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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/medical-office-survey-spanish.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Spanish Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture
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Cuestionario sobre la seguridad
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-hcfd-rev.pdf
November 01, 2023 - AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Project Highlights: Improving Healthcare Safety by Enhancing Healthcare Facility … Design
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PATIENT
SAFETY
AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety
Project Highlights
Improving Healthcare Safety … Safety: Developing
Methods To Integrate
Patient Safety
Concerns Into the
Facility Design Process … Safety,
and a seminar focused on design for patient safety. … /settings/hospital/resource/safety-assess.html
https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-West_102.pdf
March 31, 2008 - safety.” … are not is essential in
our attempts to improve patient safety. … The challenge is to determine how to best use these data to improve patient safety. … Advances in patient safety: From
research to implementation. Vol. 3, Implementation
issues. … Patient
safety: Achieving a new standard for care.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/labor-delivery-unit/tool_shoulder-dystocia.docx
May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Labor and Delivery Unit Safety Shoulder Dystocia
AHRQ Safety … In the context of shoulder dystocia, this includes risk awareness for all patients, timely recognition … Patient and Family Engagement (CUSP Module)
Key Perinatal Safety Elements
Examples
Communicate with … Patient safety checklist No. 6: documenting shoulder dystocia. … Symphysiotomy: This procedure is relatively common in patients in developing countries when safe cesarean
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/098-cusp-why-choose-cusp-approach.pptx
October 01, 2024 - success in patient safety and quality improvement efforts since 2002. … Demonstrated improvements in patient safety outcomes. … 11
Safety Culture Is Related to Outcomes7
Patient outcomes8-11
Patient care experience
Infection rates … Journal of Patient Safety 2005;1(1):33–40.
Core CUSP Toolkit. … Exploring relationships between patient safety culture and patients’ assessments of hospital care.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/engineering-safety-practice/safety-engineering-strategies.pdf
March 06, 2025 - that, if more widely applied, could reduce harm and improve safety for
patients and healthcare workers … to these risks,
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center implemented pulse-oximetry-based monitoring for
patients … Safety Culture (SOPS)
• Feedback from Patient Safety Leadership WalkRounds
Tools
• Mapping method … Design
spaces for patients with behavioral health conditions that provide safety for
patients and healthcare … Optimize Patient Care During Transitions
Rationale: Patients are vulnerable at the many intersections
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/safe-electronic/tool_safe-e-fetal-monitoring.docx
May 01, 2017 - Use a standard, three-tier system for FHR interpretation for all patients who are receiving continuous … A sample process and forms for a committee review are available at the Council on Patient Safety in Women … Patient and Family Engagement (CUSP Module)
Key Perinatal Safety Elements
Examples
Engage patient … .4
Patient and Family Engagement (CUSP Module) (continued)
Key Perinatal Safety Elements
Examples … · Patient and family are part of the team.
· Ensure a shared mental model with patient and family as
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/labor-delivery-unit/tool_obhemorrhage.docx
May 01, 2017 - Because only 5 to 10 percent of obstetric hemorrhages occur in patients with risks for hemorrhages,1 … care teams should maintain situational awareness for all patients. … Patient and Family Engagement (CUSP Module)
Key Perinatal Safety Elements
Examples
Communicate with … ACOG Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Committee. … Patient Safety Checklist No. 10: postpartum hemorrhage from vaginal delivery.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-surgery/139-sample-completed-staff-safety-assessment.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Staff Safety Assessment Sample
Surgical Services … safety. … and nasal decolonization at home.”
· We shave too many patients. … If there are delays, patients might be shaved many hours before their procedure—increasing risk of bacterial … Thank you for helping to improve patient safety in your workplace!
AHRQ Pub.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/139-sample-completed-staff-safety-assessment.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Staff Safety Assessment Sample
Surgical Services … safety. … and nasal decolonization at home.”
· We shave too many patients. … If there are delays, patients might be shaved many hours before their procedure—increasing risk of bacterial … Thank you for helping to improve patient safety in your workplace!
AHRQ Pub.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/labor-delivery-unit/tool_safe-csection.docx
May 01, 2017 - Patient and Family Engagement (CUSP Module)
Key Perinatal Safety Elements
Examples
Communicate risks … Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research’s Patient Safety Network. … Patient Safety Primer on Checklists. 2012 October. http://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer.aspx?primerID=14. … Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety. 5 Benefits of Adopting Patient Safety Checklists. 2013 … March 19. http://ppahs.org/2013/03/19/5-benefits-of-adopting-patient-safety-checklists/.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/hospitalresourcelist.pdf
January 01, 2019 - safety culture and patient safety. … and
• Identify local policies and procedures to improve the safety of care to patients.
5. … The CNL can also help meet diverse client and
healthcare environment needs. … Patient Safety and the “Just Culture”
http://www.health.ny.gov/professionals/patients/patient_safety … Patient Safety Primer: Checklists
Patient Safety Primer: Culture of Safety
Patient Safety Primer: Medication
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/patient-safety-facilitator-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Making the Case That Improving Antibiotic Use Is a Patient Safety Issue
AHRQ Safety Program for … This presentation is titled
“Making the Case That Improving Antibiotic Prescribing
Is a Patient Safety … Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care
Improving Antibiotic Use –
Patient Safety Issue … Use –
Patient Safety Issue
Where Are the Areas for Improvement? … This
presentation is focused on why antibiotic use is a
patient safety issue.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Campbell-R_106.pdf
April 14, 2008 - Recent patient safety initiatives have recognized the importance of patient
medication assessments in … Patient safety
reporting system. … Patient Safety Resources: National
Center for Patient Safety; 2006. Available at:
2. … FDA, Merck
and Vioxx: Putting patient safety first? … Facts about the 2007 National Patient Safety Goals.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/062-protocol-training-decolonization-with-chg.pptx
October 01, 2024 - (CHG)
CHG Cloths: Patient Self-Bathing
Some patients may ask to apply their own CHG. … Provide the patient with the patient instruction sheet. … For tips on addressing some common reasons for patient refusals, refer to Talking Points for Patients … Links to patient resources:
Daily Bathing With CHG (Patient Info Sheet)
Patient Instructions for Bed … Bath With CHG Cloths
Patient Instructions for Showering With CHG
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AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/169-cusp-science-safety-slides.pptx
October 01, 2024 - 1
Educational Objectives
Describe the patient safety risks that patients face in healthcare environments … Explain how diverse teams foster a safety culture and protect patients from safety defects. … and Preventable Harm
When it comes to patient safety, the numbers are startling.
1 in 10 patients are … /10-facts-on-patient-safety. … What Is Patient Safety Culture?
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-psychological-safety-2.html
September 01, 2023 - The Potential of Psychological Safety and Organizational Safety Culture To Improve Diagnostic Safety … and Organizational Safety Culture To Improve Diagnostic Safety
Specific Barriers and Challenges to … Safety Culture Related to Diagnosis
References
The concept of psychological safety … and to admit mistakes—all without fear of negative consequences.” 4 The concept is generally used in patient … in patient safety, but evidence is limited around their role in addressing diagnostic errors.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/perioperative_asst.docx
December 01, 2017 - local and hospital leadership respond to staff patient safety concerns. … Frontline providers understand patient safety risks in their clinical areas and have great insight into … The PSSA helps you access this wisdom by directly asking providers: How will the next patient be harmed … How will the next patient develop a surgical site infection on your unit? … RISK FOR HARM
Please describe how you think the next patient in your clinical area will be harmed
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/063-protocol-training-nasal-decolonization-slides.pptx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Nasal Decolonization … Nasal Decolonization for Patients? … Having the patient blow their nose before can help. … for Patients
Patients may refuse the protocol, but your enthusiasm and encouragement can often help them … For tips on addressing some common reasons for patient refusals, please review Talking Points for Patients
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-pediatric-safety-5.html
August 01, 2023 - Engaging patients. … Teamwork, team cognition, safety culture, communication, and patient/family-centeredness are some of … safety and quality collaboratives must include diagnostic excellence as a key patient safety goal to … One example is SIDM’s Patients Improving Research in Diagnosis (PAIRED) program . … , which can be incorporated into standard patient safety and quality improvement education.