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161. Illinois Hospitals Use AHRQ Toolkit to Improve Care for Patients at Risk for Blood Clots | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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

162. 2019 Hospital Survey Pilot Test Results Part I (pdf file)
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     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.

163. Section 3. Measuring Emergency Department Performance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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.

164. Original Training Modules | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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.

165. Cochran, Gary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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.

166. About This Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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

167. 2018 Hospital SOPS Database Report Executive Summary Infograpic (pdf file)
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     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.

168. Most Hospitals and Physicians Fail To Screen for Social Factors That May Impact Patient Health | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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

169. Main Line Health System Uses Patient Safety Culture Survey in Suburban Philadelphia Facilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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

170. About the Toolkit Development | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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

171. Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System Uses Evidence Report in Rural Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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

172. Cómo cuidarme: Guía para cuando salga del hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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.

173. Data Reveal Uneven Impact of COVID-19 on Urban, Rural Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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

174. Program Frequently Asked Questions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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

175. Nebraska Hospitals Use AHRQ Toolkit to Revise Protocol for Preventing Blood Clots | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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.

176. Minneapolis Hospitals Use AHRQ Research to Help Reduce Medication Errors in Emergency Departments | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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

177. Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Hospital 2.0 Survey: 2022 User Database Report Part II (pdf file)
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     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

178. Study Examines Balancing Cost Containment, Quality Care for Surgeries at Children’s Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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

179. Improving Workplace Safety in Hospitals: A Resource List for Users of the AHRQ Workplace Safety Supplemental Item Set (pdf file)
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     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.

180. Hospital Administrative Staff vs. Nursing Staff Responses to the AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (pdf file)
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     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