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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/resources.html
March 01, 2017 - Resources
Toolkit To Reduce CAUTI and Other HAIs in Long-Term Care Facilities
This section aggregates all of the instructional guidance, tools, and resources cited throughout the project.
Guides
Implementation: Guide to Implementing a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Lon…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/infection-prevention.html
March 01, 2017 - Implement an Infection Prevention Quality Improvement Project
Start with the Implementation Guide , and then consult the Sustainability Guide
Long -Term Care Safety Toolkit Modules
Comprises six modules (available in English and Spanish) that describe how to apply CUSP for long-term care resident safety…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/reduce.html
March 01, 2017 - Reduce Unnecessary Urine Culturing and Overuse of Antibiotics
Know When To Order Urine Cultures
Educational module and tools that summarize why more urine cultures lead to more catheter-associated urinary tract infection diagnoses, and provide tools to use to appropriately identify when to order a urine cul…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/leadership/index.html
June 01, 2022 - Leadership, Management, and Quality Improvement
Nursing home administrators and others may benefit from the following specific resources that address leadership and quality improvement.
Leadership and Management
Leading By Example Learning Module
This learning module offers ideas to help boost mora…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/advisorycouncil/adcouncilack.html
April 01, 2018 - Guide for Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council
Acknowledgments
We are in the midst of an exciting national movement, endorsed by health care entities and patients alike, to engage patients and families as partners with their health care providers. Including patients in the design and i…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20141022_cg/2_mon_yee.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Achieving Excellence Across All CG-CAHPS Core Measures: Lessons from Top-Performing Medical Practices
Meriter Medical Group
DeForest Fitchburg West Washington
McKee Stoughton Specialty Clinic
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Comparison of 2013 CG-CAHPS Adult Visit
Survey Top-Box Scores
to the National 90th Percentiles
CG-CAHPS Comp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73679/psn-pdf
September 08, 2021 - Why an open disclosure procedure is and is not followed
after an avoidable adverse event.
September 8, 2021
Carrillo I, Mira JJ, Guilabert M, et al. Why an open disclosure procedure is and is not followed after an
avoidable adverse event. J Patient Saf. 2021;17(6):e529-e533. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000405.
https…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41186/psn-pdf
January 03, 2017 - The costs of adverse drug events in community hospitals.
January 3, 2017
Hug BL, Keohane C, Seger DL, et al. The costs of adverse drug events in community hospitals. Jt Comm J
Qual Patient Saf. 2012;38(3):120-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/costs-adverse-drug-events-community-hospitals
Adverse drug events (ADEs) a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48103/psn-pdf
June 26, 2019 - An opportunity to engage obstetrics and gynecology
patients through shared visit notes.
June 26, 2019
Herlihy M, Harcourt K, Fossa A, et al. An Opportunity to Engage Obstetrics and Gynecology Patients
Through Shared Visit Notes. Obstet Gynecol. 2019;134(1):128-137. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000003309.
https://psnet.a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38309/psn-pdf
December 23, 2016 - Safely implementing health information and converging
technologies.
December 23, 2016
Safely implementing health information and converging technologies. Sentinel event alert. 2008;(42):1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safely-implementing-health-information-and-converging-technologies
As health information techno…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38144/psn-pdf
October 15, 2008 - Do faculty and resident physicians discuss their medical
errors?
October 15, 2008
Kaldjian LC, Forman-Hoffman VL, Jones EW, et al. Do faculty and resident physicians discuss their
medical errors? J Med Ethics. 2008;34(10):717-22. doi:10.1136/jme.2007.023713.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-faculty-and-resident-phy…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37487/psn-pdf
May 26, 2011 - Predicting computerized physician order entry system
adoption in US hospitals: can the federal mandate be
met?
May 26, 2011
Ford EW, McAlearney AS, Phillips MT, et al. Predicting computerized physician order entry system
adoption in US hospitals: Can the federal mandate be met? Int J Med Inform. 2007;77(8).
doi:1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866313/psn-pdf
July 17, 2024 - Towards understanding and improving medication safety
for patients with mental illness in primary care: a
multimethod study.
July 17, 2024
Ayre MJ, Lewis PJ, Phipps DL, et al. Towards understanding and improving medication safety for patients
with mental illness in primary care: a multimethod study. Health Expect.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867181/psn-pdf
November 20, 2024 - Leveraging consistent communication tools and
organizational values to promote accountability among
health care providers.
November 20, 2024
Baldwin CA, Krumm AM. Leveraging consistent communication tools and organizational values to promote
accountability among health care providers. AORN J. 2024;120(3):144-154. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39856/psn-pdf
December 21, 2014 - Patient perceptions of mistakes in ambulatory care.
December 21, 2014
Kistler CE, Walter LC, Mitchell M, et al. Patient perceptions of mistakes in ambulatory care. Arch Intern
Med. 2010;170(16):1480-7. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2010.288.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-perceptions-mistakes-ambulatory-care
Pat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46214/psn-pdf
June 28, 2017 - Impact of the introduction of electronic prescribing on
staff perceptions of patient safety and organizational
culture.
June 28, 2017
Davies J, Pucher PH, Ibrahim H, et al. Impact of the introduction of electronic prescribing on staff
perceptions of patient safety and organizational culture. J Surg Res. 2017;212:2…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837029/psn-pdf
May 04, 2022 - Identifying patients whose symptoms are
underrecognized during treatment with breast
radiotherapy.
May 4, 2022
doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.0114.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identifying-patients-whose-symptoms-are-underrecognized-during-treatment-
breast-radiotherapy
Concordance of patient-reported symptoms and p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40376/psn-pdf
July 06, 2012 - Electronic prescribing in an ambulatory care setting: a
cluster randomized trial.
July 6, 2012
Dainty KN, Adhikari NKJ, Kiss A, et al. Electronic prescribing in an ambulatory care setting: a cluster
randomized trial. J Eval Clin Pract. 2012;18(4):761-7. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2753.2011.01657.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39979/psn-pdf
November 03, 2010 - Does simulator-based clinical performance correlate with
actual hospital behavior? The effect of extended work
hours on patient care provided by medical interns.
November 3, 2010
Gordon JA, Alexander EK, Lockley SW, et al. Does Simulator-Based Clinical Performance Correlate With
Actual Hospital Behavior? The Effec…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73514/psn-pdf
July 21, 2021 - Association between limiting the number of open records
in a tele-critical care setting and retract-reorder errors.
July 21, 2021
Udeh C, Canfield C, Briskin I, et al. Association between limiting the number of open records in a tele-
critical care setting and retract–reorder errors. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2021;28(…