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961. Using the Opportunity Estimator to Educate, Engage, and Evaluate | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2017 - The Opportunity Estimator Slide 4. The Opportunity Estimator Slide 5. … safety Educate your staff Senior executive partnership Engage senior leaders Tools … The presenter did not go through the diagram but stressed that users enter rate data into the opportunity … Integrating Into CUSP Activities Science of safety & O/E to educate staff Building CUSP teams … O/E in Action These data are the infections and central-line days for the baseline period for the

962. Learn From Defects - Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2017 - the followup steps needed to improve safety. … negative factors What happened to cause the defect?   3. … What can we do to reduce the risk of it happening again? … Were the above action plans effectively carried out? … Did the interventions reduce the likelihood of recurrence of the defect?

963. Sustainability | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2017 - Sustainability Toolkit To Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers It is important to build … The resources below can help your ambulatory surgery center integrate sustainment activities into the … ; Text Version ) Management Practices for Sustainability Developed in collaboration with the … Return to the Toolkit Main Page

964. Conflict Resolution (Slide Presentation) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - The Assertion Model Slide 11. Helpful Hints in Applying the Assertion Model Slide 12. … The Assertion Mode Model to guide and improve assertion in the interest of patient safety Image … Helpful Hints in Applying the Assertion Mode Focus on the common goal: Quality care, the welfare … of the patient, safety – it’s hard to disagree with safe, high-quality care Avoid the issue of who … the conversation Actively avoid being perceived as judgmental Be hard on the problem, not the people

965. Material Use Guide - Sustainability Module | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2017 - Feel free to use these suggestions or come up with your own approach to implementing the module. … Facilitate a discussion of what steps the facility can take to support a team leading the program’s process … Listen to the recordings in slides 23 and 24 and invite the staff to talk about the main messages. … Discuss how the required data will be collected (slide 28) and what data will measure the new work processes … Set outcome goals and decide what will be done if the data reveal a threshold of safety has been passed

966. Psychological Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2018 - Psychological Safety CUSP Toolkit The CUSP toolkit includes training tools to make care safer … by improving the foundation of how your physicians, nurses, and other clinical team members work together … These videos reinforce the material presented in each module of the CUSP toolkit. … Psychological Safety [1 min. 17 sec.]

967. Appendix P. Evaluating and Selecting Hand Hygiene Products - Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2017 - Slide 5: Understanding Hand Hygiene Product Evaluation Safety, efficacy, effectiveness. … Local needs Slide 10: Action Step: Review the Labels for Products in Current Use What is the … Slide 16: Scales To Evaluate Skin Condition by the Observer Image: This chart from the World Health … Finally, observers evaluate the general appearance of the skin, from 0, representing no observable scale … Guide to Hand Hygiene Programs for Infection Prevention . 2015. World Health Organization.

968. Learn Strategies for Communicating With Colleagues, Patients, and Families About Antibiotic Prescribing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2022 - KB)  Improving antibiotic use should be viewed as a patient safety issue. … All members of an ambulatory practice should be encouraged to understand both the benefits and the risks … The presentations and tools below are pertinent to the Antibiotic Stewardship Team, as well as clinicians … Practice Around Antibiotic Decisions Tools The five tools below are designed to assist the practice … in creating a safety culture that values appropriate antibiotic prescribing.

969. Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home: Family Information Packet (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/hospitals/nicupacket.pdf
     December 01, 2013 - Crib Safety What is SIDS? ■ “SIDS” stands for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. … who may need a more comprehensive developmental evaluation … Referrals/Early Intervention Programs ■ Recommend management along with developmental pediatricians, … early childhood intervention programs, and possible neurology … ■ Early intervention programs provide, at no cost to families: – Family education and counseling

970. Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home: Family Information Packet (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket.pdf
     December 01, 2013 - Crib Safety What is SIDS? ■ “SIDS” stands for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. … who may need a more comprehensive developmental evaluation … Referrals/Early Intervention Programs ■ Recommend management along with developmental pediatricians, … early childhood intervention programs, and possible neurology … ■ Early intervention programs provide, at no cost to families: – Family education and counseling

971. Appendix I. Checklist Observation Tool and FAQs - Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2017 - Pre-op Briefing Before the Patient is Sedated Before the Procedure is Started Before the Patient … Tips for how to use the tool If possible, you should fill out the tool during the case. … Ideally, the person completing the tool should not be part of the team being observed. … than 1 hour |___| Risk of venous thromboembolism |___| Anesthesia safety check is completed |___| … a team member read back the label from the container during the debriefing discussion?

972. Appendix A. Exclusion Criteria | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide Appendix A. … Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety … The following exclusion criteria were applied when considering articles to be included in the systematic … Articles in which hospitals were not within the United States were excluded.

973. Why Should Your Practice Focus on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2022 - viewers will be able to— Explain why optimizing antibiotic prescribing is necessary for patient safety … Understand how antibiotic stewardship teams can improve antibiotic prescribing practices in the ambulatory

974. Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2013 - Sponsor State Hospital Associations and Hospitals Registered in the Project a,b,c a The work on … Represents the total number of hospitals registered in the project that could be linked to their AHA … Represents the total number of hospitals included in the AHA 2010 National Survey results. … , there is some variation in the lag time between the data collection period and the actual data submission … within 45 days immediately following the data collection period; however, the remaining units submit

975. Impact | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-neonatal/nclabsi6.html
     January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Neonatal CLABSI Prevention Impact … Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative … impact of the intervention was assessed by estimating the number of infections prevented, lives saved … To estimate the number of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) prevented, the number … In total, an estimated 131 infections were prevented over the course of the study which translates to

976. The "Sometimes Antibiotics" Diagnoses: Acute Otitis Media in Children | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/best-practices/aom.html
     September 01, 2022 - The "Sometimes Antibiotics" Diagnoses: Acute Otitis Media in Children After viewing or presenting … this presentation, viewers will be able to— Describe the pathophysiology and clinical presentation … Identify criteria for the diagnosis of AOM. … Use a clinical case to demonstrate evidence-based recommendations for the management of AOM. … The “Sometimes Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Acute Otitis Media in Children – Slides (PPTX, 2 MB) The “Sometimes

977. Learn Best Practices for Diagnosing and Managing Common Infectious Syndromes and Antibiotic Allergies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2022 - The presentations are case based and focus on common scenarios in the ambulatory care setting. … The handouts for patients and families can be provided when the patient presents to the clinic with one … The Never Antibiotics Diagnoses: Influenza and RSV The Never Antibiotics Diagnoses: Viral Acute Upper … Respiratory Infection: the Common Cold The Never Antibiotics Diagnoses: Acute Bronchitis The Sometimes … The Sometimes Antibiotics Diagnoses: Pharyngitis The Usually Antibiotics Diagnoses: Community-Acquired

978. CUS Tool - Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment Module | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2017 - CUS Tool - Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment Module

979. Senior Executive's Role on the Team | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2018 - Senior Executive's Role on the Team CUSP Toolkit Training - Video The CUSP toolkit includes … training tools to make care safer by improving the foundation of how your physicians, nurses, and other … These videos reinforce the material presented in each module of the CUSP toolkit. … The Senior Executive's Role on the CUSP Team [1 min. 37 sec.]

980. Implement Teamwork and Communication | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2018 - Implement Teamwork and Communication The Implement Teamwork and Communication module of the CUSP … The Implement Teamwork and Communication module of the CUSP Toolkit will help you to— Understand … the importance of effective communication and transparency. … Using the Daily Goals Checklist (37 sec.) Briefing in Action (1 min., 1 sec.) … ZIP files  Download the entire CUSP Toolkit