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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/candor/candor-impguide.pdf
April 01, 2016 - Purpose: The Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) Toolkit Implementation Guide is a reference
for organizational leaders who are committed to improving their response to unexpected patient harm events. The
guide describes the CANDOR process, implementation phases, resources, and responsibilities to support s…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu3.html
October 01, 2014 - Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
3. What are the best practices in pressure ulcer prevention that we want to use?
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Table of Contents
Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
Overview
Key Subject Area Index
1. Are we ready for this change?
2. How will we manage ch…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/hripcsak-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Mining complex clinical data for patient safety research
Principal Investigator: Hripcsak, George
Progress Report
Close-Out Documentation
Title: Mining complex clinical data for patient safety research
Principal Investigator and Senior Team Members:
George Hripcsak, MD, MS (PI)
Caro…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/learn/fac-cusp.html
December 01, 2012 - Learn About CUSP, Facilitator Notes
CUSP Toolkit
The Learn about CUSP module of the CUSP Toolkit offers an outline and brief history of the CUSP model, summarizes the CUSP Toolkit modules, and how to use them.
Contents
Slide 1. Cover Slide
Slide 2. Learning Objectives
Slide 3. CUSP Supports Kotter's…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu3.html
October 01, 2014 - Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
3. What are the best practices in pressure ulcer prevention that we want to use?
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Table of Contents
Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
Overview
Key Subject Area Index
1. Are we ready for this change?
2. How will we manage ch…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssi3.html
April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Chapter 3. Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections
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Table of Contents
Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/advances/index.html
July 01, 2022 - Advances in Patient Safety
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Table of Contents
Advances in Patient Safety
Acknowledgments
Preface
Peer Reviewers for Volume 1. Research Findings
Peer Reviewers for Volume 2. Concepts and Methodology
Peer Reviewers for Volume 3. Implementation Issues
Peer Reviewers for Volume 4. Pro…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/data/spotlights/spotlight-falls-rev.pdf
March 01, 2023 - NPSD Data Spotlight - Falls: Associated Factors and Clinical Outcomes
Falls: Associated
Factors and Clinical
Outcomes
NPSD Data Spotlight
This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission.
Citation of the source is appreciated. Suggested citation: NPSD Data Spotlight, Falls…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/match.pdf
August 01, 2012 - preventable ADE was
$4,800 per event, based on a 1997 study done by Bates et al.7 Some organizations have calculated
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-care-coordination.pdf
June 30, 2025 - Improving Healthcare Safety by Enhancing Care Coordination
AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety
Project Highlights
Improving Healthcare Safety by
Enhancing Care Coordination
Overview
Care coordination is defined as the process of organizing patient care activities and sharing information
among all individuals concerned wi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/carecoordination/qdr2015-chartbook-carecoordination.pptx
June 16, 2016 - The risk-standardized readmission rate is calculated as the number of “predicted” readmissions divided … The risk-standardized readmission rate is calculated as the number of “predicted” readmissions divided
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/alarm-fatigue-1.pdf
March 01, 2020 - Alsaad et al. calculated changes in cost (measured in dollars) for patients who were originally
monitored … Significant
increase
when alarms
per patient
day were
calculated.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/dx-improvement/dxsafety-facilitators-guide.pdf
February 04, 2022 - TeamSTEPPS for Improving Diagnosis Facilitator's Guide
TeamSTEPPS® for
Diagnosis Improvement
Facilitator’s Guide
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Contents
Introduction: TeamSTEPPS for Diagnosis Improvement ........................................................1
TeamSTEPPS for Diagnosis Improvement Course …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/candor/module5/mod5-comm-assessment.pdf
April 01, 2016 - Purpose: To help you identify members of your organization who are effective at delivering disclosure
communications.
Who should use this tool? Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) Implementation Team, Disclosure
Lead(s), Disclosure Communicators.
How to use this tool: Use the Communication Assessment Guid…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight13.pdf
September 08, 2015 - How did CHIPRA quality demonstration States employ learning collaboratives to improve children's health quality? Evaluation Highlight #13
The CHIPRA Quality
Demonstration Grant Program
In February 2010, the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded 10 grants,
funding 18 States, to improve the qualit…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/guide-surgcomp.pdf
December 01, 2017 - Surgical Complication Prevention Guide
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Surgical Complication Prevention Guide
AHRQ Publication No. 16(18)-0004-13-EF
December 2017
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery Surgical Complication
Prevention Guide
Contents
Introduction .................................................…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/kazi-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: A Memory-Based Approach to Reducing Medication Errors
A Memory-Based Approach to Reducing
Medication Errors
Project Final Report
June 26th, 2023
Principal Investigator:
Sadaf Kazi, PhD
Team Members:
Raj Ratwani, PhD
Ella Franklin, MSN, RN
Deanna-Nicole Busog
Organization:
MedSta…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/crctoolkit3.html
April 01, 2018 - Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
III. Intervention Steps and Tools
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Table of Contents
Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
I. Introduction
II. Background
III. Intervention Steps and Tools
IV. References …
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpra2.html
April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Chapter 2. ST-PRA Development
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Table of Contents
Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. ST-…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapa.html
April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Appendix A. Literature Review
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Table of Contents
Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. ST-…