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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/44-sample-pathway-checklist.docx
June 01, 2023 - below to your hospital’s pathway in order to help guide providers as they provide care within their own area … The checklist provided spans multiple care locations: from the preoperative area to operating room to … recovery area to inpatient unit and discharge. … Yes/No
PREOPERATIVE AREA
· Yes
· No
Patient education materials brought with patient to hospital … Yes/No
INTRAOPERATIVE AREA
· Yes
· No
Antibiotic administered?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/066-staff-safety-assessment.docx
April 01, 2025 - This form is designed to tap into your experience to determine what risks are present in your clinical area … NAME (optional): DATE:
Clinical area:
1. … Please describe how you think the next patient in your clinical area will be harmed.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/environmental-scan-programs/envscan-program2.html
April 01, 2018 - Content area. … More detailed frequency tables for Content Area and Clinical Area are in available in Appendix E … Content Area
The Content Area data field specifies subject areas targeted during training. … Clinical Area
The Clinical Area data field captures the targeted specialty or specialties for which … Clinical Area and Setting of Care.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/find1.html
December 01, 2012 - We present the outcome indicators by individual attributes and area characteristics. … Because a primary area of HCBS policy interest is the relationship between HCBS outcomes and the HCBS … potential addition of risk adjustment, we report outcome indicators and their relationship to individual, area … HCBS subpopulation, demographics, service availability and use, State Medicaid policy environment, area-level … age and race, socioeconomic status, supply of health care providers, and area-level health characteristics
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www.ahrq.gov/es/hai/universal-icu-decolonization/universal-icu-apf.html
September 01, 2013 - Observed CHG Bathing Practices
Please circle your answer:
Y N Cleanses entire neck area … Y N Cleans between all folds in perineal and gluteal area.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/on-boarding/data-into-action-fac-notes.html
December 01, 2017 - Say:
Using your safety culture survey results means debriefing them with your work area team members … ask the team to envision and describe what the unit or work area would look like if the culture was … at 100 percent or if team members scored very highly in that area. … work area leadership. … , and the recovery area.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/onboarding/onboarding_data_into_action_facnotes.docx
December 01, 2017 - SAY:
Using your safety culture survey results means debriefing them with your work area team members … ask the team to envision and describe what the unit or work area would look like if the culture was … at 100 percent or if team members scored very highly in that area. … work area leadership. … , and the recovery area.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/improve/discussion.html
October 01, 2019 - Develop an action plan for each improvement area. … You may want to convene a focus group for each area before developing the action plan. … Assign a staff member to champion each improvement area who will ensure that the action plan is followed … Monitor progress on each area regularly—ideally monthly and at a minimum quarterly. … ownership, urban/rural status and census region; and respondent characteristics such as job title, work area
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/communities/pbrn/registry/cincinnati-area-research-improvement-group-network.html
January 01, 2012 - Cincinnati Area Research Improvement Group Network
Status:
Active
Registered Date:
January
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Gallagher2.pdf
January 01, 2016 - PSIs are defined at the hospital level and the area level:
Advances in Patient Safety: Vol. 2
40 … in a given geographic area (e.g., metropolitan
service area or county); they include complications … Finally, counts and rates
of patients identified with the area-level PSI were calculated. … Table 1 also shows the number of events identified with the area-level PSI
(7,373).
Table 1. … The area-level indicator
identified 7,373 cases in New York State for 2001 (Table 1).
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www.ahrq.gov/research/shuttered/toolkitchecklist/surgetkit1.html
July 01, 2018 - Collect, review, and assess existing homeland security and disaster response plans for the area. … Relatively close to metropolitan area to facilitate patient transport. … The management team leader contacts each team member to check on plans for their focus area. … Management team members will continue to oversee their area of focus. … Management team members will oversee shut-down activities in their area of focus.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/shuttered/hospevactab6.html
July 01, 2018 - The metropolitan area?
How variable is the time the event is expected to "hit"? … The metropolitan area? … Area impacted
How large is the geographic area to be affected by the event? … How many vulnerable health care facilities are in this geographic area? … Just for the hospital or a wider area?
Are backup generators functional?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/onboarding/onboarding_data_into_action.pptx
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 … at 100 percent or if team members scored very highly in that area. … work area leadership. … , and the recovery area.
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/casalino/index.html
December 01, 2017 - Slide 11
Key research area #1
Analyses of the demographics of the delivery system—i.e., of each … Slide 14
Key research area #2
Analyses of ways to structure incentives so that they lead to: … Slide 17
Key research area #3
How can performance measurement be improved? … Slide 20
Critical research area #4:
Analyses of interprovider/interorganizational processes for … Little is known about this area.
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/do-you-know-ahrq-quiz.html
March 01, 2025 - Take the AHRQ Quizzes
Choose a quiz topic area. Are you an AHRQ Genius?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/webinars/webinar6_pu_woundassesst.pdf
April 01, 2011 - Description
• Area may be more painful, firm, or
soft, or warmer or cooler than
adjacent tissue. … Description
• The area may be preceded by tissue that is
painful, firm, mushy, or boggy, or warmer … – Damage is to deeper tissue and when you see
purplish area it is too late to prevent. … Any open area always has the
potential for infection.
M Moisture (exudate). … Bigger area of tissue
destruction than can be seen (extends under
the edge).
• Tunneling.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/103-how-to-integrate-cusp-approach-periop-fg.docx
April 01, 2025 - colleagues by asking for their input as to what issues they are most concerned about in the surgical area … Staff from the surgeon’s clinic, the pre-op area, the OR, and the immediate post-op area would be members … Often, the champion is someone who works in the surgical area full time. … It is important to give this survey to all staff in the clinical area as they have direct experience … It’s easy to make a QR code and post the survey in the surgical area.
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit5-14.html
November 01, 2014 - including measurements for verifying the managed care primary care physician list, cleaning the clerical area … calls to patients; redirected walk-ins to appropriate locations or appointments; cleaned the front desk area
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/duration/chipra-157-section-6b.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Missing / / / / / <0.001 <0.001
Urban Cluster / / / / / 1.036 1.003
Urbanized Area / / / / / 0.652d … Missing / / / / / <0.001 <0.001
Urban Cluster / / / / / 1.039 1.005
Urbanized Area / / / / / 0.645d … Missing / / / / / 0.849 1.709
Urban Cluster / / / / / 1.215 1.458b
Urbanized Area / / / / / 0.956 … Missing / / / / / 0.850 1.710
Urban Cluster / / / / / 1.224 1.473b
Urbanized Area / / / / / 0.962 … Missing / / / / / 0.864 1.656
Urban Cluster / / / / / 1.212 1.432b
Urbanized Area / / / / / 0.994
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/Culture-Check-UpTool.docx
June 02, 2025 - Culture Check-Up Tool
Problem statement: Improving safety culture in a patient care area takes time. … patient safety culture, your results provide a snapshot of the various climates in your patient care area … · Patient care area managers.
· Hospital executives. … Identify at least one actionable idea to improve unit results in this area:
5.