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  1. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/handouts/staff-chg-cloth-bathing.pdf
    March 01, 2022 - Clean All Skin Areas Pay special attention to: • Neck (front and back) • All skin folds • Skin … Infections During the Hospital Stay BATHE Daily With Chlorhexidine (CHG) Reminders Clean All Skin Areas
  2. CHG Showering (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/handouts/staff-chg-showering.docx
    March 01, 2022 - Clean All Skin Areas Pay special attention to: Neck (front and back) All skin folds Skin around all devices … Massage CHG onto all skin areas. 7. Leave soapy lather on skin for 2 minutes before rinsing. 8.
  3. www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/healthit-ed-6.html
    February 01, 2021 - This type of approach will address barriers, additional areas for research, and regulatory changes to … In addition, Figure 1 suggests several areas where health IT applications can be integrated within
  4. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/02-ASC-webcast-2023-0509-ginsberg.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - and evaluate progress of the US health care system. 8 AHRQ Patient Safety Priorities • Focus on areas … staff awareness about patient safety culture Assess patient safety culture to identify strengths and areas
  5. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/risk.html
    February 01, 2023 - Directions: Use the instructions on the Falls Assessment Cue Sheet to assess the resident in the five areas … Tries to climb over bed rails or get out of bed alone unsafely ___ Walks or paces alone in unsafe areas
  6. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/best-practices-survey-administration-webcast-ginsberg.pdf
    February 08, 2024 - not require the use of our tools and products. 6 AHRQ Patient Safety Priorities • Focus on areas … patient safety culture Raise staff awareness about patient safety Identify strengths and areas
  7. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/distributed-cognition-er-nurses4.html
    August 01, 2022 - Cognition and the Role of Nurses in Diagnostic Safety in the Emergency Department Recommendations and Areas … Cognition Nurses’ Role in Diagnosis, Through the Lens of Distributed Cognition Recommendations and Areas
  8. www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/distributed-cognition-er-nurses4.html
    August 01, 2022 - Cognition and the Role of Nurses in Diagnostic Safety in the Emergency Department Recommendations and Areas … Cognition Nurses' Role in Diagnosis, Through the Lens of Distributed Cognition Recommendations and Areas
  9. www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/index.html
    October 01, 2022 - Antibiotic Decision Making and has tools to support their implementation and improve prescribing in three areas … support implementation of the Four Moments and improve antibiotic prescribing, focusing on three critical areas
  10. www.ahrq.gov/data/qualityindicators/index.html
    January 01, 2025 - , and local levels, with tools to assess their data, highlight potential quality concerns, identify areas … The PQIs flag potential healthcare quality problem areas that need further investigation. … Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQIs) help hospitals assess quality of care inside the hospital and identify areas
  11. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr16/2016nhqdr.pptx
    June 28, 2017 - and small rural areas. … than for residents of large fringe metropolitan areas. … In 2015, residents of medium metropolitan areas (24.2%) and noncore areas (26.8%) who needed treatment … (41.0%) than in large fringe metropolitan areas (69.8%). … The QDR data demonstrate significant progress in some areas and identify other areas that merit more
  12. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Vane.pdf
    February 01, 2005 - There are three designated areas for the OR: the unrestricted area where traffic is not limited, the … The restricted area includes operating rooms, procedure rooms, and clean-core areas. … The work flow of people, supplies, and equipment needs to travel from dirty to clean areas in such a … Keeping one area clean does no good if other areas in the hospital where patients are treated do not … In the OR and CMS areas they started out with facilities type jobs.
  13. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Engleman_86.pdf
    June 04, 2008 - Numerous areas in hospitals utilize devices that are considered “high-risk” or serve highly vulnerable … Also, access to frontline users of devices in these “high-risk” areas would enable the FDA to quickly … The hard part was selecting the “where” because of the many areas in the reporting facilities where … Narrowing the subnetworks to a few areas was important due to the resource-intensive effort necessary … Thus, staff working in hospital laboratory areas and “sharp-end” clinicians in patient care settings
  14. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/report/apiiib.html
    June 01, 2010 - Measures and Gaps Program Performance Measures and Gaps Other Potentially Important Measurement Areas … Six measurement areas are: self-report of unmet need; satisfaction with care; morale, adverse health … Items are grouped into five service areas: case management; grocery service; home health aide services … Focus areas include accidents, cognitive patterns, elimination and incontinence, emotional well-being … Summary: Tool assesses satisfaction in 16 areas, using a 7-point satisfaction/dissatisfaction scale.
  15. www.ahrq.gov/data/index.html
    January 01, 2001 - Areas of Interest Network of Patient Safety Databases The Network of Patient … Tools The NHQDR Data Tools allow users to identify populations experiencing disparities in care and areas … The NHQDR Data Tools allow users to identify populations experiencing disparities in care and areas
  16. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/04-new-sops-workplace-safety-zebrak.pdf
    November 01, 2021 - organizational culture supports workplace safety for providers and staff Help hospitals identify strengths and areas … Technical Expert Panel (TEP) Interviewed WPS subject matter experts (SMEs) Identified key thematic areas … Spring 2021 Conducted psychometric analyses Consulted with TEP to finalize items 25 What areas … • Six composite measures assessing specific areas of workplace safety: 1. … Faci lity Name: Date last updated: Page 1 Defining Your Goals and Selecting Your In itiative 1 What areas
  17. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/new-sops-workplace-safety-zebrak.pdf
    July 22, 2022 - organizational culture supports workplace safety for providers and staff Help hospitals identify strengths and areas … Technical Expert Panel (TEP) Interviewed WPS subject matter experts (SMEs) Identified key thematic areas … Spring 2021 Conducted psychometric analyses Consulted with TEP to finalize items 25 What areas … • Six composite measures assessing specific areas of workplace safety: 1. … Faci lity Name: Date last updated: Page 1 Defining Your Goals and Selecting Your In itiative 1 What areas
  18. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2022qdr-datasources.pdf
    December 01, 2022 - o Medium - Counties in metro areas of 250,000-999,999 population o Small - Counties in metro areas of … - Counties in metro areas of 250,000-999,999 population o Small - Counties in metro areas of 50,000 … - Counties in metro areas of 250,000-999,999 population o Small - Counties in metro areas of 50,000 … - Counties in metro areas of 250,000-999,999 population o Small - Counties in metro areas of 50,000 … Census Bureau regions; selected States; metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas; and urban-rural areas
  19. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/addressing-emerging-needs-09132023-ginsburg.pdf
    January 01, 1995 - Opportunity (NOFO) • NOFO invited applications to conduct research and related activities in 5 broad areas … • Applicants had to address all 5 areas • AHRQ was open to topic area but listed areas of interest
  20. www.ahrq.gov/opioids/implementing-what-works/compendium-intro.html
    January 01, 2024 - The practices that participated in the learning collaboratives 1) identified specific areas for improvement … It identifies key areas in which change may be needed, called high leverage changes (HLCs), and offers … The Compendium is organized into seven HLC areas.

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