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8741. Appendix U. Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Risk Stratification and Outcome Detection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiapu.html
      September 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Appendix U. Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Risk Stratification and Outcome Detection Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection R…

8742. Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/medlist.html
      October 01, 2022 - Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families Create a Safe Medicine List Together "A lot of times patients come in and say, "I take a white pill or I take a purple pill or a green pill" and I have no idea what it is or how much they are taking. This strategy hel…

8743. Close-Out Report: Improving Resuscitation Team Response to Inpatient Critical Events by Simulation (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/pliego-report.pdf
      September 01, 2009 - Close-Out Report: Improving Resuscitation Team Response to Inpatient Critical Events by Simulation Grant Number: U18 HS16634-01 Grant Period: 9-30-2006 to 10-1-2008 No-cost extension: 10-1-2008 to 9-30-2009 Reporting Period: Close-Out Report Title of Project: Improving Resuscitation Team Response to Inpatient Cri…

8744. Close-Out Report: Improving Resuscitation Team Response to Inpatient Critical Events by Simulation (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/pliego-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Close-Out Report: Improving Resuscitation Team Response to Inpatient Critical Events by Simulation Grant Number: U18 HS16634-01 Grant Period: 9-30-2006 to 10-1-2008 No-cost extension: 10-1-2008 to 9-30-2009 Reporting Period: Close-Out Report Title of Project: Improving Resuscitation Team Response to Inpatient Cri…

8745. TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Course Management Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/instructor/essentials/coursemgmt.html
      June 01, 2019 - TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Course Management Guide TeamSTEPPS is a teamwork system developed jointly by the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to improve institutional collaboration and communication relating to patient safety. Contents Introduction Overview of TeamS…

8746. 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Appendix A (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2018qdr-appa5.pdf
      January 01, 2018 - 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Appendix A 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report | A.5-1 APPENDIX A. LIST OF MEASURES AND SUMMARY OF RESULTS FOR FIGURES A.5. Disparities: Insurance Status Measures included in Figure 116: Number and percentage of quality measures for whic…

8747. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=234
      January 01, 2024 - Keywords: Quality of Care, Quality Improvement, Surgery Lipton BJ , Decker SL , Sommers BD

8748. Final Progress Report: Risk Analysis of Pediatric Chemotherapy Processes (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/14295%20Shenep-draft-1.pdf
      June 01, 2005 - including administration of chemotherapy to patients; re-engineering analysts, quality … improvement specialists; and informatics specialists. … improvement specialist, and an informatics specialist. … their effects and to prioritize failure modes for the current processes were facilitated by a quality … improvement specialist.

8749. Final Progress Report: Risk Analysis of Pediatric Chemotherapy Processes (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/shenep-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - including administration of chemotherapy to patients; re-engineering analysts, quality … improvement specialists; and informatics specialists. … improvement specialist, and an informatics specialist. … their effects and to prioritize failure modes for the current processes were facilitated by a quality … improvement specialist.

8750. The Rutgers CERT Helps Establish Updated Parameters for Psychotropic Medication Use in Texas Foster Children | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/chain/practice-tools/behavioral-mental-health/foster-children-psychotropic-use.html
      March 01, 2017 - The Rutgers CERT Helps Establish Updated Parameters for Psychotropic Medication Use in Texas Foster Children By Andrea Humphries, Ph.D. Foster parents can use this handout," Mental Health Problems in Foster Care Children ," to help prepare for doctor visits and make decisions about treating their child, who may h…

8751. Gap Analysis for MRSA Prevention (Hospital-Level) (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/167-hospital-level-gap-analysis.pdf
      September 26, 2024 - Does the infection preventionist participate in their unit's patient safety/quality improvement meetings … Does the Infection Prevention program, quality improvement, or environmental services have a surveillance

8752. Failure Modes and Effects Analysis Based on In Situ Simulations: A Methodology to Improve Understanding of Risks and Failures (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Davis_60.pdf
      April 07, 2008 - Failure Modes and Effects Analysis Based on In Situ Simulations: A Methodology to Improve Understanding of Risks and Failures Failure Modes and Effects Analysis Based on In Situ Simulations: A Methodology to Improve Understanding of Risks and Failures Stanley Davis, MD; William Riley, PhD; Ayse P. Gurses, PhD; Kr…

8753. Identifying, Understanding, and Communicating Medical Device Use Errors: Observations from an FDA Pilot Program (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Flack.pdf
      January 01, 2005 - Identifying, Understanding, and Communicating Medical Device Use Errors: Observations from an FDA Pilot Program 223 Identifying, Understanding, and Communicating Medical Device Use Errors: Observations from an FDA Pilot Program Marilyn Flack, Terrie Reed, Jay Crowley, Susan Gardner Abstract The U.S. Food and…

8754. Readiness Assessment Survey (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/lep/handouts/stafftrainhandouts_all.docx
      September 01, 2012 - the Safety of Patients With Limited English Proficiency Pretraining Behavior Survey As part of our quality … improvement activities, we are conducting a brief survey about the care we provide for patients with

8755. Program Evaluation - PowerPoint Presentation
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hemorrhage_8_program-evaluation.pptx
      July 01, 2023 - measuring and addressing severe maternal morbidity—or “SMM”–the key impact measure for AIM and most quality … improvement initiatives in the United States. 

8756. Program Evaluation (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hemorrhage_8-program-evaluation-speaker-notes.pdf
      July 01, 2023 - measuring and addressing severe maternal morbidity, or SMM, the key impact measure for AIM and most quality … improvement initiatives in the US.

8757. Program Evaluation (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hypertension_8-program-evaluation-speaker-notes.pdf
      July 01, 2023 - measuring and addressing severe maternal morbidity— or SMM–the key impact measure for AIM and most quality … improvement initiatives in the US.

8758. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/cauti-icu/facil-guide/intro.html
      September 01, 2015 - Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting: Facilitator’s Guide Introduction Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting: Facilitator’s Guide Introduction Module 1: Overview Module 2: Urinary Catheter Maintenance Module 3: Conversations Around Device Necessity Mo…

8759. Prologue: The Shift toward Performance and Tools (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Prologue_Keyes_Vol3.pdf
      July 22, 2008 - Prologue: The Shift toward Performance and Tools Prologue The Shift toward Performance and Tools Margaret A. Keyes, M.A. The articles in this volume provide a number of perspectives on performance and tools used to improve the safe delivery of health care. They include a wide variety of approaches that …

8760. New Chartbook Highlights Current Challenges in Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/ptsafety-chartbook.html
      March 01, 2023 - New Chartbook Highlights Current Challenges in Patient Safety AHRQ’s newly released Chartbook on Patient Safety underscores the need to address persistent harms caused by poor communication and inappropriate or unnecessary care. The publication, based on data from AHRQ’s 2022 National Healthcare Quality and Dispa…