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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/resource/b4_singh_017020_archives_17_part2.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Primary Care Visual Error Reporting Tool- Part 2
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In an effort to bring some standardization and efficiency to the chart-review process, a
two-step method is used. As the first step, a set of screening criteria identifying the presence
of ce…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/all-workflow-tools/process-0
January 01, 2023 - Process Mapping
Use Case
Description
A use case is a set of instructions that an individual in a process completes to go through one single step in that process. It describes what the user does to interact with a system.
Value Stream Mapping
Descr…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/all-workflow-tools/fault-tree-analysis
January 01, 2023 - Fault Tree Analysis
Acronym
FTA
Description
Fault tree analyses (FTAs) study specific system, process, or product failures using a tree diagram . The process can be used to study a failure that actually occurred, or it could study a potential failure. The technique starts with the failure an…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/mod3.html
March 01, 2019 - Module 3: Falls Prevention and Management
Next Page
Table of Contents
Module 3: Falls Prevention and Management
Learning and Performance Objectives
Session 1
Session 2
Conclusion
Appendix. Additional Tools and Resources
Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wrong-site-surgery-critical-incident-analysis-near-miss
June 15, 2024 - Commentary
Wrong site surgery: a critical incident analysis of a near miss.
Citation Text:
Tichanow S. Wrong site surgery: A critical incident analysis of a near miss. J Perioper Pract. 2016;26(1-2):11-5.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/impmenu.html
January 01, 2015 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Implementation Materials: Menu of Implementation Strategies
Three implementation documents are used to help the nursing home change team integrate the pressure ulcer prevention reports they choose to use into day-to-day clinical decisi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-medical-students-make-errors
March 08, 2017 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
When medical students make errors.
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March 13, 2024 - Sentinel Event Alerts
Sentinel Event Alert 67: Preserving Patient Safety After a Cyberattack.
Citation Text:
Sentinel Event Alert 67: Preserving Patient Safety After a Cyberattack. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2023;49(12):724-729. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2023.07.006.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/fallspx/assess.html
November 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention
Falls Prevention Self-Assessment Worksheet
Purpose
The Self-Assessment Worksheet is a worksheet designed to help staff review how they currently identify residents who have experienced a change in falls risk, how they determine if new clinica…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0215_01-06-2010.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number(s): 0239
Document Completion Date: 8-13-10
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Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Treatment of restless legs syndrome will go forward for refinement as a systematic review. The scope
of this topic, including populations, interventions, comparato…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patientfamily-crisis-hotline
December 02, 2020 - Multi-use Website
Patient/Family Crisis Hotline.
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Patient/Family Crisis Hotline. Sorry Works!
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/dx-improvement/dxsafety-infographic.pdf
February 01, 2022 - TeamSTEPPS® Diagnosis Improvement: Infographic
TeamSTEPPS® for Diagnosis
Improvement
AHRQ Publication No. 22-0015
February 2022
References
1. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Improving Diagnosis in Health Care. Washington, DC: National Academies
Press; 2015. https://doi.org/10.17226/21…
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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/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/cg/suppl-decisionmaking-cg30-adult.html
November 01, 2017 - Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Clinician & Group Adult Survey 3.0: Shared Decisionmaking
Population version: Adult
Download these items: English (Word, 29 KB)
Users of the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey are free to incorporate supplemental items in order to meet the needs of their organizations, local…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/make-safety-priority-create-and-maintain-culture-safety
February 25, 2013 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Make safety a priority: create and maintain a culture of safety.
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Make safety a priority: create and maintain a culture of safety. Leonard M; Frankel A.
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/education-dx-outcomes-1.html
March 01, 2022 - Improving Education—A Key to Better Diagnostic Outcomes
Introduction
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Table of Contents
Improving Education—A Key to Better Diagnostic Outcomes
Introduction
Foundations of Diagnosis Education
Current State of Diagnosis Education
Competencies To Improve Diagnosis in Hea…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-apnea.pdf
June 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
June 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/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/clabsitools/clabsitoolsap9.doc
June 02, 2025 - Dear [NURSES NAMES]--
CLABSI Investigation Nurse Letter
(Date)
Dear ____________,
As part of our commitment to eradicate central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs), we are performing a root cause analysis of all CLABSIs. Patient _______________ met the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention c…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/clabsitools/clabsitoolsap8.doc
June 02, 2025 - Dear [NURSES NAMES]--
CLABSI Investigation Nurse Letter
(Date)
Dear ____________,
As part of our commitment to eradicate central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs), we are performing a root cause analysis of all CLABSIs. Patient _______________ met the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention c…