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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips37.html
October 01, 2014 - September 2008 and May 2009, AHRQ hosted a series of seven Web conferences about its toolkit, Preventing Hospital-Acquired … The toolkit advises hospitals to establish VTE prevention protocols to assess patients' risk for hospital-acquired … James Hospital and Health Centers in Olympia Fields, Illinois, made changes to an existing VTE prevention … James, the hospital reduced the number of risk categories on the protocol from four to three and streamlined … According to Crystal East, Quality Specialist, the hospital developed a VTE order set that was consistent
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/hsops2-pilot-results-parti.pdf
September 01, 2019 - Distribution of 2019 SOPS Hospital Survey 2.0 Pilot Test Hospitals by
Hospital Characteristics Compared … The SOPS Hospital
Survey 2.0 is intended to help hospitals assess patient safety culture. … Distribution of 2019 SOPS Hospital Survey 2.0 Pilot Test Hospitals by Hospital
Characteristics Compared … With AHA Registered Hospitals
Hospital Characteristics
Bed Size
Pilot Test Hospitals
(n=25) … Pilot Test Hospitals
2019 SOPS Hospital Survey 2.0 Pilot Test Results 10
Chart 2.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptflow/section3.html
April 01, 2020 - Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals
Section 3. … Sharing Results
References
Appendix A: Guide to Online Resources Successfully Used by Hospitals to … Hospitals exhibit strong characteristics of both types of industries. … Hospitals have always been data-driven organizations. … Hospital Compare Web site.
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www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/training/all-modules/index.html
December 01, 2022 - contains links to the ten original TAKEheart training modules that were that developed to support over 100 hospitals … These ten modules:
Were designed to accompany the hospital-focused quality improvement approach presented … Were presented to hospitals over a ten-month period, with additional AHRQ-provided coaching, as they … Hospitals wishing to take a deeper dive into specific topics covered in these consolidated curricula … and describes how the TAKEheart initiative is helping hospitals improve utilization of CR.
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/grants/active/kawards/Kawdsumcoch.html
October 01, 2014 - Medical Center
Grant Title: Comparing the Effectiveness of Medication Use Systems in Small Rural Hospitals … Progress to Date: Hospital recruitment began and is expected to be completed by summer. … Three hospitals have expressed a willingness to participate. … Cochran will visit the participating hospitals and create process maps using the same technique developed … Training for two staff members from each participating hospital will take place.
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www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/professional-training/lepguide/about.html
September 01, 2020 - Patient Safety
Appendix F: PowerPoint Presentation: Executive Summary
Goal of the Hospital … Guide
The goal of this guide is to help hospital leaders better understand how to address the issue … Target Audience
This guide is intended for hospital leaders and executives in quality and safety, as … well as other hospital leaders who work in related fields, such as directors of patient registration … Conducted a town hall meeting with a diverse group of hospitals from across the Nation, as well as hospital
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/2018hospitalsopsrptexecsum_0.pdf
March 01, 2018 - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
2018 HOSPITAL SURVEY DATABASE
This overview of survey findings summarizes how hospital … in the survey
average percent positive
across all 12 areas was
65%
Areas of strength for most hospitals … that submitted to the 2016 and 2018 database
13%
of hospitals
increased by 5
percentage points … or
more on at least 7
composites
35%
of hospitals Increased by 5 percentage points
or more on … https://www.ahrq.gov/sops/databases/hospital/databases/submission.html
Pub.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/683.html
October 01, 2019 - October 8, 2019
AHRQ Stats: Hospital Readmissions for Sickle Cell Disease
One-third … of hospital stays for sickle cell disease in 2016 resulted in a readmission within 30 days, compared … with 13 percent of hospital stays unrelated to sickle cell disease. … AHRQ, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #251, Characteristics of Inpatient Hospital … Almost 50 percent of academic hospitals reported screening, compared with 23 percent of hospitals overall
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips1302.html
December 01, 2012 - Studies
December 2012
Main Line Health System (MLH) in suburban Philadelphia has used AHRQ's "Hospital … Medical Center; Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital; and Mirmont Treatment Center. … "The survey contributes greatly to MLH's patient safety culture initiative, which includes training hospital … For example, since 2010, mislabeled specimens have decreased by 73 percent, all hospital central line-related … Studies
Impact Case Study Identifier:
CQuIPS-13-02
AHRQ Product(s):
Hospital
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/about.html
December 01, 2017 - The 3-year project brought together subject matter experts and participating hospitals across the country … Approximately 200 hospitals and more than 370 perioperative teams participated in the project. … Background
Approximately 16 million people have surgery in a hospital each year in the United States … They can increase the length of hospital stay, health care costs, risk of readmission, and risk of mortality … Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funded a 3-year project to develop and implement resources that help hospital
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcoe100.html
October 01, 2014 - Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System Uses Evidence Report in Rural Hospitals
Search All Impact … increased requests by Medicaid beneficiaries for vaginal births after cesarean delivery (VBAC) in rural hospitals … needed external, validated research to support denials of patient requests for VBAC services at small hospitals … with the AHRQ evidence report, which suggests that while a VBAC may be a safe alternative at large hospitals … and his colleagues had seen the maternal and perinatal mortality rates associated with VBAC in rural hospitals
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www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/diagnosis-treatment/hospitals-clinics/goinghome-esp/goinghomesp.html
November 01, 2018 - Cómo cuidarme: Guía para cuando salga del hospital
Contenidos
Cómo utilizar la … guía
Cómo cuidarme: Guía para cuando salga del hospital
Sobre la guía
Cómo utilizar la guía
Cómo … cuidarme: Guía para cuando salga del hospital es una guía que los proveedores de atención médica pueden … Para uso del personal del hospital:
Descargue el documento PDF para completar en su computador y … Cuando salga del hospital, habrán muchas cosas que deberá hacer para cuidarse.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/913.html
May 01, 2024 - , or classified as critical access hospitals. … The other study , published in JAMA Network Open, found that the odds of in-hospital mortality for … 27 percent at urban hospitals. … highlight how the Indiana Hospital Association used AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS® … ) Hospital Survey and Workplace Safety Supplemental Item Set to assess patient safety culture and
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www.ahrq.gov/pcor/dissemination-of-pcor/program-faqs.html
July 01, 2019 - Frequently Asked Questions
The TAKEheart initiative is an AHRQ -funded program designed to help hospitals … This support will be available to 100 hospitals interested in improving patient outcomes, reducing their … More specifically, hospitals participating in this program will receive:
Individualized coaching and … Will data sharing be required for participating hospitals?
Yes. … TAKEheart will provide a template that participating hospitals can use to track patients through referral
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips97.html
October 01, 2014 - Nebraska Hospitals Use AHRQ Toolkit to Revise Protocol for Preventing Blood Clots
Search All Impact … Case Studies
May 2012
Twelve Nebraska critical access hospitals revised their protocol for preventing … The toolkit advises hospitals to establish a VTE prevention protocol for assessment of patients' risk … Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center in Beatrice.
Community Hospital in McCook. … Pender Community Hospital in Pender.
Saunders Medical Center in Wahoo.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips0905.html
October 01, 2014 - Minneapolis Hospitals Use AHRQ Research to Help Reduce Medication Errors in Emergency Departments … Mercy Hospital and Unity Hospital, with support from their parent organization, Allina Hospitals and … She wanted to see if the program could be adapted to small community hospitals. … A total of four pharmacists are involved in the program, two at each hospital. … and Unity Hospital; Allina Hospitals and Clinics
Date:
09/01/2009
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/2022-hsops2-database-report-appendixes.pdf
January 01, 2022 - positive score (67 percent) than
Teaching hospitals (61 percent) on the Hospital Management Support … • Nonteaching hospitals had a higher average percent positive score (54 percent) than
Teaching hospitals … The number of hospitals includes those hospitals that asked respondents to indicate their
unit/work … The number of hospitals is based on whether hospitals asked respondents
to indicate their tenure in … The number of hospitals is based on whether hospitals asked respondents to indicate their
interaction
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/600.html
January 01, 2018 - Study Examines Balancing Cost Containment, Quality Care for Surgeries at Children’s Hospitals … Costs for certain procedures, meanwhile, were higher at children’s hospitals than non-children’s hospitals … , physicians) and relationships among them (e.g., hospital ownership of physician groups). … Reducing hospital readmissions through preferred networks of skilled nursing facilities. … Moving to a more level playing field: the need for risk adjustment of publicly reported hospital CLABSI
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/workplace-safety-resources.pdf
May 01, 2023 - https://www.osha.gov/hospitals/patient-handling
This page offers resources to help hospitals develop … How Safe Is Your Hospital for Workers? … adopt,
modern hospital quality improvement practices. … How Safe Is Your Hospital for Workers?
4. Know the Facts – Worker Safety in Your Hospital
5. … Safety and Health Management Systems: A Road Map for Hospitals
4.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Hannah_23.pdf
February 24, 2008 - Hospital Administrative Staff vs. … Nursing Staff Responses to the AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture
Hospital Administrative … from
26 hospitals at remeasurement. … support for patient safety 69.8 68.9
Teamwork across hospital unit 52.8 53.9
Hospital handoffs & … We also did not collect any information regarding hospital characteristics or changes in hospital
characteristics