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Commentary from Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)

AHRQ- Health care-associated infections resource
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s Web site features research initiatives and resources on health care-associated infections (HAIs) for consumers and health care professionals. The AHRQ site also links to the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) and HAI related activities, as well as to a recent report that provides current CUSP results.
The AHRQ website information also includes AHRQ, CDC, CMS, and HHS' National Action Plan on HAIs, as well as links to the Michigan Keystone Project, featuring the model Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) for reducing central line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in the ICU. AHA's Health Research and Education Trust (HRET) offers toolkits to eliminate CLABSI.
The Commonwealth Fund resources
The Commonwealth Fund's April 14, 2010 webinar, "Getting to Zero: Strategies to Eliminate Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections," is available for download. Presenters included:
- Lucian L. Leape, M.D., adjunct professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health;
- Peter J. Pronovost, M.D., Ph.D., director, Johns Hopkins University Quality and Safety Research Group;
- Brian S. Koll, M.D., medical director and chief, infection prevention, Beth Israel Medical Center