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101. Toolkit Modules | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules.html
     January 01, 2017 - Healthcare-Associated Infections Program Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria About the CUSP Method … for Mechanically Ventilated Patients The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) is a proven method

102. Fall Prevention Toolkit (doc file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/module3/module3_tools.docx
     January 01, 2012 - Confusion Assessment Method: Adapted from Inouye SK, van Dyck CH, Alessi CA, et al. … To rate the patient with the Confusion Assessment Method, use the worksheet on the next page. … Confusion Assessment Method Shortened Version Worksheet EVALUATOR: DATE: I. … A new method for detection of delirium. … The Confusion Assessment Method within this tool is adapted from a tool by Sharon K.

103. Appendix K. Final Risk Factors | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections Chapter 4. … Culture Type Map to Procedure Types Appendix F. Algorithms Appendix G. … disease in the area of surgery (eg, psoriasis) 2 0 1 Wound Class 6 5 1 Emergent Procedure … Post-Op Admit 1 1 0 Laminar Airflow OR 1 1 0 HEPA Filtered OR 1 1 0 Number of Procedures … 1 0 Hx of abx allergy 1 2 0 Preop urinary catheterization 2 3 0 Skin closure method

104. Slide 1 (ppt file)
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     February 17, 2011 - How can change efforts introduce narrative methods in order to increase emotional engagement of prospective … patterns of behavior (centers of influence) Rules base Financing paradigms Geography * * Method … collection Recursive evaluation Knowledge management Logistics/resource management * * Methods … How will you spread your better practice (method)? … * * Major Hills to Take… Build the field Experiment with incentives Experiment with new methods

105. National Implementation Project Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2016 - Home Healthcare-Associated Infections Program About the CUSP Method … Healthcare-Associated Infections Program Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria About the CUSP Method

106. Module 3: Component Kit (doc file)
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     May 01, 2017 - They can be addressed through reminders of protocol and often do not require complex problem-solving methods … AHRQ CUS Pocket Card In particular, the CUS (“Concern-Uncomfortable-Safety Issue”) method serves as … (Option: teach staff SBAR method to communicate a situation clearly and efficiently) 5 minutes … Navy method, SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation) is an effective and efficient … Availability of senior staff to address the issues · Fear of negative response · Insufficient tools and methods

107. TeamSTEPPS® Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire Manual (pdf file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps/instructor/reference/teamperceptionsmanual.pdf
     June 01, 2010 - Cognitive Interviews Method. … Small Group Trial Method. … Field Test Method. … Application of cognitive, skill-based, and affective theories of learning to new methods of training … Staff correct each other’s mistakes to ensure that procedures are followed properly.

108. Chapter 6. Assessment and Process Evaluation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2022 - Example of Metrics and Auditing Tools There are several effective methods to audit data in hospitals … This toolkit promotes a method that has proven to be valuable to measure the effectiveness of a medication … Manual retrospective audits conducted on patient charts by unit, specialty, etc., will be the standard method … With any new process or procedure, it is important to understand the root cause (i.e., knowledge deficit … Collaborative offered many ways to use the data they collected in the medication reconciliation project as a method

109. Iowa’s Waverly Health Center Uses AHRQ Tools to Improve Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2018 - The AHRQ resources are: Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), an evidence-based method that … The CUSP method was implemented smoothly since the hospital already had most evidence-based practices … The evidence-based practices for peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) lines, a procedure that … "TeamSTEPPS improved the hospital's communication techniques, enhancing some existing communication methods

110. Henry Ford Hospital's Hematology-Oncology Unit Uses AHRQ Safety Program to Lower Bloodstream Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2022 - CUSP is a method that can help clinical teams make care safer by combining improved teamwork, clinical … The Core CUSP toolkit gives clinical teams the training resources and tools to apply the CUSP method … "This is a sterile procedure, and the room has to be cleaned before the procedure can begin." … A unit nurse explains the upcoming procedure and the need for a daily chlorhexidine bath to the patient … Those messages are reinforced when the PICC team arrives to perform the procedure, Alejandria said.

111. How to Use the CUSP Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2018 - Home Healthcare-Associated Infections Program About the CUSP Method … Healthcare-Associated Infections Program Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria About the CUSP Method

112. How To Use This Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/how-to-use.html
     May 01, 2017 - Healthcare-Associated Infections Program Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria About the CUSP Method … If your facility is not familiar with the CUSP method, you may want to start with the CUSP toolkit

113. Appendix I. Initial Risk Factors | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections Chapter 4. … Culture Type Map to Procedure Types Appendix F. Algorithms Appendix G. … area of infection (eg, psoriasis)   N Y     Wound Class I N Y     Emergent Procedure … 1 liter M         Suture material (Deep, and in wound) D         Incision method … abx allergy LL         Preop urinary catheterization LL         Skin closure method

114. Module 3: PowerPoint Presentation
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/problem-solving/problem-solving.pptx
     May 01, 2017 - (1) Expected: Each operating room team will use an agreed-to script during procedure timeouts. (2) … Weekly observation of procedures and work methods by the supervisor, as actually performed, is another … aims to achieve and maintain reliable performance If your organization has a standard problem-solving method … events • Problems raised in huddle Safety Work by Staff • Using surgical checklist • Infection control procedures … Investigate causes • QI* project Integration With Leaders • Senior leader unit review • Escalation from procedure

115. Improving Antibiotic Use is a Patient Safety Issue
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     November 01, 2019 - Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care Sustaining Stewardship 3 Checklist for Stewardship Programs Method … Method in place for extracting and reviewing antibiotic usage data at least quarterly Multidisciplinary

116. TeamSTEPPS® Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire (T-TPQ) Manual | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2017 - Return to Contents Cognitive Interviews Method . … Return to Contents Small Group Trial Method . … Return to Contents Field Test Method. … This is the preferred method for performing data analyses. … Application of cognitive, skill-based, and affective theories of learning to new methods of training

117. Section 1: Overview of Key Concepts and Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2023 - More explanations and illustrations are provided in section 2 of this module ; methods for teaching … Teach-Back A method to confirm that you have explained information clearly and that patients, family … Handoff A standardized method for transferring information (along with authority and responsibility

118. Health IT and Diagnostic Safety: A Human Factors and Systems Engineering Perspective (pdf file)
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     October 05, 2016 - access to pt information  Physical environment  Team interactions, roles  Primary data collection method … on VTE diagnosis:  CDM (critical decision method) interviews (Klein et al., 1989)  Physicians, APP

119. Tracking-Measuring-Data-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
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     June 01, 2021 - This form may be helpful to facilities that do not already have a method to track antibiotic usage, and … Slide 3 Monthly Data Collection Form SAY: Facilities should identify a method to track antibiotic … If a method has not already been established, the Safety Program has developed a form that can be used

120. Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment
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     April 21, 2014 - Ambulatory Surgery Implementation Guide Appendix O Sterilization Terminal sterilization is the preferred method … gloves before removing the endoscope from the storage cabinet Transport using an impervious barrier method … Implementation Guide Appendix O Record Keeping Lot number Specific name of the item Patient identifier Procedure