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Pronovost Slide11
It Is Time To Get Serious about the Science of Healthcare Delivery
Text version of slide presentation from a National Advisory Council meeting.
Pennsylvania Histogram

Pennsylvania, Pre vs. Post
Image: Two bar charts compare Pennsylvania's blood stream infection (BSI) rate per 1,000 Central Line Days for baseline data (up to 12 months) versus the last six months of good data:
BSI Rate for baseline data:
- Mean: 1.911567
- Median: 1.73913
BSI Rate for last six months of good data:
- Mean: 1.040698
- Median: 0.83392
p = 0.026.
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