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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202303.html
October 01, 2023 - University of Georgia Health Center Relies on AHRQ Survey to Assess Culture of Safety and Quality
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October 2023
The University of Georgia Health Center (UHC) used AHRQ’s Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture ™ (SOPS ® ) to conduct a required assessment to evaluate …
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/surgical/index.html
March 01, 2025 - CAHPS Surgical Care Survey
The CAHPS Surgical Care Survey asks adult patients to report on surgical care, surgeons, their staff, and anesthesiologists. This standardized survey expands on the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey , which focuses on primary and specialty care, by incorporating domains that are relevan…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/036-ss-nursing-practice-guide.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Decolonization Nursing Practice Guide
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Use this guide to help ensure that all nursing practice processes and leadership support are in place to actively support the decoloniz…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/index.html
April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
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Table of Contents
Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. ST-PRA Development
Chapter 3. Risk-Informed Int…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/surgical/about/Development-of-the-CAHPS-Surgical-Care-Survey.html
February 01, 2018 - Development of the CAHPS Surgical Care Survey
The development of the Surgical Care Survey was sponsored by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the Surgical Quality Alliance (SQA), which was created by ACS in 2005 to coordinate and unify over twenty surgical and anesthesia specialty societies. Developing …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips36.html
October 01, 2014 - Iowa Hospital Integrates AHRQ TeamSTEPPS® Throughout Facility
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April 2010
In 2008, staff from Clarinda Regional Health Center, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Clarinda, Iowa, participated in training on Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (T…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/planning/Develop-an-Evaluation-Plan.html
December 01, 2019 - Step 6: Develop an Evaluation Plan
Review all steps in the process of planning a survey project:
Step 1: Form a Project Team .
Step 2: Form an Advisory Group .
Step 3: Define Your Goals .
Step 4: Plan a Communications Strategy .
Step 5: Set the Stage for Conducting the Survey .
Step 6: Develop …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/premortem-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Sustainability and the Premortem Tool: Slide Presentation
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery—Sustainability
Sustainability and the Premortem Tool
Slide 2: Learning Objectives
After this session, you will be able to–
List benefits of a premortem exercise from…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxchecklists-3.html
September 01, 2020 - Evidence on Use of Clinical Reasoning Checklists for Diagnostic Error Reduction
Content-Specific Versus Process-Focused Checklists
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Evidence on Use of Clinical Reasoning Checklists for Diagnostic Error Reduction
Introduction
Rationale for Use
Content-Sp…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-current-state-apc.html
January 01, 2024 - Current State of Diagnostic Safety: Implications for Research, Practice, and Policy
Appendix C. Interview Guide
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Table of Contents
Current State of Diagnostic Safety: Implications for Research, Practice, and Policy
1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Referenc…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/summary.html
September 01, 2017 - EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health in Primary Care
Project Summary
EvidenceNOW is a large, national grant initiative dedicated to helping small- and medium-sized primary care practices across the country use the latest evidence to improve the heart health of millions of Americans. EvidenceNOW is built on the…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/zoom-webinar-instructions.html
October 01, 2024 - Zoom Webinar Instructions
Please note that attendees will not be able to use their personal video during the AHRQ NAC Meeting only, and there will be no chat or Q&A option. Should you have any technical problems or questions before/during the meeting, please contact Amy Rabin at amy.rabin@ahrq.hhs.gov . To Joi…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/liability/preface.html
August 01, 2017 - Advances in Patient Safety and Medical Liability
Preface
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Table of Contents
Advances in Patient Safety and Medical Liability
Preface
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Silence A Commentary
Reforming the Medical Liability System in Massachusetts: Communication, Apology, and Res…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/workforce-financing/case_example_5.pdf
October 01, 2016 - If a problem or question
arises in one-on-one visits, the PCP might come back into the room.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lord-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - were coded to identify themes.
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Table 4: Modified Process Evaluation Domains8
Domain Research Question
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptfamilyscan/ptfamily3a.html
July 01, 2018 - In this section, we discuss the overarching question of how organizational context influences patient
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Zierler_81.pdf
September 01, 2008 - This is because the form that they use does not
include the question of VTE risk, and changing the form
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patients-consumers/prevention/lifestyle/healthy-women.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Women: Stay Healthy at Any Age
Women:
Stay Healthy at Any Age
2014 Update
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
www.ahrq.gov
AHRQ Pub. No. 14-IP007-A
Replaces AHRQ Pub. No. 10-IP002-A
March 2014
Use this information to help you stay
healthy. Learn which sc…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/ontimefallspximplsteps.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Implementation Steps and Timeline - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention
AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention
Implementation Steps and Timeline
The goal of On-Time is that a facility staff will incorporate the On-Time reports into day-to-day
prevention…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/impsteps.html
January 01, 2017 - Implementation Steps and Timeline
AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing
Implementation Steps and Timeline
The goal of the On-Time program is to incorporate the On-Time reports into day-to-day prevention activities and to ensure multidisciplinary input into clinical interven…