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281. Measuring the Quality of Hospice Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2023 - The patient received the right amount of medication for his/her pain. … The patient received the right amount of help with his/her breathing. … Patient-Centeredness Measures: Percentage of families who said: The patient was always treated with … Examples include: Average number of patients cared for daily. … hospice quality reports on the public: a focus group study Joint Commission Journal of Quality and Safety

282. Readiness Assessment Survey | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2012 - TeamSTEPPS® Webinars Readiness Assessment Survey TeamSTEPPS® Enhancing Safety … your responses or to answer the questions with a larger group (e.g., senior leaders, including patient … safety officers, leaders of the units where you plan to implement the module, leaders in interpreter … of LEP patients. … Please refer to the accompanying hospital guide, Improving Patient Safety Systems for Patients With

283. Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment
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     May 01, 2017 - Communication and Teamwork | ‹#› AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery 9 Patients whose surgical … The Doctors Company: Patient Safety/Risk Management Strategies. … Development and validation of the SURgical Patient Safety System (SURPASS) checklist.  … operating room/procedure room helps identify items you may want to change without making mistakes on patients … The Doctors Company: Patient Safety/Risk Management Strategies.

284. Tool: Teach-Back | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2023 - engagement, patient safety, adherence, and quality . 1 In a teach-back, you ask the patient or family … Teach‐back is a way to confirm that you have explained information clearly and that patients or family … When patients are asked, "Do you understand?" … The only way to know for sure that a patient understood the information communicated is to hear them … the teach-back to correct any missed communication (or misinformation) with non-English speakers or patients

285. AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Updated Baseline Rates and Preliminary Results 2014-2017 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2019 - Previously, the Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System (MPSMS) used patient charts from only four … improve patient safety at the point of care. … workers reliably measure patient safety threats. … Safety Indicators (PSIs), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Healthcare Safety … safety for the NHR using charts from patients treated for four conditions: • Acute myocardial infarction

286. Emergency Department and Catheter Insertion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Healthcare-Associated Infections Program Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Comprehensive Unit-based Safety … affect patient safety and efficacy and efficiency and also the cost effectiveness of care. … or not as good for patients. … The incontinent patient, the obese patient, the immobile patient and non-critically ill cardiac and renal … patients, right?

287. Module 6: Care for the Caregiver | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2022 - SHARE: More topics in this section Patient Safety … Patient Safety Research Summaries Patient Safety Resources by Setting Hospital … and Families About AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Work Patient Safety News and Events … Team Lead(s): Representative(s) from Patient Safety and/or Risk Management, who are also connected to … https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/notes6.html  

288. Health Literacy and Patient and Family Engagement: Strategic Tools to Prevent CAUTI | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Applied to CAUTI Prevention: Enhances patient-centered, compassionate care Improves patient safety … /family anxiety Slide 33 Summary: Health Literacy and Patient Safety Barriers to health literacy … Slide 40 How to Engage Patients & Families When you first assess the patient: Ask how the patient … Slide 56 References Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety. … Patient participation: Current knowledge and applicability to patient safety.

289. TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Readiness Assessment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2015 - Safety Culture Survey, surveys of patient or staff satisfaction, and unit- or site-specific process … and outcome measures (patient flow, hospital acquired infection rates, preventable deaths). … Teamwork has been found to be one of the key initiatives within patient safety. … Patient safety experts agree that communication and other teamwork skills are essential for providing … In addition, part of the process is to identify further opportunities for patient safety and quality

290. Investing in Primary Care to Ensure High-Quality Care for All Americans | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2021 - Improving safety in all healthcare settings is a priority for AHRQ and the Agency’s patient safety portfolio … includes research and tools to help make primary care safer for patients. … Current funding opportunities encourage efforts to address safety in primary care, and resources like … AHRQ empowers patients as well through its research on patient-centered shared decision making , which … How can patients’ multiple chronic conditions be effectively managed to optimize health outcomes?

291. Preventing Medication Errors in Ambulatory Care: The Importance of Establishing Regimen Concordance (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2004 - Advances in Patient Safety: Vol. 1 200 Introduction For patients with atrial fibrillation and other … We Advances in Patient Safety: Vol. 1 202 obtained the clinicians’ regimen reports by recording … may have more than one indication Advances in Patient Safety: Vol. 1 206 Figure 1. … Advances in Patient Safety: Vol. 1 210 15. Golin CE, Smith SR, Reif S. … Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation.

292. Mod4-Event-Checklist (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2016 - Assess and Inform ■ Ensure the patient is stable, and provide emotional support to the patient/family … ■ Report any adverse event to the appropriate professional responsible for patient safety events. … ■ Identify a patient/family liaison. … ■ Use the following as guidance: Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals; National Quality … ■ Maintain contact with patient advocate/liaison.

293. TeamSTEPPS: Rapid Response Systems (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2008 - Rapid Response is one of the Joint Commission’s 2008 National Patient Safety Goals, and teamwork is … The patient-at-risk team: Identifying and managing seriously ill ward patients. … from the nursing staff or floor staff are trained to monitor for fluctuations in any one of the indicators … safety. … safety

294. Evidence Summary: Why focus on safety for patients with limited English proficiency? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2012 - TeamSTEPPS® Enhancing Safety for Patients With Limited English Proficiency Module Patient safety events … to communication errors compared to English-speaking patients. 1 , 2 LEP patients who do not receive … who receive professional interpretation services. 3 Hospitals have been held liable for LEP patient … safety events caused by poor patient comprehension of their medical condition, treatment plan, discharge … Improving patient safety systems for patients with limited English proficiency: a guide for hospitals

295. Communication-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
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     June 01, 2021 - Slide 2 5 Steps for Improving the Culture of Patient Safety SAY: One of the goals of the AHRQ Safety … system-based solutions to improve patient safety Slide 3 Improve Teamwork and Communication SAY … Communication is also a key factor for a strong culture of patient safety. … Slide 7 DESC for Conflict With Patients and Families SAY: Unfortunately, sometimes communication … She is concerned about patient safety, but feels uncomfortable pushing the issue, and decides to wait

296. SITUATION MONITORING (ppt file)
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     January 01, 2008 - Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2005;31(4):185-202. … The patient-at-risk team: Identifying and managing seriously ill ward patients. … SAFETY GOAL SAY: In addition to the NQF Safe Practices, the Joint Commission 2008 National Patient Safety … members from the nursing staff or floor staff are trained to monitor for fluctuations in any one of the indicators … safety.

297. Improving-Facnotes (doc file)
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     May 01, 2017 - Furthermore, lack of communication has resulted in serious patient safety events such as teams performing … One example used by many facilities is the AHRQ Survey on Patient Safety culture. … Through these measures, briefings can help improve patient safety. … They can help promote patient safety by reinforcing the importance of discussions that might improve … We want to minimize the risk to the patient as much as possible, but teams can miss critical safety steps

298. Fall Prevention Toolkit (doc file)
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     March 01, 2013 - What is the Patient Safety Practice? … Why Should This Patient Safety Practice Work? … What Are the Harms of the Patient Safety Practice? … improvement or patient safety practices. … National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators.

299. Development and Usability Testing of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Common Formats to Capture Diagnostic Safety Events (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2022 - Safety Or- ganization (PSO) and develop the information as patient safety work product. … The national Network of Patient Safety Databases, which may only receive nonidentified patient safety … Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety. … Network of Patient Safety Databases (NPSD). 2021. … Common formats allow uniform collection and reporting of patient safety data by patient safety organizations

300. Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment Module: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2017 - One example used by many facilities is the AHRQ Survey on Patient Safety culture. … The Doctors Company: Patient Safety/Risk Management Strategies.  An Ounce of Prevention . 2015. … Through these measures, briefings can help improve patient safety. … The Doctors Company: Patient Safety/Risk Management Strategies.  An Ounce of Prevention . 2015. … Development and validation of the SURgical Patient Safety System (SURPASS) checklist.