Executive/senior leader checklist to improve culture and reduce central line–associated bloodstream infections.

Christine A. Goeschel; Christine G. Holzmueller; Sean M. Berenholtz; Jill A. Marsteller; David J. Murphy; Melinda Sawyer; Jordan Duval-Arnould; David A. Thompson; Lisa H. Lubomski; Kristina Weeks; Laura Bauer; Peter Pronovost

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Executive/senior leader checklist to improve culture and reduce central line–associated bloodstream infections.

November 3, 2010

Goeschel CA, Holzmueller CG, Berenholtz SM, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36(11):519-24.

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Building on the success of established safety programs and the promise of others, this commentary explains how a checklist tool helped to engage leadership in safety improvement initiatives.

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