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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4q_combo_pdi03-foreignbody-bestpractices.pdf
November 01, 2012 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4q
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PDI 03: Retained Surgical Item or Unretrieved Device Fragment Count
Why focus on retained forei…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/110-ss-lfd-sample.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Learning From Defects Tool—Sample
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
What Is a Defect?
A defect is any clinical or operational event or situation that you would not want to happen again. This could include i…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T2-Talking_with_Residents_Family_Members_Final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 2. Talking With Residents’ Family Members
These talking points are presented in Q&A format to encourage an open and respectful dialogue between nurses or prescribing clinicians and residents’ family members about antibiotics and the risks involved with taking antibiotics. The talking points are designed to: (1) ed…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T1-Talking_with_Residents_Final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Educate & Engage Residents, Family
Toolkit To Educate and Engage Residents and Family Members
Tool 1. Talking With Residents
These talking points are presented in Q&A format to encourage an open and respectful dialogue
between nurses or prescribing clinicians and res…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4b_combo_psi05-foreignbody-bestpractices.pdf
November 01, 2012 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4b
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PSI 05: Retained Surgical Item or Unretrieved Device Fragment Count
Why Focus on Retained Fore…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-toolkit-monitor.pdf
April 20, 2021 - Six Building Blocks How-To-Implement Toolkit: Monitor and Sustain Guide
Table of Contents
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................1
What Is the Monitor and Sustain Guide?....................................…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cardiac-arrest-woman-uti-case-qt-prolongation
March 27, 2024 - Cardiac Arrest in a Woman with UTI: A Case of QT Prolongation
Citation Text:
Kulig CE, Ebong IA. Cardiac Arrest in a Woman with UTI: A Case of QT Prolongation. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/acgmes-2017-revision-common-program-requirements
January 31, 2018 - ACGME's 2017 Revision of Common Program Requirements
Kathy Malloy; Timothy P. Brigham, PhD; Thomas J. Nasca, MD | August 1, 2017
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Citation Text:
Malloy K, Brigham TP, Nasca TJ. ACGME's 2017 Revision of Common Program Requir…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/miscommunication-or-leads-anticoagulation-mishap
May 08, 2019 - Miscommunication in the OR Leads to Anticoagulation Mishap
Citation Text:
Solsky I, Haynes AB. Miscommunication in the OR Leads to Anticoagulation Mishap. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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April 21, 2015 - Air on the Side of Caution
Citation Text:
Robertson JM, Pozner CN. Air on the Side of Caution. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49736/psn-pdf
June 01, 2015 - Inflicting Confusion
June 1, 2015
Scott FI, Lichtenstein GR. Inflicting Confusion. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inflicting-confusion
The Case
A 26-year-old man with recently diagnosed Crohn disease presented to the emergency department with
acute-onset abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33666/psn-pdf
October 01, 2008 - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
April 1, 2008
Noskin GA. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/methicillin-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus
Perspective
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has received a great deal of media …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49815/psn-pdf
December 01, 2017 - Over-the-Counter Oversight
December 1, 2017
Janamanchi V, Modha K, Whinney C. Over-the-Counter Oversight. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/over-counter-oversight
The Case
A 56-year-old man was evaluated in the burn clinic for a second-degree burn on his chest. Although
portions of his skin we…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/evaluation-stage-3-meaningful-use-pa-ut-final-report.pdf
February 01, 2015 - and
response integrate patient
• Ability to create and requested amendments,
deploy various modes ensuring … Partner organizations also raised the issue of ensuring compliance with privacy regulations
when sharing … The evaluation also addressed ensuring compliance with privacy regulations. … The objective does not address accountability for ensuring patients understand the
educational materials … receiving
patient-reported data, the medium by which information is received is not as important as
ensuring
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/3P-RD-Feasibility-Report.pdf
February 01, 2024 - Claims data coming from disparate sources—state APCD and CMS Medicare
FFS—present a challenge for ensuring … of these processes include
automating how variable names and formats are harmonized across files, ensuring … • Documentation can be streamlined
using programming code, ensuring
that the information accurately
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psnet.ahrq.gov/Information/Editor
May 23, 2025 - The team brings a wealth of experience and deep subject matter expertise in the field, ensuring that
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/consumer-exp/reporting/chapter4.html
August 01, 2022 - will allow anonymous reporting, but the system should be designed to discourage anonymous reporting by ensuring
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu4a.html
October 01, 2014 - Help reduce resistance to change by ensuring that staff understand the reasons for change and agree that
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu4a.html
October 01, 2014 - Help reduce resistance to change by ensuring that staff understand the reasons for change and agree that
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/implement/teamworknotes.docx
June 02, 2025 - responsibility are transferred from one team member to the next, making the handoff a crucial component of ensuring