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3061. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2017 - Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families Introduction Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families Executive Summary Introduction Limitations of the E…

3062. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      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…

3063. 058-Nursing-Protocol-Showering-Liquid (doc file)
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      October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention Nursing Decolonization Protocol: Showering With 4% Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Liquid Soap The following protocol details the process for performing skin decolonization with 4% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) liquid in the shower. Protocol Overview · Daily CHG showering for all…

3064. 056-Nursing-Protocol-Bathing-Cloths (doc file)
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      October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention Nursing Decolonization Protocol: Bed Bathing With 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Pre-Impregnated Cloths The following protocol details the process for performing skin decolonization using impregnated 2% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) cloths. Protocol Overview · Daily CHG bathi…

3065. 057-Nursing-Protocol-Bathing-Liquid (doc file)
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      October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention Nursing Decolonization Protocol: Basin Bed Bathing With 4% Chlorhexidine Gluconate Liquid (Diluted to 2%) The following protocol details the process for performing skin decolonization with chlorhexidine (CHG) liquid diluted in a basin. Protocol Overview · Daily CHG bathing for …

3066. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      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…

3067. Premortem Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2017 - Premortem Tool AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients Problem Statement Projects often fail due to many circumstances. Quality improvement programs, like the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) are no exception. Understanding potential barriers and complications to…

3068. Challenges and Opportunities for Improvement in Diagnostic Documentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2024 - Documenting Diagnosis: Exploring the Impact of Electronic Health Records on Diagnostic Safety Challenges and Opportunities for Improvement in Diagnostic Documentation Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Documenting Diagnosis: Exploring the Impact of Electronic Health Records on Diagnostic Safe…

3069. Best Practices: How Successful Units Engaged Their Senior Executive Leaders | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - Best Practices: How Successful Units Engaged Their Senior Executive Leaders This PowerPoint slide presentation was shown on October 18, 2011. Contents Slide 1. Best Practices: How Successful Units Engaged Their Senior Executive Leaders Slide 2. Jonathan Kling, BSN, BHA, RN, CCRN Slide 3. Initial Challen…

3070. ICU-to-Ward Transitions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2023 - Diagnostic Safety Across Transitions of Care Throughout the Healthcare System: Current State and a Call to Action ICU-to-Ward Transitions Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Diagnostic Safety Across Transitions of Care Throughout the Healthcare System: Current State and a Call to Action Intr…

3071. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      September 01, 2020 - Evidence on Use of Clinical Reasoning Checklists for Diagnostic Error Reduction References Previous Page   Table of Contents Evidence on Use of Clinical Reasoning Checklists for Diagnostic Error Reduction Introduction Rationale for Use Content-Specific Versus Process-Focused Checklists Facto…

3072. AHRQ Quality Indicators Toolkit Facilitates Process Improvement Work at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2017 - AHRQ Quality Indicators Toolkit Facilitates Process Improvement Work at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Case Study Clinicians and administrators at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles responded to changes in public reporting measures by refining and improving their Quality Indicator reporting process. This…

3073. Health IT and Diagnostic Safety: A Human Factors and Systems Engineering Perspective (pdf file)
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      June 02, 2025 - Health IT and Diagnostic Safety: A Human Factors and Systems Engineering Perspective 1 Health IT and Diagnostic Safety: A Human Factors and Systems Engineering Perspective Pascale Carayon, Ph.D. Procter & Gamble Bascom Professor in Total Quality, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Director, Center …

3074. AHRQ Research Summit Wrap-up (pdf file)
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      September 28, 2016 - AHRQ Research Summit Wrap-up AHRQ Research Summit Wrap-up Paul Epner September 28, 2016 Agenda • Reflections • The Path Forward The Path Forward • A Look Back • Resources & Forums – Building a Collaborative Network  SIDM /DEM & Research & Patient Summits  CID and their organizational meetings  Govern…

3075. Ambulatory Pediatric Patient Safety Learning Lab: Pursuing Safe Healthcare at Home | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2025 - Ambulatory Pediatric Patient Safety Learning Lab: Pursuing Safe Healthcare at Home Principal Investigator: Kathleen Elizabeth Walsh, M.D., M.S., Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA  Co-PI: Eric Kirkendall, M.B.I., M.D., Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC  AHRQ Grant No.: HS26644 Project Per…

3076. Information to Help Hospitals Get Started
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      July 23, 2010 - Information to Help Hospitals Get Started The Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety: Engaging Patients and Families to Improve the Quality and Safety of Care We Provide [Hospital Name | Presenter name and title | Date of presentation] Insert hospital logo here Information to Help Ho…

3077. Diagnostic Safety Centers of Excellence Grants Awarded in FY 2022 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2025 - Diagnostic Safety Centers of Excellence Grants Awarded in FY 2022 In fiscal year 2022, Congress authorized funding to support AHRQ's research to address failures in the diagnostic process, which may include the establishment of Research Centers of Diagnostic Excellence to develop systems, measures, and new tech…

3078. Reducing Unecessary Urinary catheter Use in the Emergency Department: How to Implement the Process (ppt file)
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      January 01, 2010 - Reducing Unecessary Urinary catheter Use in the Emergency Department: How to Implement the Process The Emergency Department & Catheter Insertions * Mohamad Fakih, MD, MPH St. John Hospital and Medical Center Lisa Wolf, PhD, RN, CEN, FAEN Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Jeremiah Schuur, MD, MHS, FACEP Brig…

3079. Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2022 - Demonstration Grants Final Evaluation Report Executive Summary Previous Page Next Page 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…

3080. Cusp Patient Family Engagement Facilitator Notes (doc file)
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      June 02, 2025 - SAY: The Patient and Family Engagement module of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (or CUSP) Toolkit focuses on an important topic: Making sure patients and their family members understand what is happening during the patient’s hospital stay, are active participants in the patient’s care, and are prepared for…