Pennsylvania: on the CUSP of measuring infection prevention culture
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Pennsylvania patient safety advisory
- Contributor(s):
- Davis, James. Pennsylvania. Patient Safety Authority. ECRI (Organization) Institute for Safe Medication Practices.
- Publication:
- [Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2012
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Cross Infection -- prevention & control Organizational Culture Safety Management -- organization & administration Catheter-Related Infections -- prevention & control Catheterization, Central Venous -- adverse effects Health Care Surveys Health Facilities Hospital Departments -- organization & administration Quality of Health Care Humans Pennsylvania United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) works to establish a safety climate through the establishment of a unit-based culture of safety. The second progress report on the national On the CUSP: Stop Blood Stream Infection project states that the pre- and post-CUSP implementation safety culture survey showed little change upon comparison. Instead, CUSP's success has been measured by a surrogate outcome (infection rate). When central venous catheters are in use, safe culture is evident in direct measurement of compliance with best practices, as well as in device utilization ratio (DUR). The implementation of CUSP in cohort 2 in Pennsylvania units has resulted in improved compliance with best practices and an 8% decrease in DUR from baseline.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (pages 23-26 )).
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101579443 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101579443