Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement

QAPI 114 - A Flowing Success: A Comprehensive Indwelling Urinary Catheter Management Algorithm

QAPI 115 - A Structured Approach to Infection Control Coverage of Outpatient Clinics Facilitates Consistent Quality Evaluations and Feedback Delivery

QAPI 116 - Addition of Nasal Mupirocin to Chlorhexidine Baths for Prevention of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Bloodstream Infections

QAPI 117 - An Automated Screening Strategy to Identify and Isolate High-risk Patients with Candida Auris Colonization upon Admission to Hospital

QAPI 118 - Can Achieving High Hand Hygiene Compliance in the Hospital Be Sustainable, Reliable, and Affordable?

QAPI 119 - Can Limiting Foley Insertions in the ED and Utilization in the ICU Reduce Cautis?

QAPI 121 - Closed Systems: are Conventional Arterial Line Monitoring and Sampling Systems Contributing to Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI(s)?

QAPI 124 - Effect of Education and Performance Feedback to Eliminate Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections on an Internal Medicine Unit

QAPI 125 - Emphasis on Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters in an Attempt to Decrease Hospital Clabsis

QAPI 126 - Enhancing SSI Reviews Through Secure Electronic Data Capture

QAPI 127 - Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Modified Screen-and-treat Pre-operative Decolonization Protocol Driven by Patient-reported Staphylococcus aureus History

QAPI 129 - How an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Pathway for Colorectal Patients Improved Patient Outcomes

QAPI 130 - Impact of a Reverse Testing Algorithm and Multidisciplinary Approach on Reducing Healthcare Facility-onset Clostridioides difficile Infections

QAPI 131 - Impact of Device Standardization to Prevent Hemodialysis Catheter Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections (HD-CLABSI) in a Large Healthcare System

QAPI 132 - Implementation of a Surveillance Program for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Vaccination Status

QAPI 133 - Implementation of Admission Screening for Candida Auris to Prevent Exposure and Spread

QAPI 134 - Implementation of Evidence-based Guidelines to Reduce Colorectal Surgery Site Infections

QAPI 135 - Improved Leadership Engagement and Injection Safety Through Standardized, Structured Action Planning

QAPI 137 - Improving Denominator Data for Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Surveillance

QAPI 139 - Infection Prevention Device Data Overlay Tool to Support Reductions in Central Line-associated Blood Stream Infections and Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections

QAPI 140 - Infection Prevention Partners in Intensive Care Units: Participating in Multidisciplinary Rounds Decreases Clabsis and Central Line Utilization Rates

QAPI 142 - Journey to Zero CLABSI and a Reduction in Device Utilization with a Dedicated Vascular Access Team

QAPI 143 - Modifying Multi-drug Resistant Organism Admission Screening to Improve Policy Compliance

QAPI 144 - Multiprong Interventions, Organizational Behavioral Changes, and Ongoing Monitoring Reduce Dental Unit Water Line Biofilm Growth

QAPI 145 - New Ways to Decrease Central Line Utilization Rates

QAPI 148 - Prospective Surveillance of Indwelling Devices Decreased Rates of Bloodstream and Urinary Tract Infections

QAPI 149 - Quality Initiative to Improve Intraoperative Normothermia to Reduce Hysterectomy Surgical Site Infections

QAPI 151 - Reducing Hysterectomy Surgical Site Infections Through Updated Best Practice Guidelines for Vaginal/abdominal Skin Preparation

QAPI 152 - Relaunch of Electronic Monitoring System to Sustain Hand Hygiene Opportunities and Compliance

QAPI 154 - Significant Reduction of Device-related Hais Through Creation of HAI Steering Committee

QAPI 155 - Systematic Approach to Decrease Device Utilization by Assessing Urinary Catheter Appropriateness and Alternative Devices

QAPI 156 - The Addition of Nasal Antiseptic to Universal Decolonization Programs Reduces Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections in Intensive Care Units

QAPI 158 - The Role of Universal Decolonization and Standardized Dressing Changes in Preventing Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections

QAPI 159 - The Tracheostomy Task Force: A Collaborative Approach to Improve Tracheostomy Maintenance and Care Compliance

QAPI 160 - The Use of Midline Catheters in Place of Central Venous Catheters for Vasopressor Administration to Reduce Central Line-associated Bacteremia

QAPI 162 - Utilizing Human Factors and System Design Approach Improved Isolation Compliance at a Community-based Acute Tertiary Care Facility