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8881. Management Practices for Sustainability - Module 1: Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/overview-slides.html
      June 01, 2017 - Management Practices for Sustainability - Module 1: Overview Slide 1: Management Practices for Sustainability Module 1: Overview Slide 2: Ensuring Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Surgery volume in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) has increased rapidly 1 The complexity of procedures continues to increa…

8882. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/ltvv-factsheet.docx
      January 01, 2017 - Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle Did You Know? Low tidal volume ventilation (LTVV) is one of the interventions specifically designed to prevent ventilator-associated conditions (VAC). For patients without acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), target the recommended tidal volume of 6–8 mL/kg …

8883. Appendix P. Evaluating and Selecting Hand Hygiene Products - Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-p.html
      May 01, 2017 - Appendix P. Evaluating and Selecting Hand Hygiene Products - Implementation Guide Slide 1: Appendix P. Evaluating and Selecting Hand Hygiene Products Timothy Landers, Ph.D., R.N., CNP, CIC Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University College of Nursing Slide 2: Disclosures Dr. Landers receives sala…

8884. Catheter-Care-Quiz-Key (doc file)
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      March 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI Catheter Care and Maintenance Quiz Key 1. During catheter care, gloves only need to be worn if you are emptying the urine drainage bag. ☐ True ☒ False ANSWER: False. Gloves should always be worn when handling an indwelling urinary catheter, accessing the drainage syst…

8885. Catheter Care and Maintenance Quiz Key | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/indwelling-urinary-catheter-use/quiz-key.html
      March 01, 2017 - Catheter Care and Maintenance Quiz Key AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI 1. During catheter care, gloves only need to be worn if you are emptying the urine drainage bag. ☐ True          ☒ False ANSWER: False. Gloves should always be worn when handling an indwelling urinary ca…

8886. AHRQ Issues Report to Congress on Burden of Sepsis in U.S. Hospital Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/sepsis-report-to-congress.html
      September 01, 2024 - AHRQ Issues Report to Congress on Burden of Sepsis in U.S. Hospital Care Report finds the emergence of COVID-19 significantly changed the epidemiology of sepsis Press Release Date: September 16, 2024 The number of sepsis-related inpatient stays at non-federal acute care hospitals in the United States increased …

8887. Guide for Clinical Leaders: Calibrate Dx: A Resource To Improve Diagnostic Decisions (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/multiple/Calibrate-Dx-Clinical-Leaders-Guide.pdf
      September 01, 2022 - Guide for Clinical Leaders: Calibrate Dx: A Resource To Improve Diagnostic Decisions Guide for Clinical Leaders Calibrate Dx: A Resource To Improve Diagnostic Decisions To achieve diagnostic excellence, clinicians need feedback on their diagnostic performance. Calibrate Dx is a resource to help clinicians find and…

8888. National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/national-academy-medicine.html
      February 01, 2018 - National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Reports AHRQ has long collaborated with the National Academy of Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine) to develop comprehensive reports on topics that are critical to making the American health care system safer and higher quality. These reports represent the consensus reco…

8889. National Quality Strategy Fact Sheet (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nqsfactsheet_2017.pdf
      January 01, 2017 - National Quality Strategy Fact Sheet The National Quality Strategy is a national effort to align public- and private-sector stakeholders to achieve better health and health care for all Americans. About the National Quality Strategy The National Quality Strategy (NQS) was first published in March 2011 as the Na…

8890. Tool 2: How to Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation At Your Hospital (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool2ref.html
      March 01, 2025 - Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit Tool 2: How to Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation At Your Hospital (continued) Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit Tool 1: Overview Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Y…

8891. AHRQ’s Portrait of Sepsis Reveals Its Alarming Human Toll | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/portrait-of-sepsis.html
      September 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders AHRQ’s Portrait of Sepsis Reveals Its Alarming Human Toll SEP 27 2024 By Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A., and Pamela Owens, Ph.D. The human suffering caused by sepsis is shocking. New AHRQ analyses show that in 2021, more than 2 m…

8892. On World Patient Safety Day, AHRQ Highlights the Urgent Need to Address Diagnostic Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      September 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders On World Patient Safety Day, AHRQ Highlights the Urgent Need to Address Diagnostic Safety SEP 16 2024 By Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A., and Craig A. Umscheid, M.D., M.S. Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S. As the healthcar…

8893. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Feeding Tubes (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-tubes.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Feeding Tubes Feeding Tubes Types of Devices ■ Nasogastric (NG) tube: non-weighted, polyurethane tube for use more than 10 days. ■ Gastrostomy tube: tube protrudes from anterior abdominal wall; most common initial gastrostomy device. ■ Button/skin-level gastrostomy: …

8894. Addressing Questions Asked by Staff: Targeted Decolonization (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-targeted-decolonization.pdf
      March 01, 2022 - Addressing Questions Asked by Staff: Targeted Decolonization Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices Section 14-4 – Addressing Questions Asked by Staff: Targeted Decolonization What is targeted decolonization? Participating non-ICU units at your hospital will be decolonizing adult patients with …

8895. Patient Experience Research Meeting - Agenda (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-ptexp-research-meeting-agenda-2023.pdf
      January 01, 2023 - Patient Experience Research Meeting - Agenda Patient Experience, Patient Safety, and Provider Well-Being: Associations and Paths for Quality Improvement A Virtual Research Meeting Sponsored by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) October 19, 2023 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET MEETING PU…

8896. New York City Uses AHRQ's TeamSTEPPS®, Other AHRQ Resources to Advance Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201518.html
      July 01, 2015 - New York City Uses AHRQ's TeamSTEPPS®, Other AHRQ Resources to Advance Patient Safety Search All Impact Case Studies July 2015 Description New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), the nation’s largest municipal health care delivery system, uses several AHRQ resources to improve patient care…

8897. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-ai-wave1.html
      July 01, 2025 - Understanding the AI Wave: Foundational Knowledge for Improving Diagnosis and Beyond Introduction Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Understanding the AI Wave: Foundational Knowledge for Improving Diagnosis and Beyond Introduction Understanding the AI Wave—What Is AI? Understanding AI’s…

8898. S1: Developing a Dashboard To Help Clinical Teams Prioritize and Manage Vulnerable Patients | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/spotlight-s1-grant.html
      May 01, 2024 - Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022 S1: Developing a Dashboard To Help Clinical Teams Prioritize and Manage Vulnerable Patients Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022 Acknowledgments and Authors Message from the Acting …

8899. Emerging Research Spotlights | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/appendix-d-emerging.html
      May 01, 2024 - Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022 Emerging Research Spotlights Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022 Acknowledgments and Authors Message from the Acting Director of AHRQ's National Center for Excellence in Primary Ca…

8900. Association between waiting times and short term mortality and hospital admission after departure from emergency department: population based cohort study from Ontario, Canada. | PSNet
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      May 19, 2018 - Study Classic Association between waiting times and short term mortality and hospital admission after departure from emergency department: population based cohort study from Ontario, Canada. Citation Text: Guttmann A, Schull MJ, Vermeulen MJ, et al. Associatio…