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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hypertension_2-team-structure.pptx
July 01, 2023 - Specialist Consultants
Inpatient
Specialist Consultants, NICU, Gynecologic Oncology,
Urology, Code/Rapid … Response Team
6
Hospital AIM Team 
Leads
SPPC-II
6
SCRIPT
Contingency Teams are:
Formed for emergent … Time limited (e.g., Code Team, Disaster Response Team, Rapid Response Team*). … such as a Code Team, or they may be responsible for a broad category of situations, such as disaster response … * A TeamSTEPPS Rapid Response Systems Guide is available from AHRQ at https://www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hypertension_2-team-structure-speaker-notes.pdf
July 01, 2023 - Specialist Consultants 
Inpatient 
• Specialist Consultants, NICU, Gynecologic Oncology, 
Urology, Code/Rapid … Response Team 
Patient 
Care Team 
Coordinating 
Teams 
Ancillary & 
Support 
Services 
Administration … • Time limited (e.g., Code Team, Disaster Response Team, Rapid Response 
Team*). … such as a Code 
Team, or they may be responsible for a broad category of situations, such as 
disaster response … * A TeamSTEPPS Rapid Response Systems Guide is available from AHRQ.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hemorrhage_2-team-structure.pptx
July 01, 2023 - Specialist Consultants
Inpatient
Specialist Consultants, NICU, Gynecologic Oncology,
Urology, Code/Rapid … Response Team
6
Hospital AIM Team 
Leads
SPPC-II
6
SCRIPT
Contingency Teams are:
Formed for emergent … Time limited (e.g., Code Team, Disaster Response Team, Rapid Response Team*). … such as a Code Team, or they may be responsible for a broad category of situations, such as disaster response … * A TeamSTEPPS  Rapid Response Systems Guide is available from AHRQ.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hemorrhage_2-team-structure-speaker-notes.pdf
July 01, 2023 - Specialist Consultants 
Inpatient 
• Specialist Consultants, NICU, Gynecologic Oncology, 
Urology, Code/Rapid … Response Team 
Hospital AIM 
Team 
Patient 
Care Team 
Coordinating 
Teams 
Ancillary & 
Support … • Time limited (e.g., Code Team, Disaster Response Team, Rapid Response 
Team*). … such as a Code 
Team, or they may be responsible for a broad category of situations, such as 
disaster response … * A TeamSTEPPS Rapid Response Systems Guide is available from AHRQ.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/labor-delivery-unit/ldu-safety-slides.html
July 01, 2023 - Communication with rapid responders. 
 Communication with patient/family. … Communication with rapid responders. 
 Communication with patient/family. … Communication with rapid responders. 
 Communication with patient/family. … Cognitive aids such as checklists, algorithms, or protocols, may improve team response to cord prolapse … Communication with rapid responders. 
 Communication with patient/family.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/facguide3/apb.html
August 01, 2022 - Is there a clear process for communication among staff in response to adverse events? … Is there a process in place for rapid dissemination of critical process improvements? … all of the medical malpractice insurers for the hospital and practitioners agreed to the process of response
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/cg/about/Develop-CG-Surveys.html
May 01, 2022 - Group that gave feedback both content issues (e.g., domains, topics within domains, item content, and response … In response to feedback from users and other stakeholders, the CAHPS research team continued survey development … In response to input from survey users and stakeholders, AHRQ’s CAHPS team recommended several changes … For a summary of the responses to the proposed changes, read:  Summary and Next Steps in Response to … In August 2021, AHRQ released the 3.1 version of the Clinician & Group Survey to address the rapid changes
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/pharyngitis-guide.docx
September 01, 2022 - If a patient fulfills two or three criteria, the probability of strep is increased, and a rapid strep … He now has two of the four criteria, so he should undergo a rapid strep test. … not required if the patient is otherwise fairly comfortable as fever is a natural part of the immune response … Often, a reflex bacterial culture is performed by the laboratory if the rapid strep test is negative. … A reflex culture is also not needed if the lab does a molecular rapid test because the sensitivity and
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/907.html
April 01, 2024 - New Research and Evidence From AHRQ 
 
 Rapid Evidence Product:  Failure To Rescue – Rapid Response Systems
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/mcc/pccp4p/human-social-service-rapid-scan-report.pdf
May 01, 2025 - Person-Centered Care Planning for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions (PCCP4P): Rapid Scan Report … Planning for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions (PCCP4P) 
Task Order: 75Q80124F32002 
Task #2b: Rapid … Person-Centered Care Planning for People with 
Multiple Chronic Conditions (PCCP4P) 
 
Task 2b.1 Rapid … This rapid scan is an adjunct to a baseline scan this team conducted. … and social service organization networks form, operate, and 
succeed.23 These networks were formed in response
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/webinar-012220-fry2.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Mail
• “Electronic”
► Email notification
► Patient portal
► SMS text message
• Interactive Voice Response … evolving; CAHPS 
Consortium continues extensive testing
25
Data Collection Approaches Yielding 
Higher Response
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202203.html
April 01, 2022 - worked with AHRQ to update their practice points as evidence was emerging and being incorporated into rapid … The fast response was “a first for us,” Carroll noted.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/066-dec-staff-faqs-safety-side-effects.docx
October 01, 2024 - swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue), stop the decolonization drug and immediately call for rapid … response.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/news-events/summit-research-2020/appendix.html
March 01, 2021 - Health Systems Respond to COVID-19: Priorities for Rapid-Cycle Evaluations 
 AcademyHealth launched a … project on March 21, 2020, in response to COVID-19.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/labor-delivery-unit/ldusafety.pptx
May 01, 2017 - the perioperative process using a 
perioperative briefing, timeout, and signout;
communication with rapid … ability to get additional help quickly,
use of cognitive aids, such as checklists,
communication with rapid … identification of hemorrhage through 
quantification of blood loss,
use of cognitive aids,
communication with rapid … situational awareness,
ability to get additional help quickly,
use of cognitive aids,
communication with rapid … Improving Health Care Response to Obstetric Hemorrhage (California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/908.html
April 01, 2024 - ET will highlight findings in AHRQ’s  Making Healthcare Safer IV Report , a suite of rapid evidence reports … Rapid Response Systems .
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module6/mod6-slides.html
March 01, 2017 - Getting Started Kit: Rapid Response Teams. … Getting Started Kit: Rapid Response Teams.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/financial-strains-healthcare.html
November 01, 2023 - In response, the Biden Administration has prioritized expanding access to high-quality, affordable healthcare
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4h_pdi10-sepsis-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - • Use a rapid response team to respond to a positive screen. … Also consider use of the 
rapid-response team for screening.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4v_combo_pdi10-sepsis-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - • Use a rapid response team to respond to a positive screen. … Also consider use of the 
rapid-response team for screening.