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21. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4b_combo_psi05-foreignbody-bestpractices.pdf
    November 01, 2012 - Retained surgical items. … NoThing Left Behind: A National Surgical Patient Safety Project to Prevent Retained Surgical Items. … Recommended practices for prevention of retained surgical items. … Radiofrequency identification (RFID) applied to surgical sponges. … Bar-coding surgical sponges to improve safety: a randomized controlled trial.

22. 26-Patient-Education-Guide (doc file)
    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/26-patient-education-guide.docx
    June 01, 2023 - Guide to Using the Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Patient Education BookletsAHRQ Safety Program … for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Purpose of Booklets The booklets were developed for patients … Patients and caregivers need to know what they can do and what to avoid to have as safe a surgical and … ISCR is a collaborative program designed to enhance the perioperative care of surgical patients. … The content of the booklets is based on the program’s evidence-based pathways for improving surgical

23. Communication-Material-Guide (doc file)
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    May 01, 2017 - Overview Communication and Teamwork Defined · Slides 4-11 Improving Surgical Team Communication With … Briefings* · Slides 12-17 · Example Briefing* (2 min 14) Improving Surgical Team Communication With … Debriefings* · Slides 18-25 · Example Debriefing* (1 min 24) The Surgical Checklist as a Communication … and Teamwork Tool · Slides 26-32 Customizing the Surgical Checklist* · Slides 33-41 · Tabletop Simulation … Materials: Slides 4-11 Audience: All employees Topic: Improving Surgical Team Communication With Debriefings

24. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4i_pdi11-dehiscence-bestpractices.pdf
    May 17, 2016 - • Postoperative wound dehiscence occurs in about 8 per 10,000 pediatric surgical discharges.1 • The … Assess the surgical wound postoperatively and document any findings of wound dehiscence.3-5 Best … Surgical Site Infection (SSI) http://www.cdc.gov/hai/ssi/ssi.html Policies/Protocols • WHO Surgical … Surgical wound dehiscence. MEDSURG Nurs 2006;15(5):296-301. 4. … Best practice recommendation: prevention and management of open surgical wounds.

25. Module 4: Script and Slides (doc file)
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    May 01, 2017 - By observation, we do not mean chart audits of surgical safety checklist use. … It is important to see the use of the surgical safety checklist in action. … Finally, you might wonder if this is just about surgical safety checklists. It’s not. … We use the surgical safety checklist as an example. … In the surgical safety checklist context, can the observer report on the results of surgical safety checklist

26. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4k_combo_psi14-dehiscence-bestpractices.pdf
    May 20, 2016 - site infections, and appropriate post-surgical wound assessment and help decrease the incidence of … In 2008 the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) identified surgical site infections (a … Assess the surgical wound postoperatively and document any findings of wound dehiscence.1,2,7 Best … Best practice recommendation: prevention and management of open surgical wounds. … Surgical wound dehiscence. Medsurg Nurs 2006 Oct;15(5):296-301. 3.

27. Patient and Family Engagement in the Surgical Environment Module: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2017 - Environment Module: Facilitator Notes Slide 1: Patient and Family Engagement in the Surgical … Involving patient and family members with the surgical process (including the Safe Surgery Checklist) … Facilities can not only report on their engagement as a metric for the success of the surgical procedure … Be respected as an individual and not be identified as a surgical name or number. … When possible, encourage family member inclusion in the surgical process before and after surgery.

28. Appendix L. Infection Prevention Infographic - Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2017 - Surgical site infections are infections that can occur after surgery in the part of the body where … are about 300,000 surgical site infections . … Learn more about infection prevention at ambulatory surgical centers at AHRQ Website . 1. … Frequently asked questions about surgical site infections: Patient guide. Accessed April 22, 2016. … Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Update.

29. AHRQ's Healthcare-Associated Infections Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2024 - Toolkit To Promote Safe Surgery This toolkit helps surgical units improve safety culture and reduce … surgical site infections and other complications. … Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers This toolkit helps ambulatory surgery centers reduce surgical … This ongoing implementation project aims to help intensive care units, non-intensive care units, surgical … Newest Releases Toolkit for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use

30. Improving-Facnotes (doc file)
    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/improving/improving-facnotes.docx
    May 01, 2017 - Slide 5 SAY: The surgical environment makes communication challenging. … ASK: What is a briefing in the surgical environment? … Slide 26 SAY: The surgical checklist was designed to improve communication and teamwork in the surgical … nurses, surgical technicians, and anesthesiologists. … Say them outside the surgical environment.

31. AHRQ's TeamSTEPPS® Boosts Patient Safety, Efficiency for Texas Military Hospital's Operating Rooms | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2016 - TeamSTEPPS was expanded hospital-wide after its successful introduction in the facility's 28 surgical … training at the San Antonio facility, preoperative briefings are conducted in operating rooms with all surgical … Surgical teams also attend a postoperative briefing before leaving the operating room after each procedure … While TeamSTEPPS was implemented throughout the surgical unit, officials conducted an evaluation of operating … time in minutes, on-time start rates for procedures, and the average time for a surgical case.

32. AHRQ Tools To Reduce Hospital-Acquired Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2024 - CLABSI and CAUTI Prevention in ICUs Community-Acquired Pneumonia Toolkit Improving Surgical … Pressure ulcers: Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care Surgical … care and recovery:  Toolkit for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Surgical site infections: Toolkit

33. Module 4: Observation and Integration - Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/observation-fac-notes.html
    June 01, 2017 - By observation, we do not mean chart audits of surgical safety checklist use. … It is important to see the use of the surgical safety checklist in action. … We use the surgical safety checklist as an example. … capture fidelity to the surgical safety checklist through observation the OR? … In the surgical safety checklist context, can the observer report on the results of surgical safety checklist

34. Improving Patient Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers: A Resource List for Users of the AHRQ Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey on Patient Safety Culture. (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2016 - Ambulatory Surgery Surgical Checklist http://www.scoap.org/downloads/SCOAP-Surgical-Checklist-DRAFT-3 … Care Quality, provides a free, downloadable surgical checklist for ambulatory surgery. … Registered Nurses (AORN) Comprehensive Surgical Checklist was created to support a facility's need … Robin Chard, AORN President Charlotte Guglielmi, contributors to the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist, … Communication About Patient Information, #1 Ambulatory Surgery Surgical Checklist  Composite 1.

35. Module 4: PowerPoint Presentation
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    May 01, 2017 - Safety Checklist Usage Direct evidence of how well people are able to use your center's surgical safety … Reliable use of agreed-to work methods (e.g. surgical safety checklist and communication behaviors) … Better alignment between agreement and actual practice shown in surgical safety checklist record What … The surgical safety checklist observation form is a natural addition to your visual management board. … Problem log Escalation • Sentinel events • Problems raised in huddle Safety Work by Staff • Using surgical

36. Measuring Impact | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2023 - Home Healthcare-Associated Infections Program Tools Improving Surgical … CLABSI and CAUTI Prevention in ICUs Community-Acquired Pneumonia Toolkit Improving Surgical … Tools and Resources To Help Hospitals Implement an ISCR Program This section of the Improving Surgical … Sample Pathway Checklist (DOCX, 227 KB) The Sample Improving Surgical Care and Recovery (ISCR) Pathway

37. Module 4: Component Kit (doc file)
    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/observation/observation-component-kit.docx
    May 01, 2017 - As you’ve adapted a surgical safety checklist for your site, the AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery … We propose that you regularly observe surgical safety checklist use and apply the coaching recommendations … Direct evidence of how well people are able to use the surgical safety checklist; Figure 1. … Not just for surgical checklists. … Preparation 1 Can you use a surgical safety checklist form to summarize three procedure segments?

38. Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2017 - (SSIs) and other surgical complications. … Implementing the Surgical Safety Checklist. Infection Prevention. … Environment, (2) Coaching Clinical Teams, (3) Patient and Family Engagement in the Surgical Environment … Surgical Safety Checklist The surgical safety checklist is an invaluable tool for optimizing patient … A surgical safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality in a global population.

39. The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/guide-cusp.html
    May 01, 2017 - CLABSI and CAUTI Prevention in ICUs Community-Acquired Pneumonia Toolkit Improving Surgical … slide sets, videos, and tools highlight the following themes: (1) Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical … This module has several objectives: Describe challenges with teamwork and communication in the surgical … Patient and Family Engagement in the Surgical Environment This module focuses on patient and family … Explain the importance of engaging patients and family members in the care of the surgical patient in

40. Dimick, Justin | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - Institution: University of Michigan Grant Title: Composite Measures of Surgical Performance Grant Number … There are two specific aims: Develop and validate composite measures of surgical morbidity. … goal is to ensure that quality measurement efforts are ultimately translated into better outcomes for surgical … demonstrates the value of “reliability adjustment” for filtering out statistical noise when measuring surgical … the final statistical code necessary for applying the composite measure methods to a broad range of surgical