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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/sustaining-change-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Recognize the patient care unit’s readiness for sustainment. … Patient comfort
Nurse convenience
Incontinence
No indication
Slide 23
Passion
Image: … Elderly woman with the hand of a health professional on her shoulder. … acquired condition penalties
Slide 42
Evaluation
Use data to assess progress:
Hospital Survey … on Patient Safety
Infection rates
Process measures
Organizational and team culture
Slide 43
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/How_to_Use_Guide_508.docx
April 05, 2013 - experience of care surveys, CMS quality care measures, or informal feedback from patients and families … and families, either by visiting current patients on specific units or by inviting patients and family … Hospital Survey scores, including overall scores and scores on questions that relate more directly to … Hospital Examples:
Adding Questions to Patient Experience of Care Surveys to Assess Patient and Family … patients in decisions about treatment
Extent to which patient and family are educated on how to report
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/mindfulness-061014.pptx
March 07, 2014 - antibiotics
216 DDD/1000 patient days to 161 . … the impact of stewardship on C. difficile included 16 studies. … hygiene, device use)
Indication, duration
HOSPITALISTS
31
Growth of Hospital Medicine
AHA Survey … Society
Physicians prioritize individual patient needs
Good News! … SHOULD THIS PATIENT BE EVALUATED FOR A URINARY TRACT INFECTION*?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/dx-improvement/module1-presenters-notes.pdf
January 12, 2022 - Good patient outcomes hinge on
having the right diagnosis. … • Surveys find that 1 in 3 patients has a firsthand experience with a diagnostic error
(Society to … program reinforces high‐reliability concepts and leverages the unique importance of
teamwork to enhance safety … culture. … Instructions for completing the questionnaire and calculating the
average summary score can be found
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Implement_Hndbook_508_v2.pdf
January 28, 2011 - satisfaction survey mailings. … and problems reported via the survey
• Convene focus groups of patients and families as specific issues … and family experience of care surveys. … • Assist with distributing questionnaires and encouraging patients
and family members to complete … Getting patients and families to complete this
type of brief survey is not always easy; however, experienced
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/4-approach-qi-process/sect4part2.html
January 01, 2020 - An Overview of Improvement Models
To succeed in improving patients' experiences, it is important to … experience and your organization's CAHPS survey scores. … , coordination of care, and care management of patients with chronic conditions. … , or patient experience surveys. … How Two Provider Groups Are Using the CAHPS ® Clinician & Group Survey for Quality Improvement.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/module2-transcript.pdf
June 01, 2017 - LaRosa, M.D., FCCM, FCCP
Patient Safety & Clinical Effectiveness Officer
Director, Critical Care Medicine … think it's really important, and our staff tell us it's important when we have employee
engagement surveys … , and who are empowered to make their
patients' experiences safer. … and patient educators and respiratory
therapists, and all different backgrounds of people. … Those two work very closely together to every day look at five things for
every single patient on the
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/a3_pdi_selfassessment.pdf
May 12, 2016 - While not part of this toolkit, AHRQ’s
Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture may help you assess … • We have open communication among providers, staff, patients,
and caregivers about quality … Overall, our hospital’s organizational structure places a high priority
on quality and patient safety … Overall, our hospital’s management processes are designed to place
a high priority on quality and patient … • We have open communication among providers, staff, patients,
and caregivers about our work
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/122-unit-level-gap-analysis.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Are patients who are infected or colonized with MRSA placed on contact isolation precautions? … Are patients who are colonized or infected with MRSA placed on contact isolation precautions? … hygiene
Aseptic technique
Maximal sterile barrier precautions (e.g., full body drape for the patient … Yes
No
[THIS CONCLUDES THE SURVEY FOR NON-ICU UNITS. … : Off
Question 5:
Are patients who are infected or colonized with MRSA placed on contact isolation
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptflow/references.html
October 01, 2018 - Prolonged emergency department stays of non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction patients are associated … Effect of emergency department crowding on time to antibiotics in patients admitted with community-acquired … Emergency department crowding is associated with poor care for patients with severe pain. … National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2007 Emergency Department Summary. … Impact of the Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program (CUSP) on safety culture in a surgical inpatient
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/empowerment.html
April 01, 2013 - two should focus on a patient satisfaction area, and metric three focus on operations. … And we actually did a survey. … We had the nurses do a survey on the leadership of each attending when they were leading rounds and asked … And we’ve done a survey of the staff on huddles. … The metrics are groups of patients, and so you really couldn’t identify any particular patient from what
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-case4.html
November 01, 2014 - In 2007, it deployed three surveys to assess patient experiences and satisfaction: one with inpatients … using the CAHPS ® Hospital Survey, v one in the long-term care unit and one with outpatients. … Ultimate outcomes include impacts on efficiency, patient satisfaction and experience, clinical process … One frontline person noted that the learning environment and the perceived positive impact on patient … Patient Experience
Suntown does not systematically collect information on patient experiences and satisfaction
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201807.html
November 01, 2018 - delivery of insulin to patients by 55 percent after changing patient care practices based on strategies … “We asked our frontline staff ‘How will patients most likely be harmed? … Tri-City used those same CUSP strategies to improve on-time administration of insulin to patients and … Tri-City leaders surveyed telemetry nurses and found that distractions such as phone calls and patients … “Our hospital’s leadership is continuously focused on improving patient safety,” Dr. Stuiver said.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/cauti-sustainability-transcript.docx
January 01, 2014 - They've taken the culture of patient safety survey. They took the results seriously. … They are allowed to come in and actually round with patients and addressing the patient safety events … Depending on how many patients you add on this. … You could add as many patients on your unit or your floor, how many unit to select. … Remember safety culture continue to assess it annually, celebrate your successes and ensure that based
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/finalreportphase2.pdf
September 29, 2014 - culture in dialysis facilities. … on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS) and 1 question about patient-provider
relations. … HD patient count in 2013(2 categories): above or below 70 HD patients in 2013
4. … CMS
Survey and Certification ESRD Facility Surveyors Trainings in fall 2013 and 2014. … culture, communication,
teamwork, and the use of data to reduce infection risks.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/schiff-mcnutt-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - A questionnaire
was administered to solicit data on physicians’ experience with diagnosis errors. … The survey questionnaire asked physicians to list three clinically significant
diagnosis errors they … To ensure anonymity and confidentiality, no names or coded numbers were placed on survey
forms. … meetings (hence, received the survey by mail), pre-paid post cards were
used to keep track of surveys … by diseases they see more commonly, there is lack of commonality of
definition given to respondents
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/cauti-sustainability-transcript.html
December 01, 2017 - They've taken the culture of patient safety survey. They took the results seriously. … They are allowed to come in and actually round with patients and addressing the patient safety events … Depending on how many patients you add on this. … You could add as many patients on your unit or your floor, how many unit to select. … Remember safety culture continue to assess it annually, celebrate your successes and ensure that based
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Patterson_48.pdf
May 05, 2008 - Qualitative
data, including feedback from health care providers and patients on the value and concerns … When simulations typically occur in empty patient rooms, these
rooms might be occupied by actual patients … organization, State law, safety culture, and other local factors. … But it is not traditional “human subject research” on patients, of the kind the
Federal Common Rule … Between these two extremes of classical clinical
research on informed patients and pure employee mandatory
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/about.html
December 01, 2017 - Sign up: CAHPS Database - Hospital Component Email updates
Sign up: Hospital Survey on Patient … Safety Culture Email updates
Sign up: HCUP Highlights Email updates
Emergency Severity Index … Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety
Research shows that when patients … Readmissions are a significant issue among patients with Medicaid. … Improving Patient Safety Systems for Patients with Limited English Proficiency
This TeamSTEPPS guide
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/046-evidence-behind-decolonization-strategies-slides.pptx
October 01, 2024 - of VRE
Results: Compared with soap and water, bathing with CHG led to decrease in VRE on patient skin … and 282,803 ICU patient-days
Arm 1: Routine Care
All patients screened
Contact precautions for known … mupirocin resistance in trial29
CLABSI benefit seen with rapid adoption in 95 other hospitals30
Per a 2021 survey … Patient Educational Resources
Resources and instructions to educate patients about decolonization. … Access the one-pager on the 4 Es here.