An Intensive Care Unit Quality Improvement Collaborative in Nine Department of Veterans Affairs Hospitals: Reducing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia and Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Rates

2008 ◽  
Vol 34 (11) ◽  
pp. 639-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert S. Bonello ◽  
Carol E. Fletcher ◽  
William K. Becker ◽  
Kay L. Clutter ◽  
Shelley L. Arjes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Veterans Affairs ◽  
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia ◽  
Department Of Veterans Affairs ◽  
Infection Rates ◽  
Quality Improvement Collaborative ◽  
Veterans Affairs Hospitals ◽  
Catheter Related Bloodstream Infection

Achieving and Sustaining Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia–Free Time among Intensive Care Units (ICUs): Evidence from the Keystone ICU Quality Improvement Collaborative

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 740-743 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dany S. Matar ◽  
Julius C. Pham ◽  
Thomas A. Louis ◽  
Sean M. Berenholtz
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Free Time ◽  
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia ◽  
Quality Improvement Collaborative ◽  
Zero Rate

Our retrospective analysis of the Michigan Keystone intensive care unit (ICU) collaborative demonstrated that adult ICUs could achieve and sustain a zero rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) for a considerable number of ventilator and calendar months. Moreover, the results highlight the importance of adjustment for ventilator-days before comparing VAP-free time among ICUs.

Using Economic Information in a Quality Improvement Collaborative

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 111 (Supplement_E1) ◽  
pp. e411-e418
Author(s):  
Jeannette Rogowski
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Treatment Costs ◽  
Quality Improvement Collaborative ◽  
Intensive Care Unit Treatment ◽  
Economic Information

This article provides an overview of neonatal intensive care unit treatment costs for hospitals that participated in the Neonatal Intensive Care Quality Improvement Collaborative Year 2000 (NIC/Q 2000) quality improvement collaborative and discusses how economic information can be used in quality improvement efforts. Detailed information on neonatal intensive care unit treatment costs is presented for 29 hospitals that participated in the NIC/Q 2000 collaborative. The sample consists of 6797 very low birth weight infants (1500 g or less at birth) with admission dates between January 1, 1997, and December 31, 1998. Information on median treatment cost per infant, ancillary costs, accommodation costs, length of stay, and cost per day is presented. In addition, ancillary costs are further disaggregated into those for respiratory therapy, laboratory, radiology, pharmacy, and all other ancillary services. The role of level of care and other factors that influence treatment costs are then explored.

Automated computerized intensive care unit severity of illness measure in the Department of Veterans Affairs: Preliminary results

2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 3540-3546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta L. Render ◽  
Deborah E. Welsh ◽  
Marin Kollef ◽  
James H. Lott ◽  
Siu Hui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Severity Of Illness ◽  
Veterans Affairs ◽  
Department Of Veterans Affairs ◽  
Preliminary Results
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