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41. Preventing Infections in Endoscopic Procedures (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/appendix-m.pdf
    May 01, 2017 - Ensure appropriate personal protective equipment is worn at all times and that the reprocessing … Perform leak testing before manual cleaning to ensure the scope does not leak by using a wet or dry … Ensure use of proper connec- tors between scope and auto- matic endoscope reprocessor (AER). … drying cabinet per IFUs) with all valves open and removable parts detached but stored with scope; ensure … Ensure the facility has a written policy regarding storage time before endoscopes need to be reprocessed

42. 142-Cusp-Tip-Sheet-Engaging-Leaders (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/142-cusp-tip-sheet-engaging-leaders.docx
    April 01, 2025 - Ensure that your senior executive understands your program’s goals and recognizes the larger value of … the noise, identify the preferred, most effective communication method for your senior executive, and ensure … Ensure that the senior leader knows of and gives recognition for their efforts. · Regularly share all … Senior leaders can take these actions to support the team: · Ensure organization wide mission, vision … this alignment. · Help to remove barriers across the organization to support strategic priorities and ensure

43. Implementation Steps and Timeline - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/ontimefallspximplsteps.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - that a facility staff will incorporate the On-Time reports into day-to-day prevention activities and ensure … The team discusses residents populated on the report to ensure that data on the report agree with staff … Step 12: Ensure Implementation Strategies Are Carried Out Once a new report is incorporated into a … conduct periodic monitoring of the processes surrounding the use of the On-Time reports in order to ensure … Ensure Implementation Strategies Are Carried Out 3rd month to 4th month (some facilities implement

44. Central Venous Catheter Insertion Bundle Facilitator Notes (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/central-catheter-insertion-notes.docx
    April 01, 2022 - review supplies necessary for aseptic insertion of a central venous catheter—a CVC—and strategies to ensure … So, we will focus on “Step 1, Ensure Aseptic Placement,” which is a critical part of this lifecycle. … It is often difficult to ensure that essential supplies are always available in busy ICUs. … It also might be the case that there is not adequate staffing to ensure that a trained “observer” is … Each unit should designate a person to maintain CVC insertion supplies and ensure all staff have easy

45. Tool: Closed-Loop Communication | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/tools/loop.html
    May 01, 2023 - Tool: Closed-Loop Communication Closed-loop communication uses verbal feedback to ensure that

46. Rights & Protections in a Nursing Home | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/rights-protections-nursing-home.html
    June 01, 2022 - Resource: Rights & Protections in a Nursing Home The rights and protections for nursing home residents ensure

47. 109-Performing-Premortem-Project-Assessment-Fg (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/109-performing-premortem-project-assessment-fg.docx
    April 01, 2025 - environmental cleaning team. · Align on project risks: Performing a Premortem Project Assessment can ensure … Their responsibility will be to draft plans to educate staff, to have periodic reviews, and to ensure … Team members should report on their tasks at CUSP meetings to ensure everyone knows the plans are being … This assessment will help you ensure your program runs more smoothly. … Implement your new plans and strategies together with your program to ensure your program is a success

48. 6. Implementation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata6.html
    May 01, 2018 - Widespread adoption of this framework would ensure consistent categories for comparative analysis and … and health care and its history of promoting the collection of race, ethnicity, and language data to ensure … Standardization of any demographic variable or quality indicator helps ensure more comparable and reliable … programs, as well as its history in promoting the collection of race, ethnicity, and language data to ensure … HHS should ensure that any national hierarchy used to roll up granular ethnicity categories to the broad

49. COVID-19 Conversation Guide for Long-Term Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/conversation-guide.html
    February 01, 2021 - patients who reside in long-term care or other skilled nursing facilities or their caregivers to help ensure

50. COVID-19 Vaccination Reporting Data Systems | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/vaccination-reporting-data-systems.html
    August 01, 2022 - Vaccination Reporting Data Systems This page outlines the data systems that have been integrated to ensure

51. Tips on Supporting Staff During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/supporting-staff.html
    May 01, 2021 - Pandemic (PDF, 84.7 KB)  This document provides ideas to help healthcare workers prevent burnout and ensure

52. Implementation Steps and Timeline - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruhealing/puh-impsteps.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - On-Time program is to incorporate the On-Time reports into day-to-day prevention activities and to ensure … The team discusses residents populated on the report to ensure that data on the report agree with staff … Step 12: Ensure Implementation Strategies Are Carried Out Once a new report is incorporated into a … the QI staff, who may be assigned to conduct periodic monitoring of implementation strategies that ensure … Ensure Implementation Strategies Are Carried Out 3rd month–4th month (some facilities implement in

53. Competencies To Improve Diagnosis in Health Professions Education  | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/education-dx-outcomes-4.html
    March 01, 2022 - In addition, we must ensure that during their training, learners encounter the conditions for which they … Clinical curricula must be designed to ensure broad, intentional exposure to important conditions and … be adaptive rather than fixed to ensure learner competence. … promising. 82 , 83 We have an opportunity to develop a national program of assessment that aims to ensure … Further, the education community must ensure that we measure diagnostic competence as part of continuing

54. Sustaining Stewardship Activities Acute Care (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/sustain-facilitator-guide.pdf
    November 01, 2019 - All of these are acceptable options, although having physician backing is always helpful to ensure … To maintain enthusiasm and to ensure issues are addressed in a timely manner, you may want to consider … You should ensure that your stewardship program has a clear mission statement and that the mission … You should also ensure that there is a method in place for extracting and reviewing antibiotic usage … Finally, you should ensure that you have a multidisciplinary antibiotic stewardship committee meeting

55. Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/incorporating-infection-prevention.html
    August 01, 2022 - and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan Nursing home leaders can reference this resource to ensure

56. Communication Strategies for Keeping Families Up to Date | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/communication-strategies.html
    May 01, 2021 - It offers a list of tactics to ensure important communication is shared effectively and that family members

57. The Future of Pediatric Diagnostic Safety Research | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-pediatric-safety-5.html
    August 01, 2023 - clinical and health services research in the portfolios of pediatric research collaborative groups to ensure … Likewise, subspecialty-specific pediatric professional societies and medical journals should ensure that … They must also ensure that pediatric-specific projects are well represented. … whom are parents and family members of children affected by diagnostic error) with investigators to ensure … Finally, to ensure the continued growth and development of the field, investments are needed in research

58. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/environmental-scan-programs/envscan-program-intro.html
    April 01, 2018 - the leader in patient safety education, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) must ensure … the need to adapt future efforts (whether via another iteration of PSIC or another delivery model) to ensure

59. Chapter 1. Environmental Scan | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/environmental-scan-programs/envscan-program1.html
    April 01, 2018 - explored the results from a variety of search engines, including Google, Yahoo, Bing, and others to ensure … Determine Inclusion Once a program was identified, we then applied a set of inclusion criteria to ensure … To ensure the above criteria were applied properly, researchers conducted a pilot test using five patient … To ensure that the inclusion criteria would be applied consistently, AIR conducted a frame-of-reference … training with all researchers to ensure a shared mental model of appropriate criteria application.

60. V-C3.01 Information Technology Security Policy Manual (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/AHRQ-Security-and-Privacy-Language-for-Information-and-Information-Technology-Procurements.pdf
    November 07, 2023 - Protect government information and information systems in order to ensure: • Confidentiality, which … The Contractor shall ensure that sensitive information is not stored, processed, or transmitted on a … The Contractor (and/or any subcontractor) shall ensure that all employees performing on the contract … The Contractor (and/or any subcontractor) shall collaborate with government personnel to ensure that … Contractors shall ensure their tools can execute certain protocols for authorization.