The initiative, which began as a pilot in intensive care units at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1998, was successful enough that AHRQ funded the project from 2008 to 2012. More than 1,100 hospitals participated in the initiative, decreasing CLABSI rates in intensive care units to 1.1 infections per 1,000 line-days, down from the baseline of 1.9 infections per 1,000 line-days. Units with no infections for at least one quarter increased from 30 to 68 percent of participating units.
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