Introduction:
TCPS implemented a targeted Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) action plan to reengage
hospital and physician leadership and rapidly drive
improvement to prevent CAUTIs, with support from the THA
Board of Directors and Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Society.
TCPS and the CMO Society worked together to target CAUTI
rapid improvement. The group identified recommendations
for change that address both clinical changes in practice and
execution strategies, as well as organizational leadership
support and operational strategies. TCPS expanded data
collection to hospital units outside of intensive care in 2014
and supported hospitals in the data collection and submission
of outcomes data. TCPS adopted the “On the CUSP: Stop
CAUTI” program as the improvement model, utilizing a
CAUTI bundle of strategies defined in the Centers for
Disease Control (CDC) guidelines for CAUTI prevention and
the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Council
(HICPAC) recommendations.
Resources:
CAUTI Simulation
Emergency Department Improvement Intervention Fact Sheet
Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections Educational Program
Institute for Healthcare Improvement: CAUTI
CAUTI Initiative: Optimizing Catheter Discontinuation Rapid Improvement Test
HRET Resources:
HRET CAUTI Change Package
HRET CAUTI Top Ten Checklist
HRET CAUTI Webinars
AHRQ Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Video Series
Module 1--CAUTI in the ICU
Module 2--Catheter Maintenance
Module 3--Device Necessity
Module 4--Catheter Alternatives and Communication
