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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips1201.html
October 01, 2014 - AHRQ Patient Safety Surveys, TeamSTEPPS Used in Georgia Nursing Homes and Hospitals
Search All Impact Case Studies
January 2012
Alliant/GMCF, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for Georgia, used AHRQ's patient safety culture surveys and team training tools in tandem to help nursing homes an…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hypertension_4-situation-monitoring.pptx
July 01, 2023 - Are we keeping the patient and her family involved and informed?
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/compare/explain.html
March 01, 2016 - Explaining Comparisons of Health Care Quality Scores
It is best to keep your actual data displays as uncluttered and simple as possible. However, evidence from cognitive testing of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Quality Indicators (QIs) suggests that there is some information that needs t…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/podcasts/Creating_an_Improvement_Culture_2011_10_01_Transcript.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Creating an Improvement Culture
Creating an Improvement Culture
October 2011 Podcast
Speaker
Patrick Jordan, Chief Operating Officer, Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Moderator
Carla Zema, Consultant, CAHPS User Network; Assistant Professor of Economics and Health Policy, Saint
Vincent College
Presentation Av…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/on-boarding/build-ssi-bundle-fac-notes.html
December 01, 2017 - Building Your SSI Prevention Bundle: Facilitator Notes
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Slide 1: Building Your SSI Prevention Bundle
Say:
In this module, you’ll learn about using building a local bundle to reduce surgical site infections.
Slide 2: Learning Objectives
Say:
After reviewing this mod…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/131-what-are-the-4-es-one-pager.docx
May 24, 2024 - The aim is to Engage hearts and minds and thus, change attitudes and behaviors.1-6
Raise awareness of the problem, communicate benefits of the solution, and lay out the goals for the intervention.
· Use unit data, published literature, and national benchmarks. Storytelling is an underrated tool.
Engagement is not a on…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/job-aid-starting-practice.pdf
April 02, 2025 - Job Aid: Starting with a Practice
Primary Care Practice Facilitator
Training Series
1
Job Aid: Starting with a Practice
Overview
How you start with a practice can set the tone for your work with the practice. Do your
homework and be well prepared for all of your meetings. Spend time getting to know…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sdm/share-approach/05-SHARE-Cultural-Competence.pdf
October 25, 2024 - The SHARE Approach: Cultural Competence and Getting To Know Your Patient
The SHARE Approach:
Cultural Competence and
Getting To Know Your
Patient
Providers striving to deliver high-quality care to all patients understand that cultural
factors influence patients’ health beliefs, behaviors, and responses …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/identify/notes.html
December 01, 2012 - Identify Defects Through Sensemaking, Facilitator Notes
CUSP Toolkit
The Identify Defects Through Sensemaking module of the CUSP Toolkit will help you identify recurring negative events in your system and apply CUSP and Sensemaking tools to help reduce the risk of future harm to your patients.
Contents …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/workplace-safety/workplace_safety_pilotstudyreport.pdf
November 01, 2021 - SOPS Workplace Safety Pilot Study Report
Pilot Study Results From the AHRQ
Surveys on Patient Safety CultureTM (SOPS®)
Workplace Safety Supplemental Items for
Hospitals
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 2085…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/news-events/psaw-2021/index.html
July 01, 2022 - Patient Safety Awareness Week
AHRQ and colleagues from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and the entire patient safety community are collaborating to observe Patient Safety Awareness Week. While AHRQ's …
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/team/overview/index.html
May 01, 2023 - Section 1: Overview of Key Communication Concepts and Tools
This section provides an overview of the key concepts and tools in the Team Leadership Module. More explanations and illustrations are provided in section 2 of this module ; section 3 includes methods for teaching the concepts and tools for this modu…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/teach/half-day.html
May 01, 2023 - Half-Day Training Content
In a half-day training, Module 1 activities should take about 40 minutes (as noted below). Components to include in the Communication Module for a half-day training include:
Introduction and Objectives: 2 minutes
Communication Exercise: 7 minutes
Communication's Importance and …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apa5.html
December 01, 2013 - Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home
Appendix A: Family Information Packet (continued)
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home
A Resource Toolkit
Basic Components of the Health Coach Program
Family Information Packet Cover Sheet
Coaching in the …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/guidelines-recommendations/tobacco/clinicians/tearsheets/tearsheet.pdf
September 01, 2008 - Tear Sheet. You Can Quit Smoking: Support and Advice from Your Clinician
QUITTING TAKES HARD WORK AND A LOT OF EFFORT, BUT—
A PERSONALIZED QUIT PLAN FOR:
SUPPORT AND ADVICE
FROM YOUR CLINICIAN
WANT TO QUIT?
Nicotine is a powerful addiction.
Quitting is hard, but don’t give up. You can do it.
Many people try 2 or 3…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/11-identifying-stakeholders.pptx
June 01, 2023 - PowerPoint Presentation
Identifying Stakeholders
How To Do a Stakeholder Analysis for Your Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Program
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Surgical Care and Recovery
AHRQ Pub. No. 23-0052
June 2023
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery
1
The AHRQ Safety Pr…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/resources/diagnostic-toolkit/12a-pfe-provider-survey.pdf
August 01, 2021 - Provider Feedback Survey
Provider Feedback Survey
Toolkit for Engaging Patients
To Improve Diagnostic Safety
AHRQ Publication No. 21-0047-11-EF
August 2021
Surveys provide a quick and easy way to solicit provider feedback on toolkit impact and
perceived communication effectiveness. You will want to collect pro…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/sustainability/sustainability-workplan.docx
January 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Annual Sustainability Work Plan
Caring for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Year ______________ Hospital Name ________________________________________ Unit ___________________________
This Sustainability Plan template is designed to help you sustain your eff…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-l.html
May 01, 2017 - Appendix L. Infection Prevention Infographic - Implementation Guide
It Takes a Team
Everyone in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) plays a role in preventing surgical site and other harmful infections.
Surgical site infections are infections that can occur after surgery in the part of the body …
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/administration.html
March 01, 2021 - Research Administration
Research involves not only design, data collection, and analysis, but also addressing the administrative aspects of research. For the EvidenceNOW initiative, the key administrative aspects that were particularly challenging included recruiting and then retaining practices in the study. …