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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability.html
June 01, 2017 - Sustainability
Toolkit To Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
It is important to build in plans for sustainment when starting an implementation project. The resources below can help your ambulatory surgery center integrate sustainment activities into the project.
Training and Tools for Sustaining I…
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May 09, 2013 - Safe Surgery.
May 9, 2013
World Health Organization.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-surgery-saves-lives-second-global-patient-safety-challenge
This initiative provides a surgical safety checklist and related educational and training materials building on
the Second Global Patient Safety Challenge vision to enco…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44205/psn-pdf
June 21, 2015 - Teamwork, communication and safety climate: a
systematic review of interventions to improve surgical
culture.
June 21, 2015
Sacks GD, Shannon EM, Dawes AJ, et al. Teamwork, communication and safety climate: a systematic
review of interventions to improve surgical culture. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015;24(7):458-67. doi:10.11…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/check-your-medicines-tips-taking-medicines-safely
September 04, 2018 - Government Resource
Check Your Medicines: Tips for Taking Medicines Safely.
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April 23, 2012
This 5-point checklist provides consu…
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February 21, 2018 - The effect of facility characteristics on patient safety,
patient experience, and service availability for procedures
in non–hospital-affiliated outpatient settings: a systematic
review.
February 21, 2018
Berglas NF, Battistelli MF, Nicholson WK, et al. The effect of facility characteristics on patient safety,
pa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46351/psn-pdf
December 19, 2017 - Intraoperative surgical performance measurement and
outcomes: choose your tools carefully.
December 19, 2017
Aggarwal R. Intraoperative Surgical Performance Measurement and Outcomes: Choose Your Tools
Carefully. JAMA Surg. 2017;152(11):995-996. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2017.0837.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intraoper…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60856/psn-pdf
August 26, 2020 - Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen
August 26, 2020
Dutton RP. Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/too-many-cooks-kitchen
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: As a provider accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Un…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33596/psn-pdf
June 01, 2025 - Failure to Rescue
January 29, 2025
Tokareva I, Romano P. Failure to Rescue. PSNet [internet]. 2025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/failure-rescue
Updated in January 2025 by Irina Tokareva RN, BSN, MAS, CPHQ and Patrick Romano, MD, MPH. PSNet
primers are regularly reviewed and updated to ensure that they reflect cur…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discharge-instructions-pacu-who-remembers
August 05, 2009 - Discharge Instructions in the PACU: Who Remembers?
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Engel KG. Discharge Instructions in the PACU: Who Remembers?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2013.
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January 01, 2017 - The Missing Abscess: Radiology Reads in the Digital Era
January 1, 2017
Siegel EL. The Missing Abscess: Radiology Reads in the Digital Era. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missing-abscess-radiology-reads-digital-era
Case Objectives
Identify the most common complication of hysterectomy.
Descr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49520/psn-pdf
September 01, 2006 - DNR in the OR and Afterwards
September 1, 2006
Lo B. DNR in the OR and Afterwards. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dnr-or-and-afterwards
The Case
An 85-year-old woman with dementia took a mechanical fall at her skilled nursing facility (SNF) and
suffered a fractured femur. After initial eval…
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digital.ahrq.gov/medical-condition/neurologic-disease
January 01, 2025 - Neurologic Disease
An evidence-based IT program with chatbot to support caregiving and clinical care for people with dementia: The CareHeroes development and usability pilot.
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Ruggiano N, Brown EL, Clarke PJ, Hristidis V, Roberts L, Framil Suarez CV, Allala SC, Hurley …
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/survey/document-workflow-assessment-guide-clinic.pdf
January 26, 2009 - Document Workflow Assessment Guide - Clinic
Document Workflow Assessment Guide: Clinic
HealthInsight, Salt Lake City UT
This is an interview guide designed to be conducted with administrators,
nurses, office staff, and physicians in an ambulatory setting. The tool
includes questions to assess user's needs of heal…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stprasumm.html
April 01, 2013 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
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Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
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Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. ST-PRA Developm…
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August 01, 2006 - SID File Composition - New Jersey
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June 01, 2024 - Tools To Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections
AHRQ offers free toolkits designed for clinicians by clinicians. These toolkits offer actionable guidance on what to do and how to do it. They help clinicians and other healthcare staff hardwire improved practices into daily routines and keep patients safe. Ambul…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50804/psn-pdf
January 15, 2020 - The use of patient digital facial images to confirm patient
identity in a children's hospital's anesthesia information
management system.
January 15, 2020
Thomas JJ, Yaster M, Guffey P. The Use of Patient Digital Facial Images to Confirm Patient Identity in a
Children's Hospital's Anesthesia Information Management…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/841140/psn-pdf
December 07, 2022 - Association of measured quality and future financial
performance among hospitals performing cardiac
surgery.
December 7, 2022
Enumah SJ, Sundt TM, Chang DC. Association of measured quality and future financial performance
among hospitals performing cardiac surgery. J Healthc Manag. 2022;67(5):367-379. doi:10.1097/…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47962/psn-pdf
May 01, 2019 - Understanding the clinical implications of resident
involvement in uncommon operations.
May 1, 2019
Dasani SS, Simmons KD, Wirtalla CJ, et al. Understanding the Clinical Implications of Resident
Involvement in Uncommon Operations. J Surg Educ. 2019;76(5):1319-1328.
doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.03.011.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/764391/psn-pdf
March 02, 2022 - Association between handover of anesthesiology care
and 1-year mortality among adults undergoing cardiac
surgery.
March 2, 2022
Sun LY, Jones PM, Wijeysundera DN, et al. Association between handover of anesthesiology care and 1-
year mortality among adults undergoing cardiac surgery. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(2):e214…