AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in conjunction with Johns Hopkins Medicine Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, and NORC at the University of Chicago created the AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention Program. Stratis Health is a subcontractor to NORC at the University of Chicago.
This evidence-based infection prevention program that includes behavioral and cultural interventions is designed to reduce the methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in intensive care units and other inpatient units, surgical services, and long-term care facilities across the United States.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a type of bacteria that is resistant to a variety of medications, including methicillin, a form of penicillin. It can cause infections that can range in severity from minor skin infections to potentially fatal ones like pneumonia, sepsis, and bloodstream infections.
Actions
- Serve as quality improvement advisors supporting physicians, pharmacists, infection preventionists, administrative, and other staff at participating hospitals, surgical services and nursing homes, across the country as they implement program interventions.
- Serve as a liaison between project participants and the national project team, sharing lessons learned, challenges, and opportunities for improvement in each clinical setting.
- Facilitate data collection and submission of clinical outcomes information, using data from the National Healthcare Safety Network and electronic health records, when possible, to monitor change over time and program impact.
- Facilitate the dissemination of research-based tools and evidence-based practices for the reduction of MRSA infections.
We make lives better by…
Working with health professionals nationwide to embed a team-based safety culture and enhance infection prevention policies and practices
Applying evidence-based strategies to enhance the quality of care and enhance clinical teams, patient, and family understanding of their role in infection prevention.
Supporting participating organizations improvement efforts through the use of reliable, accurate, transparent, timely data, with minimum data collection burden.