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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/child-hcahps/qi-strategies.html
August 01, 2021 - Improving Communication With Providers
Improving Communication with Nurses Using a Communication Bundle … Strategy
In this quality improvement (QI) initiative, a communication bundle strategy intervention … , and scripting resulted in improved Child HCAHPS scores on communication at the bedside and parents’ … perception of nurse-child communication. … Impacting the Patient’s Experience in a Children’s Hospital Using a Communication Bundle Strategy.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/theresa-famolaro-slides-12-45.pdf
July 22, 2019 - harm through the use
of a surgical safety checklist
► Improve safety culture through teamwork and
communication … Communication About Patient Information
2. Communication Openness
3. … Patient Safety
• Near-Miss Documentation
• Overall Rating on Patient Safety (Excellent to Poor)
• Communication … ASC Composite Results
% Positive Response
Organizational Learning--Continuous Improvement 92%
Communication … Communication About Patient Information
2. Communication Openness
3.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/communication-slides.pptx
June 01, 2021 - PowerPoint Presentation
Improving Teamwork and Communication
Long-Term Care
AHRQ Safety Program for … Message received
(but distorted)
Improving Teamwork
6
Process of Communication, Continued2 … Improving Teamwork
10
Case 1 — SBAR4
Improving Communication in a Brief and Timely Manner
Situation … Approach that impairs
communication
15
Improving Teamwork
15
Elements of Appropriate Assertion … Communication failure: basic components, contributing factors, and the call for structure.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/mental-health-and-emotional-wellbeing.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Make it known that leadership and administration are
committed to regular communication through ongoing … COMPASSIONATE COMMUNICATION
Encourage staff to use compassionate communication. … Compassionate communication directs people to focus on their observations
and feelings, and to ask for … Compassionate communication has four steps:
1. Observations 2. Feelings 3. Needs 4. … Leaders can model compassionate communication during staff meetings, rounds, and huddles.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/patient-narratives-webinar-stories.pdf
July 01, 2020 - Access
Office Staff
Care coordination
Integral:
Communication
Discussing COVID
Providers … may spend less time, but it’s okay
Masks can make communication difficult
Providers remain responsive … and kind despite pandemic
Proximal
Proximal
Communication:
Reassuring,
insufficient, useful … Proximal
Communication:
Reassuring,
insufficient, useful
Access: Working,
difficult, delayed … ,
necessary, hard
Proximal
Communication:
Reassuring,
insufficient, useful
Access: Working,
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/learn/learncusp.pptx
April 01, 2011 - Empower others to act Assemble the Team
Identify Defects Through Sensemaking Implement Teamwork and Communication … Step 6: Generate short term wins Implement Teamwork and Communication
Step 7: Consolidate gains and … Develop a communication plan. … Recognize the importance of effective communication
Identify barriers to communication
Describe the … connection between communication and medical error
Identify and apply effective communication strategies
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-care-transitions6.html
June 01, 2023 - Explicitly mentioning diagnostic uncertainty
Nonlinear care pathways
Uncertainty communication … checklists
Lack of shared mental model
Standardized communication tools
ICU … Encounter brevity
Standardization of processes
High patient acuity
Standardized communication … tools
Lack of shared mental model
Standardized communication tools
Coordination … between multiple specialties
Standardized communication tools
Inpatient to outpatient
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/dx-improvement/dxsafety-particpant-workbook.pdf
February 04, 2022 - Appropriate communication can mitigate diagnostic errors, so it is important to tailor the
communication … Communication (team engagement in setting goals and using standard
communication tools) Rating
a. … record, face-to-face communication). … Communication
3. Leadership
4. … Module 2: Diagnostic Team Structure
Module 3: Communication To Improve Diagnosis
Module 3: Communication
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/learn/alt-text.html
April 01, 2013 - Step 6: Generate short term wins
Implement Teamwork and Communication
Step 7: Consolidate … Develop a communication plan. … ‘Develop a communication plan’ links to CUSP modules ‘Assemble the Team,’ ‘Engage the Senior Executive … Slide 25
Implement Teamwork and
Communication
Recognize the importance of effective communication … Identify barriers to communication
Describe the connection between communication and medical error
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy2/Strat2_Tool_6_Pres_TX_508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - • Foundation of all interactions with patients and families
• Research shows patient-centered communication … ,
functioning, and pain control
– Patient experience
• [Insert hospital goal / data related to communication … says just as
much as verbal communication
23 Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality Training … Why focus on communication?
What is the patient and family experience at our hospital? … (continued)
Communicating�to Improve Quality
What is the communication packet?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/weinger-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - PACU culture of communication improved on some but not all elements. … events
reported to The Joint Commission (personal communication, Margaret VanAmringe, February 2, … Clinician communication is
essential for establishing a culture of safety (Singer, 2003). … Communication Culture Survey
We administered a communication culture survey to all anesthesia providers … Data Analysis–Communication Culture Survey (CCS)
The Communication Culture Survey is a 14-item instrument
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination/atlas/chapter6u.html
June 01, 2014 - Communication with Referring Physicians Practice Improvement Module (CRP-PIM)
78. … Temkin-Greener, personal communication, September 1, 2010).
This instrument contains 81 items. … Mapping:
Establish accountability or negotiate responsibility: 9.4
Communicate:
Interpersonal communication … Stumbo, personal communication, July 26, 2011) and is available in English and Spanish versions. 1 … Stumbo, personal communication, July 26, 2011).
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/nurse-role-dxsafety3.html
September 01, 2022 - Enhancing nurse, patient, and healthcare teamwork and communication. … Domain 3: Enhancing Teamwork and Communication Between Nurses, Patients, and the Healthcare Team
Communication … communication standards for their workflow and setting, and promote nurses’ commitment and adherence … to communication best practices. … gaps and achieve communication best practices.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/teamstepps-pocket-guide.pdf
May 01, 2023 - ......................1
Key Skills ..............................................................3
Communication … Framework and Competencies Page 3
Key Skills
Communication
A verbal and nonverbal process by which … Communication Page 4
Communication
Communication involves two or more people
continuously sharing information … Communication Page 6
Closed-Loop Communication
Using verbal feedback to ensure that messages … Page 7
Check-Back
A closed-loop communication strategy used to ensure
that information conveyed by
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/learn/sl-cusp.html
December 01, 2012 - Implement Teamwork and Communication
Slide 26. … Develop a communication plan. … Implement Teamwork and Communication.
Apply CUSP. … Implement Teamwork and Communication
Recognize the importance of effective communication. … Identify barriers to communication.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/132-gap-analysis-hospital-level.pdf
April 01, 2025 - with surgeons to identify cases
Communication with patients via letters after discharge to identify … with surgeons to identify cases
Communication with patients via letters after discharge to identify … with surgeons to identify cases
Communication with patients via letters after discharge to identify … with surgeons to identify cases
Communication with patients via letters after discharge to identify … with surgeons to identify cases
Communication with patients via letters after discharge to identify
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/apply/sl-cusp.html
December 01, 2012 - Implement Teamwork and Communication
Slide 24. The Keys to Effective Communication
Slide 25. … Implement Teamwork and Communication 2
Recognize the importance of effective communication. … Identify barriers to communication. … Describe the connections between communication and medical error. … TeamSTEPPS Fundamentals Course: Module 6 Communication.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module5/guide.html
March 01, 2017 - Video 1.2: Communication and Engaging the Family
Communicating With Residents and Families … : Ideas and Challenges *
Slides 20–28
Video 1.3: Communication in Action
Engagement … Materials: Slides 14–19, Get To Know Your Health Care Team tool, Staff Communication video, Communication … Discuss opportunities to improve communication with all residents and family. … Materials: Slides 20–28, Communication in Action video
Audience: All staff, including administrators
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/asc/ascwebinar/smith2slides.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Communication About Patient Information
2. Communication Openness
3. … Patient Safety
Near-Miss Documentation
Overall Rating on Patient Safety (Excellent to Poor)
Communication … ASC Composite Results
% Positive Response
Organizational Learning--Continuous Improvement 92%
Communication … 78%
Staffing, Work Pressure, & Pace 76%
24
24
Top Performing Items
% Positive Response
Communication … 59%
29%
8%
3% 1%
Always Most of
the time
Sometimes Rarely Never
88%
positive
29
29
Communication
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/dx-improvement/module1-presenters-notes.pdf
January 12, 2022 - Appropriate communication
can mitigate diagnostic errors. … • Use concise, structured communication techniques. … • TeamSTEPPS can improve teamwork and
communication, and effective communication
supports the diagnostic … • TeamSTEPPS can improve teamwork and communication, and both effective
communication and strong … Communication strategies and tools to
overcome some of the breakdowns in teamwork and team communication