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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/central-catheter-indications-notes.docx
April 01, 2022 - Central Venous Catheter Indications Facilitator Notes
CLABSI Module:
Central Venous Catheter Indications and Alternatives
Facilitator Guide
Slide Number and Image
This module, titled “Central Venous Catheter Indications and Alternatives,” is part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Safety Progra…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4h_pdi10-sepsis-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4h
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PDI 10: Postoperative Sepsis
Why focus on postoperative sepsis in children?
• Posto…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4i_combo_psi12-dvt-bestpractices.pdf
May 20, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
Tool D.4i 1
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PSI 12: Perioperative Pulmonary Embolism (PE) or Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Why Focus on DVT/PE…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4v_combo_pdi10-sepsis-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4v
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PDI 10: Postoperative Sepsis
Why focus on postoperative sepsis in children?
• Postoperative s…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hemorrhage_2-team-structure-speaker-notes.pdf
July 01, 2023 - surprises
o Who, what, when, where, how
• Listen to those who resist/value the dissenter
• Create mechanisms … communication is so key and feedback and voice of the staff are essential, you’ll
want to establish mechanisms
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/assess-psc-hsop-slides.html
February 01, 2017 - Assess Patient Safety Culture Using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety: Slide Presentation
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Assess Patient Safety Culture Using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety
Slide 2: Lear…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/funding/training-grants/kaward/kaward-evalreport.pdf
August 01, 2016 - ................................................ 27
iii
Tables
AHRQ K Award program mechanisms … These grant award mechanisms provide salary,
training, and research support to early career scientists … Between 2000 and 2013,
106 researchers completed the training across these three program mechanisms, … AHRQ K Award program mechanisms Table 1. … This difference was observed across funding
mechanisms, but was especially pronounced for K01.
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/nurse-role-dxsafety3.html
September 01, 2022 - Encourage nurses to report any identified diagnostic errors through established safety reporting mechanisms
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/report/apiiig.html
June 01, 2010 - Data reported to plans are not risk adjusted; program staff are exploring mechanisms to do this, as well … These indicators are not intended to supplant the Medicaid agency's oversight mechanisms which it will
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Chan.pdf
January 01, 2004 - Based on this experience, new technologies for
improving patient safety should include mechanisms for … New technologies for improving patient safety should
include mechanisms and funding for post-fielding
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Weaver.pdf
January 01, 2003 - Internal mechanisms to prevent potentially dangerous drug interactions were
also in place. … issues,
highlighting pharmacy services and interventions (i.e., polypharmacy and lipid
clinics), and mechanisms
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-200-section-5-tables.pdf
January 01, 2007 - Section 5, Tables
Outcome
Measure
Restrictive
strategy n (%)
Liberal strategy
n (%)
P value
30-day mortality 78 (18.7%) 98 (23.3%) 0.11
60-day mortality 95 (22.7%) 111 (26.5%) 0.23
ICU mortality 56 (13.4%) 68 (16.2%) 0.29
Hospital
mortality
93 (22.2%) 118 (28.1%) 0.05
Multiple organ …
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April 01, 2025 - AHRQ's Healthcare-Associated Infections Program
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are among the leading threats to patient safety, affecting one out of every 31 hospital patients at any one time. Over a million HAIs occur across the U.S. health care system every year, leading to the loss of tens of thousa…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiapk.html
April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Appendix K. Final Risk Factors
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Administrati…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0231-section-5-table-3.pdf
January 01, 2013 - Table 3. Evidence for Timely Bolus for Treatment of Children with Severe Sepsis of Septic Shock
Table 3: Evidence for Timely Fluid Bolus for Treatment of Children with Severe Sepsis or Septic
Shock
Type of
Evidence
Key Findings Level of
Evidence
(USPSTF
Ranking*)
Citations
Clinical
guidelines
Pe…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/impactgrants/impact-profile-ok.html
April 01, 2015 - Arkansas has a strong quality improvement environment in terms of reimbursement incentives, support mechanisms
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-07/catchpole-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - spread of good practice in high-technology surgery; and to
(5) generate a computational model of the mechanisms … Point processes and change-point modelling can be used to identify error
causation mechanisms as random … years, studies of accidents across a diverse range of industries have
attempted to describe causation mechanisms … A Computational Model of Dynamic Mechanisms of Failure in Surgery.
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Lecture presented at: International
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/situation/tools/monitoring.html
June 01, 2023 - Tool: Cross-Monitoring
Ongoing cross‐monitoring of the care environment helps everyone recognize risks and errors. It allows individuals and teams to take steps to correct the issue before harm or injury to the patient occurs. As one example, e-ICUs have proven the value of having remote staff cross-monitoring …
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptflow/section3.html
April 01, 2020 - Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals
Section 3. Measuring Emergency Department Performance
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals
Acknowledgments
Execut…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/index.html
April 01, 2025 - About the CUSP Method
The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) is a method that can help clinical teams make care safer by combining improved teamwork, clinical best practices, and the science of safety. The Core CUSP toolkit gives clinical teams the training resources and tools to apply the CUSP met…