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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4g_pdi09-postoprespfailure-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - Incentive Spirometry: 2011
http://www.rcjournal.com/cpgs/pdf/10.11.1600.pdf
Staff Required
• Surgeons
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4i_pdi11-dehiscence-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - patientsafety/safesurgery/tools_resources/SSSL_Checklist_finalJun08.pd
f
Staff Required
• Pediatric surgeons
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4m_combo_psi18-19-obstetriclaceration-bestpractices.pdf
May 20, 2016 - Staff Required
• Obstetricians
• Surgeons
• Obstetric nurses
Communication
• Systemwide education
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4u_combo_pdi09-postoprespfailure-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - Incentive Spirometry: 2011
http://www.rcjournal.com/cpgs/pdf/10.11.1600.pdf
Staff Required
• Surgeons
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4w_combo_pdi11-dehiscence-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - patientsafety/safesurgery/tools_resources/SSSL_Checklist_fin
alJun08.pdf
Staff Required
• Pediatric surgeons
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/confid-report/refs.html
March 01, 2016 - Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Email communication from Jane Han, February 18, 2016.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/glucose_control_factsheet.docx
December 01, 2017 - The Society of Thoracic Surgeons practice guideline series: Blood glucose management during adult cardiac
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/glucose-control-factsheet.html
December 01, 2017 - The Society of Thoracic Surgeons practice guideline series: Blood glucose management during adult cardiac
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb26.html
December 01, 2017 - Home Safety Checklist , American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Des Plaines, Illinois, 2000.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/getting_ready.pdf
May 01, 2017 - Getting Ready for Your
Ambulatory Surgery
Whether you call it outpatient surgery, ambulatory surgery*, office surgery, or same-day surgery, it means the same
thing: surgical procedures that don’t require an overnight hospital stay.
Patients and their family members or friends are important members of the care team…
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/events/webinars/sops-primer.html
December 01, 2023 - Understanding SOPS Surveys: A Primer for New Users
October 23, 2018
Summary
Speakers and Presentation Slides
Recording
Transcript
Related Material
Understanding SOPS™ Surveys: A Primer for New Users October 2018 Highlights (PDF, 329 KB)
Summary
On Tuesday, October 23…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/2-overview-guide.docx
June 01, 2023 - Sample books for each service line were developed by surgeons with input from patients and family members
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/appendix-c.docx
June 02, 2025 - Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3)
AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Implementation Guide
Appendix C. Addressing Physician Concerns With the Checklist
Common Concern
Response
Explanation
“I'm already safe, and I don't need to use a tool like the checklist.”
“You are safe, but we …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/sustainability_sustspreading_facnotes.docx
December 01, 2017 - multiple disciplines represented, such as nurse managers, scrub technicians, anesthesiologists, and surgeons
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/asc/2023-ASC-Database-Report-Exec-Summary-Infographic.pdf
January 01, 2023 - 2023 SOPS Ambulatory Surgery Center Database Report Executive Summary Overview Infographic
Findings from the 2023 Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Database
243
Participating
ambulatory surgery centers
7,458
Respondents
88%
of participating ASCs were
multispecialty
Distribution of Operating/Procedure Rooms…
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/events/webinars/health-it.html
December 01, 2018 - Webcast: New AHRQ SOPS Health IT Patient Safety Supplemental Items
July 25, 2018
3 Key Takeaways from the July 2018 AHRQ Webcast: New SOPS™ Health Information Technology (Health IT) Patient Safety Supplemental Items for Hospitals (PDF, 161 KB)
Summary
Speakers and Presentation Slides
Recording
Tr…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-c.html
May 01, 2017 - Appendix C. Addressing Physician Concerns With the Checklist - Implementation Guide
Common Concern
Response
Explanation
“I'm already safe, and I don't need to use a tool like the checklist.”
“You are safe, but we think that something like this tool can help make the entire center better. I…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-case2.html
November 01, 2014 - Concurrent with the Lean process, the department was working toward certification as an American College of Surgeons … If surgeons include items on their cards that they rarely use, the items have to be returned to stock … Over time, procedure cards tend to proliferate because the number of surgeons increases and it might … partial success in that nurses were pleased that they did not have to leave the room for supplies and surgeons
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/interventions/teachback-slides.html
May 01, 2017 - Surgeons underestimate their patients’ desire for preoperative information.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/170-cusp-science-safety-notes.docx
October 01, 2024 - Many of the hospital’s senior surgeons often bragged that they could push through 18-hour shifts and