Team-based infection preventionist review improves inter-rater reliability in identification of healthcare-associated infections.

IF 3 4区医学 Q2 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology Pub Date : 2024-10-02 DOI:10.1017/ice.2024.113

Alyssa Castillo, Meghan Hudziec, Sarah Elizabeth Totten, Larissa Pisney

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Abstract

Accurate reporting of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) is a critical function of infection prevention and control (IPC) teams. Validation was performed to increase inter-rater reliability in HAI adjudication among infection preventionists. Benefits included improved data integrity, enhanced team performance, and individual growth.

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基于团队的感染预防专家审查提高了识别医护人员相关感染的评分者间可靠性。

向国家医疗安全网络（NHSN）准确报告医疗相关感染（HAI）是感染预防和控制（IPC）团队的一项重要职能。为了提高感染预防专家在 HAI 裁决方面的评分者之间的可靠性，我们进行了验证。这样做的好处包括改善数据完整性、提高团队绩效和个人成长。

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Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 医学-传染病学

CiteScore

6.40

自引率

6.70%

发文量

289

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology provides original, peer-reviewed scientific articles for anyone involved with an infection control or epidemiology program in a hospital or healthcare facility. Written by infection control practitioners and epidemiologists and guided by an editorial board composed of the nation''s leaders in the field, ICHE provides a critical forum for this vital information.