Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies

To determine the effects of quality improvement strategies on promoting adherence to interventions for prevention of selected (surgical site infections (SSI), central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), and catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)) healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), and on HAI rates. AHRQ Publication No. 04(07)-0051-6 January 2007