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  1. Errors in Managing an Open Wound of the Elbow Leading to Multiple Complications and Operations | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/errors-managing-open-wound-elbow-leading-multiple-complications-and-operations
    September 27, 2023 - elbow wounds—or at least to appreciate that more thorough evaluation of the wound was required in the operating … room—was the most obvious error in this case, the decision to close the wounds with sutures comes as … Have a low threshold for surgical exploration of a wound in an operating room if there is suspicion of

  2. Case 5. Heights Hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-case5.html
    November 01, 2014 - value stream project, a daily meeting, or huddle, was called to improve communication and planning for operating … room cases and to incorporated staff from Central Supply into the meeting. … The BDO reported that, following implementation of the daily operating room huddle with Central Supply

  3. Hospital Inpatient Statistics, 1996

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/natstats/his96/table2a.htm
    January 01, 1996 - CNS--central nervous system; GI--gastrointestinal; LOS--length of stay in hospital (in days); and OR--operating … room.

  4. Monitoring Fetal Health | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/monitoring-fetal-health
    September 08, 2010 - busy environment, which involves patient transitions from triage to a labor room, to a delivery or operating … room, and a recovery room.

  5. Appendix K. CAUTI Case Review Form | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/cauti-surveillance/review-form.html
    March 01, 2017 - Appendix K. CAUTI Case Review Form AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI Purpose The CAUTI Case Review Form is a performance improvement look-back tool that assists long-term care (LTC) facilities with identifying possible resident care issues that might have contributed to a cathet…

  6. Trends in Potentially Preventable Inpatient Hospital Admissions and Emergency Department Visits #195

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb195-Potentially-Preventable-Hospitalizations.jsp
    November 01, 2015 - For each MDC, there is a list of procedure codes that qualify as operating room procedures. … If the discharge involves an operating room procedure, it is assigned to one of the surgical DRGs within … For each MDC, there is a list of procedure codes that qualify as operating room procedures. … If the discharge involves an operating room procedure, it is assigned to one of the surgical DRGs within … Room Procedures Performed in U.S.

  7. Hospitals scramble on the front lines of drug shortages. | PSNet

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    November 29, 2016 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Hospitals scramble on the front lines of drug shortages. Citation Text: Hospitals scramble on the front lines of drug shortages. Sun LH. Washington Post. April 10, 2012.  Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download P…

  8. Are the new safety paradigms (only) about safety and sufficient to ensure it? An overview and critical commentary. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/are-new-safety-paradigms-only-about-safety-and-sufficient-ensure-it-overview-and-critical
    October 26, 2022 - Commentary Are the new safety paradigms (only) about safety and sufficient to ensure it? An overview and critical commentary. Citation Text: Karanikas N, Zerguine H. Are the new safety paradigms (only) about safety and sufficient to ensure it? An overview and critical commentary. Safety …

  9. Washington Hospital Center safety program seeks to catch 'near-misses.' | PSNet

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    November 29, 2016 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Washington Hospital Center safety program seeks to catch 'near-misses.' Citation Text: Washington Hospital Center safety program seeks to catch 'near-misses.' Sun LH. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download …

  10. Strategy 3: Bedside Shift Report (Tool 3) (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy3/Strat3_Tool_3_Pres_video_508.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Strategy 3: Bedside Shift Report (Tool 3) Guide to Patient & Family Engagement Insert hospital logo here Nurse Bedside Shift Report Training [Hospital Name | Presenter name and title | Date of presentation] Strategy 3: Nurse Bedside Shift Report (Tool 3) Today’s session • What is patient and famil…

  11. Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infections in Ambulatory Surgery Centers (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpra.pdf
    March 01, 2012 - room, internal process factors include choosing the incorrect disinfectant or not using appropriate … room; PACU = pediatric acute care unit; pre-op = preoperative; Technical Expert Panel (TEP) … room. … room 27 Event(s) Targeted for Intervention The criticality analysis provided a foundation … In much the same way that Bundles of Care have extrapolated care from the operating room to the bedside

  12. THE HCUP NATIONWIDE AMBULATORY SURGERY SAMPLE (NASS) 2017

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nass/NASS_Introduction_2017.jsp
    January 01, 2017 - room and regional anesthesia, general anesthesia, or sedation. … room and regional anesthesia, general anesthesia, or sedation. … These are invasive therapeutic surgical procedures that typically require the use of an operating room … room. … room.

  13. HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT — HCUP (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nass/2017_NASS_Introduction.pdf
    January 01, 2017 - room and regional anesthesia, general anesthesia, or sedation. … room and regional anesthesia, general anesthesia, or sedation. … These are invasive therapeutic surgical procedures that typically require the use of an operating room … room. … room.

  14. Hospitals in Colombia Use AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips1303.html
    April 01, 2013 - It is equipped with 11 operating rooms and provides emergency care to over 85,000 patients annually.

  15. Final Progress Report: Making Ambulatory Procedural Care Safer: STAMP-Based Risk Assessment and Redesign (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/dierks-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Making Ambulatory Procedural Care Safer: STAMP-Based Risk Assessment and Redesign 1P20HS017118-01 Meghan M. Dierks, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Title of Project: Making Ambulatory Procedural Care Safer: STAMP-Based Risk Assessment and Redesign Principal Investigator and Team …

  16. AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery: Final Report (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/safe_surgery_finalreport.pdf
    December 01, 2017 - room 7. … room traffic, or antibiotic redosing). … Team members conducted observations in the operating room, preoperative units, the post-anesthesia care … It is worth exploring whether an intense identification with preoperative, operating room, or post-anesthesia … room, PACU, and ICU or floor.

  17. WebM&M: Case Studies | PSNet

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    March 25, 2025 - Departments (149) Intensive Care Units (82) Labor and Delivery (23) Operating … Room (107) Specialty Hospitals (3) Long-Term Care (17) … The surgical team had difficulty controlling bleeding and the patient left the operating room (OR) with

  18. e-transitions: Improving the Transition to Home Health Care Using an Electronic Communication System Available to Physicians, Discharge Planners, Home Health Nurses and Patients (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/2006Rosati_052411comp.pdf
    June 05, 2006 - e-transitions: Improving the Transition to Home Health Care Using an Electronic Communication System Available to Physicians, Discharge Planners, Home Health Nurses and Patients e-transitions: Improving the Transition to Home Health Care Using an Electronic Communication System Available to Physicians, Discharge…

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60652/psn-pdf
    June 29, 2020 - In Conversation With... Anna Legreid Dopp, Pharm. D June 29, 2020 In Conversation With.. Anna Legreid Dopp, Pharm. D. PSNet [internet]. 2020. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-anna-legreid-dopp-pharm-d Editor’s note: Anna Legreid Dopp, Pharm. D is the Senior Director of Clinical Guidelines and Quality…

  20. Check the Wristband | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/check-wristband
    August 03, 2009 - At the end of the identification procedure, the nurse walked the patient to the operating room (OR) suite
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