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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallpxtoolkit/fallpxtool3b.docx
January 01, 2006 - staff nurses, nursing assistants, and the unit manager to ensure that universal fall precautions are in place … e.g., specific shoes/slippers, nonskid socks).*
5
Check that the bed is in locked position.*
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Place
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/facguide3/apc.html
August 01, 2022 - Is there a system in place for patients to give feedback about the organization's performance?
… Is a patient safety program in place?
… Is there a process in place for rapid dissemination of critical process improvements?
… Identification and Analysis of Actual and Potential Adverse Events
Is there a process in place for
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/tools/handoff.html
May 01, 2023 - information, including the reason the patient was admitted; and notes ongoing issues and plans currently in place … The two residents review the contingency plans in place based on the patient's ABG results, including … standing orders in place for the registered nurses to increase oxygen based on saturation levels and
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/candor/module3/mod03-gap-analysis-guide.pdf
April 01, 2016 - Is a patient safety program in place?
g. … Is there a process in place for rapid dissemination of critical process improvements?
3. … Is there a system in place for patients to give
feedback about the organization’s performance? … Is a patient safety program in place? … Is there a process in place for rapid dissemination
of critical process improvements?
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/pdsa-form.pdf
February 11, 2015 - Revised: 02/11/2015
Page 1
When will the collection of data take place? … :
When will the collection of data take place?:
How will the data be collected and displayed?
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/asc-checklist-template.docx
January 01, 2009 - size
· Essential imaging available
· Risk of hypothermia – operation longer than 1 hour
· Warmer in place … · Risk of venous thromboembolism
· Compression boots and/or anticoagulants in place
· Anesthesia safety
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urinary-catheter-maintenance.pptx
April 01, 2022 - Maintenance
Indwelling Urinary Catheter Maintenance
Maintaining Awareness and Proper Care of Catheters in Place … catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) increases by 3–7% each day that a catheter is in place … anticipated
Obtain specimens aseptically
Do not routinely change catheters
If a catheter has been in place
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/sustainability/sustainability-assesment-tool.xlsx
March 01, 2017 - implemented over the course of the project will rate the extent to which processes and structures are in place … My team has a good process in place to monitor and track infections, and examine why they occurred if … The team has a process in place to monitor and track infections, and examine why they occurred.4
The … The facility has plans in place to routinely assess safety culture amongst team members.5
The program … Organizational systems are in place to support the various program needs.
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/research-meetings/index.html
January 01, 2024 - Read a summary of presentations and discussions that took place at the October 2023 research meeting … Read a summary of presentations and discussions that took place at the September 2022 research meeting … Read a summary of presentations and discussions that took place at the October 2021 research meeting
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/customer-service/strategy6p-service-recovery.html
April 01, 2022 - Leebov suggests that the following five components must be in place to handle customer complaints and … Even though you may have planned solutions in place, they must be offered in a very customer-sensitive … and complaints to help identify the source of the problem so the right improvement can be put into place … Display complaints in public areas to reinforce the value you place on them. … Be proactive, not reactive; try to anticipate negative situations from occurring in the first place.
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/challenges/data-visualization/index.html
February 01, 2024 - At the end of Phase 2, the first-place winner of Phase 2 will be awarded $100,000 (plus $50,000 from … Phase 1) and the second-place winner will be awarded $50,000 (plus $50,000 from Phase 1). … The third-place winner will be awarded $20,000 (plus $50,000 from Phase 1), and fourth and fifth place … Must be incorporated and maintain a primary place of business in the United States (in the case of a
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/huddles-fac-notes.html
June 01, 2017 - system also contains standard work by managers to identify whether frontline standard work is taking place … Determine when and where the test will take place . … notification to all relevant parties one day before the test to let them know the huddle will take place … Schedule a 10-minute debrief with the team, after the huddle takes place to review how the test went … It may take time to surface problems and to put into place resources and projects to solve them.
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/guides/infection-prevent.html
March 01, 2017 - Follow contact isolation precautions when in place. … All staff, family members, and visitors should wear PPE when isolation precautions are in place. … If that is not possible, place infected residents with low-risk residents. … When cohorting is not possible, place infected residents with residents who are at low risk. … Contact precautions are special safeguards that must be put in place when dealing with residents who
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/clabsi-learning-from-defects.docx
April 01, 2022 - Yes No Uncertain
9) Was the catheter occluded while the line was in place? … Yes No Uncertain
11) Was this line in place >7 days?
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/cauti-surveillance/pocket-card.pptx
March 13, 2017 - least 1 of which is bacteria of 100 or more colonies (≥102 CFU/ml)
If indwelling urinary catheter in place … least 1 of which is bacteria of 100 or more colonies (≥102 CFU/ml)
If indwelling urinary catheter in place … 1 of which is bacteria of 100 or more colonies (≥102 CFU/ml)
If indwelling urinary catheter in place … 1 of which is bacteria of 100 or more colonies (≥102 CFU/ml)
If indwelling urinary catheter in place
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallpxtoolkit/fallpxtool2b.docx
January 15, 2016 - It can be used to assess if an organization has the needed systems in place to improve quality and performance … If some processes are missing, advocate for them to be put into place in the context of the fall prevention
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/visual/visual-mgmt-facnotes.docx
May 01, 2017 - Next level—manager standard work identifies whether frontline standard work is taking place and helps … The board should be available wherever the relevant daily huddle takes place. … · Schedule a 10-minute debrief, before the huddle will take place, to review how the test went, with … The huddle is the logical place where staff will view these measures routinely. … If your huddle takes place in an area with a lot of patient traffic, you may not want the board kept
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/team-antibiotic-review-form-completion-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Completion Guide_Team Antibiotic Review Form
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
Completion Guide for the
Team Antibiotic Review Form
Questions 1–6 should be answered for all patients on antibiotics that you evaluate.
Question 1. Day of antibiotic therapy:
For the antibiotic or an…
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-specialized-populations-icu-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Culture
Senior Leaders
Team Leaders
Staff
Engage
How does this make the world a better place … Slide 64
ICU Is a Lot of ‘Doing’
Place the Foley
Place the central line
Monitor Ins and Outs … Place the arterial line
Send off the ABG
Intubate
Change the ventilator settings
Order another … urimeter trays were stocked in the ED & OR
Often times, seal was being broken when pt received in ICU to place … a temp sensing/urimeter drainage bag
Skin Council & Supply collaborated to place urinary catheter
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/challenges/past/predictive-analytics/index.html
January 01, 2022 - Challenge Winners
AHRQ selected five winners:
First Place
HCA Healthcare-NC Division, Asheville … Second Place
Analytics Resource Center—Children's Hospital, Aurora, CO—Anusha Guntupalli (team leader … Third Place
Kalman & Company, Inc, Virginia Beach, VA—Brian Kadish (team leader), Zach Pryor, Jacob