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Topic: Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are among the leading threats to patient safety, affecting one out of every 31 hospital patients at any one time. Over a million HAIs occur across the U.S. health care system every year, leading to the loss of tens of thousands of lives and adding billions of dollars to health care costs. AHRQ has research, tools, programs and resources on HAIs and how clinicians can prevent or reduce them.

A Model for Sustaining and Spreading Safety Interventions

Advances in the Prevention and Control of HAIs

AHRQ Analysis Finds Hospital-Acquired Conditions Declined By Nearly 1 Million from 2014-2017

AHRQ Employees Exemplify Public Service

AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions

AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use

AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use: Acute Care Cohort Final Report

AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery

AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units: Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI

AHRQ Toolkit Helped NorthShore Health Track Data to Keep Infection Rates Low

AHRQ Tools Improve Care, Safety for St. Luke’s University Health Network Obstetric Patients

AHRQ's Healthcare-Associated Infections Program

AHRQ’s Commitment to Meeting Unmet Needs in the Healthcare System

Aseptic Catheter Insertion Practices in the Emergency Department

Breaking Down Barriers to Aseptic Catheter Insertion (May 12, 2015)

California Hospital Reduced Infections, Improved Diabetes Care with AHRQ Safety Program

Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Control and Prevention Toolkit

Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Community-Acquired Pneumonia Clinical Decision Support Implementation Toolkit

Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide

Declines in Hospital-Acquired Conditions Save 8,000 Lives and $2.9 Billion in Costs

Early Mobility in the Intensive Care Unit: Facilitator Guide

Eliminating CAUTI: Interim Data Report

Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report

Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide

Guide to Implementing a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care

Hospital Claims Data May Be Inadequate To Track Infection Rates, Study Says

How To Use the Toolkit for Improving Perinatal Safety

Identifying Underlying Barriers to Infection Prevention on the Front Lines of Patient Care

Iowa’s Waverly Health Center Uses AHRQ Tools to Improve Patient Safety

Learn From Defects Tool—Perioperative Setting

Looking Ahead: Continuing To Build AHRQ's Future

New Jersey Hospital Uses AHRQ Toolkit To Reduce Urinary Tract Infections

Preventing CAUTI: What to Do When it’s Time for Plan B (November 4, 2014)

Reducing Unnecessary Urinary Catheter Use in the Emergency Department

South Carolina Hospital’s Use of AHRQ Patient Safety Program Leads to Significant Drop in Urinary Infections

Success Stories of Five Labor and Delivery Units Using the Toolkit

Tampa Hospital Uses AHRQ Tools to Reduce Emergency Department CAUTI Rates by 75 Percent

The Emergency Nurses Association Presents CAUTI Slides and Transcript

Toolkit for Improving Perinatal Safety

Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals

Toolkit To Improve Safety for Mechanically Ventilated Patients

Toolkit To Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers

Toolkit To Promote Safe Surgery

Toolkit To Reduce CAUTI and Other HAIs in Long-Term Care Facilities

Treatments After Hospital Discharge Prevent MRSA Infections

Understanding the Role of Health Care Facility Design in the Acquisition and Prevention of HAIs

Universal ICU Decolonization: An Enhanced Protocol

University of Louisville Hospital Influenced by AHRQ Toolkit to Detect Antibiotic-Resistant Infections