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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/conflict.html
April 01, 2013 - We work with a surgeon, Marty. … The surgeon ignored him. Ignored him completely. … And the surgeon looked up to him and said, “Well, that’s not my experience. … The resident said, not a big deal, but the surgeon still insisted, no. … He went to the phone this time, and the surgeon said, “What are you doing?”
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/scorecard-fac-notes.html
December 01, 2017 - If your surgeon champion rarely attends meetings, it may be difficult to meet surgeon needs and garner … Ask:
In addition to the senior executive, how many meetings did your surgeon champion attend in the
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/sustainability_sustscorecard_facnotes.docx
December 01, 2017 - If your surgeon champion rarely attends meetings, it may be difficult to meet surgeon needs and garner … ASK:
In addition to the senior executive, how many meetings did your surgeon champion attend in the last
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiapb.html
April 01, 2018 - Assessing Surgeon Acceptance of Risk Adjustment Models
Chapter 5. Project Expansion
Chapter 6. … Surgeon Focus Group Guide
Appendix O. Nursing Focus Group Guides
Appendix P. … Surgeon Focus Group Content Analysis
Appendix R. Infection Prevention Support Tool
Appendix S. … with other factors
e.g., BMI will influence surgery duration
High risk factors may influence surgeon … decision to operate
Patient modifiable vs. surgeon modifiable risk factors should also be considered
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/healthitwebinar/sops-hit-webcast1-sorra-intro.pdf
July 25, 2018 - MD, MPH
Director, Center for Quality Improvement and
Patient Safety, AHRQ
Rear Admiral, Assistant Surgeon
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/01-intro-sops-action-planning-tool.pdf
January 17, 2019 - MD, MPH
Director, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient
Safety, AHRQ
Rear Admiral, Assistant Surgeon
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/training-tools/success-transcript.html
June 01, 2017 - surgeons were explaining to the patients, what were they doing in the OR right before you started, and the surgeon
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/02-brady-sops-action-planning-tool.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Improvement and Patient Safety,
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Rear Admiral, Assistant Surgeon
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiapu.pptx
September 18, 2011 - Financial burden significant
Hospital cost of ~$25,546 per SSI and ~$7 billion annually
Feedback on surgeon-specific … Finally, investigators will assess surgeon acceptance of the surveillance methodology using the risk-adjusted … collection
HHSA-290-2006-00020 ACTION task order #8
Methods
Identifying Potential Risk Factors
Surgeon … An active surgeon on the study team used his extensive experience with SSIs and a previous list of risk … SSI vs risk factor
Probably should focus only on non-modifiable risk factors (eg, obesity) and not surgeon
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/recognizing-success-transcript.docx
May 01, 2017 - surgeons were explaining to the patients, what were they doing in the OR right before you started, and the surgeon
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-engaging-clinicians-051413.ppt
January 01, 2013 - is a best practice at your hospital…you need to get…either the chair of surgery or some reasonable surgeon … going to say, ‘Look, you’re not one of us’…the way to get buy-in from surgeons is you got to have a surgeon … *
A third approach entails enlisting a member of an appropriate tribe…
As a chief of staff (and a surgeon … is a best practice at your hospital…
you need to get…either the chair of surgery or some reasonable surgeon … going to say, ‘Look, you’re not one of us’.
the way to get buy-in from surgeons is you got to have a surgeon
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www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/events/past-webinars.html
November 01, 2016 - Strategy to health and health care beyond the traditional health care system
Spotlight the Office of the Surgeon … Quality Strategy
Nazleen Bharmal, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.P., Director of Science and Policy, Office of the Surgeon
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/sops101-1-intro-2018.pdf
January 01, 2018 - MD, MPH
Director, Center for Quality Improvement and
Patient Safety, AHRQ
Rear Admiral, Assistant Surgeon
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/143-cusp-tip-sheet-engaging-staff.docx
April 01, 2025 - Suggested Strategies2
· When a new nurse, surgeon, or other healthcare provider joins, have the SSI Prevention … Champion, Surgeon Champion, or Nurse Manager meet with them to share current patient safety and quality
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/contentcalls/physengagement-slides/Physician-Engagement-Sept-13-2011-508.ppt
January 01, 2011 - Project Report - Lean Sigma
Physician Engagement
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Story of cardiac surgeon not doing check list. … two infections linked to one noncompliant cardiac surgeon.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4f_pdi08-postophemorrhage-bestpractices.pdf
May 16, 2016 - are
appropriate for pediatric patients and can be used to trigger notification of the responsible
surgeon … a policy to empower nurses to rapidly escalate up the chain of authority to reach
the responsible surgeon … required
documentation, and policy for rapid escalation up the chain of authority to notify
responsible surgeon
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/on-boarding/data-into-action-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Slide 26: Generating Individual Surgeon Run Charts
Image: This image shows where to find the “Run … Chart – SSI Data by Surgeon, Procedure…” option. … presentation provides an overview of creating custom reports in the American College of Surgeons National Surgeon
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4t_combo_pdi08-postophemorrhage-bestpractices.pdf
May 16, 2016 - are
appropriate for pediatric patients and can be used to trigger notification of the responsible
surgeon … a policy to empower nurses to rapidly escalate up the chain of authority to reach
the responsible surgeon … required
documentation, and policy for rapid escalation up the chain of authority to notify
responsible surgeon
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/eskandari-raval-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Each site was encouraged to send several participants, including a surgeon
champion, surgical clinical … reviewer, surgical nurse, VTE clinical expert as appointed
by the surgeon champion, quality officer
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/guidelines-recommendations/tobacco/5steps.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Surgeon General
Director, National Center for Primary
Care, Morehouse School of Medicine
VITAL SIGNS