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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/hac-scorecard-2014-16.pdf
January 01, 2014 - HAC National Scorecard 2014-16
8,000
Inpatient
Deaths Averted
HAC National Scorecard
2014-16
Between 2014-2016, 350,000 fewer hospital-acquired conditions (HACs)
occurred, an 8% decrease that saved $2.9 billion and averted 8,000
inpatient deaths. Learn more in the AHRQ report “National Scorecard on
Rates of H…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Faltz_56.pdf
March 27, 2008 - These events occur for a variety of reasons, such as poorly designed systems, inadequate
training, communication … One study estimated that 1,200 to 2,700 events
occur annually in the United States.20 Based on a review … Increasingly complex and invasive procedures now occur routinely in
other settings, particularly imaging
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/understand-sci-slides.html
July 01, 2023 - Understand the Science of Safety for Perinatal Safety
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Understand the Science of Safety for Perinatal Safety
Slide 2: Learning Objectives
Image: Four ascending steps show the learning objectives:
Describe the h…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/ontimefallspxspecs.pdf
February 01, 2018 - Limited Assistance (LA)
• Extensive Assistance (EA)
• Total Dependence (Total)
• Activity Did Not Occur … Limited Assistance (LA)
• Extensive Assistance (EA)
• Total Dependence (Total)
• Activity Did Not Occur … value by taking the highest (or worst) value recorded
for that week:
• Do no use Activity Did Not Occur
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/empowering-nurses-transcript.pdf
April 01, 2022 - So, we
have incorporated that question into our interdisciplinary rounds that occur
each day on our
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/recruitment-timeline-nw.pdf
June 19, 2015 - Recruitment Process Diagram Northwest
Draft H2N Recruitment Process Flow
June 19, 2015
Practice
completes
interest form
Interest form
is received in
H2N email
box
Recruiter sends an
email to practice
scheduling time for a
phone conversation,
provides some
additional information
about H2N via email…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-reimagining-healthcare-teams-1.html
July 01, 2023 - Reimagining Healthcare Teams: Leveraging the Patient-Clinician-AI Triad To Improve Diagnostic Safety
Introduction
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Reimagining Healthcare Teams: Leveraging the Patient-Clinician-AI Triad To Improve Diagnostic Safety
Introduction
The Patient-Clinician Dy…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/facguide3.html
August 01, 2022 - Discussion about who should participate in each gap analysis focus group should occur early (at least
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/implement/learning-tools.html
February 01, 2025 - CLABSI and CAUTI Learning Tools
This step identifies two types of tools that can be revisited any time a central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) or catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) occurs on your unit. They both support a thorough review of the event to identify and address the…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/patfamilyengagement/CUSP-Patient-Family-Engagement.pptx
May 01, 2013 - education
Organizations should be prepared to respond and communicate proactively when adverse events occur
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/respiratory-slides.pptx
November 01, 2019 - PowerPoint Presentation: Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Community-Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Conditions
Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Community-Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Conditions
Acute Care
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Antibiotic Use
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-00…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/double-mastectomy.pdf
February 01, 2016 - AHRQ Mastectomy SB Infographic v15
As this infographic shows, the rate
of double mastectomies per
100,000 women more than tripled
between 2005 and 2013.
Mastectomies overall – both single
and double mastectomies –
increased 36 percent during that
period. The rise in mastectomies
occurred despite breast cancer…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/consumer-exp/reporting/chapter5.html
August 01, 2022 - regarding the circumstances, caveats, and limitations for when public reporting should or should not occur … The systems could flag reports that occur significantly after the event, which may be used differently
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/overviewhandouts2.html
December 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Handouts: Overview of On-Time (continued)
Self-Assessment Worksheet
Section 1: Screening for Pressure Ulcer Risk
Section 2: Pressure Ulcer Prevention Plan
Section 3: Communication Practices
Section 4: Investigations/Root Cause …
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/cost/guide.html
October 01, 2015 - estimating the costs of primary care redesign, depending on whether efforts to implement or adapt EHRs occur
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/cost-guide/practical-guide.html
February 01, 2017 - estimating the costs of primary care redesign, depending on whether efforts to implement or adapt EHRs occur
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Emanuel-Berwick_110.pdf
July 02, 2008 - The realization that
adverse events often occur because of system breakdowns, not simply because of … therapeutic interaction.2 It also created a locked-in paralysis for all concerned
when failure did occur … It is in the microsystem where the “sharp end” resides, where patient-
caregiver interactions occur, … High-
reliability designs are resilient even when unpredictable events occur. … care has developed many of these
barriers, and usually several must be breached for patient harm to occur
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www.ahrq.gov/priority-populations/publications/richardson-et-al-2020.html
January 01, 2021 - Health and Economic Outcomes of Newborn Screening for Infantile-onset Pompe Disease
Pompe disease is a rare condition that is identified in about 1 in 40,000 births. It occurs from a defect in the GAA gene leading to the accumulation of lysosomal glycogen and, depending on the form and severity, can result in c…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/science-of-safety-fac-guide.html
February 01, 2017 - Errors also occur because systems frequently are not designed to catch mistakes before they reach the
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/man3.html
December 01, 2017 - Such details as location, time and activity may reveal that a large percentage of falls occur in one