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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-pediatric-safety-1.html
August 01, 2023 - Pediatric Diagnostic Safety: State of the Science and Future Directions
Introduction
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Pediatric Diagnostic Safety: State of the Science and Future Directions
Introduction
Challenges in Approaching Diagnostic Safety Unique to Children
Pediatric Diagnosti…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/situation/tools/star.html
July 01, 2024 - Tool: STAR
STAR is a mnemonic tool that is used extensively to help elicit and share key information about activities and their consequences. Its key elements include: Situation monitoring often requires analyzing situations in which tasks were assigned, were completed, and resulted in outcomes that might or mi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/development-and-usability-testing-common-formats.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Frequently occurring issues, usability-related
hemes, and conceptual/definitional issues were captured
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-patients-source-understanding-dx-error-vol2-5.html
June 01, 2023 - Patient Experience as a Source for Understanding the Origins, Impact, and Remediation of Diagnostic Errors
Conclusion
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Patient Experience as a Source for Understanding the Origins, Impact, and Remediation of Diagnostic Errors
Executive Summary
Introductio…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/chapter-8.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Conclusion
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Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Introduction
Chapter 1. Building the Project Foundati…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/about/challenge-competition.html
February 01, 2024 - Impact of AHRQ’s Patient Safety Tools: Challenge Competition
AHRQ offers many practical tools and resources to help a variety of healthcare organizations, providers, and others make patient care safer in all healthcare settings. In an effort to better understand how using an AHRQ patient safety tool has resulte…
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/international/hospital/translators.html
October 01, 2014 - Hospital SOPS Translation Information
Background and Information for Translators
This document provides information about the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS ® ) to help translation team members develop a translation that conveys the same meani…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/data/npsd-chartbook-2023-rev.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Network of Patient Safety Databases Chartbook, 2023
Network of
Patient Safety
Databases
Chartbook, 2023
This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission. Citation
of the source is appreciated. Suggested citation: Network of Patient Safety Databases Chartbook,
2023. R…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/170-cusp-science-safety-notes.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
The Science of Safety:
Principles in Practice
ICU & Non-ICU
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
The Science of Safety: Principles in Practice
SAY:
Welcome to this presentation on the topic of “The Science of Safety: Principles in Practice.”
As you consider esta…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy2/Strat2_Tool_1_Be_Partner_508.pdf
April 02, 2025 - Strategy 2: Communicating for Improve Quality (Tool 1)
Guide to Patient and Family Engagement
Be a Partner in Your Care
We work as a team to make sure
you get the best care
Your health care team includes you, doctors, nurses,
other clinical staff, and hospital staff. If you like, the team
can also include…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/041-pros-cons-mrsa-surveillance-one-pager.docx
October 01, 2024 - To protect patients from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections and develop effective MRSA prevention strategies, facilities must know the MRSA prevalence among their specific patient population and understand when and where transmission occurs. MRSA surveillance provides this type of insight. MR…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/cancer/suppl-items-cancer-info-english-557-6a.docx
April 02, 2025 - CAHPS Cancer Care Supplemental Items
CAHPS® Cancer Care Survey Supplemental Items: Information from Providers
Population: Adult
Supplemental Items for the CAHPS® Cancer Care Survey
Topic: Information from Providers
Population Version: Adult
Language: English
Users of the CAHPS® Cancer Care Survey are free to i…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/cg/instructions/suppl_pcmh-items_cg-cahps-adult-survey_2357-2a.docx
April 02, 2025 - CAHPS® Clinician & Group Survey 3.0 Supplemental Items: Patient-Centered Medical Home
Population Version: Adult
Supplemental Patient-Centered Medical Home Items for the CAHPS® Clinician & Group Survey 3.0
Population Version: Adult
Language: English
Read about the Patient-Centered Medical Home Item Set.
Users o…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-apnea.pdf
April 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Apnea Of Prematurity
Apnea Of Prematurity
Characteristics
■ Respiratory pause for at least 20 seconds, or a pause that is accompanied by bradycardia (heart
rate <100 bpm), cyanosis, or pallor in an infant <37 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA).
■ Types of apnea:
– Central…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-vision.pdf
April 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Vision Screening and Retinopathy
Vision Screening and Retinopathy of
Prematurity
Visual Deficits Seen in Preterm Infants
■ High-risk infants are more likely to have permanent visual deficits and/or show a delay in
visual development that persists until adolescence.
■ …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/premortem-assessment.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
Performing a Premortem Assessment
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MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
Welcome to the Toolkit for MRSA Prevention in ICU & Non-ICU Settings
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention
The Importance of MRSA P…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/dxsafety-patient-experience-vol2.pdf
July 01, 2023 - Patient Experience as a Source for Understanding the Origins, Impact, and Remediation of Diagnostic Errors, Volume 2: Eliciting Patient Narratives
PATIENT
SAFETY
e
Issue Brief 12
Patient Experience as a Source for
Understanding the Origins, Impact,
and Remediation of Diagnostic Errors
Volume 2: Eliciting Patie…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/MeasureDx-infographic.pdf
July 01, 2022 - Measure Dx: Making Diagnostic Safety Your Measurement Priority
Measure Dx
Making Diagnostic Safety Your
Measurement Priority
1
Why
Diagnostic errors
are common,
harmful, and costly.
1 in 20 adults
will experience a diagnostic error
in the outpatient setting every year.a
About
250,000
harmful diagnostic erro…
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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/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/handouts/patient-chg-bathing.docx
March 01, 2022 - CHG Bathing
Patients With Devices: Prevent Infections During Your Hospital Stay PATIENTSection 10-7
BATHE Daily With Chlorhexidine (CHG) Cloths
AHRQ Pub. No. 20(22)-0036
March 2022
During your stay, bathing will occur every day with a special antiseptic (CHG) that removes germs and prevents infection better t…