association (AHA) and a hospital enrolled in the TMF HQIC.
Community of Practice (CoP) Call hosted by CMS and featured successful strategies to reduce readmissions at rural hospitals enrolled in the Alliant HQIC.
Practicing hand hygiene is a simple and effective way to prevent infections. Yet, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), health care providers on average clean their hands less than half of the times they should. Additionally, on any given day, about one in 31 hospital patients has at least one healthcare-associated infection (HAI). (1)