7
Table 4. Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP)
(cont'd)
Settings that have applied the CUSP framework:
• Intensive care units (ICUs)
7
• Ambulatory settings (primary care, ambulatory surgery centers
6
• Nursing homes
9
• Additional clinical settings with mixed results
10
Improvements using CUSP:
• Antibiotic overprescribing in primary care
5
• CLABSI prevention
7,13
• CAUTI prevention
2,8
▶ AHA/HRET Eliminating CAUTI (Stop CAUTI)
12
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