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www.ahrq.gov/topics/hospitals.html
Topic: Hospitals
AHRQ has research, tools, and resources for hospitals and health systems to improve … CAHPS Child Hospital Survey (Child HCAHPS) Toolkit
Decolonization
Hospital Survey on Patient … MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
Taking Care of Myself: A Guide for When I Leave the Hospital … Toolkit for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery
Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Acute Care Hospitals
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-203-section-6-a-participating-hospitals.pdf
June 02, 2025 - CPQSC Participating Hospitals … Attachment 6.A.1
Chicago Pediatric Quality and Safety Consortium (CPQSC) Participating Hospitals … Lutheran General Children’s Hospital is a children’s hospital with a pediatric residency program
and … Lurie Children’s Hospital is a standalone children’s hospital with numerous
pediatric residency and … Stroger, Jr Hospital of Cook County is the only public safety net hospital in the Chicago
area.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-hospitals-accountable
December 09, 2020 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Making hospitals accountable. … Citation Text:
Making hospitals accountable. Peters PG Jr. … The author explains how shifting liability from individual physicians to hospitals could deter systems-based … January 25, 2023
Association of rapid response teams with hospital mortality in Medicare … March 20, 2013
Minnesota Hospital Association Statewide Project: SAFE from FALLS.
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/hospitals/databases.html
January 01, 2023 - Databases Used for Hospital Quality Measures
Hospital data are available from a myriad of sources … , including individual hospitals and hospital associations, State and regional data organizations, health … Many hospital quality measures are created using hospital administrative discharge data. … To calculate hospital-specific results and benchmarks, you can access two hospital quality databases: … contains data from claims for services provided to beneficiaries admitted to Medicare-certified inpatient hospitals
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hidden-mistakes-hospitals
December 02, 2009 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Hidden mistakes in hospitals. … This newspaper article reports that a Connecticut law intended to make hospital errors more transparent … November 21, 2016
New York City puts hospital error data online. … May 4, 2015
Do no harm: hospital care in Las Vegas. … General Internal Medicine
Hospital Medicine
Public Reporting
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/surveys/hospital/supplemental-items/workplace-safety.html
December 01, 2024 - Workplace Safety Supplemental Items for the SOPS Hospital Survey
The AHRQ Surveys on Patient … the core SOPS Hospital Survey to help hospitals assess the extent to which their organization's culture … Items for Hospitals (PDF, 927 KB); Appendix C (PDF, 553 KB)—Presents data submitted to the 2022 Hospital … KB)—Pilot study results for the Hospital Workplace Safety Supplemental Items. … s SOPS® Hospital Survey and Workplace Safety Item Set: Experiences From a State Hospital Association
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/announcing-2009-leapfrog-top-hospitals
June 21, 2023 - Citation Text:
Announcing 2009 Leapfrog top hospitals. … efficient performance and continuous improvement in patient safety based on the 2009 Leapfrog Hospital … November 6, 2019
Safety in Numbers: Hospital Performance on Leapfrog’s Surgical Volume … Standard Based on Results of the 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Survey. … July 3, 2013
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Related Resources
The Leapfrog Hospital
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/pso-info.pdf
June 02, 2025 - AHRQ Why Hospitals Value PSOs
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www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/about/initiative/partner-hospitals.html
December 01, 2022 - TAKEheart Partner Hospitals
TAKEheart Partner Hospitals ranged from large health systems to smaller … independent hospitals and were located throughout the United States. … Importantly, this meant that Partner Hospitals explored the use of the TAKEheart approach and tools in … Lessons learned from the experiences of the Partner Hospitals helped coaches produce a revised, stand-alone … set of training materials and resources that can be used independently by other hospitals for their
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospitals-tally-their-avoidable-mistakes
October 23, 2019 - Citation Text:
Hospitals tally their avoidable mistakes. Rein L. Washington Post. … What will it take to make America's hospitals safer? … October 12, 2011
Take Charge of Your Hospital Stay to Avoid Medical Mistakes. … July 2, 2009
Medicare says it won't cover hospital errors. … General Internal Medicine
Hospital Medicine
Diagnostic Errors
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/cauti-hospitals/modules.html
December 01, 2017 - Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Modules
Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
Modules … Implementation
The Implementation module of the Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals discusses the … Sustainability
The Sustainability module of the Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals explains the … Resources
The Resources module of the Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals links to multiple additional … Return to the Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Main Page .
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/transform.html
December 01, 2017 - Transforming Hospitals
Designing for Safety and Quality
Transforming Hospitals: Designing for … The video presents the experiences of three model hospitals—Griffin Hospital in Derby, CT; Holy Cross … Patient Falls
Patient falls, which are common in hospitals, can result in serious injuries, extend … The staff shortages and turnover are serious problems for hospitals. … Hospitals Build a Better "Healing Environment." Wall Street Journal Online ; 2007 Mar 21.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module1/module1_pu-whychange_slides.pptx
June 16, 2017 - Preventing Pressure Injuries in Hospitals
Preventing Pressure Injuries in Hospitals
ADD Name of Hospital … leadership and Implementation Team on the Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals Toolkit to facilitate … the change process in hospitals. … Hospitals Toolkit
Toolkit Sections:
Is your hospital ready for this change? … Source: AHRQ Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals Toolkit
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Sustaining Change
Sustain: Changes
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/childrens-hospitals-solutions-patient-safety
January 09, 2024 - Multi-use Website
Childrens' Hospitals' Solutions for Patient Safety. … August 23, 2023
Association between electronic health record implementations and hospital-acquired … conditions in pediatric hospitals. … May 22, 2019
Zero tolerance for deadly hospital-acquired infections. … Keys to safer hospitals.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospitals-own-errors
February 04, 2009 - Citation Text:
Hospitals own up to errors. Landro L. Wall Street Journal. … August 17, 2016
At the hospital, better responses to those beeping alarms. … December 13, 2006
For patients, a list of hospital hazards. … July 23, 2010
How to avoid falling victim to a hospital mistake. … General Internal Medicine
Hospital Medicine
Malpractice Litigation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospitals-learn-say-sorry
October 24, 2012 - Citation Text:
Hospitals learn to say sorry. Lerner M. … November 29, 2009
Scariest hospital risks. … July 28, 2013
Errors originating in hospital and health-system outpatient pharmacies. … December 13, 2023
Laura Levis' death outside ER has changed hospital signage, lighting … November 10, 2021
UCSD, doc who overdosed in hospital bathroom face lawsuits.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospitals-cutting-nurses-long-shifts
August 24, 2016 - Citation Text:
Hospitals cutting nurses' long shifts. Kowalczyk L. … August 24, 2016
Report faults Children's Hospital for medication errors. … June 6, 2018
Maternal deaths at MetroWest hospital prompt state probes. … August 5, 2015
Hospital staff nurses' shift length associated with safety and quality … September 12, 2011
The working hours of hospital staff nurses and patient safety.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/lessons-americas-safest-hospitals
November 16, 2016 - Citation Text:
Lessons from America's safest hospitals. Howard B. … November 12, 2014
Review into the Quality of Care and Treatment Provided by 14 Hospital … November 21, 2016
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Related Resources
Hospital safety: … April 24, 2013
Healing the hospital hierarchy. … General Internal Medicine
Hospital Medicine
Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-public-hospitals
November 20, 2013 - Book/Report
Patient Safety in Public Hospitals. … Citation Text:
Patient Safety in Public Hospitals. Victorian Auditor-General's Office. … This report examined patient safety in public hospitals in the state of Victoria (Australia), which does … Programs and Individual Hospital Initiatives to Reduce Certain Infections. … Reporting Programs and Individual Hospital Initiatives to Reduce Certain Infections.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospitals-lagging-pso-contracts
November 13, 2013 - November 13, 2013
Leapfrog hospital safety scores 'depressing.' … October 1, 2014
After a medical error, patients could become hospital insiders. … August 6, 2014
Patient safety tool helps ID hospital errors. … October 3, 2017
CMS seeks to add 9 hospital-acquired conditions to no-pay list. … March 11, 2009
Medicare says it won't cover hospital errors.