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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-hcfd-rev.pdf
November 01, 2023 - Design
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PATIENT
SAFETY
AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety
Project Highlights
Improving Healthcare Safety … of Project Funding
Approach to Improving Safety (No. of Projects)
Safety Target (No. of Projects) … on the
impact of the built environment on patient safety. … • Study how design issues (e.g., family zones,
decentralized nursing stations) affect hospital culture … background noise, which led to improvements
in the safety and quality of patient care.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/pfepc-fullguide-final508.pdf
April 01, 2018 - � AHRQ Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture. … designed specifically for outpatient medical office providers and staff and asks for
opinions about the culture … of patient safety and healthcare quality in medical offices. … Safety of medication use in primary care. … Safety of medication use in primary care.
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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-Layde_34.pdf
March 14, 2008 - to Improve
Hospital Patient Safety: Results of a Randomized Trial
Peter M. … In light of the complexity, culture, and incentives of hospitals, it is also possible that the
confidential … A rigorous
comparison of the impact of public vs. confidential patient safety reporting is clearly timely … accurately the effect of patient safety interventions in future studies. … Making health care safer: A critical analysis of patient
safety practices.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/dx-leadership-cx.pdf
June 03, 2021 - diagnostic safety requires transformational leadership rooted
in a growth mindset—a belief that individual … Leadership contributes to both a learning system and local culture
and consistently18 is essential to … Transformational leaders with a growth mindset—a belief that improvement is possible
with effort, good … safety is a patient safety issue that
affects millions of patients in the United States each year, … Operational Measurement of Diagnostic Safety: State of the
Science.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/dx-leadership.pdf
June 03, 2021 - diagnostic safety requires transformational leadership rooted
in a growth mindset—a belief that individual … Leadership contributes18 to both a learning system and local culture
and consistently19 is essential … Transformational leaders with a growth mindset—a belief that improvement is possible
with effort, good … safety is a patient safety issue that
affects millions of patients in the United States each year, … Operational Measurement of Diagnostic Safety: State of the
Science.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool3a.html
March 01, 2025 - Go to Tool 4, "How To Deliver the RED to Diverse Populations at Your Hospital." ) Patients may have beliefs … Before teaching about the person's diagnosis or comorbidities, ask the patient about his or her health beliefs … Thus, exploring health beliefs can assist in treatment plan adherence. … This is a significant patient safety and clinical quality issue. … very important to work with your hospital administration, nursing and medical leadership, and patient safety
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/vae/monitoring-vae-facguide.docx
January 01, 2017 - Slide 2
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AHRQ Safety Program for
Mechanically Ventilated … Slide 8
National Health Safety Network VAE Definition
SAY:
In 2013, the Centers for Disease Control … and Prevention developed the National Healthcare Safety Network, or NHSN, VAE Surveillance Definition … doctors and they tried to establish a true diagnosis either by histology or quantitative bronchoscopy cultures … be able to tell who does and does not have a pneumonia, the evaluation studies do not support that belief
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/references.html
May 01, 2023 - Patient safety culture in primary care: developing a theoretical framework for practical use. … Safety of medication use in primary care. … Patient safety culture in primary care: developing a theoretical framework for practical use. … Using the Health Belief Model to explain patient involvement in patient safety. … Two sides of the safety coin?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/intro-early-mobility-facguide.docx
January 01, 2017 - of an early mobility program, identify the key interventions of an early mobility program, and apply … Slide 2
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AHRQ Safety Program for
Mechanically Ventilated Patients … Critical Care Medicine calls, “a culture of mobility.” … However, shifting the focus of nurse-driven mobilization to the phase of acute illness when they’re very … Slide 20
References
Slide 21
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AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated PatientsEvidence
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/guide/phases.html
September 01, 2017 - Include many pages of information. … (see AHRQ’s Pressure Injury Prevention Program above), two QISs with expertise in QI and patient safety … This is a less-detailed version of the Production Agenda. … Standards of care and practices to be met. … your hospital’s culture.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/rev-finalreport-update-2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - Care 1
INTRODUCTION
High rates of readmissions are a major patient safety problem associated with … The purpose of this project was to address the important and unfulfilled need to improve patient
safety … common among health service interventions and may relate to intangible factors
such as the overarching culture … The presence of a PCMH initiative may be a
marker of a favorable culture associated with programmatic … environment—can and should work to improve care
coordination and the quality and safety of care more
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/gurwitz-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - the Safety of Warfarin in the Nursing Home
Principal Investigator: Jerry H. … the safety
of other medication categories associated with high rates of preventable adverse drug events … Our prior research conducted under the auspices of an AHRQ-funded Center of Excellence for
Patient Safety … the quality and safety of wafarin in the nursing home setting. … culture.
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Publications/Products
Tjia J, Mazor KM, Field T, Meterko V, Spenard A, Gurwitz
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool3a.html
March 01, 2025 - Go to Tool 4, "How To Deliver the RED to Diverse Populations at Your Hospital." ) Patients may have beliefs … Before teaching about the person's diagnosis or comorbidities, ask the patient about his or her health beliefs … Thus, exploring health beliefs can assist in treatment plan adherence. … This is a significant patient safety and clinical quality issue. … very important to work with your hospital administration, nursing and medical leadership, and patient safety
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/130-ss-swiss-cheese-fg.docx
April 01, 2025 - As a refresher, the Science of Safety focuses on safe system design. … Patient safety and quality is a property of the system rather than the actions of individual caregivers … Slide 6
Systems Impact Safety
SAY:
Systems lenses allow us to take a comprehensive view of all the … His sternal wound culture came back positive for MRSA. He was in the hospital for 5 extra days. … When the holes in the slices of cheese line up, an active failure can occur, leading to a safety event
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/engage/pf-engagement-facilitator-guide.docx
May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Engage Patients and Families for Perinatal Safety
Engage Patients … and Families for Perinatal Safety
SAY:
The Patient and Family Engagement module focuses on an important … Hospitals can present a very unfamiliar setting, system, and culture for patients. … family members, clinicians, and hospital staff work together as partners to improve the quality and safety … This partnership is important because health care quality and safety directly affect patients and families
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/higginson-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Scope
Background:
Improving the quality and patient safety of long-term care is a continuing concern … culture: Providers, managers, pharmacists, prescribers, staff,
and regulators can see their roles in … of safety risks was a high priority. … The processes being modeled should be fairly consistent from facility to facility (e.g., driven by culture … the culture support the change)
• Given limited resources for effectively implementing large-scale changes
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Hueckel_27.pdf
April 01, 2008 - Because
of growing interest in these systems, experts in the field of patient safety and critical-care … patient monitoring.2
Patient safety, evaluations of in-hospital emergencies, and availability of appropriate … The PRRT and Rover Teams contributed to an environment of patient safety.
C. … patient safety. … continuity
between the critical care and non-ICU inpatient areas, and strengthened multidisciplinary team
culture
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/results.html
March 01, 2017 - Conceptualization of Patient Safety in Primary Care
When asked about the concept of patient safety … Safety
Communication
Documentation errors, lack of documentation, limited sharing of … respect of time, privacy, confidentiality
Limited understanding of information
Sensitivity to culture … Number of Reports by Report Type, Safety Issues, and Safety Solutions Addressed
Peer-Reviewed … Number of Reports by Safety Solution
Safety Solutions
Peer-Reviewed Literature
Grey Literature
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/using-health-it-to-support-qi.pdf
March 01, 2015 - Factors supporting the use of health IT for QI in primary care
Having a practice culture with a … • Affordability of health IT is a major barrier for safety net providers. … )
• Affordability of health IT is a
major barrier for smaller practices
and safety net providers. … and guide primary care
practices seeking to create a culture that embraces using health IT for QI … reforms and technical assistance—will help
more practices adopt a culture of commitment to using health
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urinary-catheter-insertion-notes.docx
April 01, 2022 - the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Safety Program for Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and … Slide 2
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units: Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
AHRQ Safety … Blood cultures are positive for E. coli. … However, nurses can work with their safety officer or facility staff to determine if hand gel dispensers … No. 17(22)-0019
April 2022
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AHRQ Safety Program for ICUs: Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
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