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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/120-key-strategies-target-mrsa-ssi.pdf
April 01, 2025 - Four Key Strategies To Prevent MRSA & SSI
Four Key Strategies To Prevent MRSA & SSI
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI | Surgical Services AHRQ Pub. No. 25-0029
April 2025
• Evidence-based infection prevention best
practices should be followed to prevent SSIs.
• Includes best practices …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/tips.html
March 01, 2017 - Tips for Implementing Interventions
These tips are to help educators prepare for a live training session and facilitate an interactive experience.
Reinforce that the session focuses on ways the team can work together to improve resident safety and reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs)…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxchecklists-1.html
September 01, 2020 - Evidence on Use of Clinical Reasoning Checklists for Diagnostic Error Reduction
Introduction
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Evidence on Use of Clinical Reasoning Checklists for Diagnostic Error Reduction
Introduction
Rationale for Use
Content-Specific Versus Process-Focused Checklis…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/appendix-k-blank-template.pptx
June 02, 2025 - Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment
Quality Improvement Study Template
Ambulatory Surgery Center
AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Implementation Guide
Appendix K. Quality Improvement Study Framework
Quality Improvement Study Templat…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/063-ssi-investigation-tool-cusp.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Surgical Site Infection Investigation Tool
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Problem Statement: Your team cannot always predict which patients will develop a surgical site infection (SSI), but you can …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/imp_opt_briefings_facnotes.docx
December 01, 2017 - Have any specimens been labeled correctly?
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/improving-slides.html
October 01, 2020 - Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment Module
Slide 1: Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment Module
Slide 2:
Image: The objectives are listed as a series of ascending steps:
Describe teamwork and communication issues in the surgical environment,
Ap…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/educational-bundles/indwelling-urinary-catheteruse/catheter-care/cathetercare-maintenance.pptx
March 01, 2017 - Catheter Care and Maintenance
Catheter Care and Maintenance
National Content Series
AHRQ Pub. No. 16(17)-0003-12-EF
March 2017
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Welcome to today’s educational session on catheter care and maintenance. This module is part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Walsh_74.pdf
May 28, 2008 - Using Home Visits to Understand Medication Errors in Children
Using Home Visits to Understand Medication
Errors in Children
Kathleen E. Walsh, MD, MSc; Christopher J. Stille, MD, MPH; Kathleen M. Mazor, EdD;
Jerry H. Gurwitz, MD
Abstract
Current research methods are not well designed to detect medication e…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/confid-report/system-design.html
February 01, 2016 - In both cases, the goal is to design a report that helps the user correctly identify and interpret key
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu3.html
October 01, 2014 - remember that this is a separate process that requires a specific focus by staff if it is to be done correctly … When used correctly, they provide valuable data to help plan care.
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu3.html
October 01, 2014 - remember that this is a separate process that requires a specific focus by staff if it is to be done correctly … When used correctly, they provide valuable data to help plan care.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/preparing-data-for-analysis.pdf
May 15, 2017 - launching the Web survey by entering test data and
verifying that the Web survey is capturing the data correctly
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/poster-4x6-delirium.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Identifying Delirium: ABCs of Identification_4x6
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(21)-0029
June 2021
IDENTIFYING DELIRIUM
ABCs OF IDENTIFICATION
Acute/subacute
• Altered mental status from baseline
Behavioral disturbance
• Restless, agitated, combative
Changes in consciousness
• Jittery, drowsy, difficult to aro…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxchecklists-2.html
September 01, 2020 - Evidence on Use of Clinical Reasoning Checklists for Diagnostic Error Reduction
Rationale for Use
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Evidence on Use of Clinical Reasoning Checklists for Diagnostic Error Reduction
Introduction
Rationale for Use
Content-Specific Versus Process-Focused Che…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Michel_92.pdf
April 30, 2008 - We have also developed templated assessment tools and checklists to help clinicians thoroughly
and correctly
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/medical-office-survey-english.pdf
March 01, 2023 - We have good procedures for checking that
work in this office was done correctly ...............
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/maintenance-checklist.html
March 01, 2017 - Appendix H. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Maintenance Checklist
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Instructions for Use
Purpose
Use of a standardized indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) maintenance checklist can ensure that residents are protected through application of nationally …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/competency-check-vs-observational-audit.pdf
March 01, 2021 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Competency Check vs. Observational Audit
Competency Check vs. Observational Audit
Validate Nursing Home Staff Performance To Improve
Infection Prevention Processes for COVID-19
This document explains the difference between the competency check you complete to me…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-formula.pdf
June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Formula Feedings
Formula Feedings
We recommend breastfeeding for all infants when possible. However, when breastfeeding is
unavailable or undesired, the following formula recommendations apply.
Benefits
■ Premature transitional formulas have higher contents of protein,…