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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/closing-slides-46-48.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Ambulatory Surgery Center SOPS: What You Need to Know Webcast
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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June 02, 2025 - Ambulatory Surgery Center SOPS: What You Need to Know Webcast
Overview of AHRQ’s Patient Safety
Priorities … Hospital
(2004)
Nursing
Home
(2008)
Medical
Office
(2009)
Community
Pharmacy
(2012)
Ambulatory
Surgery
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/on-boarding/ssi-investigation-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Performing SSI Investigations: Slide Presentation
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Slide 1: … AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery—Onboarding
Performing an SSI Investigation
Slide 2: Learning Objectives … Every hospital in AHRQ safety program for surgery is tracking the same outcome data. … Did the patient use chlorhexidine washcloths prior to surgery? … Present process data to the team at a routine safety program for surgery meeting.
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December 01, 2017 - Slide 4
JHH Colorectal Surgery Readmissions
SAY:
In colorectal surgery patients, we have a readmission … These practices were self-audited and spread from general surgery to gynecological and pancreas surgeons … a table that describes different procedures, including colon surgery. … So, for example, for colon surgery, cefotetan is used. … Smaller studies of general surgery patients also support a correlation between postoperative glucose
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/index.html
May 01, 2017 - Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide
Next … Page
Table of Contents
Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation … Prevention
Planning for Sustainability
Conclusion
AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery … Sustainability
The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP)
The CUSP Toolkit
Ambulatory Surgery
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/on-boarding/build-ssi-bundle-fac-notes.html
December 01, 2017 - Locate safety program for surgery resources on the project Web site. … Slide 5: JHH Colorectal Surgery Readmissions
Say:
In colorectal surgery patients, we have a readmission … These practices were self-audited and spread from general surgery to gynecological and pancreas surgeons … So, for example, for colon surgery, cefotetan is used. … Smaller studies of general surgery patients also support a correlation between postoperative glucose
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/surgical/surgical-eng20-1451a.docx
October 01, 2011 - Before Your Surgery
2. Before your surgery, how many office visits did you have with this surgeon? … your surgery? … getting ready for your surgery? … want to have the surgery? … not want to have the surgery?
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/arragrantee-williams.html
December 01, 2017 - Purchaser Initiatives to Improve Value for Spine Surgery. … Innovative Techniques in Spine Surgery Conference. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; June 2, 2011. … Measuring Quality and Value in Orthopedic Surgery: The Way Forward Symposium. … Bundled episode-of-care payment for orthopedic surgery: the Integrated Healthcare Association Initiative
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June 01, 2015 - Teamwork in the Surgical Environment
Debrief Example
Quality Improvement Study
Ambulatory Surgery … Center
AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Implementation Guide
Appendix K. … Quality Improvement Study Framework
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AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Implementation … patients
Problem Statement
QI Study Debrief Example
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AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery … QI Study Debrief Example
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AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Implementation Guide
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/glance-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - , coronary artery bypass surgery, and coronary
angioplasty. … compared to
on-pump CABG surgery. … Journal of
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 134(1):53-8, 2007 July.
6. … High-risk surgery--follow the crowd. JAMA 2000;
283(9):1191-1193. … Potential benefits of regionalizing major
surgery in Medicare patients.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiapl.html
April 01, 2018 - , else 0
E
Outpat_surg
Numeric
1 if outpatient surgery, else 0
E
Age
Numeric (yrs … P
Postop_admit
Numeric
Hospital admission after surgery within 30 days=1, else 0
P … value after surgery
P
Preop_stay
Numeric (days)
Days from admission to surgery start day … P
Proeop_albumin
Numeric
Last albumin value before surgery start time
P
Rheum-dx … S
Surg_dur
Numeric
Surgery duration, minutes
S
Surg_proc
Character
Surgical
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/090-decolonization-implementation.pptx
April 01, 2025 - Increase in SSIs in the cardiac surgery population, with most being MRSA infections
Why Did It Happen … When making the reminder call before surgery, staff noted that many patients were having issues getting … nasal swab applied in pre-op on day of surgery
Implementation Steps
CHG: Instructions for CHG shower … before and day of surgery given to patient
Patient to obtain CHG liquid soap from local pharmacy
Iodophor … : Applied in pre-op area on day of surgery
Care coordinator calls patient 1 to 2 days before surgery
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202502.html
February 01, 2025 - the past and recently conducted an analysis of nationwide data from the SOPS survey for ambulatory surgery … surveys are available for hospitals, medical offices, nursing homes, community pharmacies, and ambulatory surgery … The ASC survey gives surgery centers the opportunity to assess the patient safety culture in their facilities
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/sustainability_premortem.pptx
December 01, 2017 - Projects can fail for many reasons, and the safe surgery project is no exception to this possibility. … Maybe no one even ever heard of your safe surgery effort. … SAY:
Which failures would impede sustainability of the safe surgery project? … the list of reasons why your safe surgery project could fail. … ASK:
What elements of your safe surgery project do you want to maintain?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/011-ss-decolonization-strategies-fg.docx
April 01, 2025 - , during the surgery itself, and the immediate post-operative period. … Similar outcomes were observed in a study on patients undergoing spinal surgery. … , plus CHG bathing the night before and morning of surgery in either arm. … Five percent intra-nasal iodophor was applied the morning of surgery. … , iodophor is applied the morning of or just prior to surgery.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/overview/overview.pptx
May 01, 2017 - Management Practices for Sustainability
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Ensuring Safety in Ambulatory Surgery
Surgery volume in … Ambulatory Surgery in the United States, 2006. … An analysis of risk factors and adverse events in ambulatory surgery. … Ambulatory Surgery in the United States, 2006. … An analysis of risk factors and adverse events in ambulatory surgery.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/surgical/surgical-eng20-1451a.pdf
October 01, 2011 - Before Your Surgery
2. … your
surgery? … getting ready
for your surgery? … might want to have
the surgery? … might not want to
have the surgery?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/hanchate-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Refinements in Evaluating Minimum Surgery Volume Standards
Refinements in Evaluating … Minimum Surgery Volume
Standards
PI: Amresh D. … † Among all these admission, there are no patients with more than one CABG surgery – each
surgery … Causality, Learning and Forgetting in Surgery. … Surgery volume, quality of care and
operative mortality in coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A re-examination
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/skin-prep-incision.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA and SSI Prevention Program
Section: Evidence-Based Infection Prevention Prior to surgery
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/operating-room-traffic.html
April 01, 2025 - Preoperative Chlorhexidine Antisepsis
Section: Evidence-Based Infection Prevention During surgery