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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Goeschel_24.pdf
January 01, 2008 - Culture is the underlying values, beliefs, and assumptions that make an
organization or group distinct … , whereas climate is a snapshot of culture at a specific point in time. … current culture, and implement interventions intended to improve culture. … Keep a “Laser-Sharp” Focus on Patients
Hospitals, clinicians, and local cultures are unique, and sometimes … The KICU project reinforced our belief that inferences regarding the benefit of a quality
improvement
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/curriculum/teamstepps-3-readiness-form.pdf
August 01, 2005 - your institution clearly defined the need to initiate a teamwork-based patient safety initiative
for culture … Is building a stronger teamwork and safety culture an appropriate strategy to address your
institution … Is a culture change that emphasizes the importance of teamwork and safety feasible and
acceptable? … Your institution must be
willing to change its culture and processes to enhance teamwork and safety. … □ YES □ NO
Readiness for Change in Culture
3.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/gallagher1-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - toward error disclosure culture. … cross-institution
variability—regarding the extent to which stakeholders hold a shared vision and the belief … The 27-item Disclosure Culture scale assessed Error Disclosure Coach trainee beliefs regarding
organizational … TH, PI. 10
Innovation Hospitals are complex and sophisticated environments with deeply entrenched
cultures … collect data for this evaluation component, we trained risk or claims managers at
each site in use of a custom-built
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/cultural-competence/planclas.html
July 01, 2019 - goals will recognize that members have different customer-service and health-care needs based on their cultural … backgrounds.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/lepguide.pdf
September 01, 2012 - and Traditions Affecting Patient Care
• Cultural beliefs and traditions, such as minimizing reports … Foster a Supportive Culture for Safety of Diverse Patient Populations
Foster a supportive culture for … and Traditions Affecting Patient Care
• LEP patients may also have cultural beliefs and traditions … attempts to provide health care professionals with the tools and skills
to communicate effectively across cultures … diverse, health care organizations are looking for innovative
ways to communicate effectively across cultures
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/bacteremia-facilitator-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - this presentation, participants will be
able to:
Review recommendations for appropriate
blood culture … SAY:
Before we focus on specific organisms, it is
important to review indications for blood culture … 24-hour
period, 73 percent of bacteremic episodes were
detected with one blood culture, 94 percent … In these cases, bacteria
are usually growing in more than one blood culture
set. … It
is important that appropriate blood culture
collection criteria are used.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/reduce/antibiotic-faqs.docx
March 01, 2017 - Are there certain species found in the urine culture that should be considered red flags and that will … antibiograms for urinary tract pathogens from the local hospital if you don’t have antibiograms of cultures … Consider what factors or pressures may be driving the physician’s repeated rounds of cultures and antibiotics … How can I explain to a resident why we decided to not conduct a urinalysis or urine culture? … How do you start to change resident safety culture when the family asks for the patient to be sent to
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/reduce/antibiotic-faqs.html
July 01, 2017 - Are there certain species found in the urine culture that should be considered red flags and that will … antibiograms for urinary tract pathogens from the local hospital if you don't have antibiograms of cultures … Consider what factors or pressures may be driving the physician’s repeated rounds of cultures and antibiotics … How can I explain to a resident why we decided to not conduct a urinalysis or urine culture? … How do you start to change resident safety culture when the family asks for the patient to be sent to
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/databases/asc/index.html
August 01, 2024 - Ambulatory Surgery Center Database
AHRQ has established the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture … for survey data from ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) that have administered the AHRQ patient safety culture … The database serves as an important resource for patient safety culture improvement. … Surgery Center Pilot Study (PDF, 2 MB)—Pilot study results are provided for the items and safety culture … composites on the AHRQ Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey on Patient Safety Culture from 59 ambulatory
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/HAP-facilitator-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Always attempt to obtain a sputum Gram stain and
culture. … Blood cultures should be considered for severely ill
patients. … S. aureus and
gram-negative bacilli pathogens grow easily in culture. … If HAP is the likely diagnosis, use sputum culture results
to narrow therapy. … When cultures have not been obtained, directing
therapy can be challenging, and the decision to de-
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide213.html
October 01, 2014 - Culture
Interventions should be culturally appropriate to make them relevant and acceptable to the … Clinicians should remain sensitive to individual differences and spiritual and health beliefs that may
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/sops_101_webcast-2022-gray.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Surveys
Laura Gray, MPH
Senior Study Director
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture … • Surveys of providers and staff about the extent to which their
organizational culture supports patient … Free technical assistance and resources available
15
Areas of Patient Safety Culture Assessed
Across … 24
Assess
patient safety
culture
Raise staff
awareness
about patient
safety
Identify
strengths … 5 Reasons to Use the AHRQ SOPS Surveys
Areas of Patient Safety Culture Assessed Across SOPS Surveys
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/sustaining-change-041415.pptx
April 16, 2013 - 12
…the shared set of social values and beliefs, both explicit and implicit, that guides actions and … decisions within the organization
Culture
13
A coherent culture is one in which there is widespread … agreement around core values and beliefs. … 31
Requirement for ≥ 100,000 CFU/ml organisms in urine culture
Exclusion of non-bacteria as sole pathogens … Things
Urine meters
36
Process: Protocols
37
Acute Urinary Retention Protocol, Urinary Cultures
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptfamilyscan/ptfamilyex1-text.html
July 01, 2018 - Individual characteristics of the target audiences
Patient and family
Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs … Health care professional
Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, skills, and self-efficacy. … Organizational context within hospitals
Organizational culture, resources, facilitators, and constraints
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/03-SOPS_101_Webcast-GRAY-Overview.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Surveys
Laura Gray, MPH
Senior Study Director
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture … (SOPS)
Westat
12
What is Patient Safety Culture? … 13
AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
• Surveys of providers and staff about the extent to which … the
organizational culture supports patient safety
Hospital
Version
1.0 and 2.0
Nursing
Home … AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Areas of Patient Safety Culture Assessed Across SOPS Surveys
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/pace-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Scope: Developing safe medical delivery systems requires the creation of a culture of safety, a
review … Result: The overall safety culture of the system requires reinforcement. … The Safety Culture
Survey may not accurately identify high- and low-safety cultures. … The Office Safety Culture Survey highlighted the spotty nature of the safety culture
within the system … survey was not particularly successful at accurately identifying clinics with high versus low
safety cultures
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips52.html
October 01, 2014 - To assess the impact of TeamSTEPPS on the safety culture of the participating hospitals, UNMC compared … the hospitals' pre- and post-training scores on AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture . … Study Identifier:
KT-CQuIPS-52
AHRQ Product(s):
Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture … ,
TeamSTEPPS®,
Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Topic(s):
Patient Safety
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/123-mrsa-toolkit-implementation-guide.docx
October 01, 2024 - Blood culture stewardship focuses on optimizing the use of blood cultures to improve the accuracy and … Blood Culture Stewardship
Blood cultures are one of the most ordered microbiologic tests in acute care … false positive results and improve the yield of blood cultures.
· Improving the process of reporting … The objective of blood culture stewardship is to optimize blood culture testing, improve the accuracy … cultures in non-neutropenic adult populations.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/02-new_sops_diagnostic_safety-ginsberg.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Items for Medical Offices - Ginsberg
AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture … ► the collection of data and informative reporting of patient safety culture data
► patient safety … improvement involving SOPS
7
What is Patient Safety Culture? … • Surveys of providers and staff about the extent to which their
organizational culture supports patient … • Raise staff awareness about patient safety
• Assess patient safety culture to identify strengths and
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/02-new-sops-workplace-safety-ginsberg.pdf
June 02, 2025 - SOPS® Workplace Safety Supplemental Items for Hospitals - Ginsberg
AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture … ► the collection of data and informative reporting of patient safety culture data
► patient safety … improvement involving SOPS
7
What is Patient Safety Culture? … • Surveys of providers and staff about the extent to which their
organizational culture supports patient … • Raise staff awareness about patient safety
• Assess patient safety culture to identify strengths and