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www.ahrq.gov/es/tools/index.html
December 01, 2015 - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) The CUSP toolkit includes training tools to make care safer. More
The SHARE Approach Five-step process for clinicians and their patients More
EvidenceNOW Tools for Change Helping practices implement evidence More
Tools
The …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/141-cusp-tip-sheet-assembling-team.docx
April 01, 2025 - CUSP Tip Sheet:
Assembling the CUSP Team
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Purpose
Teamwork and interprofessional collaboration are important to high-quality patient care. A culture of teamwork and learning from mistakes helps improve patient safety. The Compre…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/plan/subject.html
December 01, 2022 - What Will Be the Subject of Your Health Care Quality Report?
The subject of a quality report could be any level of the health care system, including:
Health plans and insurance carriers.
Hospitals.
Medical groups or clinics.
Individual clinicians.
Nursing homes.
Home health agencies.
Behavioral …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/job-aid-joy-in-work.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Job Aid: Joy in Work
Primary Care Practice Facilitator
Training Series
1
Job Aid: Joy in Work
Joy in work is one of three categories of common goals practices
have for improvement. Joy in work is central to good patient
care and in recognition of this, the national triple aim has been
expanded to…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/job-aid-standardized-quality-measures.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Job Aid: Standardized Quality Measures
Primary Care Practice Facilitator
Training Series
1
Job Aid: Standardized Quality Measures
Familiarity with the standardized quality measures that payers and regulatory groups use is an
important part of a practice facilitator's core knowledge.
Standar…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/149-cusp-tip-sheet-assembling-team.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
CUSP Tip Sheet:
Assembling the CUSP Team
ICU & Non-ICU
Purpose
Teamwork and interprofessional collaboration are important to high-quality patient care. A culture of teamwork and learning from mistakes helps improve patient safety. The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUS…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/job-aid-practice-assessments.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Job Aid: Practice Assessments and Surveys
Primary Care Practice Facilitator
Training Series
1
Job Aid: Practice Assessments and Surveys
Overview
Practice assessments and surveys are simple and non-threatening ways for a practice to gather
information, generate ideas for improvements, and test and…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/diagnostic-safety-workgroup-march-2022-meeting-notes.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Federal Interagency Workgroup: Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcare
Federal Interagency Workgroup: Improving Diagnostic Safety
and Quality in Healthcare
Workgroup Goal: Established by Senate Report 115-150. The Senate Committee on
Appropriations requested “AHRQ to convene a cross agency working …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/common-contributing-factors-diagnostic-error-retrospective-analysis-109-serious-adverse-event
September 14, 2022 - Study
Common contributing factors of diagnostic error: a retrospective analysis of 109 serious adverse event reports from Dutch hospitals.
Citation Text:
Hooftman J, Dijkstra AC, Suurmeijer I, et al. Common contributing factors of diagnostic error: a retrospective analysis of 109 serious…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/seen-through-their-eyes-residents-reflections-cognitive-and-contextual-components-diagnostic
November 18, 2013 - Study
Seen through their eyes: residents' reflections on the cognitive and contextual components of diagnostic errors in medicine.
Citation Text:
Ogdie AR, Reilly JB, Pang WG, et al. Seen through their eyes: residents' reflections on the cognitive and contextual components of diagnostic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-patient-experience-surveys-identify-potential-diagnostic-safety-breakdowns-mixed
October 30, 2024 - Study
Using patient experience surveys to identify potential diagnostic safety breakdowns: a mixed methods study.
Citation Text:
Baker KM, Brahier M, Penne M, et al. Using patient experience surveys to identify potential diagnostic safety breakdowns: a mixed methods study. J Patient Saf.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infections-and-interaction-rituals-organisation-clinician-accounts-speaking-or-remaining
November 03, 2015 - Study
Infections and interaction rituals in the organisation: clinician accounts of speaking up or remaining silent in the face of threats to patient safety.
Citation Text:
Szymczak JE. Infections and interaction rituals in the organisation: clinician accounts of speaking up or remaining…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-world-health-organization-checklist-patient-outcomes-stepped-wedge-cluster-randomized
June 03, 2020 - Study
Classic
Effect of the World Health Organization checklist on patient outcomes: a stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial.
Citation Text:
Haugen AS, Søfteland E, Almeland SK, et al. Effect of the World Health Organization checklist on patient outc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-rapid-response-team-major-clinical-outcome-measures-community-hospital
October 19, 2022 - Study
The effect of a rapid response team on major clinical outcome measures in a community hospital.
Citation Text:
Dacey MJ, Mirza ER, Wilcox V, et al. The effect of a rapid response team on major clinical outcome measures in a community hospital. Crit Care Med. 2007;35(9):2076-82.
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/promising-practices-improving-hospital-patient-safety-culture
December 09, 2020 - Study
Classic
Promising practices for improving hospital patient safety culture.
Citation Text:
Campione J, Famolaro T. Promising Practices for Improving Hospital Patient Safety Culture. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2018;44(1):23-32. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.09.00…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identifying-and-quantifying-medication-errors-evaluation-rapidly-discontinued-medication
February 03, 2011 - Study
Identifying and quantifying medication errors: evaluation of rapidly discontinued medication orders submitted to a computerized physician order entry system.
Citation Text:
Koppel R, Leonard CE, Localio R, et al. Identifying and quantifying medication errors: evaluation of rapidl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/comparing-variability-ingredient-strength-and-dose-form-information-electronic-prescriptions
March 20, 2024 - Study
Comparing the variability of ingredient, strength, and dose form information from electronic prescriptions with RxNorm drug product descriptions.
Citation Text:
Lester CA, Flynn AJ, Marshall VD, et al. Comparing the variability of ingredient, strength, and dose form information fro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/work-related-critical-incidents-hospital-based-health-care-providers-and-risk-post-traumatic
April 12, 2023 - Study
Work-related critical incidents in hospital-based health care providers and the risk of post-traumatic stress symptoms, anxiety, and depression: a meta-analysis.
Citation Text:
de Boer J, Lok A, Verlaat EV't, et al. Work-related critical incidents in hospital-based health care pr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-interruptions-duration-nursing-interventions-direct-observation-study-academic
February 13, 2019 - Study
The impact of interruptions on the duration of nursing interventions: a direct observation study in an academic emergency department.
Citation Text:
Cole G, Stefanus D, Gardner H, et al. The impact of interruptions on the duration of nursing interventions: a direct observation stud…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-related-hospitalizations-tertiary-care-internal-medicine-service-canadian-hospital
April 22, 2011 - Study
Drug-related hospitalizations in a tertiary care internal medicine service of a Canadian hospital: a prospective study.
Citation Text:
Samoy LJ, Zed PJ, Wilbur K, et al. Drug-related hospitalizations in a tertiary care internal medicine service of a Canadian hospital: a prospecti…