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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/decolonization-resources.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
Decolonization Resources
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Table of Contents
MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases
The Evidence for MRSA Decolonization
Nasal Decolonization …
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February 01, 2016 - Translate Health Care Quality Data Into Usable Information
The raw scores on most health care quality measures don’t mean much to the average person. The job of report sponsors is to present scores in a way that makes them engaging, easy to understand, and easy to use. This section discusses what you can do to …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/onboarding/onboarding_sr-execs.pptx
December 01, 2017 - Presentation: Engaging Senior Executives
Engaging Senior Executives
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Onboarding
AHRQ Pub No. 16(18)-0004-15-EF
December 2017
SAY:
In this module we will discuss the importance of senior engagement on your safety program team.
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Why Do We Need an Executive?
We discussed our PSSA data …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/supporting/become-an-advisor.docx
May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Am I Ready to Become an Advisor?
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Am I Ready to Become an Advisor?
Are you thinking about becoming a patient and family advisor? Review the checklist below and check those statements with which you agree. If there are statements with which y…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/long-term-care/nursing-home/index.html
January 01, 2023 - Measuring the Quality of Nursing Home Care
Nursing homes provide less intensive services than hospitals for a range of patients. Some nursing homes care only for short-stay patients, others only for long-stay patients, but most care for both kinds of patients.
Short-stay patients. Some patients stay in a n…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/webinars/webinar3_pu_staffroles.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Staff Roles and Training forYour Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program
Staff Roles and Training for
Your Pressure Ulcer
Prevention Program
Presented by Elizabeth A. Ayello
Ph.D., RN, ACNS-BC, CWON, ETN, MAPWCA, FAAN
Excelsior College School of Nursing
Welcome!
Thank you for joining this webinar about staff
role…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/new-sops-workplace-safety-zebrak.pdf
July 22, 2022 - New AHRQ SOPS® Workplace Safety Supplemental Items for Hospitals - Zebrak
Workplace Safety Supplemental Items
for the SOPS Hospital Survey
Katarzyna Zebrak, PhD
Senior Study Director
Westat
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Workplace Safety Supplemental Items
• Designed as a supplemental item set that can be added toward
the end of th…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/podcasts/The_Case_for_Improving_Patient_Experience_-2011_10_01_Transcript.pdf
January 01, 2011 - CAHPS QI The Case for Improving Patient Experience
The Case for Improving Patient Experience
October 2011 Podcast
Speaker
Larry Morrissey, MD, Medical Director of Quality Improvement, Stillwater Medical Group
Moderator
Carla Zema, PhD, Consultant, CAHPS User Network; Assistant Professor of Economics an…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/ltvv-intro-fac-guide.html
February 01, 2017 - Keeping this value below 30 centimeters of water has been shown to prevent lung injury and improve patient … To recap, targeting plateau pressure, avoiding ZEEP, and keeping a PEEP value of at least 5 or higher
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapd.html
April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Appendix D. Site Visit Process Comparison
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Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Introduction
Ch…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/mgdod3.html
October 01, 2014 - It also means they understand that keeping residents safe, and not worrying about who might be to blame
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/clinician/index.html
July 01, 2018 - Clinicians and Providers
Clinical information on evidence-based practice, clinical guidelines, medical effectiveness, pharmaceutical therapy, new technology, screening and preventive services, and outcomes research.
Clinical Guidelines and Recommendations
Evidence-based research provides the basis for sound…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide70.html
October 01, 2014 - 70. For the Patient Unwilling To Quit
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
Text version of slide presentation.
Motivational Interviewing
Express empathy
Use open ended questions to explore :
The importance of addressing smoking or other tobacco use (e.g., "How important do you …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/resources/diagnostic-toolkit/07-pfe-staff-handout.pdf
August 01, 2021 - One-Page Handout for Staff Training
One-Page Handout for
Staff Training
Toolkit for Engaging Patients
To Improve Diagnostic Safety
AHRQ Publication No. 21-0047-6-EF
August 2021
What is Be The Expert On You?
� A way to help patients be ready to talk to their provider about their health.
� A strategy to improve …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/appendix-p-transcript.docx
June 02, 2025 - Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3)
AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Implementation Guide
Appendix P. Evaluating and Selecting Hand Hygiene Products
Transcript/Facilitator Notes
Tim:
(Slide 1) Hello, my name is Tim Landers. I'm an assistant professor at the Ohio State University Colle…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/getting_ready.pdf
May 01, 2017 - Getting Ready for Your
Ambulatory Surgery
Whether you call it outpatient surgery, ambulatory surgery*, office surgery, or same-day surgery, it means the same
thing: surgical procedures that don’t require an overnight hospital stay.
Patients and their family members or friends are important members of the care team…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/web/index.html
May 01, 2019 - Taking Advantage of Web Functionalities in a Quality Report
The vast majority of health care quality reports are available on the internet. This section discusses how you can use web functionalities to improve your displays of quality scores and help readers get to the data they want quickly and easily.
Whi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/contentcalls/nurse_empower-slides/How-CUSP-Enables-Nurse-Empowerment-Nov-15-2011-508.ppt
January 01, 2011 - Project Report - Lean Sigma
CLABSI Supplemental Call Series
How CUSP Enables Nurse Empowerment
November 15, 2011
Presenters:
Pat Posa, RN, BSN, MSA
Joanne Timmel, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Slide *
CLABSI Supplemental Call Series
Pat Posa, RN, BSN, MSA
System Performance Improvement Leader
St. Joseph Mercy Heath Syste…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/intro/teach/half-day.html
August 01, 2023 - Half-Day Training Content
Components you can include in the Introduction for a half-day training include:
Quick introductions of trainers and participants : 3 minutes
Abbreviated teamwork exercise : 10 minutes
Course objectives, overview, resources, and rationale : 2 minutes
Patient story video and re…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/keydrivers/optimize-health-it.html
November 01, 2018 - Key Driver 3: Optimize Health Information Systems to Extract Data and Support Use of Evidence in Practice
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Accurate and actionable data are needed to put evidence into practice, and clinical information systems can facilitate or hamper a practice’s ability to generate and use data. Pract…