100K Lives Campaign
The 100,000 Lives Campaign is an initiative to engage U.S. hospitals in a commitment to implement changes in care proven to improve patient care and prevent avoidable deaths. The Campaign is the first national effort to promote saving a specified number of lives by a certain date (June 14, 2006).
As part of the 100,000 Lives Campaign, we have already made significant progress with practices shown to save lives:
- Deploy Rapid Response Teams... at the first sign of patient decline.
- Deliver Reliable, Evidence-Based Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction to prevent deaths from heart attack.
- Prevent Adverse Drug Events (ADEs)... by implementing medication reconciliation.
- Prevent Central Line Infections... by implementing a series of interdependent, scientifically grounded steps.
- Prevent Surgical Site Infections... by reliably delivering the correct antibiotic at the correct time.
- Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia... by implementing a series of interdependent scientifically grounded steps called the “Ventilator Bundle”
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