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A group of facilities that are engaged in an effort to improve an outcome, in this case to reduce HAIs. Members of the collaborative use common but not necessarily identical approaches. The group members discuss progress regularly and share lessons learned in real time so that others in the group can benefit from the experience of each facility.
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