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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-safety-chg-mupirocin.docx
March 01, 2022 - FAQs (Staff): Safety and Side Effects: CHG and Mupirocin
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 14-6 – Addressing Questions Asked by Staff:
Safety and Side Effects of
Chlorhexidine and Mupirocin
This hospital will be using chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and nasal mupirocin to reduce bacteria that c…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/asp-pneumonitis-one-page.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Aspiration Pneumonitis/Pneumonia
Diagnosis
• Aspiration pneumonitis is an abrupt chemical injury caused by inhalation of sterile gastric
contents.
o It can progress quickly to a decline in respiratory status followed by rapid improvement
within 48 hours of the insult.
o Chest x rays appear similar to multi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/ltcmodule3.pdf
June 01, 2012 - Staff must be able
to document how many falls are occurring in a given time period and why those
falls … are occurring.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/patient-safety-facilitator-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Making the Case That Improving Antibiotic Use Is a Patient Safety Issue
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Antibiotic Use
1
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF
November 2019
Making the Case That Improving Antibiotic Use Is a Patient
Safety Issue
Acute Care
Slide Title and Commentary Slide Number…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Hoff.pdf
January 01, 2003 - of mistakes that led to adverse patient
outcomes, (b) the wide variety of mistakes and near misses occurring … surgery, with the
opposite holding true in the MICU; (b) more technical than judgmental mistakes
occurring … interviews
with the surgical residents, a link was implied between the high percentage of
mistakes occurring … since most mistakes do no harm to
patients)
Creates a barrier in the form of a learning “bias,”
occurring … , given competitive nature of
residency environments
A wide variety of mistakes and
near misses occurring
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Maddox_38.pdf
March 26, 2008 - stage.15 Because administration occurs at the end
of the medication use process, with no naturally occurring … documentation of detected/prevented errors, specifically, types of errors;
where/when errors were occurring
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool1_data_analysis_final.xlsx
June 02, 2025 - Tool 1: Readmission Data Analysis and Interpretation
Instructions
Tool 1. Readmission Data Analysis and Interpretation
Brief Description: A quantitative readmission analysis tool.
Purpose: Analyze hospital administrative data to evaluate readmission patterns. Understanding readmission patterns is critical to design…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/6.html
December 01, 2017 - AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Functional Specifications
3. Specifications for Each Pressure Ulcer Prevention Report (continued)
3.6. Risk Change Report (formerly Priority Report)
3.6.1. Report Description
The On-Time Risk Change Report (formerly Priority Repo…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/problem-solving/problem-solving-facnotes.docx
May 01, 2017 - Module 3: Script and Slides
AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Management Practices for Sustainability
Module 3: Problem Solving and Escalation
AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
Facilitator Notes
SLIDE 1
Title: Management Practices for Sustainability, Module 3: Problem Solving and Escalati…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/problem-solving-fac-notes.html
June 01, 2017 - Module 3: Problem Solving and Escalation - Facilitator Notes
Slide 1: Management Practices for Sustainability Module 3: Problem Solving and Escalation
Say:
In this module, we will focus on two elements in the frontline management system that we have outlined—having well-understood problem-solving and prob…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/learn-from-defects-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Sustainability: Learning From Defects: Slide Presentation
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery—Sustainability
Sustainability: Learning From Defects
Slide 2: Learning Objectives
After this session, you will be able to–
Describe the difference between first-orde…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/fallspx/factraining.html
November 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention
Facilitator Training
This version of On-Time introduction is for training Facilitators who have not had pressure ulcer prevention training. If they have had that training, this set of slides can be omitted or may be used as a refresher.
Slide…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/guide4.html
August 01, 2022 - System-Focused Event Investigation and Analysis Guide
AHRQ Communication and Optimal Resolution Toolkit
Purpose : To help teams adopt a system-focused approached to event investigation and analysis.
Who should use this tool? Event Reporting, Investigation, and Analysis Team.
How to use this tool : Review…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/130-ss-swiss-cheese-fg.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Learning From Defects: Applying the “Swiss cheese model” of System Failure
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Learning From Defects: Applying the “Swiss C…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/warm-handoff-design-guide-final508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Design Guide for Warm Handoff Plus
The Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care
Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Design Guide for
Warm Handoff Plus
Introduction
In a typical primary care visit, the patient transitions from one member of the healthcare team
to another multiple times, often wit…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/CHIPRA202-Materials_IIIA.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Measure
Developer Measure Title Measure Description
Type of
Measure/Level of
Measurement Data Source Claims Information Additional Information
NCQA/CAHMI*
Rates of screening using standardized
screening tools for potential delays in
social and emotional development
[Included in Initial Core Set of Childre…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/CHIPRA204-Materials_IIIA.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Measure
Developer Measure Title Measure Description
Type of
Measure/Level of
Measurement Data Source Claims Information Additional Information
NCQA/CAHMI*
Rates of screening using standardized
screening tools for potential delays in
social and emotional development
[Included in Initial Core Set of Childre…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/CHIPRA205-Materials_IIIA.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Measure
Developer Measure Title Measure Description
Type of
Measure/Level of
Measurement Data Source Claims Information Additional Information
NCQA/CAHMI*
Rates of screening using standardized
screening tools for potential delays in
social and emotional development
[Included in Initial Core Set of Childre…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpra3.html
April 01, 2018 - In addition, ASCs should establish stop-gap measures that prevent surgery from occurring for patients
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/candor/module4/mod4-system-focused-event-guide.pdf
April 01, 2016 - Purpose: To help teams adopt a system-focused approached to event investigation and analysis.
Who should use this tool? Event Reporting, Investigation, and Analysis Team.
How to use this tool: Review the guide information when developing and implementing a systems approaching to
event investigation and analysis.
T…