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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/imp_learn_from_defects.pptx
December 01, 2017 - Patient harms often have defect(s) at each of these layers.
17
LFD Tool Contributing Factors
Learning
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/sepsis-1.pdf
March 01, 2020 - Practice
Study Design;
Sample Size;
Patient
Population
Setting Outcomes: Benefits Outcomes:
Harms … Practice
Study Design;
Sample Size;
Patient
Population
Setting Outcomes: Benefits Outcomes:
Harms … Practice
Study Design;
Sample Size;
Patient
Population
Setting Outcomes: Benefits Outcomes:
Harms … Practice
Study Design;
Sample Size;
Patient
Population
Setting Outcomes: Benefits Outcomes:
Harms … Minimal data were reported on potential harms due to
false-positive alerts.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/interimhac2013-ref.html
December 01, 2014 - Efforts To Improve Patient Safety Result in 1.3 Million Fewer Patient Harms
References
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Table of Contents
Efforts To Improve Patient Safety Result in 1.3 Million Fewer Patient Harms
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/interimhacrate2014.html
January 01, 2018 - An estimated 2.1 million fewer harms were experienced by patients from 2010 to 2014 than would have occurred
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/facguide3/apc.html
August 01, 2022 - Gap Analysis Facilitator's Guide: Appendix C
Gap Analysis Structured Interview Guide
To produce more consistently useful results, use structured interview questions. The facilitator should review the questions in advance to determine which questions are appropriate for each focus group session. It may help to…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/learndefects.doc
June 02, 2025 - Learn From Defects Tool
Problem statement: Health care organizations can increase the extent to which they learn from defects. We define this learning as reducing the probability that a future patient will be harmed. Most often clinicians recover from mistakes by reducing risks to the patient who suffered a defect.
Wh…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-terminology7.html
April 01, 2025 - Exploration of Foundational Terminology and Paradigms for Improving Diagnosis
Foundational Terminology for Diagnosis Relating to Suboptimal Processes and Outcomes
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Exploration of Foundational Terminology and Paradigms for Improving Diagnosis
Introduction
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/notes4.html
August 01, 2022 - Module 4: Event Reporting, Event Investigation and Analysis
AHRQ Communication and Optimal Resolution Toolkit
Facilitator Notes
Say:
Module 4 of the CANDOR Toolkit covers the Event Reporting, Event Investigation, and Analysis component of the CANDOR process.
Slide 1
Say:
Obje…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Schyve.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Prologue—Volume 2—Systems Thinking and Patient Safety
1
Prologue
Systems Thinking and Patient Safety
Paul M. Schyve
Patient safety is a prominent theme in health care delivery today. This should
come as no surprise, given that “first, do no harm” has been the ethical watchword
throughout the history of medi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urine-culturing.pptx
April 01, 2022 - input
Attending approval
Ordering Process
Fever order sets
Indication-based ordering
UA first approach
Harms … Take-Home Points
Do not order a urine culture if the patient is asymptomatic
Educate staff on potential harms
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/high-reliability-journey-slides.pptx
September 26, 2023 - VHA's Journey to High Reliability: Advancing Toward Zero Harm and Becoming a Learning Health System
September 26, 2023
Pre-Decisional Deliberative Document
Internal VA Use Only
Advancing Toward Zero Harm and
Becoming a Learning Health System
Gerard R. Cox, MD, MHA
Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Quality & …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/perioperative-asst.html
December 01, 2017 - Perioperative Staff Safety Assessment
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Introduction
Problem Statement
One of the strongest determinants of safety culture is whether local and hospital leadership respond to staff patient safety concerns. Frontline providers understand patient safety risks in the…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/162-example-completed-learning-defects-tool.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Learning From Defects Tool - Example
ICU & Non-ICU
Problem statement: Healthcare organizations can increase the extent to which they learn from defects. We define this learning as reducing the probability that future patients will be harmed.
What is a defect? A defect is any cli…
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www.ahrq.gov/action-alliance/resources/measure-domains.html
April 01, 2025 - Resources by the CMS Patient Safety Structural Measure Domains
The Patient Safety Structural Measure is an attestation-based measure to assess whether hospitals demonstrate having a structure and culture that prioritizes patient safety. The Patient Safety Structural Measure is informed by the National Action P…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/learn-from-defects-slides.html
February 01, 2017 - Learn From Defects in Care of Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Slide Presentation
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Learn From Defects in Care of Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Slide 2: Learning Objectives
Af…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/perioperative_asst.docx
December 01, 2017 - Tool: Perioperative Staff Safety Assessment
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Perioperative Staff Safety Assessment
Introduction
Problem Statement
One of the strongest determinants of safety culture is whether local and hospital leadership respond to staff patient safety concerns. Frontline providers understand patie…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/overview-cuspmvp-slides.pptx
January 01, 2017 - CMV_27_M3_CUSP_SSA_Premortem
Overview of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program for Application to Mechanically Ventilated Patients
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
AHRQ Pub. No. 16(17)-0018-27-EF
January 2017
Overview of CUSP for MVP ‹#›
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilat…
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www.ahrq.gov/action-alliance/commitment/index.html
October 01, 2024 - Commitment To Advance Patient and Workforce Safety
The National Action Alliance is a community of healthcare provider organizations and federal, private, and community partners, including patients and their families, who share a commitment to forging innovative pathways toward safer healthcare for patients and …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/boardchecklist.doc
June 02, 2025 - Checklist Items
Leader Responsible
Date
Initiated
1. Set an organization aim of annually assessing the safety and teamwork climate.
2. Improve the safety and teamwork climate using valid measures.
3. Set expectation for unit-level culture assessment.
4. Require at least a 60 percent participation…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/learning-from-antibiotic-adverse.docx
June 01, 2021 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
Learning From Antibiotic-Associated Adverse Events
An antibiotic-associated adverse event is any event or situation that you would not want to happen again because it either caused your patient harm or had the potential to cause harm. The purpose of this tool is to provi…