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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/state-operations-manual.html
May 01, 2022 - State Operations Manual—Guidance to Surveyors for Long-Term Care Facilities
Resource: State … Operations Manual—Guidance to Surveyors for Long-Term Care Facilities
These documents provide guidance … Source: CMS
Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention; Safe Operations; Patient-Centered Care
Audience
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-sustainability-centers-of-excellence2.html
April 01, 2025 - Four Pillars for Sustainable Centers of Excellence
Center of Excellence Operations
Previous … Contents
Four Pillars for Sustainable Centers of Excellence
Introduction
Center of Excellence Operations … This section highlights organizational activities that are particularly relevant to sustaining operations … Business Operations Many CEs are not fully integrated into the healthcare systems in which they reside … Strong financial plans and business operations set the foundation for CEs to implement a strategy for
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/hotline/healthcare-safety-hotline-appendixc.pdf
July 01, 2015 - Appendix C: The Health Care Safety Hotline: Operations Manual
Appendix C. … Operations Manual
The Health Care Safety Hotline: Operations Manual
Denise D. … RAND Corporation
Robert Giannini, ECRI Institute
Lauren Hunter, RAND Corporation
Operations … Contents of the Manual
This operations manual describes the main components and functions of the hotline … Operations Manual
Operations Manual Contents
Figures
Tables
1. Contents of the Manual
2.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/videos/09b-oversee-ubops/index.html
June 01, 2018 - Oversee Unit-Based Operations
CUSP Toolkit
The CUSP toolkit includes training tools to make … Oversee Unit-based Operations [3 min. 2 sec.]
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www.ahrq.gov/research/shuttered/toolkitchecklist/index.html
July 01, 2018 - Ongoing Operations
7. Closure
8. Review/Replanning
Legal
Facilities
1. … Ongoing Operations
5. Closure
6. Review/Replanning
Security
1. … Ongoing Operations
5. Closure
Equipment and Supplies
1. Preplanning
2. … Ongoing Operations
4. Closure
5. Review/Replanning
Patient Transport
1. … Opening Day and Ongoing Operations
4.
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit6-9.html
November 01, 2014 - Typical job title/role(s)
Number staff interviewed
Executive sponsor
Hospital COO, VP of operations … leader
Management engineer, Six Sigma Black Belt
n = 3
Process owner
Director or manager of operations
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/mccarthy2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - and sustain a medically safe environment (i.e.,
healthcare continuity of operations) and adequately … Level Emergency Safety and Security
• Operations Level Continuity of Operations and Organizational … Resiliency
• Operations Level Medical Surge Capacity and Capability
• Operations Level External Missions … operations, ensuring the resiliency of the healthcare organization to expected
high-risk (‘priority … It also assumes that emergency safety and
security and the continuity of operations has been adequately
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit1-9.html
November 01, 2014 - job title/role(s)
Number of staff interviewed
Executive sponsor (1-2)
Hospital COO, VP of operations … Management engineer, Six Sigma Black Belt
n = 7
Process owner (1)
Director or manager of operations
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www.ahrq.gov/research/shuttered/acfselection/appendixb.html
July 01, 2018 - Russo
Emergency Operations Manager
National Disaster Medical System
DHHS/OS/ASPR/OPEO … Tom Sizemore, III, MD
Principal Deputy Director
Office of Preparedness & Emergency Operations … Washington, DC
Michael Vineyard
Deputy Director of Operations
Office of Preparedness … & Emergency Operations
U. … Vojtasko
Chief Consultant
VA Medical Center
EMSHG Operations (13C/B3)
Martinsburg, WV
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-sustainability-centers-of-excellence1.html
April 01, 2025 - Contents
Four Pillars for Sustainable Centers of Excellence
Introduction
Center of Excellence Operations … The four pillars stand on Center of Excellence Operations, which provides the necessary foundation from … The pillars sit on the foundation of Centers of Excellence (CEs) Operations, which includes environmental … scanning and business operations (e.g., strategy, communications, performance management, staffing,
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www.ahrq.gov/research/shuttered/toolkitchecklist/surgetkit1.html
July 01, 2018 - Identify Federal authorities having jurisdiction over hospital operations and emergency planning. … Direct management of surge facility operations. … Designate who will have authority over surge facility management and operations when the facility is … Ongoing Operations
Description: Once needed staffing, equipment, and supplies are in place, and the … However, there should also be big-picture management team oversight to ensure that smooth operations
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www.ahrq.gov/research/shuttered/acfselection/chapter4.html
July 01, 2018 - a "concept of operations" or "ConOps"). … General Staff
The Operations Section (Figure 4) conducts tactical medical operations to carry out … The Operations Section is responsible for the following:
Developing and managing the Operations Section … Figure 4: Operations Section
The Operations Section includes the following functional Branches: Staging … Operations Section: The section responsible for all tactical operations at the incident.
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April 01, 2025 - Contents
Four Pillars for Sustainable Centers of Excellence
Introduction
Center of Excellence Operations … Daily Operations Actively integrating a CE’s efforts into the daily operations of the health system should … effective. 16 Integration may require creating new models of sharing staff across clinical teams, operations … P2 grantees and stakeholders within the health system while integrating those stakeholders into the operations
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/002-ss-antimicrobial-prophylaxis-part-1.pptx
April 01, 2025 - adherence: 39% full adherence, 44% partial adherence
Decrease of 42% complex S. aureus SSIs in all operations … Monthly rates of complex S. aureus SSIs per 10,000 operations
Preintervention Period
Number of Operations … ;
Mean Rate (95% CI) Intervention Period
Number of Operations;
Mean Rate (95% CI) Rate Ratio for Bundled … Intervention (95% CI) P Value
All operations 28,218;
36 (25–51) 14,316;
21 (13–32) 0.58 (0.37–0.92) … .02
Scheduled operations 13,127;
20 (13–30) 0.55 (0.35–0.86) .009
All hip or knee arthroplasties
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/huddle-tool.html
July 01, 2021 - Source: Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Topic(s): Safe Operations
Audience(s): Nursing Assistants
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/post-vaccination.html
May 01, 2021 - Source: CMS
Topic(s): Safe Operations; Infection Prevention & Control
Audience(s): Clinical Leaders
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www.ahrq.gov/research/shuttered/acfselection/summary.html
July 01, 2018 - Additional objectives were to:
Develop a template for an operations manual for an alternate care … facility (ACF); the intent is to use this template as a starting point in developing a "concept of operations … ACF operations template.
ACF staffing recommendations.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/nursing/nursing.pptx
July 07, 2012 - concerns and provide counsel
- Represent their unit and staff within the hospital
Oversee unit-based operations … Customer-/patient-focused care delivery
- Regulation and unit-based protocol
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Oversee Unit-Based
Operations … Motivates staff to strive for professional excellence
- Is a socio-adaptive component
Management:
Operations … strategic planning; customer focus; measurement, analysis, and knowledge management; workforce focus; operations … analyzing defects and developing plans to address harm
Typical safety indicators
Tools
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Financial
Operations
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/naccho.html
May 01, 2021 - Source: NACCHO
Topic(s): Safe Operations; Leadership & Management
Audience(s): Clinical Leaders
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/where-to-turn-for-help.html
June 01, 2022 - Source: AHCA/NCAL
Topic(s): Leadership & Management; Safe Operations
Audience(s): Clinical Leaders