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ArticleAmerican journal of infection control2022

Identifying management practices for promoting infection prevention: Perspectives on strategic communication.

Ann Scheck McAlearney, Sarah R MacEwan, Megan E Gregory, Lindsey N Sova, Courtney Hebert, Alice A Gaughan

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Article in American journal of infection control, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ann Scheck McAlearneyDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; The Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking in Health Services and Implementation Science Research (CATALYST), College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Department of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Electronic address: Ann.McAlearney@osumc.edu.
Sarah R MacEwanThe Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking in Health Services and Implementation Science Research (CATALYST), College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Megan E GregoryThe Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking in Health Services and Implementation Science Research (CATALYST), College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Department of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Lindsey N SovaThe Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking in Health Services and Implementation Science Research (CATALYST), College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Courtney HebertDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Alice A GaughanThe Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking in Health Services and Implementation Science Research (CATALYST), College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
The Ohio State University · US

Funding

Searching for Management Approaches to Reduce HAI Transmission (SMART)R01HS024958 · AHRQ · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI MCALEARNEY, ANN SCHECK · 2017 to 2021
$1.9M
AHRQ HHS R01 HS024958
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEngaging leaders to share information about infections and infection prevention across their organizations is known to be important in initiatives designed to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Yet the topics and communication strategies used by leaders that focus on HAI prevention are not well understood. This study aimed to identify and describe practices around information sharing used to support HAI prevention.

methodsWe visited 18 U.S. hospitals between 2017 and 2019 and interviewed 188 administrative and clinical leaders to ask about management practices they used to facilitate HAI prevention. Interview transcripts were analyzed to characterize practices involving strategic communications.

resultsSharing information to support infection prevention involved strategic communications around two main topics: (1) facilitators of success and best practices, and (2) barriers to success and lessons learned. In addition, the practice of storytelling reportedly allowed leaders to highlight impact and elicit emotion, provide education, and acknowledge success in infection prevention by providing examples of real events.

conclusionsOur findings provide insight about how strategic communication of information around HAIs and HAI prevention can be used to support improvement. Organizations and leaders should consider the different opportunities to incorporate the practice of strategic communication, including using storytelling, to advance their infection prevention efforts.

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Catheter-Related InfectionsCross InfectionCommunicationHospitalsHumansCatheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs)Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs)HospitalsLeadership

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PMID34890704
PMCPMC10243508
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