The CUSP Toolkit

The CUSP Toolkit, a strategic approach to help facilities improve patient safety and reduce health care-associated infections, will be released in Summer of 2012.

A pilot edition of the toolkit is available, for exclusive use and review by unit teams participating in the NCABSI initiative to eliminate catheter-associated bloodstream infections in neonatal intensive care units.

The NCABSI national project team strongly urges users to not share the pilot toolkit with those who are not participating in the NCABSI project, as the toolkit may undergo changes from this pilot version.* The revised CUSP Toolkit will be available to the broader health care field in Summer 2012.

If your unit is participating in the NCABSI project, click here to access the pilot CUSP Toolkit with the password that was provided to you by the national project team or your state clinical lead.

To learn more about the CUSP Toolkit, contact Gabriela Gracia at ggracia@aha.org.

* This Toolkit is provided “as is” and without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, HRET disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. HRET does not represent or warrant that the function of this Toolkit is error-free, that defects will be corrected, or represent that this is the final version of the Toolkit. HRET does not make any warranties or representations regarding the use of the Toolkit in terms of its correctness, accuracy, adequacy, usefulness, timeliness, reliability or otherwise.

All requests to share any portion of this toolkit must be sent in writing to: Gaby Gracia, M.Sc., Program Manager, HRET, ggracia@aha.org.