Complete guide to building, measuring, and governing a vascular access team (VAT) program: models, evidence, ROI calculation, quality metrics, scope of practice, and program governance.
Annual state-of-the-practice safety report for vascular access: national CLABSI rates, PICC complication data, peripheral IV failure rates, phlebitis benchmarks, catheter-related DVT epidemiology, and the current evidence base driving vascular access safety standards.
Comprehensive guide to vascular access quality metrics: CLABSI rates and SIR benchmarking, first-attempt success rates, phlebitis rates, catheter utilization ratios, PICC appropriateness tracking, dwell time management, and building a vascular access quality dashboard.
The complete evidence-based CLABSI prevention guide: CDC/NHSN definitions, insertion bundle, maintenance bundle, CHG bathing, antimicrobial strategies, surveillance, and Zero CLABSI implementation.
Comprehensive CLABSI prevention framework covering the complete evidence base: insertion bundle, maintenance bundle, CHG antisepsis, antimicrobial catheters, needleless connector management, surveillance definitions, and zero CLABSI implementation strategy.
Establishes comprehensive standards for identifying, documenting, investigating, and learning from adverse events, serious adverse events, and near-miss incidents associated with vascular access devices and infusion therapy.
Establishes the organizational framework for continuous quality improvement in vascular access services, including the adoption of validated QI methodologies, audit and feedback mechanisms, adverse event surveillance, medication safety integration, and the maintenance of a Just Culture environment.