Promoting quality through measurement of performance and response: Prevention success stories

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: C. Richards, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; T. G. Emori, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; G. Peavy, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Robert Gaynes, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: Articles from Emerging Infectious Diseases are provided here courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0702.010231
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Emerging Infectious Disease
• ISSN: 1080-6040
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 2
• Start Page: 299
• End Page: 301
• Keywords: IMPROVEMENT; EXPERIENCE; Infectious Diseases; Science & Technology; Immunology; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; CARE
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Public Health; Health Sciences, Education; Health Sciences, Epidemiology

Abstract

Successful efforts to prevent health-care acquired infections occur daily in U.S. hospitals. However, few of these "success stories" are presented in the medical literature or discussed at professional meetings. Key components of successful prevention efforts include multidisciplinary teams, appropriate educational interventions, and data dissemination to clinical staff.