- CEO/Senior Leader Checklist
Who should use this tool? Senior leaders.
Checklist Items
Leader Responsible
Date
Initiated
1. Ensure all current and new employees receive Science of Safety training.
2. Assign a senior executive (Chief Executive Officer or another leader) as an active member of each
www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-e.html
May 01, 2017 - Appendix E. Endoscopy Checklist Template - Implementation Guide
Endoscopy Safety Checklist - Preprocedure Area/Procedure Room
Before Patient Enters Room
Nurse, Anesthesia Professional, and Patient Review:
|___| Patient identification (name and date of birth)
|___| Procedure to be performed…
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May 01, 2017 - Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 14)
Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors
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AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Patient and Family Engagement in the Surgical Environment
Module
Strategy 1: Working With Patients & Families as …
www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/cauti-hospitals/toolkit-resources.html
February 01, 2023 - Resources
Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
The Resources module of the Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals links to additional resources for CAUTI prevention and safety culture improvement.
Tools
Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting
This four-module narrated presentation is designed for inte…
www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/guide-app-cusp.html
December 01, 2017 - Supplemental Tools
Applying CUSP To Promote Safe Surgery Tools
Surgical Safety Team Roles and Responsibilities Tool ( Word , 1.57 MB)
This tool will help your safety program team understand the core tasks of your improvement project and will help you organize your team to complete the work. Just like cli…
www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/nac/pcortf-snac/dillon.html
November 01, 2022 - AHRQ Staff: Kristin Dillon
Kristin Dillon, M.D., F.A.A.F.P.
Subject Matter Expert
AHRQ Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council on Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund
Investments Principal Consultant, Policy and Strategy Alder Canyon LLC
Kristin Dillon, M.D., F.A.A.F.P., is a family physic…
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September 01, 2015 - So no, this is
not representative, and we hope that more ASCs will start using this survey in their practices
www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-focus-procedure-related-transcript.html
December 01, 2017 - catheter, from insertion, maintenance, removal, and reinsertion, there's an opportunity for evidence-based practices
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-focus-procedure-related-cath-use-transcript.doc
July 08, 2014 - catheter, from insertion, maintenance, removal, and reinsertion, there's an opportunity for evidence-based practices
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/module-1-implementation-guide.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Module 1 Implementation Guide: Welcome to the TAKEheart Initiative and an Overview of the Benefits of Increasing Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation
Implementation Guide - Module 1
Welcome to the TAKEheart Initiative and an Overview of the …
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-05/fraser-dunagan-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Tools: An educational presentation on safe prescribing practices, a standardized
method for analyzing
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0138-fullreport.pdf
April 01, 2018 - enable improvements to the timeliness and completeness
of these events being reported from physician practices … enable improvements to
the timeliness and completeness of these events being reported from physician practices … Transmitting and processing electronic
prescriptions: Experiences of physician practices and pharmacies
www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/mindfulness-transcript.html
December 01, 2017 - combination here because your efforts at CAUTI prevention often entail things like improving urine culture practices … And many of the areas where we see probably the most problematic prescribing practices are really hard … In our institution, the urology service has very well-established antibiotic use practices that just
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/weinger-france-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - well-being at home, often withholding experiences of pain, severe
nausea, changes in self-treatment practices … However, the implementation and coordination of many of the identified HRO practices and
procedures … 2023
In the highest-performing organizations, HRO principles are manifested through behaviors and
practices
www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/framework.html
April 01, 2013 - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program along with the technical piece of what are those evidence-based practices … that are also now required by the Joint Commission to evaluate that we are following evidence-based practices
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/shareddec-a.pdf
September 01, 2016 - Shared Decisionmaking: Making the Best Decision for You
Shared Decisionmaking: Making the Best
Decision for You
What is it?
Shared decisionmaking is a way to work with your
doctor to make decisions about your health care. It helps
you and your family better understand your care and
treatment options so you can s…
www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/teledx.html
September 01, 2020 - Telediagnosis for Acute Care: Implications for the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Next Page
Table of Contents
Telediagnosis for Acute Care: Implications for the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Introduction
Evidence Base Supporting Telehealth
Impact of Telediagnosis on Every Step of the Diagnost…
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June 02, 2025 - Cleaning and Disinfection of the Dialysis Station Procedural Checklist 4
Cleaning and Disinfection of the Dialysis
Station Procedural Checklist #4
☐ Don gown, gloves, and impermeable mask/eye protec…