Background: Catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are one of the most common hospital acquired infections and cost on average $13,793 per case according to the AHRQ. Many quality and safety organizations including the Society of Hospital Medicine recommend reducing the prevalence of indwelling urinary catheters (IUC) as a means to reduce the incidence of […]

Background: Sepsis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the US. Annually, over 250,000 people die from sepsis nationwide. Therefore, in 2013 New York State mandated that hospitals adhere to standardized protocols designed to improve sepsis outcomes. A recent cohort analysis on the rollout of these standards demonstrated that mortality decreased by 6% […]