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1461. A Frontline Management System To Sustain Improvement in Safety Practices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/kit.html
      June 01, 2017 - Research and Educational Trust (HRET) in 2016 to test these tools with a small number of ambulatory surgical

1462. Measurement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/implement/pre/measure.html
      January 01, 2024 - : handwashing (process), surgical site infection rates (outcomes)  What would be important to consider

1463. Final Progress Report: Improving Medication Safety Across Clinical Settings (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/bates-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - we found that ADEs were disproportionately frequent on psychiatric units compared with medical and surgical … known as adverse drug reactions, ADRs), studied psychotropic medication use among general medical-surgical … The study will be confined to the cardiac surgical service consisting of cardiac anesthesia. … with regard to diagnoses, Charlson comorbidity index, preoperative risk stratification scores, and surgical … We found that medication errors and ADEs associated with IV infusion pumps in cardiac surgical patients

1464. Final Progress Report: Using Barcode Technology to Improve Medication Safety (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/gandhi-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Gandhi 4.16.07 5 caring for pre/postpartum mothers and medical or surgical inpatients in intensive … (MAS-NAS) scale was made available to all nurses caring for pre/postpartum mothers and medical or surgical

1465. Final Progress Report: Enhancing the Disclosure Of Medical Errors to Patients (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/gallagher4-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Fifty-eight percent of medical specialists explicitly mentioned the error compared with 19 percent of surgical … In Professionalism and ethics in surgical practice. Frezza E (Eds). Cine-Med Inc, Woodbury, CT.

1466. Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Implementation Handbook) (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/Best_Practices_Hosp_Leaders_508.docx
      March 13, 2013 - Advocate Trinity Hospital, the implementation of Strategies 2, 3, and 4 from the Guide on a medical-surgical … Hospital used a train-the-trainer model when they implemented strategies from the Guide on a medical-surgical

1467. Documentation of Mandated Discharge Summary Components in Transitions from Acute to Subacute Care (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Kind_31.pdf
      March 31, 2008 - occurring to a patient during his/her hospital stay); AND/OR Hospital consults (a description of surgical … consults” occurred); AND/OR Procedures and treatment provided Hospital procedures (a description of surgical

1468. Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/perinatal/chipra-0082-fullreport.pdf
      March 01, 2016 - cesarean delivery are at much higher risk for rehospitalization for uterine infection and obstetrical surgical … Higher procedure rates might even be associated with iatrogenic harm, stemming from surgical complications … Higher procedure rates might even be associated with iatrogenic harm, stemming from surgical complications … For example, there may be fewer surgical injuries and fewer infections.

1469. Episiotomy (Overuse): Report (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/perinatal/chipra-0083-fullreport.pdf
      March 01, 2016 - be considered worse since some proportion of women who would have had lesser injury instead had a surgical … Indeed, routine use is harmful to the degree that it creates an unnecessary surgical incision as compared … be considered worse, since some proportion of women who would have had lesser injury instead had a surgical … Episiotomy is among the most common surgical procedures experienced by women in the United States; 30

1470. Episiotomy (Overuse) (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/0083episiotomy.pdf
      March 01, 2016 - be considered worse since some proportion of women who would have had lesser injury instead had a surgical … Indeed, routine use is harmful to the degree that it creates an unnecessary surgical incision as compared … be considered worse, since some proportion of women who would have had lesser injury instead had a surgical … Episiotomy is among the most common surgical procedures experienced by women in the United States; 30

1471. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/prevhosp/ereports.html
      September 01, 2017 - related), musculoskeletal, abnormal labs or anemia, fever/possible infection, malaise/fatigue, possible surgical … Non-fall-related injury Abnormal labs Fever/possible infection Malaise/fatigue Potential surgical

1472. Monitoring for Perinatal Safety: Electronic Fetal Monitoring: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/safe-electronic-slides.html
      July 01, 2023 - These issues may also result in unnecessary interventions (surgical or otherwise) in the setting of normal

1473. CAHPS® Moving Forward: Innovations in Tools and Research Webcast (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-moving-forward-cleary-slides.pdf
      March 01, 2010 - ratings of hospitals positively associated with hospital performance on pneumonia, CHF, AMI, and surgical

1474. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4i_combo_psi12-dvt-bestpractices.pdf
      May 20, 2016 - indicator) that links quality to payment.2 • The risk of DVT/PE in untreated patients after a major surgical

1475. Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Hospital Survey 2.0: 2022 User Database Report Part I (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/2022-hsops2-database-report.pdf
      January 01, 2022 - Technologist, Technician (EKG, Lab, Radiology) Largest Two Unit/Work Areas 8% Combined Medical/Surgical … Units Combined Medical/Surgical Unit 14,609 8% Medical Unit (Nonsurgical) 5,963 3% Surgical Unit … 7,139 4% Medical/Surgical Units Subtotal 27,711 15% Patient Care Units Cardiology 5,093 3% Emergency … Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine 6,546 4% Telemetry 3,981 2% Patient Care Units Subtotal 59,575 32% Surgical … 1% Endoscopy, Colonoscopy 1,043 1% Pre Op, Operating Room/Suite, PACU/Post Op, Peri Op 9,486 5% Surgical

1476. Comparative Health System Performance Initiative: Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2018, Technical Documentation (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/compendium/2018-compendium-techdoc.pdf
      January 01, 2018 - or children’s general medical and surgical care or is a critical access hospital or a major or minor … Health system has no non-Federal hospitals providing general medical and surgical services for adults … For example, the list could include specialty systems, such as those that provide surgical care only … Specialty care only Metro Pavia Health System Located in Puerto Rico National Surgical Hospitals, Inc … Specialty care only Surgical Care Affiliates Specialty care only Quorum Health Corporation Hospital

1477. Overview of Patient Safety Learning Laboratory (PSLL) Projects | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/index.html
      August 01, 2025 - Impact of surgical table orientation on flow disruptions and movement patterns during pediatric outpatient … The impact of a novel syringe organizational hub on operating room workflow during a surgical case . … the hospital setting, the lab reconfigured and standardized alarm limit defaults across all medical-surgical … Re-engineering Surgical Recovery and Transitions Using Technology Patient Safety Learning Laboratory … The results will be relevant to other surgical populations.

1478. Elements of Access to Health Care: Workforce Capacity | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/access/elements4.html
      June 01, 2018 - The 24-hour coverage of surgery in level I facilities also provides trauma patients with many surgical

1479. PPE
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/educational-bundles/infection-prevention/precautions/ppe-precautions.pptx
      March 01, 2017 - substances—fluids and solids Mucous membranes—oral, nasal, conjunctival, rectal, genital Nonintact skin—wounds, surgical

1480. Info FAQs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 10, 2025 - Inpatient mortality for surgical procedures.