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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/surgical/about/survey-measures.html
April 01, 2018 - CAHPS Surgical Care Survey Measures
For more information: Patient Experience Measures from the … CAHPS Surgical Care Survey (PDF, 641 KB)
To learn about selecting scores to report and displaying … Surgeon's Attentiveness on Day of Surgery
Q15 After you arrived at the hospital or surgical … Q17 Before you left the hospital or surgical facility, did this surgeon discuss the outcome of … make sure you were physically comfortable or had enough pain relief after you left the hospital or surgical
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/improving-slides.html
October 01, 2020 - Improving surgical team communication with briefings. … Improving surgical team communication with debriefings. … The interaction among members of the surgical team. … Planned surgical procedure matches listing on the consent form.
Surgical site. … Bring briefing and debriefing into the surgical environment by using the surgical checklist.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/coaching/coaching-slideset.pptx
May 01, 2017 - Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment
Coaching Clinical Teams Module
AHRQ … Instead say this
“I noticed that during the timeout when you verified the surgical procedure that the
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/appendix-n-part1.pptx
April 21, 2014 - Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment
Appendix N.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/appendix-k-blank-template.pptx
April 21, 2014 - Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment
Quality Improvement Study Template
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/appendix-o-part2.pptx
April 21, 2014 - Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment
Appendix O.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/enhanced-recovery/index.html
June 01, 2023 - Toolkit for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery
The AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical … Care and Recovery (ISCR) Toolkit helps hospitals improve patients' surgical experience by adopting enhanced … and methods of AHRQ's Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to prevent complications such as surgical … Who Should Use This Toolkit
This toolkit should be used by perioperative staff, surgical quality improvement … customizable resources that your hospital’s perioperative team can download and use to standardize surgical
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiexh50.html
April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Exhibit … Determining Surgical Site Infection Rates
Chapter 3. … Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections
Chapter 4. … Surgeons' Acceptance of Surgical Site Infection Risk Adjustment Models
Appendix T. … Surgical Infection Society Abstract
Appendix U.
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/evidence-base/surgical.html
July 01, 2023 - Journal of Surgical Education , 70(5), 578-84. Select to access the abstract . … Patterns of communication breakdowns resulting in injury to surgical patients. … Developing observational measures of performance in surgical teams. … Teamwork and Communication in surgical teams: Implications for patient safety. … Surgical Endoscopy, 22(4), 885-90Select to access the abstract .
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/index.html
April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection … Determining Surgical Site Infection Rates
Chapter 3. … Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections
Chapter 4. … Surgical Infection Society Abstract
Appendix U. … Surgical Infection Society Abstract
Appendix U.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/ssi-bundle-slides.html
October 01, 2020 - Share a story about a patient who acquired a surgical site infection. … Stress that most surgical site infections are preventable. … Inservices: Conduct training on surgical site infection prevention. … Reduction of surgical site infections after implementation of a bundle of care. … Implementation of a surgical comprehensive unit-based safety program to reduce surgical site infections
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/improving-fac-notes.html
May 01, 2017 - Ask:
What is a briefing in the surgical environment? … Slide 27: The Surgical Checklist
Say:
The surgical checklist was designed to improve communication … and teamwork in the surgical environment. … nurses, surgical technicians, and anesthesiologists. … Say them outside the surgical environment.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiapt.html
April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Appendix … Determining Surgical Site Infection Rates
Chapter 3. … Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections
Chapter 4. … Surgeons' Acceptance of Surgical Site Infection Risk Adjustment Models
Appendix T. … Surgical Infection Society Abstract
Appendix U.
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/evidence-base/surgical-care.html
July 01, 2015 - TeamSTEPPS®: National Implementation Research/Evidence Base
Surgical Care and OR
Awad, S., … Patterns of communication breakdowns resulting in injury to surgical patients. … Developing observational measures of performance in surgical teams. … Teamwork and Communication in surgical teams: Implications for patient safety. … Surgical Endoscopy, 22(4), 885-90Select to access the abstract .
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/146-gap-analysis-surgical-services.pdf
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical Services | 4
Gap Analysis
(Surgical Services) … Other:
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical Services | 5
Gap Analysis
(Surgical … Is there a protocol to ensure proper surgical hand scrub for staff before the surgical procedure? … AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical Services | 6
Gap Analysis
(Surgical Services) … hand scrub, required training
Surgical hand scrub, optional training
Surgical attire, required
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/ssi-investigation.html
December 01, 2017 - Surgical Site Infection Investigation Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Introduction … Problem Statement
Your team cannot always predict which patients will develop a surgical site infection … If the investigation reveals variability in surgical care, your safety program team can use additional … You can use the materials in the AHRQ Toolkit to Promote Safe Surgery, such as the Surgical Complication … site infection:
Surgical site infection criteria:
(Superficial, deep, organ space)
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssi3.html
April 01, 2018 - Surgical Infection Society Abstract
Appendix U. … patients for surgical site infection. … Keywords used for the search included: SSI, surgical site infection, surgical risk factor, risk factor … , surgical wound, surgical infection . … Thus, SSI rate comparison needs to be at the surgical procedure level and not the surgical service level
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapbfig3.html
April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Appendix B. … Normalized Percent Distribution for Surgical Procedures with Incision (California 2008 SASD) … Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection … References
Text Description
A pie chart showing the normalized percent distribution for surgical
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/operationalizing-prevention-program.html
April 01, 2025 - Hospital-Level Gap Analysis for MRSA and SSI Prevention (PDF, 749 KB) Surgical Services Gap Analysis … Team Checkup Tool for MRSA Prevention in Surgical Services Settings (DOCX, 412 KB) The Staff Safety … Staff Safety Assessment Sample (DOCX, 316 KB) The Surgical Site Infection Investigation Tool is a … helpful tool to help to investigate why a surgical site infection may have occurred. … Surgical Site Investigation Tool Sample is available for your review.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/spreading-fac-notes.html
December 01, 2017 - Sustaining and Spreading Surgical Safety Improvements: Facilitator Notes
AHRQ Safety Program … cover Sustaining and Spreading Surgical Safety Improvements. … It also refers to applying the process for improving surgical safety to new challenges. … Ask:
How will the next patient get a surgical site infection? … What can we do to prevent the next surgical site infection?