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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/resources/resources/PS-tools-2024.pdf
January 01, 2024 - AHRQ Patient Safety Tools and Resources
Diagnostic Excellence
Calibrate Dx is a self-evaluation tool for clinicians to
improve their diagnostic decision making. This resource
provides structured exercises and tools to help clinicians
learn from reviewing their clinical practice. Anyone
whose scope of practice i…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/implement/overview.html
May 01, 2023 - Key Implementation Phases and Activities
The figure below provides an overview of the key processes required for any successful implementation.
Pre-implementation activities begin by assessing readiness and considering the goals of your implementation and how they will be measured.
Active implementation …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/module-2-slides.pdf
December 31, 2021 - Module 2 Slides: Systems Change: Laying the Foundation, Leadership and Action Plans
Systems Change: Laying the
Foundation, Leadership and
Action Plans
K i m N e w l i n , R N , C N S , A N P - C
K a t h l e e n T r a y n o r , RN, MS, FAACVPR
F e b r u a r y 2 7 , 2 0 2 0
Module 2
American Hospital A…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool5.html
March 01, 2025 - families for discharge from the hospital, improve patient and family satisfaction, and decrease hospital readmission … We got her a commode and averted a readmission.”
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool5.html
March 01, 2025 - families for discharge from the hospital, improve patient and family satisfaction, and decrease hospital readmission … We got her a commode and averted a readmission.”
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/index.html
October 01, 2024 - Engaging Patients and Families in Their Health Care
AHRQ offers free tools to help prioritize concerns and maximize interactions between providers, patients, and families. Whether you see patients at a hospital, primary care office, or other setting, time is often limited and patients and family members who hav…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/appc.html
May 01, 2016 - VTE associated with hospitalization may not present until after the index admission, often causing a readmission … admission (POA indicator N or U)
PLUS
Patients readmitted within 30 days for new diagnosis of VTE on readmission
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/appc.html
May 01, 2016 - VTE associated with hospitalization may not present until after the index admission, often causing a readmission … admission (POA indicator N or U)
PLUS
Patients readmitted within 30 days for new diagnosis of VTE on readmission
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www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/diagnosis-treatment/hospitals-clinics/10-tips/index.html
June 01, 2018 - 10 Patient Safety Tips for Hospitals
Medical errors may occur in different health care settings, and those that happen in hospitals can have serious consequences. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, which has sponsored hundreds of patient safety research and implementation projects, offe…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/lessons/lessons-intermediate-progress.pdf
November 04, 2018 - ◦ Next steps include assessing whether DCAT is a strong
predictor of readmission rates and patient
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/psoppc.ahrq.gov/index.html
September 01, 2018 - The PSO Privacy Protection Center
Purpose
The Patient Safety Organization Privacy Protection Center (PSOPPC) was created by AHRQ to support the implementation of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (Patient Safety Act). The PSOPPC provides technical assistance to PSOs to ensure that patient…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/10-tips-for-hospitals.pdf
December 01, 2009 - 10 Patient Safety Tips for Hospitals
Advancing Excellence in Health Care • www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality PATIENT
SAFETY
10 Patient Safety Tips for Hospitals
Medical errors may occur in different health care settings, and those that happen in hospitals can have serious
consequences. The …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/holland-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - poor post-acute recovery experience and that are recognized as
important factors likely to impact readmission … Impact of social factors on risk of readmission or
mortality in pneumonia and heart failure: systematic … Impact of discharge planning decision support on time to
readmission among older adult medical patients
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/How_PFE_Benefits_Hosp_508.docx
January 01, 2012 - Hospital readmission: the move toward pay for performance. J Nurs Adm. 2009;39(11):462-4.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/NQS_overview_slides-2017.pdf
January 01, 2017 - quality.
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Priorities Improvement Initiatives
Partnership for Patients, Hospital
Patient Safety Readmission
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www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/sepsis-state-hospital.html
June 01, 2025 - Sepsis in the United States
Sepsis is a life-threatening emergency that happens when a body's response to an infection damages vital organs and, often, causes death. It is one of the most expensive conditions treated in hospitals in the United States. This visualization presents data from the Healthcare Cost a…
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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-Jack_28.pdf
February 21, 2008 - Factors predicting readmission
of older general medicine patients. … The impact of
patient socioeconomic status and other social factors
on readmission: A prospective study … Effect of
discharge summary availability during post-discharge
visits on hospital readmission.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/engagingfamilies/guide.html
December 01, 2017 - Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety
Research shows that when patients are engaged in their health care, it can lead to measurable improvements in safety and quality. To promote stronger engagement, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality developed the Guide to Patient and Fa…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/03-sops-overview-webcast-tyler.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Hospital Scores Have Been
Linked to…
Lower rates of surgical site infections after colon surgery1
Lower readmission
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2025-annual-report/digital-healthcare.html
August 01, 2025 - smart-system version compared with the computer-based system on outcomes, including quality of life, hospital readmission