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5281. Final Progress Report: Development Validation and Implementation of Customized Checklists for Safe Surgery (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/gawande-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Key drivers to the improvement in infection avoidance were the discussion to minimize OR personnel ( … We found no detectable improvement in adherence to mechanical failure items, but baseline adherence … Improvement of rare event management with a cognitive aid “reader” during a simulated emergency: A pilot

5282. Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/references/quickref/index.html
      October 01, 2014 - Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians This Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians presents summary points from the Clinical Practice Guideline. The guideline provides a description of the development process, thorough analysis and discussion of the available research, critical…

5283. OCHIN Practice-Based Research Network | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/communities/pbrn/registry/ochin-practice-based-research-network.html
      January 01, 2012 - OCHIN Practice-Based Research Network Status: Active Registered Date: January 1, 2012 PBRN Acronym: OCHIN PBRN Type: Mixed Network (a combination of family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, nursing and/or other specialties) Network Category: Established City: …

5284. Enabling Real-Time Identification of Burnout Risk Among Clinicians in Primary Care Practices (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/about/impact-stories/enabling-real-time.pdf
      January 01, 2023 - Enabling Real-Time Identification of Burnout Risk Among Clinicians in Primary Care Practices Enabling Real-Time Identification of Burnout Risk Among Clinicians in Primary Care Practices AHRQ Impact: Researchers have developed a prediction tool to identify primary care practices at high-risk of clinician burnout…

5285. AHRQ Tool Helps Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Improve Patient Education Materials | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201603.html
      May 01, 2016 - AHRQ Tool Helps Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Improve Patient Education Materials Search All Impact Case Studies May 2016 Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center in New York City uses AHRQ's Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) to help ensure that health information is present…

5286. Module 5: Resident and Family Engagement: Material Use Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module5/guide.html
      March 01, 2017 - Module 5: Resident and Family Engagement: Material Use Guide AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI Learning Objectives: Define resident- and family-centered care. Describe the key concepts of resident-and family-centered care in long-term care (LTC) facilities. Explain the imp…

5287. A-7. Measure 4: Clinician recall of referral to a local agency | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/ccrm-atlas-suppl/ccrm-apptabA-7.html
      October 01, 2013 - Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships A-7. Measure 4: Clinician recall of referral to a local agency Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships Acknowledgements Executive Summary Introduction Potential Measure Developme…

5288. A-8. Measure 5: Clinician perception of parent interest in referral | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/ccrm-atlas-suppl/ccrm-apptabA-8.html
      October 01, 2013 - Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships A-8. Measure 5: Clinician perception of parent interest in referral Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships Acknowledgements Executive Summary Introduction Potential Measure Deve…

5289. SOPS® Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nursing-home-survey-english.pdf
      September 01, 2024 - SOPS® Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety SOPS® Nursing Home Survey Version: 1.0 Language: English • For more information on getting started, selecting a sample, determining data collection methods, establishing data collection procedures, conducting a web-based survey, and preparing and analyzing data, a…

5290. Tool: SBAR | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/tools/sbar.html
      November 01, 2019 - Tool: SBAR SBAR, which stands for Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation (or Request), is a structured communication framework that can help teams share information about the condition of a patient or team member or about another issue your team needs to address. In phrasing a conversation with…

5291. Paul Tedrick (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/health-literacy-pfe-transcript.doc
      July 09, 2013 - It’s a term that’s very much in vogue, and we hear a lot about on a number of process improvement and … quality improvement projects we’re all involved in, but put very simply, health literacy is the ability

5292. Measure: Initial Baseline Screen of Nutritional Status for Every Patient Within 24 Hours of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Admission (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra-16-p002-3-ef.pdf
      May 01, 2016 - Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP) as a followup to identifying the initial core set of children’s health … care quality measures.

5293. Using Data Mining to Predict Errors in Chronic Disease Care (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-McCabe_39.pdf
      March 28, 2008 - The health care community is placing greater emphasis on the use of data sources to improve the quality … of care delivered to patients.3, 4 Available data sources include administrative and clinical records … of care. … The majority 1 of recent data mining research directed toward improving quality of care has focused … decisionmaking strategies that lead to encounter-specific treatment errors.21 Application of this work to the improvement

5294. Final Progress Report: Transdisciplinary Learning Lab To Eliminate Patient Harm and Reduce Waste (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/sapirstein-report.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - Engineering Concept of Operations for the model harm case study Scope Healthcare has taken an approach to improvement … In many areas, standardization could replace expertise to great improvement. … Conclusion - Quality improvement efforts are largely siloed, addressing individual harms while often … The project clinicians made system improvement recommendations with regard to design, appearance, and

5295. Final Progress Report: Improving patient safety through leadership and team performance in simulations (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/fernandez-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - would present healthcare organizations with a meaningful and feasible mechanism for patient safety improvement … training healthcare team leaders in leadership skills will improve overall team performance and that improvement … Although we did not detect a measurable effect of our training on team behavior, we did show an improvement

5296. Exhibit 12. Involving Patients and Family Members at the Hospital Level | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptfamilyscan/ptfamilyex12.html
      July 01, 2018 - level 107 , 169 , 213 , 215 , 217 Participating on committees (e.g., patient safety, quality improvement

5297. Patient-Centered Medical Home Cost of Sustaining and Transforming | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/primary-care/pcp-costs/valko-costs.html
      May 01, 2015 - Patient-Centered Medical Home Cost of Sustaining and Transforming AHRQ Estimating the Costs of Supporting Primary Care Transformation Grants Principal Investigator: George Paul Valko, MD Institution: Thomas Jefferson University AHRQ Grant Number: R03 HS22630 Overview of Estimating Costs G…

5298. Resources and Tools on Patient and Healthcare Workforce Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/action-alliance/resources/index.html
      March 01, 2025 - Resources and Tools on Patient and Healthcare Workforce Safety These curated lists of tools and resources support organizations in taking action to improve patient and workforce safety. The lists include tools and resources organized by (1) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Patient Safety Structura…

5299. Clinical Case Scenarios | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care-2/clinical-case-scenarios.html
      July 01, 2023 - Clinical Case Scenarios AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care, Phase 2 The two clinical case scenarios below illustrate 10 teamwork tools and strategies for improving perinatal care. One scenario focuses on obstetric hemorrhage, and the other scenario focuses on severe hypertension in pregnancy. Both scena…

5300. Appendix D. List of Other Research Gaps Identified by Study Participants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/healthsystemsresearch/hspc-research-study/appendix-d.html
      June 01, 2020 - Organization of Care Quality of Care The impact of the complexity of the health care system on … Organization of Care Quality of Care Care Coordination More research is needed on effective … Organization of Care Quality of Care Coordination between public and private payers