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401. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/ptfamcare-facguide.docx
     January 01, 2017 - performance measures (like the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) and readmissions

402. Comparative Reports on Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/comparative-reports/hospitals.html
     December 01, 2022 - Comparative Reports on Hospitals The following reports are examples of comparative information on the quality of care provided by hospitals. Report Title: Hospital Compare Website: https://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/search.html . Accessed July 14, 2022. Developer: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid …

403. Improving Antibiotic Use is a Patient Safety Issue
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/sustain-slides.pptx
     November 01, 2019 - Improving Antibiotic Use is a Patient Safety Issue Sustaining Stewardship Activities Acute Care AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF November 2019 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care Sustaining Stewardship 1 Objectives Review the goals of an anti…

404. FAQs (Staff): Nasal Mupirocin for MRSA-Positive Patients With Devices (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-mupirocin.docx
     March 01, 2022 - FAQs (Staff): Nasal Mupirocin for MRSA-Positive Patients With Devices Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices Section 14-2 – Addressing Questions Asked by Staff: Nasal Mupirocin for MRSA Carriers With Devices What is mupirocin and how safe is it? Mupirocin is a topical antibiotic ointment to prevent infe…

405. Self-Assessment Worksheet for Pressure Ulcer (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruprev/saworksheet.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Self-Assessment Worksheet for Pressure Ulcer Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Prevention Self-Assessment Worksheet for Pressure Ulcer Prevention 1 On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention Self-Assessment Worksheet for Pressure Ulcer The Self-Assessment Worksheet i…

406. Slide Presentation: An Introduction to Safe Transitions for Patients to New Appointments
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/safetransitions/safetransitions.pptx
     June 02, 2025 - These gaps have the potential to cause patient harm and safety errors, including increased hospital readmissions

407. Prioritization Worksheet (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/c1_combo_prioritizationworksheetinstructions.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Examples could include length of stay, additional procedures, readmissions, or patients harmed.

408. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptfamilyscan/ptfamilyref.html
     April 01, 2020 - Hospital readmissions in the Medicare population. … Improving transitions to reduce readmissions. Front Health Serv Manage 2009; 25(3):3-10. 204 . … Health care leader action guide to reduce avoidable readmissions.

409. Final Progress Report: Shared Decision Making in Vulnerable Populations (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/mitchell-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - identified social determinants of health service use, such as cardiac catheterization and hospital readmissions

410. Bundling Clinical Preventive Services: A Review of Definitions and Concepts from the Literature (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/research-centers/bundlingcps.pdf
     March 01, 2014 - Bundling Clinical Preventive Services: A Review of Definitions and Concepts from the Literature Bundling Clinical Preventive Services: A Review of Definitions and Concepts from the Literature Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Departme…

411. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4n_combo_iqi-mortalityreview-bestpractices.pdf
     May 20, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 1 Tool D.4n Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement IQI: Mortality Review of Select Procedures and Conditions Why Focus on Mortality Review? …

412. Presentation: Program Overview
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/onboarding/onboarding_overview_impmodel.pptx
     December 01, 2017 - surgeries develop complications, and these complications prolong hospital stays, lead to unnecessary readmissions … Often, we hear that these complications, readmissions, and deaths are inevitable—our patients are old … decrease surgical-site infections and other complications, like venous thromboembolism, pneumonia, and readmissions … , because these complications are a major driver for readmissions; and To achieve significant improvements

413. FAQs (Staff): Nasal Iodophor for MRSA-Positive Patients With Devices (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-iodophor.docx
     March 01, 2022 - FAQs (Staff): Nasal Iodophor for MRSA-Positive Patients With Devices Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices Section 14-3 – Addressing Questions Asked by Staff: Nasal Iodophor for MRSA Carriers With Devices What is iodophor and how safe is it? Iodophor is another name for “povidone-iodine,” which is an o…

414. 2. Evidence of Disparities among Ethnicity Groups | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata2.html
     May 01, 2018 - whether culturally specific interventions at discharge planning are necessary to prevent unnecessary readmissions

415. Information to Help Hospitals Get Started (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/Ways_To_Learn_More_508.docx
     June 02, 2025 - This program reduces readmissions and encourages patients and families to take a more active role in

416. Strategy 4: IDEA Discharge Planning (Tool 4) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy4/Strat4_Tool_4_PPT_508.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - to do and how do it, which lessens anxiety • Prevents post-discharge complications and avoidable readmissions

417. Falls Prevention Self-Assessment Worksheet - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/otimefallspx-implmatls.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Falls Prevention Self-Assessment Worksheet - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Falls Prevention Self-Assessment Wo…

418. Final Progress Report: Pursuing Perfection in Pediatric Therapeutics (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lannon1-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - surgical centers for infants with complex congenital heart disease (CHD) working to reduce mortality and readmissions … centers for infants with complex congenital heart disease (CHD), are working to reduce mortality and readmissions

419. Final Progress Report: Medication Reconciliation: A Team Approach (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/greenwald-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - containment with identification of linkages between medication reconciliation and outcomes, such as readmissions … • Scan the field for existing/emerging initiatives (e.g., readmissions initiatives) that include

420. PS Grantee | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/index.html?page=7
     January 01, 2024 - Grantee Final Reports: Patient Safety Final reports from research grants administered since 2000 on a variety of patient safety topics, such as measure development, medication safety, and diagnostic safety. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety subdivis…