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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool2_readm_review.docx
June 02, 2025 - Tool 2: Readmission Review Tool
Tool 2: Readmission Review tool
Purpose
Readmission reviews are … Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s State Action on Avoidable Rehospitalizations (STAAR) approach, this tool
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/briefing_debriefing.docx
December 01, 2017 - Tool: Briefing and Debriefing Tool
Briefing and Debriefing Tool
Introduction
Problem Statement
Surgical … Purpose of This Tool
This tool will help your safety program team reduce or eliminate the potential for … Please Adapt This Tool
A team of clinicians designed this tool for a specific clinical setting. … Please modify this tool to best fit your team’s needs. … this tool.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool12_collaboration.docx
June 02, 2025 - Tool 12: Cross Continuum Collaboration Tool
Tool 12: Cross-continuum collaboration tool
Purpose
This … tool helps teams develop specific effective and timely linkages to services with cross-continuum clinical … Use this tool to prepare for and initiate a series of structured discussions about how to more effectively … portfolio of efforts to reduce readmissions for all patients, including Medicaid patients.
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Tool … 12: Cross-Continuum Collaboration Tool
Use this tool to prepare for and initiate a series of structured
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/or_briefing_audit.docx
December 01, 2017 - Tool: OR Briefing and Debriefing Audit Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Operating Room Briefing … Purpose of This Tool
The Operating Room Briefing and Debriefing Audit Tool will help your team quantify … Please Adapt This Tool
A team of clinicians designed this tool to assess practice variability in its … Your team may want to add questions that are not included in this tool, and this tool may include questions … Please modify this tool to best fit your team’s needs.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/premortem-tool.docx
January 01, 2017 - Tool: Premortem
Problem Statement
Projects often fail due to many circumstances. … What Is the Purpose of This Tool? … Who Should Use This Tool? … When Should This Tool Be Used? … How Should This Tool Be Used?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/staff-safety-asst.docx
January 01, 2017 - Tool: SSA
What Is the Purpose of This Tool? … Who Should Use This Tool? … When Should This Tool Be Used? … How Should This Tool Be Used? … You may complete the tool anonymously.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/training-tools/sustainability-tool.docx
May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Module 4: Sustainability
Sustainability Tool
Background: … This tool can be used to identify sustainability issues in planning and implementing your improvement … How to use this tool: The Implementation Team leader (or individual designated by the leader) should … Use this tool to ensure you have appropriate resources and strategies in place to sustain improvement … Sustainability Tool
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/checkpoint-tool.docx
June 01, 2021 - Directions: This tool is intended to help facilities with formulate and execute local antibiotic stewardship … Checkpoint Tool – Long-Term Care
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
Name of Intervention
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/cus-tool.docx
May 01, 2017 - Ambulatory Surgery
Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment Module
CUS Tool
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module2/tool-examples.docx
March 01, 2017 - leaders with a deeper explanation of technical and adaptive solutions for change
Who should use this tool … How should you use this tool?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/sat-sbt-litreview.docx
January 01, 2017 - Tool: SSA
Summary
Spontaneous awakening trials (SAT) and spontaneous breathing trials (SBT) reduce
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/head-bed-elevation-litreview.docx
January 01, 2017 - Tool: SSA
Summary
The elevation of the head of bed (HOB) to a semirecumbent position (at least 30 degrees
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/planningtool.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Dissemination Planning Tool
Development of a Planning
Tool to Guide Dissemination
of Research Results … This
tool will help you, the Patient Safety Researcher, develop a plan for disseminating your research … This tool is designed to prompt your thinking about the
processes that you would use to disseminate … This tool will ask you to identify the aspects of your research that are ready for dissemination, and … You may do a first pass at the tool, and revisit it after a few days.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/resources/diagnostic-toolkit/06-pfe-planning-evaluation.pdf
August 01, 2021 - Evaluation Planning Tool
Evaluation Planning Tool
Toolkit for Engaging Patients
To Improve Diagnostic … communication items on a patient
experience survey]
� Provider scores from patient/staff
observation tool … addition to the validated surveys identified above, you may want to use a brief survey or observer tool … Surveys can be an important tool in your evaluation plan.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/ssi_investigation.docx
January 01, 2017 - SSI Investigation Tool
Surgical Site Infection Investigation Tool
Introduction
Problem Statement
Your … Purpose of This Tool
This tool will help your safety program team understand lapses in infection prevention … Please Adapt This Tool
A team of clinicians designed this tool to assess practice variability in its … Dig deeper with the Normothermia Audit Tool. … Dig deeper with the Glucose Control Audit Tool.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/antibiotic_audit.docx
December 01, 2017 - Antibiotic Audit Tool
Antibiotic Audit Tool
Introduction
Problem Statement
Perioperative antimicrobial … Purpose of This Tool
This tool will help your safety program team understand how appropriately you are … Please Adapt This Tool
A team of clinicians designed this tool to evaluate antimicrobial prophylaxis … Please modify this tool to best fit your team’s needs. … AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Program for Surgery
Antibiotic Audit Tool
Note: This tool should
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/normothermia_audit.docx
December 01, 2017 - Tool: Normothermia Audit
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Normothermia Audit Tool
Introduction
Problem … Purpose of This Tool
This tool will help your safety program team understand how consistently you maintain … Please Adapt This Tool
A team of clinicians designed this tool to evaluate normothermia maintenance in … Please modify this tool to best fit your team’s needs. … How To Use This Tool
Complete the data table included in this tool.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/structuralasst-tool.docx
January 01, 2017 - Tool: Structural Assessment
Date _____________ Hospital ________________________Unit______________ … No. 16(17)-0018-13-EF
January 2017
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Structural Assessment Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/early-mobility-tool.docx
January 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for
Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Daily Early Mobility Data Collection Tool … AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients Mobility Data Tool … All of the contraindications are listed at the end of the data collection tool. … Mobility codes are listed on the back of the data collection tool.
0. … Perceived barrier codes are listed on the back of the data collection tool.
0.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mvp/ltvv-intro/daily-ltvv-tool.docx
January 01, 2017 - Safety Program for
Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Daily Low Tidal Volume Ventilation Data Collection Tool … AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients LTVV Data Tool … Please print this data collection tool with the vent modes on page 2 of this document for easier data … Bed #
Enter all the bed numbers on the tool, whether the patient is on mechanical ventilation or not … Enter 1, 2, or 3 on the data collection tool depending on which type of vent mode is present at the time