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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-medication-safety.pdf
April 30, 2025 - Lastly, Study 6
assessed safety culture in hospitals, identifying problematic areas and emphasizing … Surveys revealed that while many physicians agreed
that the ACPOE improves the quality of patient care … Key Findings/Impact: The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture was used
to identify components of … culture in need of improvement, raise awareness of safety
culture, evaluate the effectiveness of patient … A website, patient safety hotline, focus groups, and surveys offered participants additional
portals
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2022qdr-datasources.pdf
December 01, 2022 - respondent burden by shortening the length of the questionnaire, harmonize
overlapping content with … advances in survey methodology and measurement. … Community Survey. … Official HCAHPS scores, based on four consecutive quarters of patient
surveys, have been publicly reported … Since 2010, client-level RSR data have been used to
assess the numbers and types of clients receiving
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Williams_115.pdf
June 19, 2008 - Records are frequently presented for review based on a local
facility’s established criteria or on a … A survey to obtain
feedback from the quality
directors was conducted
using electronic software
during … The survey
containing 10 questions
9
was sent to 40 individuals in 28 participating hospitals … Completed surveys were returned from
16 hospitals, a response rate of 57 percent. … Results of a survey in
26 European countries. Fam Pract 2003; 20: 443-451.
5.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/lab-testiing/lab-testing-toolkit.pdf
December 01, 2017 - on Patient Safety Culture at
https://www.ahrq.gov/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture … (GIM) practice’s use of the
Patient Experience Survey in this guide helped them
explore their patients … While most patients
indicated on the survey that they did know why a test
was ordered, the care teams … Purpose
The Patient Experience Assessment on page 14 can help you to assess your
patients' understanding … HANDOUT
Purpose
The Patient Handout on the next two pages can help you to engage patients in the
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d1_combo_improvementmethodsoverview.pdf
June 02, 2025 - • These slides may be useful earlier on in the process
than during implementation; feel free to use … Use Assessment of Organizational Readiness for Change related to the
Inpatient Quality Indicators, Patient … Safety Indicators, and/or Pediatric
Quality Indicators (Section A tools or AHRQ Survey on Patient Safety … Culture)
• Review current performance on each of the metrics (Section B tools)
• Determine priorities … leadership
Step 5
Evaluate, Standardize, and
Communicate
• Project Evaluation (Tool D.8)
• Focus on
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/039-mrsa-surveillance-slides.pptx
October 01, 2024 - Detects patients who became colonized while in the community (present on admission). … Wear gloves and gown to enter a patient room regardless of whether patient contact will occur. … be placed on contact isolation precautions. … If a tested patient has a positive MRSA surveillance test, they will remain on contact isolation precautions … Current infection prevention and antibiotic stewardship program practices: a survey of the Society for
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/learn/fac-cusp.html
December 01, 2012 - Does your hospital do everything it can to protect patients? … Safety proved that CUSP was successful in improving the safety culture. … patient care and should be addressed when attempting to diagnose system-level influences on patient … on the cart. … correlated with considerable improvements in the safety climate in 71 units, as measured by a unit culture survey
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/hotline/eval4.html
May 01, 2016 - Three respondents said that as a result of the event, the patient switched to a different health care … Processing of the Patient and Caregiver Reports
In 34 of the 37 reports, the respondent agreed to … Thirty-four of the patient or caregiver respondents consented to have the report shared with a named … management
1
Other
Other
2
Usability Surveys
Four of the 37 hotline reports were … and be less likely to respond to the organization’s patient experience survey.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2021qdr-intro-methods.pdf
December 01, 2021 - and patient safety culture. … Some survey designs, questionnaires, data collection methods, definitions, and data
calculation methods … Data Base (NCDB)
United States Census Bureau
• American Community Survey (ACS)
Populations
Overall … Disabilities: Disability status is defined based on the methodology of the American
Community Survey … Limitations With the Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System Data
For these measures, “hospital patients
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/engaging-nurse-physician-patient-slides.html
August 01, 2018 - Auditing/survey – asking open questions
Nursing based - Urinary insertion/removal protocol
Providing … "Patient and family engagment is defined as patients, families and their representatives, and health … Patient Advisors to serve on safety and quality performance improvement teams
Images: 3 photos of … Available on www.ihi.org
Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety, Rockville … Quality and safety measures:
Monthly data reports
Recurring gaps
Staff Safety Assessment survey
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Fein.pdf
January 01, 2004 - , while investigations
using open-ended questionnaires reveal much lower rates. … The majority of respondents were white. … One
physician summarized it this way: “I almost think it needs to be on a patient-by-
patient basis. … Patients
expressed feeling overwhelmed by that type of disclosure: “There’s so much that
goes on, I … Hospital
disclosure practices: results of a national survey.
Health Aff 2003;22(2):73–83.
10.
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www.ahrq.gov/priority-populations/observances/bhm/index.html
February 01, 2025 - Promoting Early Utilization of Palliative Care for African Americans Using Culturally Informed Patient … Publications on Disparities, Race, and Ethnicity Research on Healthcare Disparities 2019 National Healthcare … COVID-19 mortality: a sentinel event Post-discharge adverse events among African American and Caucasian patients … Safety Events, 2005 ( PDF , 209 KB) News Brief #21: Sickle Cell Disease Patients in U.S. … Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations, 2003 ( PDF , 170 KB) News Brief Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/qi-action-notes.docx
April 01, 2022 - They also look at their ICU Assessment results and review unit-level patient safety culture survey results … from the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety (HSOPS) that they completed 6 months ago. … culture both at the aggregate (or hospital) level and the unit level. … on where they see patients could be harmed in any way from what is happening on the unit. … Slide 14
Based on the data from NHSN, ICU Assessment results, the patient safety culture results,
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/921.html
July 01, 2024 - and 41.0 readmissions for every 100 hospitalizations among Medicaid patients. … the consequences of this global phenomenon, and the Modernization of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey … Researchers reviewed data from the AHRQ Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and found that in 2021, the … Highlights From AHRQ’s Patient Safety Network AHRQ’s Patient Safety Network (PSNet) highlights journal … Building a resilient patient safety culture: a large healthcare organization's approach to systematically
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/imp_opt_briefings.pptx
December 01, 2017 - Both safety culture and technical interventions must be managed to sustain progress. … culture with HSOPS survey
ADAPTIVE WORK
Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP)
LOCAL PROBLEMS … culture rather than checklist alone13
Surgical units with strong safety culture yielded significant … But an organization with a relatively poor safety culture saw minimal improvement from the checklist … culture with time and commitment
Foster safety culture growth
Practice and expect open communication
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/learn-from-defects-fac-guide.html
February 01, 2017 - safety culture. … To improve and maintain a positive patient safety culture, ensure that problems are not only fixed for … Second-order problem solving addresses future needs and improves overall patient safety culture. … Only then can you progress to second-order problem solving to improve the long-term patient safety culture … Recognizing the defects hindering a strong patient safety culture is the first step to building a culture
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/earp-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - On the individual level, we
want to make sure that patients are educated and informed in ways that … When asked their opinions about
the structure for the next conference, respondents reflected on the … , ethnic minorities, patients with low
literacy, but others focus on specific types of services, such … Survey
A national survey, entitled What is Patient Advocacy? … A total of 112
respondents completed the survey, representing a response rate of 55%.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldataapd.html
May 01, 2018 - Ayanian's research focuses on the effect of patients' race, ethnicity, gender, insurance coverage, and … As Co-Principal Investigator of the California Health Interview Survey 2001 and 2003, she led efforts … His methodological research interests include surveys, census methodology, microsimulation models, missing … : Results of a Community Health Center Survey (NACHC, The California Endowment and National Health Law … Senior Associate with MDS Associates, a health care consulting firm with public and private sector clients
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/sustainability_sustspreading.pptx
December 01, 2017 - Secure time and resources
Formalize job responsibilities for patient safety improvement work
Dedicate … Readminister Perioperative Staff Safety Assessment (two-question survey) at least every 12–18 months … patient safety activities
Continue collaborative activities
Revisit the “right team mix” and augment … ASK:
How will the next patient get a surgical site infection? … SAY:
CUSP employs the Staff Safety Assessment, often called the two-question survey.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d1_pdi_improvementmethodsoverview.pptx
June 02, 2025 - These slides may be useful earlier on in the process than during implementation; feel free to use them … Organizational Readiness for Change related to the Pediatric Quality Indicators (Section A tools or AHRQ Survey … on Patient Safety Culture)
Review current performance on each of the metrics (Section B tools)
Determine … Plan (Tool D.6)
Step 3
Measure Results and Analyze
Implementation Measurement (Tool D.7)
Collect data on … and Select Best Practices (Tools D.3, D.4)
Conduct a Gap Analysis (Tool D.5)
Select Best Practices on