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AHRQ Technical Reviews and Summaries, AHCPR Supported Clinical Practice Guidelines, Quick Reference Guide, Consumer Guides (English), Consumer Guides (Spanish), AIDSInfo ![]() 9. v.6. Closing the Quality Gap: Healthcare ![]() Full Title:Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies: Volume 6 Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850 Contract No. 290-02-0017 Prepared by: Stanford University-UCSF Evidence-based Practice Center, Stanford, CA Series Editors Kaveh G. Shojania, M.D., University of California, San Francisco Kathryn M. McDonald, M.M., Stanford University Robert M. Wachter, M.D., University of California, San Francisco Douglas K. Owens, M.D., M.S., VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California; Stanford University Investigators Sumant R. Ranji, M.D. Kanaka Shetty, M.D. Keith A. Posley, M.D. Robyn Lewis, M.A. Vandana Sundaram, M.P.H. Cristina M. Galvin, M.S., M.A. Lisa G. Winston, M.D. AHRQ Publication No. 04(07)-0051-6 January 2007 This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission except those copyrighted materials noted for which further reproduction is prohibited without the specific permission of copyright holders. Suggested Citation: Ranji SR, Shetty K, Posley KA, Lewis R, Sundaram V, Galvin CM, Winston LG. Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections. Vol 6 of: Shojania KG, McDonald KM, Wachter RM, Owens DK, editors. Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies. Technical Review 9 (Prepared by the Stanford University-UCSF Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-02-0017). AHRQ Publication No. 04(07)-0051-6. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 2007. This report is based on research conducted by the Stanford-UCSF Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD (Contract No. 290-02-0017). The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its contents, and do not necessarily represent the views of AHRQ. No statement in this report should be construed as an official position of AHRQ or of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The information in this report is intended to help clinicians, employers, policymakers, and others make informed decisions about the provision of health care services. This report is intended as a reference and not as a substitute for clinical judgment. This report may be used, in whole or in part, as the basis for development of clinical practice guidelines and other quality enhancement tools, or as a basis for reimbursement and coverage policies. AHRQ or U.S. Department of Health and Human Services endorsement of such derivative products may not be stated or implied. None of the investigators has any affiliations or financial involvement that conflicts with the material presented in this report. |