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341. Tools To Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools.html
     June 01, 2024 - Tools To Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections AHRQ offers free toolkits designed for clinicians by clinicians. These toolkits offer actionable guidance on what to do and how to do it. They help clinicians and other healthcare staff hardwire improved practices into daily routines and keep patients safe. Ambul…

342. Grants Process and Application Basics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2016 - Grants Process and Application Basics Grant application process guidance and application basics. Grant Application Basics Provides links to guides on how to create grant applications to AHRQ to supporting research to improve the quality, effectiveness, accessibility, and cost effectiveness of health c…

343. Final Progress Report: Developing biomechanical models from initiated fall actions and reactions in frail elderly patients (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/morse-merryweather-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - initiation—the point of instability, the period of instability and the point of recovery, the location and mechanism

344. Surgical Site Infection Investigation Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/ssi-investigation.html
     December 01, 2017 - Surgical Site Infection Investigation Tool AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery Introduction Problem Statement Your team cannot always predict which patients will develop a surgical site infection, but you can learn from them when they occur. To improve, perioperative teams need a structured appr…

345. Sepsis in the ED Detailed Measure, Technical Specifications (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-228-detailed_measure-specs.pdf
     August 01, 2014 - Sepsis in the ED Detailed Measure, Technical Specifications Q-METRIC Sepsis Measure 1, ED Protocol for Children with Sepsis Syndrome U18HS020516 Page 41 Submitted August 2014 Sepsis Measure 1: Protocol for Identifying and Treating Children with Sepsis Syndrome in the Emergency Department Desc…

346. Physician and Staff Engagement: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/physician-staff-engagement-slides.html
     March 01, 2017 - Physician and Staff Engagement: Slide Presentation AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients Physician and Staff Engagement Slide 2: Learning Objectives After this session, you will be able to— Identify the importan…

347. 26,000 Close Call Reports: Lessons from the University of Texas Close Call Reporting System (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Simmons_66.pdf
     April 03, 2008 - University of Texas Close Call Reporting System, the Good Catch program has provided a supporting mechanism

348. Section 1, Tables 1-4 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-232-section-1-tables-1-4.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Section 1, Tables 1-4 1 Table 1: Definition of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Term Definition Severe sepsis Sepsis plus one of the following: cardiovascular organ dysfunction OR acute respiratory distress syndrome OR two or more other organ dysfunctions. Sepsis Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) …

349. Section 2, Technical Specifications (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - Section 2, Technical Specifications Sepsis Measure 3: Timely Blood Culture for Children with Sepsis Syndrome Description The proportion of hospitalized children with sepsis syndrome who had blood culture drawn within 4 hours of meeting diagnostic criteria for sepsis syndrome. A higher proportion indic…

350. Staff Safety Assessment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/staff-safety-asst.html
     January 01, 2017 - Staff Safety Assessment AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients What Is the Purpose of This Tool? The purpose of this tool is to tap into frontline knowledge to find risks on your unit that impact patient safety. Who Should Use This Tool? All health care providers and admi…

351. Chapter 2. Background | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/shuttered/acfselection/chapter2.html
     July 01, 2018 - This assumes that the requirement is met for an organized mechanism for triage of patients into high

352. V. Challenges Identified and Lessons Learned | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/hotline/lessons5.html
     May 01, 2016 - The hotline created a mechanism that patients and families used to report meaningful clinical information

353. Measure Descriptions for Daily Early Mobility: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/daily-early-mobility-fac-guide.html
     February 01, 2017 - Measure Descriptions for Daily Early Mobility: Facilitator Guide AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients Slide 1: Measure Descriptions for Daily Early Mobility Say: In this module, you will learn about the data measures you will use to evaluate early mobility process and outcome measure…

354. Funding & Grants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     Funding & Grants Research Training & Education AHRQ-sponsored training opportunities AHRQ Grants by State Searchable database of AHRQ Grants …

355. Final Progress Report: Systems Approach for Improving Region-Wide Patient Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/sirio2-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - the extent and nature of medication errors, an effective nonpunitive, nonthreatening data collection mechanism

356. Tool: Premortem (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/premortem-tool.docx
     January 01, 2017 - Tool: Premortem Problem Statement Projects often fail due to many circumstances. Quality improvement programs, like the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) are no exception. Understanding potential barriers and complications to project implementation and success BEFORE the launch of a new program can miti…

357. Performing SSI Investigations: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/on-boarding/ssi-investigation-slides.html
     December 01, 2017 - Performing SSI Investigations: Slide Presentation AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery—Onboarding Performing an SSI Investigation Slide 2: Learning Objectives After this session, you will be able to– Explain the difference between process and outcome data. D…

358. SSI Investigation Tool (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/ssi_investigation.docx
     January 01, 2017 - SSI Investigation Tool Surgical Site Infection Investigation Tool Introduction Problem Statement Your team cannot always predict which patients will develop a surgical site infection, but you can learn from them when they occur. To improve, perioperative teams need a structured approach to investigate infections at …

359. Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action - Issue Brief 5 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/dx-leadership-cx.pdf
     June 03, 2021 - Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action - Issue Brief 5 PATIENT SAFETY e Issue Brief 5 Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action e Issue Brief 5 Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, M…

360. Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action - Issue Brief 5 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/dx-leadership.pdf
     June 03, 2021 - Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action - Issue Brief 5 PATIENT SAFETY e Issue Brief 5 Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action e Issue Brief 5 Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, …