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Pronovost Slide12
It Is Time To Get Serious about the Science of Healthcare Delivery
Text version of slide presentation from a National Advisory Council meeting.
Massachusetts CLABSI mean/median rates

Image: Line graph shows that Massachusetts's mean central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI) rate rose from 1.25 to 3 in the first quarter, then dropped to 1 in the second quarter; the rate remained around 0.6 for the next three quarters. Massachusetts's median CLABSI rate rose from 1 to about 2.25 in the first quarter, then dropped to baseline until the fifth quarter.
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