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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/data/visualizations/ed-visits-injury.html
June 01, 2021 - Featured
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Hospitals … Available from AHRQ
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Hospitals … to Injuries, by Cause of Injury, 2017
Injuries are common and can have many causes, such as falls … In 2018, unintentional injuries were the leading cause of death among people ages 1 to 44 years. … While severe or untreated injuries can be fatal, most are nonfatal, and many are treated in emergency
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-measures/qsrs/index.html
September 01, 2022 - U.S. hospitals. … the magnitude of adverse events among hospital patients covered by Medicare and to create a baseline … Transferred to AHRQ in 2009, MPSMS is now in its 15th year. … frequently occurring events, e.g., not just fall rates over a given time, but also the percentage of falls … hospitals.
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/How_PFE_Benefits_Hosp_508.docx
January 01, 2012 - Information to Help Hospitals Get Started
How Patient and Family Engagement
Benefits Your Hospital
Information … In a pilot implementation project, hospitals that implemented the strategies in the Guide observed improved … medication errors, a 40 percent reduction in falls, and a 50 percent decrease in length of stay.4
Improved … care processes.9 When patients and families remain disengaged, hospitals waste resources in the form … of preventable readmissions.18
Enhanced hospital market share and competitiveness
For many hospitals
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/index.html
July 01, 2023 - Featured
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Hospitals … government agencies about practices that can improve patient safety across the healthcare system—from hospitals … Harms such as adverse drug events, healthcare-associated infections, falls, and obstetric adverse events … safety practices in selected harm areas.
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinar-051823.html
December 01, 2023 - Featured
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Hospitals … Speakers reviewed the HCBS CAHPS Survey and discussed the benefits and steps involved in participating … Voluntary data submission opens in August to all States and is free. … Managing Consultant
The Lewin Group
Falls Church, VA HCBS CAHPS Technical Assistance (PDF, 115 KB)
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November 01, 2021 - Featured
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Hospitals … Patient Safety
Patient Safety Research Summaries
Patient Safety Resources by Setting
Hospital … Hospital Labor and Delivery Units
Emergency Department
Long Term Care
Resources … Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Prevention
End of Life Care
Home and Community-based Services
Falls
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/stories/in-action/index.html
March 01, 2021 - Featured
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Hospitals … Advancing Heart Health
Origin
Cooperatives
EvidenceNOW Stories
EvidenceNOW in … (Asheville, NC)
New Ideas Lead to Big Changes in Care
"The practice is constantly developing … Steven Brantley (Klamath Falls, OR)
Using Data To Tackle Undiagnosed Hypertension and Improve
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/multiple/index.html
August 01, 2023 - SHARE:
More topics in … /hospital
Hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgery centers
Web: ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance … /oas
In-center hemodialysis facilities
Web: ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/ich
Nursing homes … the hospital and other healthcare environments. … The toolkit addresses approaches to desgin tat target six areas of safety: infections, falls, medication
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nursinghome-resourcelist.pdf
April 01, 2023 - 2: Communicating Change in a Resident’s Condition
• Module 3: Falls Prevention and Management
SOPS … a hospital or skilled nursing facility. … The toolkit is designed to aid facilities in developing a comprehensive falls prevention program. … a history of falls.
5. … the Long-Term Care Setting
Falls Management Program
Framework for Improving Joy in Work
Get Connected
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/index.html
November 01, 2017 - Featured
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Hospitals … Hospital Labor and Delivery Units
Emergency Department
Long Term Care
Resources … Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits . … Falls Prevention
For each topic, the Web site provides a description of the reports and suggested meetings
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/spread/notes.html
December 01, 2012 - Featured
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Hospitals … For example, if a hospital is engaged in an organization-wide improvement initiative to decrease falls … Having the Newborn Critical Care Center complete a falls risk assessment for each patient for each shift … For example, for a falls prevention program, quantitative measures to evaluate can include the falls
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/hospitalresourcelist.pdf
January 01, 2019 - Improving Patient Safety in Hospitals: A Resource List for Users of the AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient … Safety Culture
Improving Patient Safety in Hospitals: A Resource List
for Users of the AHRQ Hospital … Fall Prevention in Hospitals Training Program
https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/hospital/fallpxtraining … Commission National Patient Safety Goals Hospital Program is to
improve patient safety in hospitals … • Patient Falls Reduction.
• RCA Resource Guide.
• SBAR.
15.
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/hospital-v2-resourcelist.pdf
April 01, 2023 - Safety in Hospitals: A Resource List
for Users of the AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient
Safety Culture … is to
improve patient safety in hospitals by focusing on specific goals. … • Patient Falls Reduction.
• RCA Resource Guide.
• SBAR.
9. … Fall Prevention in Hospitals Training Program
https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/hospital/fallpxtraining … Fall Prevention in Hospitals Training Program
10. Framework for Improving Joy in Work
11.
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/tools/checkback.html
July 01, 2023 - Featured
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Hospitals … Other examples of effective check-backs include:
One member of the team calls out, "BP is falling, … BP is falling and at 80/48, down from 90/60." … hospital and long-term care settings ( TeamSTEPPS: Check-Back in Inpatient Surgical Terms ; TeamSTEPPS
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/comments-pso-draft-report.html
February 01, 2021 - Featured
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Hospitals … Although we still see too many events such as adverse drug reactions, infections, or falls, momentum … Recent years have seen a steady reduction in hospital-acquired conditions , for example. … AHRQ’s Making Healthcare Safer reports , published in 2001, 2013, and 2020.
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/physician/examples.html
September 01, 2019 - Featured
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Hospitals … Different Settings
Measuring Hospital Quality
Measuring Health Plan Quality
Measuring … patients. 1
Patient Safety Measures:
Screening, risk-assessment, and plan of care to prevent future falls … in older adults.
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressure-injury/index.html
October 01, 2017 - Fall Prevention in Hospitals Training Program
Hospital Resources
CANDOR
Family-Centered … Hospitals Training Program
AHRQ developed the Pressure Injury Prevention in Hospitals Training … in Hospitals Toolkit . … Pressure Injury Prevention in Hospitals Training Program and the associated Pressure Ulcer Prevention … Hospital implementation teams should access the modules in sequential order, view the recommended Webinars
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/index.html
April 23, 2024 - Featured
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January 30, 2024
New Tool Helps Manage Opioid Use in Older Adults … Surveillance
October 24, 2023
New Data Resource Provides Insights on Factors Related to Falls … in Healthcare
September 26, 2023
AHRQ Awards $45 Million in Grants To Expand Access to Care
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April 23, 2024 - Featured
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Hospitals … Poor-Performing Hospitals
January 30, 2024
New Tool Helps Manage Opioid Use in Older Adults … Surveillance
October 24, 2023
New Data Resource Provides Insights on Factors Related to Falls … in Healthcare
September 26, 2023
AHRQ Awards $45 Million in Grants To Expand Access to Care
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/hospital/about/dev_adult_hp_survey.html
April 01, 2023 - collaboration to foster greater accountability and improvements in hospital care. … This pilot test included 132 hospitals and resulted in over 19,000 completed surveys. … These focus groups were conducted in four cities and included adults who had recently been in a hospital … or who were caregivers for someone who had recently been in a hospital. … In the summer of 2004, the CAHPS Team worked with hospitals and vendors that volunteered to test the