Case Study: A Busy Week on 4 South with CAUTI
Introduction Welcome to this TRACE Framework learning exercise. In Part 1, you will review a healthcare-associated infection case involving a patient who developed a catheter-associated…
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Case Study: The Weekend Shift with CLABSI
Healthcare-associated infections rarely result from a single event. More often, they emerge when multiple risks accumulate across people, processes, environments, and systems. The TRACE Framework…
Case Study: When the Numbers are Half the Story
Before reviewing the case below, you will be presented with a structured guide designed to help you work through the TRACE Framework. The purpose of…
Case Study: A Guide to Using the TRACE Framework
PART 1 This case study was developed as a practical walkthrough of the TRACE Framework. The goal of this exercise is to practice structured investigation…
Beyond Root Cause Analysis: Using ActionQI’s TRACE Framework to Strengthen HAI Investigations
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) investigations often begin with a straightforward question: “What caused the infection?” But in practice, HAIs such as CLABSIs rarely emerge from a…