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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/checklist5.html
August 01, 2022 - Disclosure Checklist
AHRQ Communication and Optimal Resolution Toolkit
Purpose: To provide guidance to individuals who are conducting initial or followup disclosure conversations, including key disclosure communication skills.
Who should use this tool? Disclosure Lead and any staff who will be engaged in …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/candor/module5/mod5-disclosure-checklist.pdf
April 01, 2016 - Purpose: To provide guidance to individuals who are conducting initial or followup disclosure conversations,
including key disclosure communication skills.
Who should use this tool? Disclosure Lead and any staff who will be engaged in disclosure conversations.
How to use this tool: Use Part I of the checklist to pre…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/demo-program/grants/appb.html
August 01, 2022 - Demonstration Grants Final Evaluation Report
Appendix B. References
Previous Page
Table of Contents
Demonstration Grants Final Evaluation Report
Executive Summary
Detailed Findings
Evaluation Issues
Contributions to Patient Safety and Medical Liability
Lessons Learned From Implementati…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/sc.html
March 01, 2019 - State at a Glance: South Carolina
Learn more about the CHIPRA quality demonstration projects being implemented in South Carolina.
South Carolina is featured in the following reports from the National Evaluation:
Evaluation Highlight No. 2: How are States and evaluators measuring medical homeness in the C…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/fl.html
March 01, 2019 - State at a Glance: Florida
Learn more about the CHIPRA quality demonstration projects being implemented in Florida.
Florida is featured in the following reports from the National Evaluation:
Evaluation Highlight No. 2 : How are States and evaluators measuring medical homeness in the CHIPRA Quality Demonst…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight13supp.pdf
June 01, 2015 - Supplement to Evaluation Highlight No. 13
The National Evaluation of the
CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program
Evaluation Highlight No.13, June 2015
Supplement to Evaluation Highlight No. 13: How did CHIPRA
quality demonstration States employ learning collaboratives
to improve children’s health care quali…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/menu.html
December 01, 2017 - On-Time Quality Improvement Program: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Menu of Implementation Strategies
The On-Time Menu of Process Improvement Strategies for using reports is a list of potential ways facility teams may choose to integrate the pressure ulcer prevention reports into clinical practice. A menu …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/standing-order-protocol-mupirocin.docx
March 01, 2022 - Standing Order Protocol: Nasal Mupirocin
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 9-3 – Standing Order Protocol:
Nasal Mupirocin
The following is a standing order protocol for implementing nasal decolonization in adult non-intensive care unit (ICU) patients who are methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-k.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Appendix K. Infographic Poster on CAUTI Prevention
AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
Appendix K. Infographic Poster on CAUTI Prevention
The poster on the following page is intended to be printed with dimensions of 28 by 36 inches.
This can be done by sending the PDF out to a printer for large-f…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-targeted-decolonization.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Addressing Questions Asked by Staff: Targeted Decolonization
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 14-4 – Addressing Questions Asked by Staff:
Targeted Decolonization
What is targeted decolonization?
Participating non-ICU units at your hospital will be decolonizing adult patients with …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/Device_Dashboard_Data_2024.xlsx
January 01, 2024 - Device or Medical/Surgical Supply including Health Information Technology Dashboard
Introduction
Introduction-Device or Medical/Surgical Supply including Health Information Technology
The tables in this workbook present data on Device or Medical/Surgical Supply including Health Information Technology (HIT) reports …
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www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/training/implementing-automatic-referral/index.html
April 01, 2023 - Implementing Automatic Referral
This focus area will walk you through the necessary steps for implementing an automatic referral system in your hospital.
Automatic referral is a proven, evidence-based strategy to increase participation in cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Automatic referral is the systematic, au…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/situation/tools/step.html
June 01, 2023 - Tool: STEP
STEP is a mnemonic tool that can help individuals monitor critical elements of a situation and the overall environment. It is suitable for use by teams supporting acutely ill patients in a hospital (e.g., an ICU patient the team hopes to wean off a ventilator as quickly as possible), for teams in lon…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/044-vap-prevention-essential.docx
October 01, 2024 - Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Prevention Essential Practices1
Avoid intubation if possible.2-3
Consider alternative strategies, such as, high flow O2 or noninvasive positive pressure ventilation.
Consider each patient’s clinical scenario to determine the most appropriate strategy.
Minimize sedation.2-5
Determ…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/evidence-base/labor.html
May 01, 2023 - TeamSTEPPS Research/Evidence Base: Labor and Delivery
Block M., Ehrenworth J. F., et al. (2013). Measuring handoff quality in labor and delivery: Development, validation, and application of the Coordination of Handoff Effectiveness Questionnaire (CHEQ). Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety 3…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/advisorycouncil/adcouncil2.html
April 01, 2018 - Guide for Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council
Chapter 2. Patient Safety Advisory Councils
The success of any team requires active participation from every member. The approach health care systems traditionally take neglects the most critical member of the team—the patient. Programs an…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/briefing_debriefing.docx
December 01, 2017 - Tool: Briefing and Debriefing Tool
Briefing and Debriefing Tool
Introduction
Problem Statement
Surgical site infection (SSI) prevention remains a global public health priority. Patients in acute care hospitals underwent more than 16 million surgical procedures in the United States in 2010.1 Using National Healthcare S…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptflow/references.html
October 01, 2018 - Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals
References
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals
Acknowledgments
Executive Summary
Section 1. The Need to Addres…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/briefing-debriefing.html
December 01, 2017 - Briefing and Debriefing Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Introduction
Problem Statement
Surgical site infection (SSI) prevention remains a global public health priority. Patients in acute care hospitals underwent more than 16 million surgical procedures in the United States in 2010. 1 Usi…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips99.html
October 01, 2014 - New York Hospitals Use AHRQ Toolkit to Revise Protocol for Preventing Blood Clots
Search All Impact Case Studies
May 2012
Seven New York hospitals revised their protocol for preventing venous thromboembolism (VTE) after their State Quality Improvement Organization (QIO), IPRO, participated in a series of on…