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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/infectious-complications-transcript.html
November 01, 2015 - one nurse educator said: “Most of our patients are critically ill, so we do need the Foleys so we can measure … You want it measured, but they're not agreeing in how to document it or how to measure it.”
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/King.pdf
January 01, 2002 - During the initial site assessment,
leaders and staff established the measures to assess whether the
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu3.html
October 01, 2014 - How do we measure our pressure ulcer rates and practices?
6. … , as well as the assessment of other risk factors that are not captured in these scales. … Remember that risk assessment scales are only one part of a pressure ulcer risk assessment. … Both the Norton and Braden scales have established reliability and validity. … Other scales may be used instead of the Norton or Braden scales.
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu3.html
October 01, 2014 - How do we measure our pressure ulcer rates and practices?
6. … , as well as the assessment of other risk factors that are not captured in these scales. … Remember that risk assessment scales are only one part of a pressure ulcer risk assessment. … Both the Norton and Braden scales have established reliability and validity. … Other scales may be used instead of the Norton or Braden scales.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-patient-narratives-presentations-summary.pdf
January 01, 2022 - concrete, actionable examples of aspects of care already being measured;
emphasize elements of composite measures … Narrative items that measure domains covered in the CAHPS survey reveal
opportunities to improve survey … The most direct way to address bias is to try to
measure it in the system and observe it in the processes … How Patient Comments Affect Consumers’
Use of Physician Performance Measures.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201520.html
July 01, 2015 - Wisconsin Critical Access Hospital Sees Big Results with AHRQ’s CUSP, RED and TeamSTEPPS®
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July 2015
Amery Hospital & Clinic, a 25-bed acute care critical access hospital in rural Wisconsin, used AHRQ’s Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to reduce surgical site in…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips0703.html
October 01, 2014 - Military Hospitals Employ AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture
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May 2007
The Department of Defense Patient Safety Program chose AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture as an anonymous, Web-based initiative to assess staff attitudes and beliefs about patient…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/guide-cusp.html
May 01, 2017 - Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide
The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP)
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Table of Contents
Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide
Overview
The Comprehensiv…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/world-patient-safety-day.html
September 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
For World Patient Safety Day 2023, AHRQ Recognizes the Imperative of Engaging Patients in Their Care
SEP
14
2023
By
Robert Otto
Valdez,
Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
The theme of World Patient Safety Day…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/facguide3/apb.html
August 01, 2022 - Gap Analysis Facilitator's Guide: Appendix B
Gap Analysis Structured Interview Questions
The Gap Analysis Structured Interview Questions allow the facilitator to lead participants through a set of questions designed to elicit participant views on a variety of key policies and practices.
Leadership and Cul…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/guide4/api.html
August 01, 2022 - Event Investigation and Analysis Guide: Appendix I
Glossary
Adverse safety event: a deviation from generally accepted performance standards that reaches the patient and results in moderate to severe harm or death.
Anchoring bias: the tendency to make all information fit into a preconceived story, causing…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/guide4/apd.html
August 01, 2022 - Event Investigation and Analysis Guide: Appendix D
CANDOR Tool
PROCESS
QUESTIONS TO REVIEW
Y/N
CONTRIBUTING OR CAUSAL FACTOR Y/N
FINDINGS /
COMMENTS
COMMUNICATION
Did all caregivers have access to all pertinent information needed to make the best decisions for the patient? (e.g.,…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/perioperative-hand-hygiene.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
Hand Hygiene in the Perioperative Setting
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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
Nas…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201806.html
October 01, 2018 - Connecticut Hospital Reduces Emergency Wait Time, Adverse Events Using AHRQ Tools
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October 2018
Bridgeport Hospital, a 383-bed safety net hospital in Bridgeport, Connecticut, used two AHRQ tools to improve care in its facility. With AHRQ’s Door-to-Doc patient safety toolkit , …
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/confid-report/index.html
March 01, 2016 - Confidential Physician Feedback Reports: Designing for Optimal Impact on Performance
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Table of Contents
Confidential Physician Feedback Reports: Designing for Optimal Impact on Performance
Foreword
Introduction
Part One: Physician Feedback Report Fundamentals
Part Two: Design of Physi…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final/clabsifinal3.html
January 01, 2013 - Other Findings
Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture
In order to measure the second major project
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/er208-overview.html
October 01, 2014 - Series Overview
Closing the Quality Gap: Revisiting the State of the Science
Overview of new series of evidence reports on quality improvement strategies.
Contents
Background
Topic Selection and Scope Development
Principles
Key Questions
Organizing Framework
References
Background
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/polgren-miller-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - We began our work in SA 3 by evaluating outcomes that are
conventionally used to measure harm (e.g., … progression at diagnosis or the onset of symptoms outside of healthcare
settings, we could not reliably measure … transmission associated with healthcare-associated infections.(46, 47)
We built upon this prior work to measure
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/teambased-1.pdf
May 02, 2016 - to one team-
based care leader and physician at Bellin Health,
the model builds in a “backup safety measure
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/labor-delivery-unit/tool-shoulder-dystocia.html
July 01, 2023 - This procedure is considered a heroic measure due to the significant risk of brachial plexus injury associated