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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/strategy6c-opennotes.html
March 01, 2020 - Moreover, 86% of patients reported that the availability of clinical notes would determine their choice … of a future practice or clinician and 99% of them wanted their current practice to continue offering … errors, safety opportunities and the patient-doctor relationship. … Available at http://www.rwjf.org/en/culture-of-health/2016/02/the_next_phase_ofth.html . … Available at http://www.rwjf.org/en/culture-of-health/2016/02/the_next_phase_ofth.html .
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/news/events/ahrq-research-summit/graber-summit2016.pdf
January 01, 2017 - The Timeline to Diagnostic Safety SIDM -Research as a Priority
The Timeline to Diagnostic Safety
SIDM … Patient Safety 180,000 deaths/yr 1999
(To Err..)
100,000 lives? … Diagnostic Safety 40,000 – 80,000 deaths/yr 2008
(DEM)
??? … Advancing Patient Safety
Leapfrog Group
National Patient Safety Foundation
National Partnership of Women … What is the impact of
culture?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/How_to_Use_Guide_Ldr_Slide_508.pptx
July 23, 2010 - :
Engaging Patients and Families to Improve the Quality and Safety of Care We Provide
[Hospital Name … engaging patients and families as partners in improving the quality and safety of care that we provide … It is part of what we are already doing to improve quality and safety! … to and honoring patient and family ideas and choices and using patient and family knowledge, values, beliefs … , and cultural backgrounds to improve care planning and delivery.
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/best-practices/uti-assess.html
June 01, 2021 - Assessment and Management of the Resident With a Suspected Urinary Tract Infection
After viewing … Discuss opportunities for de-escalation of antibiotic therapy for UTIs after additional clinical data … of the Resident With a Suspected Urinary Tract Infection – Slides (PPTX, 3.6 MB)
Management of the … Poster – Collecting Bacterial Cultures (PDF, 202.3 KB)
Poster – Urine Culture Collection (PDF, 178 … KB)
One-Page Document – Collection of Microbiological Cultures (PDF, 159.2 KB)
The materials
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/2-case-mix-mode-adjustments-webcast-bakdash.pdf
June 02, 2025 - The Rationale for Case Mix and Mode Adjustments - Bakdash
AHRQ’S CAHPS PROGRAM
Consumer Assessment of … Social Science Analyst,
Center for Quality Improvement & Patient Safety, AHRQ
Agency for Healthcare … Quality
(AHRQ)
AHRQ is:
► A research and science-based agency
► Lead Federal agency: Improving the safety … and
quality of the U.S. healthcare system
AHRQ is not: A regulatory agency
6
Measuring Patient … Experience:
CAHPS® Program
ASPECTS
OF PATIENT
EXPERIENCE Culturally
Appropriate
Care
Care
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool1.html
March 01, 2013 - Assess the degree of the patient's understanding of the discharge plan. … of discharge planning. … Meets Safety Standards and Improves Documentation
Accepted as NQF Safe Practice and endorsed by Institute … for Healthcare Improvement, The Leapfrog Group for Patient Safety, and CMS
Meets Joint Commission … discharge educators in delivering the RED to patients from diverse backgrounds, including diverse language, culture
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/teach/half-day.html
May 01, 2023 - Handoffs and I-PASS: 5 minutes
Summary: 2 minutes
You may choose to spend more time on some of … Alternatively, you may want to include other parts of the communication materials instead of some of … It's important to still emphasize that every part of TeamSTEPPS is needed to foster a culture of safety … Use this to create a positive image of what TeamSTEPPS can help their teams achieve. … If time is limited, consider focusing on a smaller number of tools most relevant to the trainees.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/resources/diagnostic-toolkit/14-diagnostic-safety-toolkit-references.pdf
November 24, 2020 - References
Toolkit for Engaging Patients
To Improve Diagnostic Safety
References
Implementation … Operational Measurement of Diagnostic Safety: State of the
Science. … Rockville, MD; 2020. https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/
state-of-science.html. … Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture. Content last reviewed May 2021. … https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/state-of-science.html
https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/contentcalls/best_practices-slides/Best-Practices-How-Successful-Units-Engaged-Their-Senior-Exec-Leaders-Oct-18-2011-508.ppt
January 01, 2011 - leadership, physicians, and staff
With consistent data and timely communication, the cost benefits of … quality care were clearly observed
Revision of policies in line with evidence-based practice
Slide … *
Best Practices
Consistent application of insertion bundle always
Identification of appropriate … Position Tennessee as a leader on patient safety efforts and healthcare-acquired infection reduction … Accelerate Tennessee’s efforts by focusing on
Alignment among partner organizations
Leadership
Culture
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/implement/activity/plan.html
February 01, 2024 - improving patient safety and quality of care by improving healthcare team processes. … a recurring problem or opportunity for improvement that, if addressed, could lead to better patient safety … Members need to fully support the practices of effective teamwork and understand a culture of safety. … , data from the AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture and the TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Perceptions … If you make TeamSTEPPS HOW you do all your work, you can embed it into your culture.
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool1.html
March 01, 2013 - Assess the degree of the patient's understanding of the discharge plan. … of discharge planning. … Meets Safety Standards and Improves Documentation
Accepted as NQF Safe Practice and endorsed by Institute … for Healthcare Improvement, The Leapfrog Group for Patient Safety, and CMS
Meets Joint Commission … discharge educators in delivering the RED to patients from diverse backgrounds, including diverse language, culture
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Tool_9_AdvisorTrain_508.pdf
March 06, 2013 - Working With Advisors to Improve the Quality and Safety of Health Care .......... 10
Section 4. … (See the Working With Advisors to
Improve the Quality and Safety of Health Care section
of this orientation … This includes people of all cultures and
backgrounds. … hospital staff ask about and respect
each patient’s and family’s values, preferences,
goals, and cultural … backgrounds
o Clinicians and hospital staff communicate clearly
and share complete, unbiased, and
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssi2.html
April 01, 2018 - /reengineering to enhance quality and safety
Changes the nature of the job
Meets mandatory, hospitalwide … culture, whether the culture matched, the administration of an antibiotic (inpatient or outpatient), … sending of cultures because of recommendations for antibiotics prophylaxis and because some operations … While all of the cultures were mapped, not all were considered to be postoperative. … Only postoperative cultures were included for consideration in the algorithm.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-k.html
May 01, 2017 - Ambulatory Surgery Center
Slide 2: Problem Statement
The surgical safety … improvement, resulting in negative safety implications for patients. … of the debrief. … : Future Work
Completion rates for other elements of the surgical safety checklist will be explored … Consistent use of each component on the checklist will help improve the safety culture in our center.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Carayon.pdf
February 01, 2005 - questionnaire developed in a study of patient safety in outpatient surgery. … All five
sites are members of the Madison Patient Safety Collaborative, a group of local
providers … In the SEIPS model of work system and patient safety, we
Advances in Patient Safety: Vol. 4
462 … The culture of safety: results of an organization-wide
survey in 15 California hospitals. … Safety culture assessment: a tool for improving patient safety in healthcare
organizations.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/920.html
July 01, 2024 - Strategies such as mitigating staffing shortages, building a safety culture and adopting related organizational … Highlights From AHRQ’s Patient Safety Network AHRQ’s Patient Safety Network (PSNet) highlights journal … articles, books and tools related to patient safety. … regulatory compliance and patient safety . … WHO Global Report on Patient Safety .
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/joseph1-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Necessary supporting care processes and organizational culture
transition activities are noted as well … culture surveys, quality
function deployment (QFD), and more. … of culture assessment
• Simulations/mock-ups
• Spaghetti diagram
• Statistics gathering
• Task analysis … Safety-related punch list
• Safety review
• Simulation
• Documentation of EBD and safety design
elements … The impact of facility design on patient
safety. In R.G.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/minority/cbprbrief/index.html
April 01, 2020 - Challenges
The 2004 EPC Report noted a number of challenges facing the growth of CBPR. … Brooks Carthon, Ph.D.; University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. … of assisted living through application of CBPR principles. … Partners in safety: implementing a community-based patient safety advisory council. … Health Caucus This group, affiliated with the American Public Health Association, is guided by the belief
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/rapid-response/rapidresponse_facguide.pdf
May 01, 2017 - this bundle of
the AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal
Care, or SPPC … or RRS, within
the framework of the Comprehensive
Unit-based Safety Program, or CUSP … principles of patient safety derived from the
Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program
(CUSP), the … This is a core principle from the CUSP
Science of Safety module. … This aspect of
perinatal safety calls for L&D units to foster a
culture of teamwork and communication
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/dx-improvement/module1-introduction.pptx
January 12, 2022 - quality and patient safety. … A growing body of patient safety and risk management literature, as well as care delivery research, demonstrates … The course aims to:
Raise diagnostic safety awareness,
Introduce the concept of a broad multidisciplinary … enhance safety culture.
… The most useful reflection involves the conscious consideration and analysis of beliefs and actions for