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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapa2.html
April 01, 2018 - the incidence rate and risk factors of surgical site infections in the orthopedic wards in a major teaching … month prospective cohort study, with 30 days of patient follow-up after surgery, was conducted at the teaching … The facility was a 100-bed private hospital associated with a university teaching facility, where approximately
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Kline_32.pdf
March 03, 2008 - Instead of a strictly lecture-driven format for the training, a
didactic and interactive teaching format … Strategies for managing change in the workplace included teaching
the staff to evaluate the proposed … It helps the teaching make sense.”
“It is worth an entire day off the unit.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cp31103.html
October 01, 2014 - University of Missouri Uses AHRQ's Health Literacy Toolkit to Train and Coach Physicians
Search All Impact Case Studies
September 2011
The University of Missouri Center for Health Policy, through funding from Health Literacy Missouri, a nonprofit organization based in St. Louis, incorporated AHRQ's "Health …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medication-mgmt-common-barriers-card-4x6.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Medication Management: Common Barriers to Medication Adherence
Common Barriers to
Medication Adherence
What Patients Might Say Possible Solutions
My medicine makes me
feel sick.
Prescribe a substitute
medication; change the dose.
I feel fine. Explain how the patient’s
disease affects the body.
I forget.
F…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/advance-organizational-safety-strategies-slides.pdf
June 18, 2024 - NAA National Webinar May 2024 - Understanding and Operationalizing the National Action Alliance Aim #1: Advance Organizational Safety Strategies Using National Action Plan Foundations
Understanding and Operationalizing the National Action
Alliance Aim #1: Advance Organizational
Safety Strategies Using National Act…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospitalvaluepilotreport.pdf
November 01, 2017 - Distribution of Pilot Hospitals by Geographic Region, Bed Size, and Teaching Status ................. … and 4 display the characteristics of the 47 pilot study hospitals by geographic region,
bed size, teaching … Distribution of Pilot Hospitals by Geographic Region, Bed Size, and Teaching Status
Hospital Characteristic … Small (6-99)v 3,428 54% 17 36%
Medium (100-299) 1,964 31% 18 38%
Large (300 or more) 925 15% 12 26%
Teaching … Status Number Percent Number Percent
Teaching 1,537 24% 11 23%
Nonteaching 4,780 76% 36 77%
Table
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospvaluepilotreport.pdf
November 01, 2017 - Distribution of Pilot Hospitals by Geographic Region, Bed Size, and Teaching Status ................. … and 4 display the characteristics of the 47 pilot study hospitals by geographic region,
bed size, teaching … Distribution of Pilot Hospitals by Geographic Region, Bed Size, and Teaching Status
Hospital Characteristic … Small (6-99)v 3,428 54% 17 36%
Medium (100-299) 1,964 31% 18 38%
Large (300 or more) 925 15% 12 26%
Teaching … Status Number Percent Number Percent
Teaching 1,537 24% 11 23%
Nonteaching 4,780 76% 36 77%
Table
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/how-to-spread.html
April 01, 2013 - Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, and I work in a health and policy in management department, teaching … They do a lot of one-on-one teaching with the nurses on the floor, and regarding how the site is supposed
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/mutual/tools/index.html
June 01, 2023 - Section 2: Explanation of Mutual Support Key Concepts and Tools
This section contains explanations and illustrations to help you better understand and appreciate the importance of TeamSTEPPS mutual support concepts and tools. If you teach this content or want additional insights into how the material can be mor…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/patient-safety-issues.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Infographic Poster: Did you know...Patient safety issues in primary care are real.
Did you know...
Patient safety issues in
primary care are real.
Annually,
1 in 20 outpatients experiences a diagnostic error
55%
of patients said
diagnostic errors
were a chief concern
in outpatient visits
1 in 9
ED admissi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/infographicposter-final508_0.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Infographic Poster: Did you know...Patient safety issues in primary care are real.
Did you know...
Patient safety issues in
primary care are real.
Annually,
1 in 20 outpatients experiences a diagnostic error
55%
of patients said
diagnostic errors
were a chief concern
in outpatient visits
1 in 9
ED admissi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/023-optimizing-evc-one-pager.docx
October 01, 2024 - In the patient care environment, quality of cleaning is measured by which and what percentage of high-touch surfaces (HTSs) are adequately cleaned and disinfected. Below, the four most common methods of monitoring are discussed, including their pros and cons.
Observation1-3
· A supervisor or trained staff conducts visu…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/113-cleaning-monitoring-methods-one-pager.docx
April 01, 2025 - In the patient care environment, quality of cleaning can be measured by which and what percentage of high-touch surfaces (HTS) are adequately cleaned and disinfected. Below, the four most common methods of monitoring are discussed, including their pros and cons.
Observation1-3
· A supervisor or trained staff conducts …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy4/Strat4_Tool_3_Physician_HO_508.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Strategy 4: IDEA Discharge Planning (Tool 3)
Guide to Patient and Family Engagement :: 1
Improving Discharge Outcomes with Patients and Families
Evidence for engaging patients
and families in discharge planning
Nearly 20 percent of patients experience an adverse
event within 30 days of discharge.1,2 Re…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/literacy/index.html
December 01, 2022 - CAHPS Health Literacy Item Sets
The CAHPS Health Literacy Item Sets ask about providers' efforts to foster and improve the health literacy of patients. Health literacy is commonly defined as patients' ability to obtain, process, and understand the basic health information and services they need to make appropri…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/pf-engagement-fac-notes.html
May 01, 2017 - Patient and Family Engagement in the Surgical Environment Module: Facilitator Notes
Slide 1: Patient and Family Engagement in the Surgical Environment Module
Say:
The purpose of the Patient and Family Engagement in the Ambulatory Surgical Environment module is to augment the existing hospital setting Pati…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guideref.html
July 01, 2018 - prophylaxis rate resulting in a decrease in hospital-acquired deep vein thrombosis at a tertiary-care teaching … Improving the use of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in an Australian teaching hospital. … Implementing guidelines for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in a large Italian teaching hospital: … prophylaxis rate resulting in a decrease in hospital-acquired deep vein thrombosis at a tertiary-care teaching
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guideref.html
July 01, 2018 - prophylaxis rate resulting in a decrease in hospital-acquired deep vein thrombosis at a tertiary-care teaching … Improving the use of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in an Australian teaching hospital. … Implementing guidelines for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in a large Italian teaching hospital: … prophylaxis rate resulting in a decrease in hospital-acquired deep vein thrombosis at a tertiary-care teaching
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/podcasts/CreatinganEffectiveCustomerServiceTrainingProgram20120501Transcript52312.pdf
May 01, 2012 - We were looking for the threshold of 85% to be in good standing and use that as a teaching
tool for
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/warm-handoff-webinar-slides.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Warm Handoff
1
Warm Handoff
AHRQ
Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary
Care Settings by Engaging Patients and
Families
Speaker
Kelly Smith, PhD
Scientific Director, Quality & Safety
Co-PI, AHRQ Guide to Improve Patient Safety
in Primary Care Settings by Engaging
Patients and Families
kel…