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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/learn-from-defects-facguide.docx
January 01, 2017 - Slide 11
What Happened?
SAY:
Select a defect to explore. … Explore both the reasoning and the emotions behind what happened. … Slide 12
What Happened? … SAY:
Next, move on to why the defect happened. … If your team created a process map or a drawing to illustrate what happened, use it to map out what happened
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June 02, 2025 - experiences with
their health care
► Patient experience vs patient satisfaction – whether something
happened … or how often it happened vs how patient felt about a
care encounter
8
CAHPS Program Activities
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December 01, 2017 - What happened that prevented the defect?
What happened that resulted in the defect? … Slide 13
What Happened? … Explain what happened. Make it visual. … Have participants explain what happened and why it happened. … Review what happened, why it happened, and what interventions were put in place.
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June 01, 2021 - Please
explain what happened, how it happened, and how it felt to you
Q4. … If so, please explain what happened, how it
happened, and how it felt to you. … Please explain what happened, how it happened, and how it felt to you
Q4. … If so, please explain what
happened, how it happened, and how it felt to you. … four questions tend to focus primarily (though not
exclusively) on events – that is, things that “happened
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January 01, 2021 - experiences with
their health care
► Patient experience vs patient satisfaction – whether something
happened … or how often it happened vs how patient felt about a
care encounter
9
CAHPS Program Activities
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June 02, 2025 - Patient Satisfaction
14
Experience
• Whether something
happened, or how often it
happened
• Frequency
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/learn-from-defects.html
December 01, 2017 - Too few perioperative teams take the opportunity to learn how the defect happened at a systems level, … What happened? Provide a clear, thorough, and objective explanation of what happened. … What happened?
Reconstruct the timeline and explain what happened. … Provide a clear, thorough, and objective explanation of what happened.
Why did it happen? … What happened?
Reconstruct the timeline and explain what happened.
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December 01, 2017 - First question, what happened? … What Happened? … What Happened? … What happened that had a good outcome? … SAY:
Armed with knowledge about what happened and why it happened, it’s time to build your interventions
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June 02, 2025 - Patient Satisfaction
Experience Satisfaction
• Whether something
happened, or how often it
happened
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/coaching-fac-notes.html
October 01, 2020 - Ideally, team members do this by reflecting on what has happened. … The question should express genuine curiosity about what happened. … "I am curious, what do you think happened?"
"How did that make you feel?" … Can you help me understand what happened?" … I’m curious, what do you think happened?”
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October 01, 2024 - They review what happened and say, “If we had only known that this was the reason that this project failed … They found that if you can look at an upcoming event as though it has already happened, it makes it easier … Ask your team: What could have happened? What could have gone wrong? … What could have happened? What can we do to keep it from happening?
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/guide5/notes.html
August 01, 2022 - Slide 11
Say:
The Disclosure Checklist includes:
What happened–identify the adverse … event early in the disclosure, explain what happened in a way that is easy to understand, explain what … is known about why the adverse event occurred, but DO NOT guess or assume anything about what happened … Tell the patient what should have happened. … This question is often a stand-in for "How could this have happened?"
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/liability/silence.html
August 01, 2017 - However, what compounds the pain is when you are not told the truth about what has happened to your loved … There are four things patients and families want after medical harm has occurred: tell us what happened … are going to fix the problem, take responsibility, and apologize. 1 First, when we say "Tell us what happened … Second, we need to know that what happened to our loved one is not going to happen to anyone else. … No one should ever have to wait that long to find out answers about what happened to their loved one,
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December 01, 2017 - The first question is, what happened? … Slide 9
What Happened?
ASK:
What happened?
SAY:
We recommend walking the process. … Slide 10
What Happened?
ASK:
Who was involved?
What were the actions? … What happened that actually may have helped ameliorate the situation? … SAY:
Armed with knowledge about what happened and why it happened, it’s time to build your interventions
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/learn-from-defects-fac-notes.html
December 01, 2017 - The first question is, what happened? … Slide 10: What Happened?
Ask:
What happened?
Say:
We recommend walking the process. … Slide 11: What Happened?
Ask:
Who was involved?
What were the actions? … What happened that actually may have helped ameliorate the situation? … Say:
Armed with knowledge about what happened and why it happened, it’s time to build your interventions
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/candor/module5/module5-response-disclosure-notes.pptx
August 21, 2015 - What happened exactly?
What are the implications for the patient’s health?
Why did it happen? … Module 5
12
The Disclosure Checklist includes:
What happened–identify the adverse event early in the … the adverse event occurred, but DO NOT guess or assume anything about what happened. … Tell the patient what should have happened. … This question is often a stand-in for “How could this have happened?”
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/coaching/coaching-facnotes.docx
May 01, 2017 - Ideally, team members do this by reflecting on what has happened. … The question should express genuine curiosity about what happened. … · “I am curious, what do you think happened?”
· “How did that make you feel?” … Can you help me understand what happened?” … I’m curious, what do you think happened?”
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April 01, 2025 - They review what happened and say, “If we had only known that this was the reason that this project failed … They found that if you can look at an upcoming event as though it has already happened, it makes it easier … Ask your team: What could have happened? What could have gone wrong? … What could have happened? What can we do to keep it from happening?
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/briefing-slides/slides.html
October 01, 2014 - What Happened Overnight That I Need to Know?
Slide 9. Where Should Rounds Begin?
Slide 10. … Morning Briefing Process
Three simple questions
What happened overnight that I need to know … What Happened Overnight That I Need to Know About?
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October 01, 2024 - What happened?
2. Why did it happen?
3. … Slide 7
What Happened? … Slide 8
LFD Process: What Happened? … SAY:
To fully understand what happened, everyone involved should be considered and interviewed. … The following four questions help teams address and prevent defects system-wide:
· What happened?