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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/nh-workplace-safety-ginsberg.pdf
January 01, 2015 - and evaluate progress of the US health
care system.
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AHRQ Patient Safety Priorities
• Focus on areas … Home
2008
Medical
Office
2009
Community
Pharmacy
2012
Ambulatory
Surgery
Center
2015
12
Areas … staff awareness about patient
safety culture
Assess patient safety culture to
identify strengths and areas … National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety
• Identifies four foundational and
interdependent areas … Areas of Patient Safety Culture Assessed Across SOPS Surveys
How are SOPS surveys used?
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/index.html
July 01, 2025 - Health Equity
Primary Care Workforce
Public Health and Community Integration
Additional Topic Areas … Much of the report is organized into Key Topic Areas and Additional Topic Areas of interest for primary … Navigate directly to AHRQ's Recent Primary Care Grants and Resources to read about the topic areas.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/handouts/patient-chg-showering-poster.docx
March 01, 2022 - Use 4% liquid CHG for all areas of the body.
1. Use CHG as shampoo. Avoid eyes and ear canals. … head to toe.
· Reapply CHG generously to the sponge or cloth to keep foamy, and apply to the following areas … Lathering all body areas twice before rinsing takes about 2 minutes.
1. Rinse body well.
1.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/sops101-3-gray-2018.pdf
January 01, 2018 - (2008)
Medical
Office
(2009)
Community
Pharmacy
(2012)
Ambulatory
Surgery
Center
(2015)
Areas … Raise staff awareness about patient safety;
• Assess patient safety culture;
• Identify strengths and areas … Test new items with new areas of focus, such
as Just Culture
4. … Revise and expand staff position and work
areas
Update of the Hospital SOPS Survey:
HSOPS 2.0 … AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Areas of Patient Safety Culture Assessed Across SOPS Surveys
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity/obpcp-why.html
May 01, 2014 - practices and community resources, establishing such linkages may be especially challenging in rural areas … This process highlights strategies to build on the ties that often already exist in rural areas.
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www.ahrq.gov/healthsystemsresearch/hspc-research-study/summary.html
July 01, 2021 - Federal Agency Portfolios in HSR and PCR Have Distinct Focus Areas Based on Their Individual Congressional … These agencies have developed research portfolios of HSR and PCR around focus areas that address the … At the same time, the scan results showed other agency portfolios to include projects in these areas, … Individual study participants also noted research areas they considered to lack sufficient coordination … Recommendations
The findings above document the distinct focus areas of federal agency HSR and PCR
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/04-new_sops_diagnostic_safety-yount.pdf
October 20, 2021 - Technical
Expert Panel (TEP)
Interviewed experts,
providers, and staff
Identified key
thematic areas … Panel Members
Kelly Gleason Mark Graber David Newman-
Toker
Gordy Schiff Hardeep Singh
42
What areas … List of patient safety and quality issues
• Overall ratings on quality and patient safety
43
What areas … Three composite measures, or groups of items assessing specific
areas of diagnostic safety:
► Time … What areas of diagnostic safety are assessed?
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/universal-icu-decolonization/universal-icu-apd.html
September 01, 2013 - Use the six cloths for bathing all body areas below the jawline:
Cloth 1: Neck, shoulders and chest … Ensure thorough cleaning, with special attention to commonly soiled areas such as the neck, skin folds … , and perineal areas. … CHG is safe to use on perineal areas, including external mucosa. … Pay special attention to cleaning skin areas surrounding lines and other devices to ensure removal of
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/3-sops101-webcast-2023-kirchner.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Home
2008
Medical
Office
2009
Community
Pharmacy
2012
Ambulatory
Surgery
Center
2015
12
Areas … Technical Expert
Panel (TEP)
Interview experts,
providers, and
staff
Identify key
thematic areas … patient safety
culture
Raise staff
awareness
about patient
safety
Identify
strengths
and areas … Areas of Patient Safety Culture Assessed Across SOPS Surveys
Optional Supplemental Item Sets
SOPS Supplemental
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/safer-together.html
January 01, 2025 - Implementation Resource Guide , the Plan centers on four foundational and interdependent priority areas … The NSC considers these areas to be foundational because they create the fertile soil that allows broader … The resulting recommendations in these four areas build on the substantial body of experience, evidence
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/find6.html
December 01, 2012 - Furthermore, although Hispanics (and areas with a higher proportion of Hispanics) exhibit lower rates … At the county level, there is a general pattern of higher indicator rates in areas with a greater supply … Women tend to have higher rates than men and people in nonurban areas tend to have higher rates than … people in urban areas. … In order to assess hospital admissions among the HCBS population and identify areas with the greatest
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/engineering-safety-practice/healthcare-safety-competency-environmental-scan.pdf
March 27, 2025 - the Literature Survey Thematic Analysis ........................ 7
Over-Arching Safety Competency Areas … Over-Arching Safety Competency Areas and Associated Knowledge Themes .................. 9
Strategies … The Group sought to review existing safety competencies, acknowledge areas of commonality and
differences … Over-Arching Safety Competency Areas
The categories identified from the thematic analysis and listed … Over-Arching Safety Competency Areas and Associated Knowledge Themes
Strategies
Table 5.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/071-dec-patient-talking-points-bathing.docx
October 01, 2024 - Do not forget to clean all skin areas, including deep in your joints and between and under skin folds … Most patients need help with some areas. … I can help you with any hard-to-reach areas as well as help you clean on and around your lines or drains … Then rinse it off and dry yourself thoroughly.
· Do not forget to clean all skin areas, including your … Most patients need help with some areas.
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www.ahrq.gov/es/hai/universal-icu-decolonization/universal-icu-apd.html
September 01, 2013 - Use the six cloths for bathing all body areas below the jawline:
Cloth 1: Neck, shoulders and chest … Ensure thorough cleaning, with special attention to commonly soiled areas such as the neck, skin folds … , and perineal areas. … CHG is safe to use on perineal areas, including external mucosa. … Pay special attention to cleaning skin areas surrounding lines and other devices to ensure removal of
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/sops_101_webcast-2022-gray.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Free technical assistance and resources available
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Areas of Patient Safety Culture Assessed
Across … Technical Expert
Panel (TEP)
Interview experts,
providers, and
staff
Identify key
thematic areas … patient safety
culture
Raise staff
awareness
about patient
safety
Identify
strengths and
areas … 5 Reasons to Use the AHRQ SOPS Surveys
Areas of Patient Safety Culture Assessed Across SOPS Surveys
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/handouts/patient-chg-showering-poster.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Use 4% liquid CHG for all areas of the body.
2. Use CHG as shampoo. Avoid eyes and ear canals. … • Reapply CHG generously to the sponge or cloth to keep foamy, and apply to the following
areas of … Lathering all body areas twice before
rinsing takes about 2 minutes.
5. Rinse body well.
6.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/handouts/staff-chg-showering.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Clean All Skin Areas
Pay special attention to:
• Neck (front and back)
• All skin folds
• Skin … Massage CHG onto all skin areas.
7. … Prevent Infections During the Hospital Stay Shower With Chlorhexidine (CHG)
Reminders
Clean All Skin Areas
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/implement/pdsa-worksheet.html
March 01, 2017 - test small changes, through the use of the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle, that lead to improvement in areas … Why do you think we scored high or low in these areas?
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/reports-and-case-studies/Report_ICH-QI-Project.html
March 01, 2016 - initiative to assess the survey’s value in helping facilities and Networks to identify and remedy problem areas … Target areas included issues like communication between staff and patients, and patients’ perceptions
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/index.html
January 01, 2024 - safety across healthcare delivery settings
Areas … Connect with Patient Safety
Learn About Patient Safety
Patient Safety and Quality Areas … Patient Safety and Quality Areas
Learn about the breadth of AHRQ's Patient Safety and