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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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How well a person understands and acts on healthcare decisions.
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A division of Department of Health and Human Services.
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An infection that develops during or soon after care in a hospital, clinic, or doctor’s office, or after a home-visit by a health professional.
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An expert panel in a specific field who advise the CDC on matters of healthcare associated infection, surveillance, control and prevention.
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A person who provides health services, such as, doctor, nurse, dentist, or health educator.
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Infections that patients acquire during the course of receiving treatment for other conditions within a healthcare setting.
Healthcare-associated Infections are infections that patients acquire during the course of receiving treatment for other conditions within a healthcare setting.
An infection that develops during or soon after care in a hospital, clinic, or doctor’s office or after care provided by a home care agency.
Healthcare-associated Infections are infections that patients acquire during the course of receiving treatment for other conditions within a healthcare setting.
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A heart attack or acute myocardial infarction (AMI) occurs when the arteries leading to the heart become blocked and the blood supply is slowed or stopped. When the heart muscle cannot get the oxygen and nutrients it needs, the part of the heart tissue that is affected may die. Timely and effective treatments for a heart attack, which are essential for patient survival, include appropriate use of thrombolytic therapy to prevent blood clots and revascularization or opening of clogged blood vessels.
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Care provided in a person’s home. Home care can be health services such as bathing, assisting someone to walk or more skilled services such as drawing blood for laboratory tests or giving medication.
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A set of rules to make healthy.
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Hypertension is high blood pressure. Having high blood pressure raises your risk for heart disease and stroke, the first and third leading causes of death in the United States.
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Hypertension is high blood pressure. Having high blood pressure raises your risk for heart disease and stroke, the first and third leading causes of death in the United States.
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