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  1. 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 areasAreas of Patient Safety Culture Assessed Across SOPS Surveys Optional Supplemental Item Sets SOPS Supplemental
  2. www.ahrq.gov/sops/about/faq/index.html
    June 01, 2022 - Identify strengths and areas for patient safety culture improvement. … identify specific areas of strength and areas for improvement. … These areas are referred to as composite measures or dimensions. … so they crosswalk back to the original survey's units/work areas or staff positions. … What areas of patient safety culture are assessed on the SOPS Hospital Survey 2.0 (HSOPS 2.0)?
  3. www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/infection-prevention-control.html
    April 01, 2022 - for Managing COVID-19 ​This educational series includes seven action briefs that focus on five key areas
  4. www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201531.html
    November 01, 2015 - the development of a training module for advanced practice registered nurse practitioners in rural areas … developmental health assessments and follow-up care to NICU infants in remote and rural primary care areas … Patients living in rural areas often receive care from family nurse practitioners or pediatric nurse … Health Assessment Training Module' can help deliver post-NICU services to infants and children in remote areas
  5. 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?
  6. www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-current-state2.html
    January 01, 2024 - review and interviews with nine diagnostic safety experts, representing one or more of the following areas … From this initial review, we developed 10 domains (Figure 1) that broadly represented the main areas
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/health-professionals-resources-fda.html
    June 01, 2022 - Topic areas include latest COVID-19 News from FDA;  Personal Protective Equipment; Emergency Use Authorizations
  12. www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr16/looking-forward.html
    June 01, 2018 - The QDR data demonstrate significant progress in some areas and identify other areas that merit more … Quality of health care improved in most areas but some disparities still persist, especially for poor … Human Services (HHS) agencies are working on research and conducting programs in many of the priority areas … New disease areas will continue to be included and additional resources will be incorporated as they … progress toward the goal of high-quality health care that is accessible to all Americans and identifies areas
  13. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps/webinars/2017-materials/teamstepps-webinar-051017.pptx
    January 01, 2017 - coaching Build TeamSTEPPS into Perioperative Simulation Training Spread TeamSTEPPS to all procedural areas
  14. 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?
  15. www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/pharmacy/guide/app-1txt.html
    September 01, 2020 - An arrow points down to Interpreting Results: "Interpret results (identify areas of strength and weakness … An arrow points down to Interpreting Results: "Interpret results (identify areas of strength and weakness … An arrow points down to Interpreting Results: "Interpret results (identify areas of strength and weakness
  16. Shower Instructions (pdf file)

    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.
  17. 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
  18. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/action-planning-tool-infographic-sops.pdf
    March 01, 2024 - of a three-step process to guide teams as they work to improve patient safety culture. 1 Identify Areas … To Improve • What areas do you want to focus on for improvement?
  19. 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 15 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
  20. www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/implement/pre-ready.html
    January 01, 2024 - a matter of “more or less,” and if an organization is unsure that they are ready, they can address areas … Alternatively, they may start the process incrementally in units or areas that seem most ready.

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