Reducing Hospital-Acquired Conditions
Reducing hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) is an important patient safety goal, because HACs cause harm to patients. They are conditions that a patient develops while in the hospital being treated for something else.
AHRQ's patient safety research formed the foundation of the methods, tools, and resources that many hospitals and other frontline clinicians use to reduce HACs. AHRQ also developed a measurement strategy to show how well the Nation is doing at reducing HACs.
AHRQ National Scorecard on Rates of Hospital Acquired Conditions
AHRQ Tools To Reduce Hospital-Acquired Conditions
Adverse drug events
Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication ReconciliationCatheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)
Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in HospitalsCentral line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI)
Tools for Reducing CLABSICommunity-acquired pneumonia
Community-Acquired Pneumonia Clinical Decision Support Implementation ToolkitInjuries and falls from immobility
Preventing Falls in HospitalsObstetrical adverse events
Toolkit for Improving Perinatal SafetyPreventing CLABSI and CAUTI in ICUs
Toolkit for Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI in ICUsPressure ulcers
Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of CareSurgical site infections
Toolkit to Promote Safe SurgeryVenous thromboembolism (VTE)
Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
