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October 01, 2014 - Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
3. What Are the Best Practices in Pressure Ulcer Prevention that We Want to Use? (continued)
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Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
Overview
Key Subject Area Index
1. Are we ready for this change?
2. How will …
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August 01, 2017 - Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
Section 7. Tools and Resources (continued)
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Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
Overview
Key Subject Area Index
1. Are we ready for this change?
2. How will we manage change?
3. What are the best practices…
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October 01, 2014 - Action Steps
Choose appropriate settings for staff education about best practices in pressure ulcer
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August 01, 2022 - Gap Analysis Facilitator's Guide: Appendix C
Gap Analysis Structured Interview Guide
To produce more consistently useful results, use structured interview questions. The facilitator should review the questions in advance to determine which questions are appropriate for each focus group session. It may help to…
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August 01, 2022 - Gap Analysis Facilitator's Guide: Appendix A
CANDOR Gap Analysis Document Review Checklist
Instructions: At least 1 month prior to the onsite gap analysis, collect and provide the following documents for analysis by the Gap Analysis Team.
Documents for Submission to Reviewers
Is the document availab…
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August 01, 2022 - Event Investigation and Analysis Guide: Appendix A
Five Whys
In this example, there is only one path shown, but answers can create multiple paths and more questions.
Event Summary: The wrong concentration of potassium (K+) was used in the compounding of TPN. This was discovered almost 2 months later.
1s…
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August 01, 2022 - Gap Analysis Facilitator's Guide: Appendix E
Gap Analysis Report Template
The purpose of the Gap Analysis report is to call attention to common themes among the groups, as well as variations among the groups in their perceptions and degree of commitment to CANDOR principles. Findings should be used for target…
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August 01, 2022 - Gap Analysis Facilitator's Guide: Appendix D
Anonymous Reporting Tool
The Gap Analysis process relies heavily on key informant interviews and perspectives, which often take place in a focus group setting. Many times individuals have additional, more sensitive information to share, or information/observations …
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August 01, 2022 - Event Investigation and Analysis Guide: Appendix D
CANDOR Tool
PROCESS
QUESTIONS TO REVIEW
Y/N
CONTRIBUTING OR CAUSAL FACTOR Y/N
FINDINGS /
COMMENTS
COMMUNICATION
Did all caregivers have access to all pertinent information needed to make the best decisions for the patient? (e.g.,…
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August 01, 2022 - Event Investigation and Analysis Guide: Appendix B
Detailed Review Timeline
Event Type:
Individuals Interviewed:
NAME
TITLE/ROLE
Nurse #1
Charge nurse
Nurse #2
RN
CNA X
Nursing tech
Manager MS
Manager
Pertinent Interview Findings
There was only one certifi…
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August 01, 2022 - Event Investigation and Analysis Guide: Appendix C
Visual Model
The model above is one major output from the in-depth review findings. This format helps to utilize the information found in the investigation to understand why the event occurred. The boxes represent different categories of contributing factor…
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August 01, 2022 - Event Investigation and Analysis Guide: Appendix E
Confirmation and Consensus Meeting Announcement Template
As you may know, a patient care incident occurred on (insert date) involving (brief description of event). On behalf of (insert executive sponsor name), we are asking you to participate in our upcoming …
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August 01, 2022 - Event Investigation and Analysis Guide: Appendix F
Solutions Meeting Announcement Template
On behalf of (insert executive sponsor name), we would like you to participate in our upcoming solutions meeting related to (describe safety event).
The solutions meeting will take place at (time) (date) (location).
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August 01, 2022 - Event Investigation and Analysis Guide: Appendix G
Data Measurement Plan
Contributing Factor
Definition / Description
Current State
Goal State
Data Source
How will data be collected?
Who will collect the data?
Proposed dates for measure- ment
Long-term followup plan
Notes
Bottles…
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August 01, 2022 - Event Investigation and Analysis Guide: Appendix I
Glossary
Adverse safety event: a deviation from generally accepted performance standards that reaches the patient and results in moderate to severe harm or death.
Anchoring bias: the tendency to make all information fit into a preconceived story, causing…
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August 01, 2022 - Event Investigation and Analysis Guide: Appendix H
Hierarchy of Solutions
Do solutions meet the following criteria:
Address the root cause/contributing factor.
Are specific and concrete.
Can be understood and implemented by a reader unfamiliar with the situation.
Will be tested or simulated prior to…
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December 01, 2017 - Pressure Ulcers
Long-term care resources about pressure ulcers
AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Prevention
AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Prevention is funded by AHRQ, generally in collaboration with a State Department of Health, a Quality Improvement Organization (QIO), or …
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March 01, 2013 - Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 3 Continued
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Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 1: Overview
Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Your Hospital
How CMS Measures the "30-Day All Cause Rehospitalization Rate…
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March 01, 2013 - Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 6 (continued)
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Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 1: Overview
Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Your Hospital
How CMS Measures the "30-Day All Cause Rehospitalization Rate" on t…
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December 01, 2017 - Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators - A “How to” Guide for Improving Hospital Quality and Safety
Slide presentation of the webinar held on August 1, 2016
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) held a Webinar on August 1, 2016, to provide an overview of the AHRQ Quality Indicators (QIs…