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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41813/psn-pdf
July 02, 2014 - The effects of patient handoff characteristics on
subsequent care: a systematic review and areas for … The effects of patient handoff characteristics on subsequent care: a systematic review
and areas for … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effects-patient-handoff-characteristics-subsequent-care-systematic-review-
and-areas-future … /psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effects-patient-handoff-characteristics-subsequent-care-systematic-review-and-areas-future … /psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effects-patient-handoff-characteristics-subsequent-care-systematic-review-and-areas-future
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multiprofessional-team-simulation-training-based-obstetric-model-can-improve-teamwork-other
January 12, 2022 - Multiprofessional team simulation training, based on an obstetric model, can improve teamwork in other areas … Multiprofessional team simulation training, based on an obstetric model, can improve teamwork in other areas … Multiprofessional team simulation training, based on an obstetric model, can improve teamwork in other areas
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identifying-risks-areas-related-medication-administrations-text-mining-analysis-using-free
December 18, 2019 - Study
Identifying risks areas related to medication administrations - text mining … Identifying risks areas related to medication administrations - text mining analysis using free-text … Identifying risks areas related to medication administrations - text mining analysis using free-text
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/huddle/mupirocin-administration.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Mupirocin Administration
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) lives in the nose and can spread to other areas … Mupirocin Administration
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) lives in the nose and can spread to other areas
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/pl_nchs/nassnote.jsp
August 01, 2019 - distinctions and is unique in differentiating between central and fringe counties of large metropolitan areas … Value Value Description PL_NCHS Patient Location: NCHS Urban-Rural Code 1 "Central" counties of metro areas … of >=1 million population 2 "Fringe" counties of metro areas of >=1 million population 3 Counties in … metro areas of 250,000-999,999 population 4 Counties in metro areas of 50,000-249,999 population 5 Micropolitan
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/pl_ur_cat4/nisnote.jsp
September 01, 2008 - 2003 UIC Value
Value
Description
Value
Description
1
Large metropolitan areas … 3
Non-Metro - Micropolitan adjacent to large metro
3
Micropolitan areas
5
Non-Metro … - Micropolitan adjacent to small metro
3
Micropolitan areas
8
Non-Metro - Micropolitan not … Value Value Description PL_UR_CAT4 Patient Location: Urban-Rural 4 Categories 1 Large metropolitan areas … areas 4 Not metropolitan or micropolitan .
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/pl_ur_cat4/kidnote.jsp
September 01, 2008 - 2003 UIC Value
Value
Description
Value
Description
1
Large metropolitan areas … 3
Non-Metro - Micropolitan adjacent to large metro
3
Micropolitan areas
5
Non-Metro … - Micropolitan adjacent to small metro
3
Micropolitan areas
8
Non-Metro - Micropolitan not … Value Value Description PL_UR_CAT4 Patient Location: Urban-Rural 4 Categories 1 Large metropolitan areas … areas 4 Not metropolitan or micropolitan .
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www.ahrq.gov/data/innovations/sdoh.html
June 01, 2023 - SDOH can be categorized into five key areas:
Social context: (e.g., demographics, social networks … Variables in the files correspond to the five key SDOH areas.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb116.pdf
June 14, 2011 - for emergency care by insurers has
steadily decreased.2 These challenges are magnified in rural
areas … Findings
Overall
In 2008, EDs in rural areas received over 8 million visits,
translating to about … ■ Only 2.4 percent of EDs in rural areas
held a trauma level designation while
35.5 percent of … ■ Approximately 51 percent of EDs in
rural areas are located within facilities
designated as … household
income—56.2 percent of rural ED
patients lived in the lowest income
areas compared with
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/databases/hospital/databases/submission.html
August 01, 2025 - The core does not include staff positions, units/work areas, and background questions at the end of … Units/work areas. Background questions at the end of the survey. … If staff positions, units/work areas, and/or background questions are changed, they need to be cross-walked
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/2-unc-webcast-ginsberg.pdf
June 02, 2025 - and evaluate progress of the US health care system.
7
AHRQ Patient Safety Priorities
• Focus on areas … Raise staff awareness about patient safety
• Assess patient safety culture to identify strengths and areas
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Galt.pdf
April 23, 2004 - Best Practices in Medication Safety: Areas for Improvement in the Primary Care Physician’s Office … 101
Best Practices in Medication Safety:
Areas for Improvement in the Primary
Care Physician’s … Almost all survey items reflect
areas where improvement is achievable. … Most sample areas were organized by
therapeutic category. … , may preclude technology support in some
areas but not others, making survey results of some areas
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42774/psn-pdf
May 28, 2015 - Patient safety in plastic surgery: identifying areas for
quality improvement efforts. … Patient safety in plastic surgery: identifying areas
for quality improvement efforts. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-plastic-surgery-identifying-areas-quality-improvement-efforts … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-plastic-surgery-identifying-areas-quality-improvement-efforts
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39855/psn-pdf
September 29, 2017 - Industrial and Systems Engineering and Health Care:
Critical Areas of Research: Final Report. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/industrial-and-systems-engineering-and-health-care-critical-areas-research … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/industrial-and-systems-engineering-and-health-care-critical-areas-research-final-report … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/industrial-and-systems-engineering-and-health-care-critical-areas-research-final-report
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/CMS-Aug-23-board-session.pdf
August 22, 2023 - Four Pillars of the National Action Plan
The Action Alliance will build upon the
four foundational areas … Our board proactively adds to the agenda areas of quality oversight or concern
2. … Our board is very hospital-centric and does not ev aluate quality in all the areas
we provide care … Board reviews trends or drivers of effective and appropriate care as defined for the different areas … to create deeper discussion on quality and
eliminate low ROI areas off board agenda
• Ensure that
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866846/psn-pdf
September 24, 2024 - Zero Harm: Striving to Reduce Preventable Harms – Point,
Counterpoint, and Areas of Agreement
September … Zero Harm: Striving to Reduce Preventable Harms – Point,
Counterpoint, and Areas of Agreement. … They note that in an accreditation review
they identified areas for improvement in patient safety, and … safety goal of zero.5 This tension between
allocating resources for zero harm initiatives and other areas … https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#8
Areas of Agreement About Zero Harm
Proponents and critics disagree on
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/3-sorra-sops-hospital-survey-2-0-webcast.pdf
July 20, 2020 - Raise staff awareness about patient safety
• Assess patient safety culture to identify strengths and areas … Revising the staff positions and units/work areas; and
5. … HSOPS 2.0 assesses many of the same areas of patient safety
culture as HSOPS 1.0, but substantial changes … What areas of patient safety culture are assessed on the SOPS Hospital Survey 2.0
(HSOPS 2.0)? … What areas of patient safety culture does HSOPS 2.0 assess?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/04-nh_webcast-famolaro.pdf
September 21, 2022 - Identify patient safety
culture areas for
improvement
2. … staff members
evaluate whether known safety practices are In place In thei r organizations and to find areas … Customized feedback report:
► Displays site results with Database results
► Identifies strengths and areas … HIGHLIGHTS
10,499 nursing home
providers & staff
responded
12 areas or composite
measures of patient … How Nursing Homes
Administered The Survey
43%
Web & Paper 42%
Paper 14%
OVERALL RESULTS
AREAS
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/find5.html
December 01, 2012 - Finally, rates are almost all lower in urban areas (MSAs) than in nonurban areas. … The exceptions are Pressure Ulcer, which is effectively equal in urban and nonurban areas, and Infection … These areas can potentially be targeted with policies aimed at reducing hospital admissions among HCBS … This phenomenon may also be explained by the sickness of the population, because areas with more need … Unsurprisingly, the results for the overall HCBS population show consistently that areas with higher
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20131008_cg/4_Rick_Evans_slides_41-46.pdf
January 01, 2013 - Survey for Quality Improvement
The Practice Engagement Model
Service Cabinets Created for Clinical Areas … • Collaborative Data Analysis
Identification areas for improvement &
indicators
• Target Setting … • Regular meetings to track progress
• Training modules for leaders to support
improvement
• Areas