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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruprev/spectorhudak.ppt
December 01, 2013 - AHRQ Slide Template 2004
On-Time Prevention Program for Long Term Care: Clinical Decision Support
William Spector, Ph.D. AHRQ
Sandra Hudak, MS RN SLH Clinical Consulting
Presentation at AHIMA
June 17, 2013
Baltimore, MD
Using HIT for Prevention in Nursing Homes
Pressure ulcers, falls, and preventable hospitali…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/exercises6.html
December 01, 2017 - AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Facilitator Training—Additional Exercises (continued)
Intervention History for Nutrition Risk Report
Exercise #1: Report Information
Please choose the best answer to the questions.
Intervention History is a companion report to …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/report/gloss.html
July 01, 2018 - Environmental Scan of Measures for Medicaid Title XIX Home and Community-Based Services
Glossary of Key Report Terms
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Table of Contents
Environmental Scan of Measures for Medicaid Title XIX Home and Community-Based Services
Executive Summary
Introduction and Scan Methodolo…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/shuttered/hospevactab4.html
July 01, 2018 - Hospital Evacuation Decision Guide (Table 4)
Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Table 4. Pre-Disaster Critical Infrastructure Self-Assessment
Evacuation-Relevant Resources
Implication
City Water
Is water used for heating the hospital?
Is water used for cooling?
Does the hospita…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/8-building-core-team.docx
June 01, 2023 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Surgical Care and Recovery
Core Team Form
Building Your Core Team
Purpose of this tool: To help you build a strong team that will champion and lead the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery (ISCR) in your hospital.
How t…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/vaccination/index.html
September 01, 2023 - COVID-19 Vaccination
Vaccines are the best tool we have to prevent people from getting seriously ill and being hospitalized from COVID-19. Following are resources to help nursing homes effectively communicate about vaccines, implement a vaccination program, and track vaccinations of residents and staff.
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/tools/sbar.html
November 01, 2019 - Tool: SBAR
SBAR, which stands for Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation (or Request), is a structured communication framework that can help teams share information about the condition of a patient or team member or about another issue your team needs to address.
In phrasing a conversation with…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/tools/ts-course-evaluation-form.pdf
June 02, 2025 - TeamSTEPPS Training Evaluation Form
TeamSTEPPS Training
Evaluation Form
The TeamSTEPPS course evaluation form that follows is designed for a 2 day course
based on the TeamSTEPPS curriculum released in 2023. If the course you are evaluating
does not include all the material covered in a 2 day cours…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/shadowing.html
December 01, 2012 - Shadowing Another Professional Tool
CUSP Toolkit
Learn about other disciplines to improve the coordination of patient care.
Problem Statement: Health care delivery is a multidisciplinary practice that requires coordination of care among different professions and provider types. However, health care provide…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/shadowing.doc
June 02, 2025 - Shadowing Another Professional Tool
Problem Statement: Health care delivery is a multidisciplinary practice that requires coordination of care among different professions and provider types. However, health care providers often do not understand other disciplines’ daily responsibilities, teamwork, and communication iss…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/152-cusp-tip-sheet-engaging-physicians.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
CUSP Tip Sheet:
Engaging Physicians in MRSA Prevention
ICU & Non-ICU
Issue1-5
Physicians play crucial roles in quality and safety, as leaders, champions, committee members, and participants in planning and executing change. Each role is vital in the success of any undertaking to…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/051-top-10-successful-decolonization.docx
October 01, 2024 - Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) is the bath, not a top coat.1,2
CHG is the bath itself. Do not bathe the patient with regular soap and water and then follow up with CHG.
CHG is better than regular soap and water and binds to skin proteins, killing germs for 24 hours.
Ensure cleaning of the face and hair.3
CHG is safe to…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/demo-program/grants/issues.html
August 01, 2022 - Demonstration Grants Final Evaluation Report
Evaluation Issues
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Table of Contents
Demonstration Grants Final Evaluation Report
Executive Summary
Detailed Findings
Evaluation Issues
Contributions to Patient Safety and Medical Liability
Lessons Learned From Implement…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=13
January 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Resources Catalog for Nursing Homes
AHRQ provided free training and mentorship to nursing homes across the country through the National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network . The Network supported the implementation of evidence-based prevention and safety practices within nursing homes to protect residents…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool2_readm_review.docx
June 02, 2025 - Tool 2: Readmission Review Tool
Tool 2: Readmission Review tool
Purpose
Readmission reviews are designed to elicit the “story behind the story”: going well beyond chief complaint, discharge diagnosis, or other clinical parameters to understand the communication, coordination, or other logistical barriers experienc…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/state/how-to-guide/using-guide.html
August 01, 2024 - Developing and Sustaining State-Based Infrastructure To Support Primary Care Quality Improvement
Using This Guide
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Table of Contents
Developing and Sustaining State-Based Infrastructure To Support Primary Care Quality Improvement
Using This Guide
1. Background and Introduc…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/contentcalls/conflict_resolution-slides/Conflict-Resolution-Oct-12-2010-508.ppt
January 01, 2010 - Conflict Resolution
Conflict Resolution
David Thompson, DNSc, MS, RN
Jill Marsteller, PhD, MPP
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What is Conflict?
Perception of mutual interference
A process that begins when goals of one party are frustrated by another
Requires interdependence/interaction
Views of Conflict
Conflict Good (interactioni…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/asc/composite-measures-english.pdf
January 01, 2015 - Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey on Patient Safety Culture: Composites and Items
Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey on Patient Safety Culture: Composites and
Items
In this document, the items in the Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey on Patient Safety Culture are grouped according to
the safety culture composites the…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-hpwpreport/clabsi-hpwp3.html
August 01, 2015 - High-Performance Work Practices in CLABSI Prevention Interventions
Key Findings
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Table of Contents
High-Performance Work Practices in CLABSI Prevention Interventions
Case Studies
Key Findings
Conclusions
References
Table 1. Case Study Sites
Table 2. Summary of Key…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/normothermia-audit.html
December 01, 2017 - Normothermia Audit Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Introduction
Problem Statement
Patients’ perioperative core temperatures should be maintained at normothermia to prevent surgical site infection (SSI). Normothermia enables adequate immune functioning and perfusion to surgical site tissue…