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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/science-of-safety-slides.pptx
January 01, 2017 - asking them to apply systems lenses with the following questions:
What are safety events in the clinical area … How can staff and others in the clinical area improve communication? … knowledge of frontline staff to identify potential safety risks
Seeks to identify threats in the clinical area … by asking:
How do you think the next patient in your clinical area will be harmed?
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/profile-p4-fung.html
April 01, 2024 - Appendix C: Additional Tables by Topic Area
8. … care payments to a control group of Medicare beneficiaries with lower incomes in the same geographical area … AHRQ Primary Care Priority Area
Research to improve primary care, including regarding quality, access
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/impuspstf/impuspstf1.html
October 01, 2014 - It is a resource that organizations that are affiliated with academic institutions, such as Area Health … It is a resource that organizations that are affiliated with academic institutions, such as Area Health
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/process/mechanisms/index.html
December 01, 2020 - support a discrete, specified, circumscribed project to be performed by the named investigator(s) in an area … support a discrete, specified, circumscribed project to be performed by the named investigator(s) in an area … Each research project is usually under the leadership of an established investigator in an area representing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/116-evaluating-cleaning-data-collection-tool.docx
April 01, 2025 - Shine the ultraviolet flashlight on each area where fluorescent gel was placed. … patient room)
ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANING WITH FLUORESCENT GEL: DATA COLLECTION FORM FOR THE PREOPERATIVE AREA … Call box/button
Telephone
Bedside table
Intravenous fluid pump control
Intravenous fluid pole (grab area
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/clabsi-tools/central-venous-access-device-dressing-change-procedure.pdf
December 01, 2006 - Begin directly at the insertion site
and move swab in a circular fashion without retracing the area … Use friction when cleaning area.
M. Allow Chlorhexidine to dry for 1-2 minutes.
N. … Do not put skin prep
over the catheter insertion site or the immediate surrounding area.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/chlorhexidine-bathing.pdf
April 01, 2022 - perineal care:
• Performing the procedure
• Solutions used for cleaning any objects or physical area … Reduce process variation around the care intervention by choosing a product that safely
cleanses the area … CLABSI,
but there were concerns regarding the safety and efficacy of using CHG to clean the perineal
area … and colleagues studies showed the safety and some effectiveness of using CHG
to clean the perineal area … dimethicone, also known as a three-
in-one incontinence cloth, do not use it to clean the perineal area
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Jones_29.pdf
February 23, 2008 - Safety culture varied by work area,
position, and extent of participation in a patient safety program … A secondary aim is to demonstrate
that safety culture varies by work area and position across this sample … Safety Culture Variation by Work Area and Position in 2007
In 2007, 399 respondents among the 21 CAHs … than did those who worked in the acute/skilled area
(Figure 2). … Comparison of percent-positive scores on 12 safety culture dimensions by work area and position, 2007
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/2019-nhsops-dbreport-partii.pdf
January 01, 2019 - Composite-Level Average Percent Positive Response by Work Area - 2019
Database Nursing Homes ...... … Note 2: The number of nursing homes and respondents in each work area is shown. … Composite-Level Average Percent Positive Response by Work Area - 2019 Database Nursing Homes
Work Area … Work Area
Survey Items by Composite Measure
Alzheimer’s/
Dementia Unit
Many/
No Specific
Area … Work Area
Survey Items by Composite Measure
Alzheimer’s/
Dementia Unit
Many/
No Specific
Area
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/find5.html
December 01, 2012 - race, gender, age, and urban/nonurban status as measured by location in a metropolitan statistical area … Outcomes by Area Characteristics
Whereas Table 8 displayed HCBS outcome indicator rates by attributes … Second, differences by individual and area-level attributes can be used to identify predictors of risk … Outcomes by Area-Level Age and Race
Table 15 displays outcome indicators by the area-level distribution … Outcomes by Area-Level Socioeconomic Status
Table 16 displays outcome indicators by several area-level
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/hospital-ve-supp-item-set-08-2022.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Composite Measures: A composite measure is a grouping of two or more survey items that assess the same
area … Improve Efficiency
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements about your unit/work area … Section B: Efficiency and Waste Reduction
How often do the following statements apply to your unit/work area … and Efficiency
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements about your unit/work area … efficiency was working 1 2
Section F: Overall Ratings
Overall, how would you rate your unit/work area
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/042-ss-training-preop-nasal-iodophor.pptx
April 01, 2025 - SSI
Preoperative Surgical Decolonization
Staff Training: Nasal Decolonization in the Preoperative Area … This training module focuses on this topic:
How to conduct nasal decolonization in the preoperative area
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/104-what-are-4-es.pptx
April 01, 2025 - Convene the Team
Include people from every role relevant to the process
Perioperative staff in prep area … MRSA and SSI Prevention Team talks directly with staff and observes in the clinic and perioperative area … s assessment reveals that actual practices deviate due to production pressures in the OR and pre-op area … Inconsistent followup with patients in pre-op area on whether they completed decolonization. … Par levels of CHG wipes in pre-op area are low.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/effectivetreatment/cvd.html
June 01, 2018 - Treatment of Heart Failure
Admissions With Congestive Heart Failure, by Area Income
Adult admissions … with congestive heart failure per 100,000 population, by area income, 2000-2013
Year
Total … Area income is based on the median income of a patient’s ZIP Code of residence. … income quartiles compared with residents in the highest area income quartile. … in 4 years while residents in the lowest area income quartile would need 15 years.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/on-boarding/data-into-action-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Encourages open communication, transparency, and interactive discussion:
Across all levels of the work area … generating and implementing their ideas about how to create an effective safety culture in their work area … with everyone on the unit during a survey debriefing:
Bring together team members from your work area … Encourage open, honest discussion about making the culture of your work area the best it can be. … Identify at least one actionable idea to improve unit results in this area.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/onboarding/onboarding_scienceofsafety_facnotes.docx
December 01, 2017 - this training allows frontline staff to apply their newly developing system lenses to their own work area … We know it can be difficult to reach the staff members who work in the perioperative area. … way to engage staff is to ask them to apply the systems lenses they’re developing to their own work area … ASK:
What are safety events in the clinical area?
What systems may have led to the events? … How can staff and others in the clinical area improve communication?
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/profile-p2-ahmad.html
April 01, 2024 - Appendix C: Additional Tables by Topic Area
8. … Louis metropolitan area, which has a high incidence of STIs. … AHRQ Primary Care Priority Area
Research to improve primary care, including regarding quality, access
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/126-monthly-team-checkup-tool.docx
April 01, 2025 - Yes
No
In the past month, have you monitored the environmental cleaning in your OR, pre-op area, and … Yes
No
In the past month, have you monitored hand hygiene and hand antisepsis in your OR, pre-op area … Insufficient quality improvement skills or resources
Not enough buy-in from physician staff in your area … Not enough buy-in from nursing staff in your area
Not enough buy-in from other personnel in your area
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/healthitpatientsafetyitemset-hospitals-pilottestreport.pdf
March 01, 2018 - Respondent Unit/Work Area ........................................................................... … Respondent Tenure in Work Area ...................................................................... … Respondent Unit/Work Area
Unit/Work Area
Pilot Hospital
Respondents
Number Percent
Many different … Respondent Unit/Work Area, continued
Unit/Work Area
Pilot Hospital
Respondents
Support Services … Training on our EHR system is customized
for our work area. 67%
3.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/do-dont.html
March 01, 2017 - Don't use antiseptics to cleanse the periurethral area while a catheter is in place. … Don't vigorously clean the periurethral area.