Executive/senior leader checklist to improve culture and reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 519-524

  Goeschel, Christine A ^a,b   Holzmueller, Christine G ^c   Berenholtz, Sean M ^a,d   Marsteller, Jill A ^d   Murphy, David J ^f   Sawyer, Melinda ^c,e   Duval Arnould, Jordan ^c   Thompson, David A ^a,b   Lubomski, Lisa H ^c   Weeks, Kristina ^c   Bauer, Laura ^c   Pronovost, Peter J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c Quality and Safety Research Group   (Australia)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Quality and Safety Research Group ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHECKLIST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFECTION CONTROL; LEADERSHIP; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; UNITED STATES;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHECKLIST; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78651232334     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(10)36077-6     Document Type: Article

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