TY - JOUR
T1 - Identifying high reliability practices for infection prevention in long-term care, Part I
T2 - Literature review
AU - Braun, Barbara I.
AU - Longo, Beth Ann
AU - Chitavi, Salome
AU - Kusek, Linda
AU - Wagner, Laura
AU - Van Stralen, Daved
AU - Burdsall, Deb Patterson
AU - Vance, Jacqueline F.
AU - Mody, Lona
AU - Clancy, Mary Fran
AU - Donofrio, Kristine M.
AU - Yendro, Susan
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was funded in part by grant number 1R13HS022174-01 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The views expressed in written materials and by speakers do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the US government. The funder had no role in decision-making, project implementation, or analysis.
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - Though concepts of high reliability are promoted widely in acute care, little is known about the extent to which core processes of high reliability have been applied, directly or indirectly, to infection prevention in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. In this review, we sought to identify examples of effective or innovative infection prevention practices from published literature and existing national initiatives that are consistent with core processes of high reliability. We first detail the five core processes of high reliability and their applicability to long-term care and then discuss our findings from the literature. Although high reliability is an unfamiliar term, we found that examples of core processes are already directly or indirectly being applied and related strategies have been incorporated into national initiatives.
AB - Though concepts of high reliability are promoted widely in acute care, little is known about the extent to which core processes of high reliability have been applied, directly or indirectly, to infection prevention in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. In this review, we sought to identify examples of effective or innovative infection prevention practices from published literature and existing national initiatives that are consistent with core processes of high reliability. We first detail the five core processes of high reliability and their applicability to long-term care and then discuss our findings from the literature. Although high reliability is an unfamiliar term, we found that examples of core processes are already directly or indirectly being applied and related strategies have been incorporated into national initiatives.
KW - Infection prevention
KW - Long-term care
KW - Reliability
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M3 - Review article
SN - 1524-7929
VL - 25
SP - 29
EP - 35
JO - Annals of Long-Term Care
JF - Annals of Long-Term Care
IS - 1
ER -