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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/engagingfamilies/strategy2/index.html
December 01, 2017 - Communication between the patient, family, and clinicians is a critical component of high-quality, safe … Strategy 2: The Communicating to Improve Quality strategy and its tools help facilitate this communication … [ Microsoft Word version - 1.4 MB ; PDF version - 81.85 KB ]
Communication Competencies … [ Microsoft Word version - 558.84 KB ; PDF version - 345.13 KB ]
Communication Training … – PowerPoint presentation for communication training that can be co-led by a physician, nurse, and patient
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/resources/additional/index.html
September 01, 2023 - See how this TeamSTEPPS technique, part of an evidence-based approach to safer care, can improve communication … This TeamSTEPPS technique, part of a proven teamwork system, promotes better communication and collaboration … Labor and Delivery: Successful Outcome Using TeamSTEPPS
Effective communication can prepare health care … See how TeamSTEPPS techniques used in labor and delivery units can help improve communication and collaboration … Learn how this technique, one tool in the TeamSTEPPS 3.0 training program, can improve communication,
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/public-health-emergency-refocus.html
May 01, 2023 - The decline in patient experience is equally alarming, as captured in Leapfrog’s communication measures … They report five measures: nurse communication, physician communication, staff responsiveness, communication … The most significant declines were in communication about medicines (declined 4.28 percent) and staff
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/perinatal_care_toolkit_lowvision.pdf
May 01, 2017 - For more than a decade, poor teamwork and communication have remained the leading
causes of maternal … Ways to reduce obstetrical adverse events include improving teamwork and communication
among care teams … Because of the
improved communication, staff members on the L&D unit
now feel that they are “on the … with teamwork
and communication programs, none of those efforts were
sustained. … Hierarchical communication is almost nonexistent, and
improved communication promises to lead to better
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/perinatal_care_toolkit_fullcolor.pdf
May 01, 2017 - For more than a decade, poor teamwork and communication have remained the leading
causes of maternal … Ways to reduce obstetrical adverse events include improving teamwork and communication
among care teams … Because of the
improved communication, staff members on the L&D unit
now feel that they are “on the … with teamwork
and communication programs, none of those efforts were
sustained. … Hierarchical communication is almost nonexistent, and
improved communication promises to lead to better
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/rapid-response/rapid-response-fac-guide.html
July 01, 2023 - Communication between primary care team and rapid responders. … Communication with patient/family.
Use of briefings, huddles, and debriefings. … Communication is continuous, valued, and expected. … Ongoing communication with the patient and family.
Apology and remediation. … Support implementation of unit systems:
Staff training/communication.
Simulation.
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool4.html
March 01, 2013 - ) and translation services (for written communication). … Find out about preferred languages for in-person oral communication, phone communication, and written … need to assess your patient's communication and cultural needs. … , nonverbal communication is a powerful and culturally rooted form of interaction. … However, you will still engage in nonverbal communication.
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/strategies/communicating-decisions.html
September 01, 2022 - Decisions
After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to—
Describe communication
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/teachback_webinar_slides.pdf
November 08, 2016 - Guide
5
Key Threats & Promising Interventions
Threats to Patient
Safety
• Breakdowns in
communication … • Evidence-based Health
Literacy Intervention
• Communication
approach for shared
decision-making … Children
• Ensure both the
child and the
caregiver
understand
• Use visual aids to
support
communication … In: International Society for Communication
Science and Medicine. … Discrepant perceptions about end-of-life
communication: a systematic review.
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/asc/asc-resource-list.pdf
April 01, 2023 - Communication Openness
1. … Communication About Patient Information, #8, SBAR Technique for
Communication: A Situational Briefing … Communication About Patient Information, #8, SBAR Technique for
Communication: A Situational Briefing … Communication About Patient Information, #8, SBAR Technique for
Communication: A Situational Briefing … Communication Openness
1.
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/toolkit.html
February 01, 2024 - Literacy Assessment Quiz
Role Playing Ideas
Communicate Clearly: Tool 4
Key Strategies for Clear Communication … Communication Self-Assessment
Communication Observation Form
Plain Language Words
Use the Teach-Back … Create a Health Literacy Improvement Plan: Tool #2
Raise Awareness: Tool #3 Tools to Improve Spoken Communication … Differences: Tool #9
Consider Culture, Customs, and Beliefs: Tool #10 Tools to Improve Written Communication
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/team/overview/index.html
May 01, 2023 - Updates
Welcome Guides
Curriculum Materials
Introduction to Curriculum
Module 1: Communication … TeamSTEPPS Training
Research/Evidence Base
Section 1: Overview of Key Communication … 2023
Page originally created May 2023
Internet Citation: Section 1: Overview of Key Communication
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/lep/hospitalguide/lephospitalguide.html
December 01, 2012 - To Foster Safety for LEP Patients: TeamSTEPPS® Slide 21: Improving Team Communication To Foster Safety … Communication problems are the most frequent.root cause of serious patient safety events reported to … These standards emphasize effective communication, cultural competence, and patient-centered care as … Train staff on team communication, use of interpreter services, cultural competency, and advocacy by … Utilize TeamSTEPPS structured communication skills to identify and raise patient communication issues
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/antibiotic-stewardship.pdf
September 01, 2022 - use; (4) determining how to access antibiotic prescribing data and what data to
obtain; (5) building communication … • “Improving Communication Between Members of the Practice Around Antibiotic Decisions”
(slides and … facilitator guide) addresses approaches to improve teamwork and communication
among all members of the … These materials are designed to improve communication and
consensus around antibiotic prescribing within … In ambulatory care, communication about
antibiotic prescribing with patients and their families is essential
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/resources/patient/index.html
June 01, 2023 - TeamSTEPPS Patient Video: Tara (7:15)
Tara, a patient, discusses the impact that verbal and nonverbal communication … how positive teamwork in a cardiac rehabilitation program helped restore his health, and how specific communication … tools such as SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) foster effective communication
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/fed-IWG-dxsafety-Nov19mtg.pdf
November 15, 2019 - researchers
on implementing a national initiative that uses a metric for timeliness of
test results communication … Communication initiatives since communication is a key component of many diagnostic
issues;
2.
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/tools/index.html?page=3
September 01, 2012 - TeamSTEPPS is a customizable program to improve patient safety by training clinicians in teamwork and communication … The TeamSTEPPS 3.0 curriculum is composed of Introduction, four Modules (Communication, Team Leadership … for Engaging Patients To Improve Diagnostic Safety
This toolkit is designed to promote enhanced communication … Perinatal Safety
This toolkit helps hospital labor and delivery units improve patient safety, team communication … and their newborns with an aim of decreasing maternal and neonatal adverse events resulting from poor communication
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/es/tools/index.html?page=3
September 01, 2012 - TeamSTEPPS is a customizable program to improve patient safety by training clinicians in teamwork and communication … The TeamSTEPPS 3.0 curriculum is composed of Introduction, four Modules (Communication, Team Leadership … for Engaging Patients To Improve Diagnostic Safety
This toolkit is designed to promote enhanced communication … Perinatal Safety
This toolkit helps hospital labor and delivery units improve patient safety, team communication … and their newborns with an aim of decreasing maternal and neonatal adverse events resulting from poor communication
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/881.html
September 01, 2023 - TeamSTEPPS® Tool for Diagnosis Reliably Assesses Teamwork and Communication . … TeamSTEPPS® Tool for Diagnosis Reliably Assesses Teamwork and Communication
An AHRQ-funded study published … of 360 health professionals at nine healthcare systems, researchers assessed diagnostic teamwork and communication … in five critical teamwork domains: structure, communication, leadership support, situation monitoring … Their evaluation demonstrated the TAT is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing teamwork and communication
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/emergency-dept/index.html
November 01, 2023 - The Uncertainty Communication Toolkit gives healthcare providers a standardized approach to establish … competency in communication of diagnostic uncertainty with patients being discharged from the emergency … simulation-based training to teach emergency medicine physicians to achieve competency on the Uncertainty Communication