Search Results - "Barbara I. Braun"

Comparing Public Quality Ratings for Accredited and Nonaccredited Nursing Homes by Williams, Scott C., PsyD, Morton, David J., PhD, Braun, Barbara I., PhD, Longo, Beth Ann, RN, MBA, MSN, Baker, David W., MD, MPH

“…Abstract Objectives Compare quality ratings of accredited and nonaccredited nursing homes using the publicly available Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…”
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Research Methods in Healthcare Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Stewardship—Quasi-Experimental Designs by Schweizer, Marin L., Braun, Barbara I., Milstone, Aaron M.

“…Quasi-experimental studies evaluate the association between an intervention and an outcome using experiments in which the intervention is not randomly…”
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Measuring adherence to hand hygiene guidelines: A field survey for examples of effective practices by Braun, Barbara I., PhD, Kusek, Linda, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC, Larson, Elaine, RN, PhD, FAAN, CIC

“…Background Measuring adherence to hand hygiene guidelines is resource intensive and complicated by lack of standardized methodology. The multiplicity of…”
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Does health care role and experience influence perception of safety culture related to preventing infections? by Braun, Barbara I., PhD, Harris, Anthony D., MD, MPH, Richards, Cheryl L., BS, RHIA, Belton, Beverly M., RN, MSN, NE-BC, Dembry, Louise-Marie, MD, MS, MBA, Morton, David J., MS, Xiao, Yan, PhD

“…Growing evidence reveals the importance of improving safety culture in efforts to eliminate health care-associated infections. This multisite, cross-sectional…”
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How Accurately Are Starting Times Documented in the Medical Record? Implications for Surgical Infection Prevention Performance Measurement by Bozikis, Michele R., Braun, Barbara I., Kritchevsky, Stephen B.

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Health Care Worker Violent Deaths in the Workplace: A Summary of Cases From the National Violent Death Reporting System by Braun, Barbara I., Hafiz, Hasina, Singh, Shweta, Khan, Mushira M.

“…Background: Violent workplace deaths among health care workers (HCWs) remain understudied in the extant literature despite the potential for serious long-term…”
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Use of leading practices in US hospital antimicrobial stewardship programs by Stenehjem, Edward A., Braun, Barbara I., Chitavi, Salome O., Hyun, David Y., Schmaltz, Stephen P., Fakih, Mohamad G., Neuhauser, Melinda M., Davidson, Lisa E., Meyer, Marc J., Tamma, Pranita D., Dodds-Ashley, Elizabeth S., Baker, David W.

“…To determine the proportion of hospitals that implemented 6 leading practices in their antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs). Design: Cross-sectional…”
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Culture of Safety: Impact on Improvement in Infection Prevention Process and Outcomes by Braun, Barbara I., Chitavi, Salome O., Suzuki, Hiroyuki, Soyemi, Caroline A., Puig-Asensio, Mireia

“…Purpose Safety culture is known to be related to a wide range of outcomes, and measurement of safety culture is now required for many hospitals in the U.S.A…”
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Timing of Antimicrobial Prophylaxis and the Risk of Surgical Site Infections: Results From the Trial to Reduce Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Errors by STEINBERG, James P, BRAUN, Barbara I, HELLINGER, Walter C, KUSEK, Linda, BOZIKIS, Michele R, BUSH, Andrew J, PATCHEN DELLINGER, E, BURKE, John P, SIMMONS, Bryan, KRITCHEVSKY, Stephen B

“…The objective of this study is to determine the optimal timing for surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (AMP). National AMP guidelines should be supported by…”
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Venous thromboembolism performance measurement in the United States: An evolving landscape with many stakeholders by Braun, Barbara I., Kolbusz, Karen M., Bozikis, Michele R., Schmaltz, Stephen P., Abe, Karon, Reyes, Nimia L., Dardis, Michelle N.

“…Venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is a life‐threatening, costly, and common preventable complication…”
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A call to action: the SHEA research agenda to combat healthcare-associated infections by Kwon, Jennie H., Advani, Sonali D., Branch-Elliman, Westyn, Braun, Barbara I., Cheng, Vincent Chi-Chung, Chiotos, Kathleen, Douglas, Peggy, Gohil, Shruti K., Keller, Sara C., Klein, Eili Y., Krein, Sarah L., Lofgren, Eric T., Merrill, Katreena, Moehring, Rebekah W., Monsees, Elizabeth, Perri, Luci, Scaggs Huang, Felicia, Shelly, Mark A., Skelton, Felicia, Spivak, Emily S., Sreeramoju, Pranavi V., Suda, Katie J., Ting, Joseph Y., Weston, Gregory David, Yassin, Mohamed H., Ziegler, Matthew J., Mody, Lona

“…Approximately 3% of hospitalized patients in the United States (US) acquire an HAI during their stay, resulting in more than 650,000 HAIs annually.1,2 HAIs…”
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Facilitators and challenges experienced by nursing homes enrolling in the CDC national health care safety network by Braun, Barbara I., Longo, Beth Ann, Thomas, Rene, Bell, Jeneita M., Anttila, Angela, Shen, Yanhong, Morton, David, Rowe, Theresa A., Stone, Nimalie D.

“…•Few studies examine nursing home readiness for standardized infection reporting.•This study examined facilitators and challenges that influence NHSN…”
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Perceived Benefits and Challenges of Ebola Preparation Among Hospitals in Developed Countries: A Systematic Literature Review by Puig-Asensio, Mireia, Braun, Barbara I, Seaman, Aaron T, Chitavi, Salome, Rasinski, Kenneth A, Nair, Rajeshwari, Perencevich, Eli N, Lawrence, Janna C, Hartley, Michael, Schweizer, Marin L

“…Abstract The 2014–2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa provided an opportunity to improve our response to highly infectious diseases. We performed a systematic…”
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Referrals of Infection Control Breaches to Public Health Authorities: Ambulatory Care Settings Experience, 2017 by Braun, Barbara I., Chitavi, Salome O., Perkins, Kiran M., Perz, Joseph F., Link-Gelles, Ruth, Hoppe, Jennifer, Donofrio, Kristine M., Shen, Yanhong, Garcia-Houchins, Sylvia

“…Beginning in October 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued expanded guidance requiring accrediting organizations and state survey…”
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Ebola Preparedness Resources for Acute-Care Hospitals in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Study of Costs, Benefits, and Challenges by Smit, Michael A, Rasinski, Kenneth A, Braun, Barbara I, Kusek, Linda L, Milstone, Aaron M, Morgan, Daniel J, Mermel, Leonard A

“…OBJECTIVE To assess resource allocation and costs associated with US hospitals preparing for the possible spread of the 2014-2015 Ebola virus disease (EVD)…”
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Comparing Bloodstream Infection Rates: The Effect of Indicator Specifications in the Evaluation of Processes and Indicators in Infection Control (EPIC) Study by Braun, Barbara I., Kritchevsky, Stephen B., Kusek, Linda, Wong, Edward S., Solomon, Steven L., Steele, Lynn, Richards, Cheryl L., Gaynes, Robert P., Simmons, Bryan

“…Bloodstream infection (BSI) rates are used as comparative clinical performance indicators; however, variations in definitions and data-collection approaches…”
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Opportunities to bridge gaps between respiratory protection guidance and practice in US health care by Braun, Barbara I, Tschurtz, Brette A, Hafiz, Hasina, Novak, Debra A, Montero, Maria C, Alexander, Cynthia M, Fauerbach, Loretta Litz, Gruden, MaryAnn, Isakari, Marcia T, Kuhar, David T, Pompeii, Lisa A, Swift, Melanie D, Radonovich, Lewis J

“…Healthcare organizations are required to provide workers with respiratory protection (RP) to mitigate hazardous airborne inhalation exposures. This study…”
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Improving patient and worker safety: exploring opportunities for synergy by Riehle, Annette, Braun, Barbara I, Hafiz, Hasina

“…The growing evidence that employee well-being affects patient safety, both directly and indirectly, suggests that health care organizations striving for high…”
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The Evolving Landscape of Healthcare-Associated Infections: Recent Advances in Prevention and a Road Map for Research by Safdar, Nasia, Anderson, Deverick J., Braun, Barbara I., Carling, Philip, Cohen, Stuart, Donskey, Curtis, Drees, Marci, Harris, Anthony, Henderson, David K., Huang, Susan S., Juthani-Mehta, Manisha, Lautenbach, Ebbing, Linkin, Darren R., Meddings, Jennifer, Miller, Loren G., Milstone, Aaron, Morgan, Daniel, Sengupta, Sharmila, Varman, Meera, Yokoe, Deborah, Zerr, Danielle M.

“…This white paper identifies knowledge gaps and new challenges in healthcare epidemiology research, assesses the progress made toward addressing research…”
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Integrating hospitals into community emergency preparedness planning by BRAUN, Barbara I, WINEMAN, Nicole V, FINN, Nicole L, BARBERA, Joseph A, SCHMALTZ, Stephen P, LOEB, Jerod M

“…Strong community linkages are essential to a health care organization's overall preparedness for emergencies. To assess community emergency preparedness…”
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