1. The CAUTI Emergency Department Improvement Intervention
What is the On the CUSP: STOP CAUTI ED Improvement Intervention?
Expanding the reach of the On the CUSP: STOP CAUTI national collaborative
Instilling a culture of partnership between emergency departments and in-patient units
Broadening exposure to national experts
American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

2. ED Improvement Intervention Goals
Learning best practice techniques for CAUTI Prevention:
Technical change (Process):
Determine catheter appropriateness
Preventing unnecessary placement
Promoting compliance with institutional guidelines
Promoting proper insertion techniques
Culture change (CUSP):
Teamwork and communication amongst frontline staff
Identify nurse and physician champions for leadership and buy-in
Collaboration with in-patient units

3. ED Improvement Intervention Resources
National project support includes:
Comprehensive ED Tool Kit with customizable resources
Educational events:
National expert presentations
Coaching support by the National Project Team
In-person training opportunities
Data collection and analysis
ED Tool Kit resource example: ED CAUTI Prevention Guidelines

4. CAUTI ED Metrics Required ED metrics:
Number of admits from the ED, including observation patients
Number of admits from the ED, including observation patients with a newly placed indwelling catheter in the ED
Required ED metrics will be entered in the HRET Comprehensive Data System (CDS)
Additional recommended ED metrics:
Catheter appropriateness (Tools available in the ED toolkit)
Total number of indwelling catheters placed in the ED
All additional metrics and data collection processes will be determined by each ED
Consider adding outcomes and equations keeping hospital unit in mind.

5. CAUTI ED Data Collection
Recommended Data Collection Schedule:
14 consecutive days baseline
14 consecutive days implementation
14 non-consecutive days sustainability within a quarter
Duration of ED component still to be determined
CDS Registration :
Please refer to the CDS Quick Guide located on the project website: