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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/medication/safemedication.pptx
May 01, 2017 - mistakes are not necessarily more common with these drugs, the consequences of errors are more serious for patients … use4,5,6,7
Use of a uniform mixed preparation unitwide for all patients to reduce variability and risk … Provide patient/family education regarding oxytocin use.
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AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care … Admin.
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Key Safety Elements: Create Independent Checks
Assessment of appropriateness of patient … Improving patient safety and uniformity of care by a standardized regimen for the use of oxytocin.
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/page/formative-evaluation-fostering-real-time-adaptions-and-refinements-improve-effectiveness
March 01, 2013 - focus on quality and safety. … The stakeholders include payers, clinicians, practice staff, patients and their caregivers, and other … outcome indicators that can be used to refine the intervention during implementation. … For example, suppose that a practice would like to provide after-hours care to its patients. … Evaluation of the AHRQ patient safety initiative: framework and approach.
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/index.html
February 01, 2024 - Patient Safety Research Summaries
Patient Safety Resources by Setting
Quality Measures … Reports
Engaging Patients and Families
About AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Work … Engage healthcare providers and patients in the design and development of a Patient Safety Checklist … patient safety. … to improve patient safety.
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/phys-championsgd/pocketguide.html
December 01, 2017 - Healthcare-Associated Infections Program
Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Comprehensive Unit-based Safety … Surgical Care and Recovery
Improving Your Laboratory Testing Process
Mechanically Ventilated Patients … Toolkit
MRSA Prevention
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Reduce CAUTI in LTC Facilities … Perform oral care for your patients every 12 hours
Culturing Stewardship
No automatic or reflex … culturing
Catheterized patients: cloudy, dark, smelly urine ≠ CAUTI
Intubated patients: do not obtain
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/module3/module3_tools.docx
January 01, 2012 - Effects of nursing rounds: on patients’ call light use, satisfaction, and safety. … The comments section provides information on how to evaluate the indicators. … · Do not move the patient until he/she has been assessed for safety to be moved. … been assessed for safety to be moved. … in future patients.
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/sops_101_webcast-2022-hare.pdf
January 01, 2022 - safety, do not
encourage shortcuts, and address patient
safety concerns. … safety rating
Average patient safety rating of unit/work area
67%
of respondents
rated their
unit … Comparative Results by
Interaction with Patients
Composite Measure Results
Item Results
Patient Safety … system that fosters
sound medical decision making, m inimizes error, and creates an atmosphere that patients … Safety Culture (62)
[ ] Psychometric Analyses (60)
[ ] Review Patient Safety Culture Articles or
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/data/data-visualization/index.html
September 01, 2023 - and Adolescents Chronic Conditions Cost COVID-19 Emergency Care Grants Health Insurance HIV Hospital Safety … Trends in Health Insurance at Private Employers, 2008–2022
Network of Patient … Safety Databases (NPSD) Patient Safety Dashboard
Opioid Use Among Elderly & Non-Elderly
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/guide6.html
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 … Internal Safety Culture
Assess your internal patient safety culture to evaluate whether patient safety … Patient Safety Culture Assessment
Items
Does this exist at your organization?
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October 01, 2015 - -
safety/pfp/pfphac.pdf and http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/hacrate2011 … Safety Indicators (PSIs) 18
and 19. … /quality-patient-safety/pfp/hacrate2011-12.html
http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety … Advancing patient safety in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. … Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards.
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/eliminate-diagnostic-errors.html
August 01, 2022 - difficult given the complexities and ambiguities of medical care, and variations in symptoms from one patient … , including the Patient Safety Learning Laboratories and general Program Announcements . … They include the Toolkit for Engaging Patients To Improve Diagnostic Safety ; Diagnostic Safety Issue … program designed specifically for diagnostic improvement; and a recent addition to AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient … , its tools, and resources – are aimed at the same goal: to deliver the best possible patient care, especially
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-care/cap-toolkit/index.html
January 01, 2018 - Surgical Care and Recovery
Improving Your Laboratory Testing Process
Mechanically Ventilated Patients … Toolkit
MRSA Prevention
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Reduce CAUTI in LTC Facilities … Safety Clinical Decision Support Implementation Toolkit is a resource to help clinicians and clinical … safety in ambulatory care settings. … This particular toolkit aims to improve ambulatory care safety through development and implementation
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-i.docx
August 07, 2015 - AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
Appendix I. … Catheter Care Pocket Card
Interventions To Prevent CAUTI in Patients Who Have a Documented Medical
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/npsd-portfolios-summary-profile-2014.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Patient Safety Organizations: A Summary of 2014 Profiles
Patient Safety Organizations:
A Summary of … 2014 Profiles
The safety of patients in health care settings remains
a national priority and an important … The
Patient Safety Organization (PSO) program, which
was authorized by the Patient Safety and Quality … than the patient safety dimension. … Network of Patient Safety
Databases Brief.
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/instructor/fundamentals/module8/exculture.html
March 01, 2014 - ® Rapid Response Systems Guide
Training Guide: Using Simulation in TeamSTEPPS® Training
Patients … Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to improve institutional collaboration and communication relating to patient … safety. … As you answer the questions below, consider the state of your current organization and the current safety … Involve employees in the success of the company by giving rewards (e.g., safety tee-shirts, carabineer
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/page/expanding-toolbox-methods-study-and-refine-patient-centered-medical-home-models
March 01, 2013 - Expanding the Toolbox: Methods to Study and Refine Patient- Centered Medical Home Models
March 2013 … , coordinated, accessible care, with a systematic focus on quality and safety. … The goal of these models is to improve quality, cost, and patient and provider experience. … To do so, PCMH evaluations must generate evidence that stakeholders (including patients, payers, providers … Early Evidence on the Patient-Centered Medical Home.
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/lep/traintrainers/lepigtrainer.pptx
July 01, 2012 - Enhancing Safety for Patients with Limited English Proficiency Train-the-Trainer Instructor Guide … Enhancing Safety for Patients With
Limited English Proficiency
Train-the-Trainer Instructor Guide … Understand the evidence on patient safety risks to LEP patients
2. … information and raise patient safety concerns. … issues with your patient safety and interpreter services leaders.
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/hospital/index.html
November 01, 2023 - Both versions of the survey focus on aspects of hospital care that are important to patients. … Improve Patients' Experiences With Hospitals
Nationwide implementation of the CAHPS Hospital Survey … has spurred many efforts to improve patients' experiences with care. … and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety
Improving Patient Experience in the Inpatient … (The Commonwealth Fund)
Patient-Centered Care Improvement Guide (Planetree and Picker Institute)
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/facguide3/apc.html
August 01, 2022 - Patient Safety Research Summaries
Patient Safety Resources by Setting
Hospital … and Families
About AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Work
Patient Safety News and Events … Is a patient safety program in place?
… Are patients and families encouraged to report safety concerns?
… Does the hospital routinely use its patient REAL data to identify patient safety event disparities and
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/lep/hospitalguide/lephospitalguide.html
December 01, 2012 - Patient Safety Systems for LEP Patients Slide 2: Improving Patient Safety Systems for LEP Patients ( … Routinely Monitor Patient Safety for LEP Patients. … will:
Highlight what we know about patient safety and LEP patients. … Routinely Monitor Patient Safety for LEP Patients. … Routinely Monitor Patient Safety for LEP Patients
Develop systems to routinely monitor patient safety
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/pcpf-module-5-working-with-safety-net-practices.pdf
September 01, 2015 - The IOM identifies “core safety net providers” as providers that maintain an “open door” to
patients … Safety net practices often have more patients needing care than they
have the clinical capacity to … In addition, many
patients who are cared for in the safety net have more complex health issues, which … For example, safety net
practices may refer patients out for pneumococcal vaccinations because of the … effective with middle class patients was difficult to
implement in a safety net practice.