Featured Case Study: South Carolina Hospital’s Use of AHRQ Patient Safety Program Leads to Significant Decrease in Urinary Infections

Implementation of AHRQ’s Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) helped the Medical University of South Carolina hospital reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) from 8.6 percent in 2012 to 1.1 percent in 2015. Key to the hospital’s success has been the use of AHRQ’s CUSP poster,“AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals.”Access the case study.

Appendix K. Infographic Poster on CAUTI Prevention