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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/culture-checkup.html
December 01, 2012 - Culture Check-Up Tool
CUSP Toolkit
Health care provider roles
Problem statement: Improving safety culture in a patient care area takes time.
What is culture? Attitudes reflect the norms, values, and beliefs in the unit and, in turn, create the culture. No matter what instrument you use to assess patient…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/Culture-Check-UpTool.docx
June 02, 2025 - Culture Check-Up Tool
Problem statement: Improving safety culture in a patient care area takes time.
What is culture? Attitudes reflect the norms, values, and beliefs in the unit and, in turn, create the culture. No matter what instrument you use to assess patient safety culture, your results provide a snapshot of th…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201709.html
June 01, 2017 - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Uses AHRQ Survey to Promote Patient Safety
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June 2017
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital uses AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture to obtain employee feedback on ways to improve medical care and safety for the approximately…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips0901.html
October 01, 2014 - New York City Uses AHRQ Patient Safety Culture Survey to Reduce Patient Harm
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November 2008
The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) has integrated the use of AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture as a core component of its corporate-wide patient sa…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/pfengagement-material-guide.docx
May 01, 2017 - Overview
Defining Patient and Family Engagement and its Benefits
· Slides 4-7
Patient and Family Expectations in the ASC
· Slides 8-10
Barriers, Facilitators, and Motivators
· Slides 11-18
General Communication Methods for Engaging Patients and Family Members
· Slides 19-21
Opportunities for Patient and Family Engageme…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-pharmacotherapy-alerting-system-medication-errors
November 10, 2015 - Study
Impact of a pharmacotherapy alerting system on medication errors.
Citation Text:
Natali BJ, Varkey AC, Garey KW, et al. Impact of a pharmacotherapy alerting system on medication errors. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 2012;70(1). doi:10.2146/ajhp120126.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-improve-hand-hygiene-compliance-patient-care
September 09, 2020 - Review
Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care.
Citation Text:
Gould DJ, Moralejo D, Drey N, et al. Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017;9(9):CD005186. doi:10.1002/14651858.cd005186.pub4.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20141022_cg/3_julie_susi.pdf
April 01, 2014 - Achieving Excellence Across All CG-CAHPS Core Measures: Lessons from Top-Performing Medical Practices
Mercy Hospital
Fore River Campus
Portland, Maine
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Breast Care Specialists of Maine
A two-surgeon practice, we take pride in offering
timely, accurate consultation and treatment for
benign and malignant …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/more-feeling-role-empathetic-care-promoting-safety-health-care
June 23, 2021 - Study
More than a feeling: the role of empathetic care in promoting safety in health care.
Citation Text:
Leana C, Meuris J, Lamberton C. More Than a Feeling: The Role of Empathetic Care in Promoting Safety in Health Care. ILR Review. 2017;71(2):394-425. doi:10.1177/0019793917720432.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/timing-diagnosis-attention-deficithyperactivity-disorder-and-autism-spectrum-disorder
February 03, 2016 - Study
Timing of the diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder.
Citation Text:
Miodovnik A, Harstad E, Sideridis G, et al. Timing of the Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Pediatrics. 2015;136(4):e83…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identifying-resilience-system-safety-review-trauma-and-orthopaedic-theatres
October 19, 2011 - Commentary
Identifying resilience: a system safety review of trauma and orthopaedic theatres.
Citation Text:
Wills VE. Identifying resilience: a system safety review of trauma and orthopaedic theatres. Ergonomics. 2024;Epub Aug 9. doi:10.1080/00140139.2024.2343930.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/web-based-renal-transplant-patient-medication-system
January 01, 2023 - Web-based Renal Transplant Patient Medication System
Project Final Report ( PDF , 420.27 KB) Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily represent the views of AHRQ. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-and-physicians-attitudes-regarding-disclosure-medical-errors
March 21, 2017 - Study
Classic
Patients' and physicians' attitudes regarding the disclosure of medical errors.
Citation Text:
Gallagher TH, Waterman AD, Ebers AG, et al. Patients' and physicians' attitudes regarding the disclosure of medical errors. JAMA. 2003;289(8):1001-7.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ability-intensive-care-units-maintain-zero-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections
January 29, 2020 - Study
The ability of intensive care units to maintain zero central line–associated bloodstream infections.
Citation Text:
Lipitz-Snyderman A. The Ability of Intensive Care Units to Maintain Zero Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171(9). doi:10.1001/a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/error-management-lessons-aviation
September 13, 2011 - Commentary
Classic
On error management: lessons from aviation.
Citation Text:
Helmreich RL. On error management: lessons from aviation. BMJ . 2000;320(7237):781-785.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201507.html
April 01, 2015 - Memorial Hospital Uses AHRQ Resources to Cut Readmissions, Promote Patient Self-Management
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April 2015
Memorial Hospital, a 97-bed community hospital in Marysville, Ohio, uses strategies from AHRQ's Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) toolkit to help newly discharged patients follo…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/united-states-health-information-knowledgebase-ushik
January 01, 2023 - United States Health Information Knowledgebase (USHIK)
Project Description
Annual Summaries
Publications
Project Details -
Completed
Contract Number
290-09-00002I-3
Funding Mechanism(s)
National Resource Center for Health IT…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-peer-evaluation-handoffs-associations-experience-and-workload
February 19, 2013 - Study
Implementing peer evaluation of handoffs: associations with experience and workload.
Citation Text:
Arora V, Greenstein EA, Woodruff JN, et al. Implementing peer evaluation of handoffs: associations with experience and workload. J Hosp Med. 2013;8(3):132-6. doi:10.1002/jhm.2002. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/problems-after-discharge-and-understanding-communication-their-primary-care-physicians-pcps
March 28, 2018 - Study
Problems after discharge and understanding of communication with their primary care physicians (PCPs) among hospitalized seniors: a mixed methods study.
Citation Text:
Arora V, Prochaska ML, Farnan JM, et al. Problems after discharge and understanding of communication with their p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clean-care-safer-care-global-patient-safety-challenge-2005-2006
November 13, 2024 - Commentary
'Clean Care is Safer Care': the Global Patient Safety Challenge 2005-2006.
Citation Text:
Pittet D, Allegranzi B, Storr J, et al. 'Clean Care is Safer Care': the Global Patient Safety Challenge 2005-2006. Int J Infect Dis. 2006;10(6):419-24.
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