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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/why/index.html
June 01, 2020 - There is a growing literature documenting quality-of-care problems specific to children. … Dependence on adults and the fragmentation of service delivery systems pose problems related to: … The particular perspectives and problems of accessing and coordinating children's health care in a variety
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urinary-retention.pdf
April 01, 2022 - ICUs, such as cardiothoracic surgery, neurology, and trauma, have unique patients with
diseases or problems … It is important to identify these high-risk patients on
admission and anticipate potential problems … importance of increased catheter-based infections due to perception that
patients have a higher acuity and problems … Establish an environment that encourages the staff to become empowered and engaged to
address the unique problems … may have patients that are higher acuity than typical, it is
possible to address patient-specific problems
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-older-adults1.html
September 01, 2024 - incontinence may complicate the diagnostic process by making it difficult to distinguish new acute problems … At times, these problems go undiagnosed.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptmgmt/ptmgmttab4.html
July 01, 2018 - Solving problems
Blood glucose testing.
Adjusting food, medication, activity. … Contact with health care provider for resolving problems.
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/echo/about/survey-measures.html
May 01, 2018 - MCO only) Filling out paperwork
Perceived Improvement
Q31 Compare ability to deal with daily problems … Compare ability to accomplish things to 1 year ago
Q34 Compare ability to deal with symptoms or problems
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/h2h/about.html
July 01, 2021 - List of follow-up appointments.
24/7 telephone contact number if problems arise. … Note: Persons with disabilities who experience problems accessing this content or file should contact
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/cahps-strategy-6f.pdf
March 01, 2017 - The Problem
Individuals with non-urgent health problems typically have to schedule an in-person
visit … Those who do not want to wait (or who experience problems during evening or overnight
hours when physician … CVS, and
others is indicative of the growing demand for immediate access to care for minor health
problems … access to information, advice, diagnosis, and treatment related to non-urgent
health conditions and problems … Feedback should be gathered from practitioners and members related to any
issues or problems that arise
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/why/why.doc
January 01, 2004 - There is a growing literature documenting quality-of-care problems specific to children. … Dependence on adults and the fragmentation of service delivery systems pose problems related to:
· Coordinating … The particular perspectives and problems of accessing and coordinating children's health care in a variety
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/asc/composite-measures-english.pdf
January 01, 2015 - We make improvements when someone points out patient safety problems.
C6. … We are good at changing processes to make sure the same patient safety problems don’t happen again. … Staff are told about patient safety problems that happen in this facility.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/visual-comp-kit.html
June 01, 2017 - Choose just a few items to start:
The items you can use right now to show problems in your safety … management that you can tackle (problems are gaps between what you want to happen and what is actually … Problem solving: You can record problems so they are not lost to followup.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/observation/observation.pptx
May 01, 2017 - Direct observation helps the supervisor see problems (undesired gaps between intention and actual practice … Consider huddle only for unit leaders to discuss problems touching multiple parts of the facility (e.g … Management
• Outcomes over time
• Checklist compliance
• Problem log
Escalation
• Sentinel events
• Problems
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/overview-cuspmvp-slides.pptx
January 01, 2017 - understand the patient safety risks in their clinical areas
Gives insight into potential solutions to these problems … ALL staff
Immediately after training on the Science of Safety so providers have lenses to see system problems … It builds intuition about and sensitivity to future problems. … This process will raise team awareness of emerging problems and allow the team to anticipate solutions … Review and anticipate potential problems throughout the program.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb1txt.html
December 01, 2017 - Regular inspection of all resident rooms and bathrooms for safety problems, including:
clutter … All staff trained to inspect and report environmental and equipment safety problems?
… Repair of reported safety problems in a timely manner by maintenance staff?
4. … sedative/hypnotics, digoxin)
orthostatic hypotension
poor vision
mobility/gait/transfer problems … wheelchair eating problems
unsafe behavior(s)
environmental hazards
unsafe footwear/
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Elder_18.pdf
February 19, 2008 - Offices predominantly depended on
individuals to double-check, remember, and work around ongoing problems … • Preparedness: Management actively anticipates problems and prepares for them. … Physicians and staff tended to work around system problems rather than try to solve them. … Problems in laboratory testing
in primary care. … Classifying laboratory incident reports to identify
problems that jeopardize patient safety.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/2018mosopsdatabasereport-part2.pdf
April 01, 2018 - 12
months,” “Problems once or twice in the past 12 months,” or “Problems several times in the past … 12
months,” “Problems once or twice in the past 12 months,” or “Problems several times in the past … 12
months,” “Problems once or twice in the past 12 months,” or “Problems several times in the past … 12
months,” “Problems once or twice in the past 12 months,” or “Problems several times in the past … 12
months,” “Problems once or twice in the past 12 months,” or “Problems several times in the past
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/cancer/survey-measures.html
March 01, 2017 - patient deal with changes in energy levels
Q34 Patient and cancer care team talked about emotional problems … Q36 Cancer care team advised patient or helped patient deal with emotional problems
Q37
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/reports-and-case-studies/ExecSummcaseplancustsvce-RAND7607.pdf
July 01, 2007 - Use CAHPS to flag
problems. … • While the CAHPS survey can signal that customer service problems exist, other
surveys and assessment … tools were needed in order to identify specific problems,
their underlying causes, and actions for … • Gathered specific information to learn more
about customer service problems identified by CAHPS … The department’s performance problems escalated to a
point where the director’s original improvement
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/antipsychotic/overview.html
July 01, 2021 - Antipsychotics are powerful medications indicated for treating a limited range of children’s mental health problems … of antipsychotics to treat aggression, maladaptive behaviors, and other non-indicated mental health problems
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-patients-source-understanding-dx-error-vol2-1.html
June 01, 2023 - Key insights about learning from patient experience to address diagnostic problems include:
The extent … that can effectively learn from and respond to patient and family perspectives regarding diagnostic problems
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/improving/improving.pptx
May 01, 2017 - to discuss adverse or potentially adverse events that occurred
Facilitates discussion of how to stop problems … Teamwork | ‹#›
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Create a way to collect identified problems … or other important information
Designate someone in the facility to monitor and fix problems identified … Update those who reported problems about steps taken to fix them
Using Debriefings for Continuous Quality … Read back specimen labeling including patient’s name
Debriefing
Surgical team discusses—
Equipment problems