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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Mohr.pdf February 01, 2004 - communication 
with other providers 
“Infant showed up in office with significant distress after cardiac 
surgery … Parents of patient had not been given 
good instructions for follow up after surgery if child became 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Reiling.pdf January 01, 2004 - related events  
• Correct tube-correct connector-correct hole 
• Patient falls 
• Deaths related to surgery … heightened ceilings will allow for more 
services—such as enhanced radiology procedures, endoscopy, or minor surgery 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Murff.pdf January 01, 2004 - surgical outcomes are 
aggregated by institution and benchmarked against national levels for the National 
Surgery … Annals of 
Surgery 1998;228:491–507. 
27. Leape LL, Bates DW, Cullen DJ, et al. 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-131-section-5-table-8-9.pdf January 01, 2013 - procedure 
volumes and standardization of 
care on quality and efficiency in 
total joint replacement surgery … EJ, 
cohort study retrospective cohort study to 
determine whether readmission 
rates after major surgery 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/diagnostic/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-test-result-communication-apb.pdf July 01, 2024 - adults aged 65-90 
S: Large regional health system 
Survey    
 
Leonard 2022 American Journal 
of Surgery … system 
Review of portal 
utilization data & 
associated patient 
records 
 
   
Onuma 2019 Surgery 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/2016_cg_cahps_chartbook.pdf January 01, 2016 - Orthopedics 2,229 61% 82% 83% 81% 
Radiology 817 55% 78% 73% 73% 
Rheumatology 2,280 56% 75% 73% 70% 
Surgery … 83% 69% 85% 
Pulmonary Medicine 1,613 71% 91% 88% 75% 85% 
Rheumatology 1,520 67% 90% 85% 77% 84% 
Surgery 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/teamwork-ptsafety-norms-slides.pdf August 01, 2025 - final-report.pdf
https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/duration/chipra-157-bibliography.pdf June 12, 2018 - Time to pediatric epilepsy surgery is longer and 
developmental outcomes lower for government compared 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/duration/chipra-155-bibliography.pdf May 08, 2018 - Time to pediatric epilepsy surgery is longer and 
developmental outcomes lower for government compared 
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-ehr-impact-references.html July 01, 2024 - an early exploration of an AI language model’s impact on medicine at large and its role in pediatric surgery 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/slides-healthcare-safer-by-design.pdf August 20, 2024 - anesthesiologists 
that work together more often 
have reduce patient morbidity 
after complex gastrointestinal 
surgery 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Ulep.pdf January 01, 2004 - Should the employee choose to report a 
surgery-related event, the screens are unique to surgery events 
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/hotline/design2.html May 01, 2016 - or negative effect experienced: 
 
 Mistake
	 
 Related to medicine 
 Related to test, procedure, or surgery … more than one mistake 
 
 
 Negative effect
	 
 Related to medicine 
 Related to test, procedure, or surgery 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/implementing-automatic-referral-slides.pptx December 31, 2022 - are inappropriate.
24
Eligibility Criteria
Heart attack in the last 12 months
Coronary artery bypass surgery … interface
 
 
Term  Abbreviation 
AR Automatic referral 
CABG Coronary artery bypass surgery 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/cook-hoas-report.pdf January 01, 2024 - behavior was 
showcased by a nurse in our study who had attended a seminar on prevention of 
wrong-site surgery … Soon thereafter, she was assisting during a knee surgery 
and she and other staff suspected that the 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/muller-report.pdf January 01, 2024 - Those individuals were
placed in strategic areas, including the Emergency Department, Day
Surgery, and … Several departments do not utilize the EMR at this time, 
including diagnostics, short stay, and day surgery 
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/faq/index.html January 01, 2019 - prescription drug plans, home health care, hemodialysis centers, hospice care, and outpatient and ambulatory surgery … Survey Home Health Care Survey In-Center Hemodialysis Survey Hospice Survey Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/ferguson-report.pdf January 01, 2024 - Louisiana in New Orleans, which 
comprised the University Hospital campus (cath lab, EP lab, and CT Surgery … Thus far, all attempts to re-
establish cardiothoracic surgery for the HCSD population have been unsuccessful 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/127-roles-responsibilities-tool.docx April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Core Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Team Member 
Roles & Responsibilities
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
How To Use This Tool
This tool identifies core CUSP team members and describes indi…  
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/SyH-DR-PUF-Summary-Statistics-Medicare-Inpatient-Weighted.pdf September 26, 2023 - gynecology 194 0.00 14,169,165 95.58
17: Hospice and Palliative Care 9,135 0.06 14,178,299 95.64
19: Oral surgery … (dentists only) 1,683 0.01 14,179,982 95.66
20: Orthopedic surgery 577,188 3.89 14,757,170 99.55
21 … 0.00 14,758,117 99.56
23: Sports medicine 272 0.00 14,758,389 99.56
24: Plastic and reconstructive surgery … Psychiatry 1,894 0.01 14,761,324 99.58
27: Geriatric Psychiatry 6,573 0.04 14,767,897 99.62
28: Colorectal surgery … 0.00 14,804,732 99.87
31: Intensive cardiac rehabilitation 810 0.01 14,805,543 99.88
33: Thoracic surgery