- CEO/Senior Leader Checklist
Who should use this tool? Senior leaders.
Checklist Items
Leader Responsible
Date
Initiated
1. Ensure all current and new employees receive Science of Safety training.
2. Assign a senior executive (Chief Executive Officer or another leader) as an active member of each
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March 22, 2017 - Emergency medical services responders' perceptions of
the effect of stress and anxiety on patient safety in the
out-of-hospital emergency care of children: a qualitative
study.
March 22, 2017
Guise J-M, Hansen M, O'Brien K, et al. Emergency medical services responders' perceptions of the effect
of stress and anxi…
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December 22, 2017 - Safe practice recommendations for the use of copy-
forward with nursing flow sheets in hospital settings.
December 22, 2017
Patterson ES, Sillars DM, Staggers N, et al. Safe Practice Recommendations for the Use of Copy-Forward
with Nursing Flow Sheets in Hospital Settings. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2017;43(8):375…
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June 03, 2020 - Personal protective equipment for preventing highly
infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated
body fluids in healthcare staff.
June 3, 2020
Verbeek JH, Rajamaki B, Ijaz S, et al. Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious
diseases due to exposure to contaminated body fluids in healthc…
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May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Board Checklist
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Board Checklist
Who should use this tool: Senior leaders
Checklist Items
Leader Responsible
Date Initiated
1. Set an organization aim of annually assessing the safety and teamwork climate.
2. Improve the safet…
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June 02, 2025 - SNAC Submission Form. Section 2: Detailed Measure Specifications, Attachment 2: Chart Abstratcion Algorithm
SNAC Submission Form Measure 2: ADHD Behavior Therapy
Section 2: Detailed Measure Specifications
Attachment 2: Chart Abstraction…
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July 01, 2018 - Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An Evaluation
Table 3a. Examples of Evaluation Measures for Self-management Support Programs for Common Chronic Conditions
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Table of Contents
Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An Evaluation
Acknowledgments
Introduction and …
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March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW Leads to Huge Gains for Small Oklahoma Practice
Busy solo primary care practitioner seeks a tenacious problem-solver who can help her practice improve patient care by making better use of electronic health records (EHR).
A nurse practitioner at a small clinic in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, might have …
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July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Figure 2: Medication Reconciliation Upon Discharge High Level Process Map Before Redesign (Text Description)
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Table of Contents
Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATC…
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July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Figure 2: Medication Reconciliation Upon Discharge High Level Process Map Before Redesign (Text Description)
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Table of Contents
Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATC…
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September 01, 2018 - Special Issue: Progress at the Intersection of Patient
Safety and Medical Liability.
September 1, 2018
Ridgely MS, Greenberg MD, Clancy CM, eds. Health Serv Res. 2016;51(suppl 3):2395-2648.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/special-issue-progress-intersection-patient-safety-and-medical-liability
Medical liability refor…
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June 14, 2017 - Prescription errors related to the use of computerized
provider order-entry system for pediatric patients.
June 14, 2017
Alhanout K, Bun S-S, Retornaz K, et al. Prescription errors related to the use of computerized provider
order-entry system for pediatric patients. Int J Med Inform. 2017;103:15-19.
doi:10.1016/j…
digital.ahrq.gov/national-webinars/clinical-decision-support-authoring-tool
January 01, 2023 - Clinical Decision Support Authoring Tool
Event Date:
February 07, 2019 | 1:00pm – 2:30pm ET
Event Materials:
Presentation Slides ( PDF , 9.81 MB) Q&A ( PDF , 354 KB)
Your browser does not support inline frames. Please go to https://youtu.be/3hI6GIuYQgs to view the …
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August 20, 2018 - The first U.S. study on nurses' evidence-based practice
competencies indicates major deficits that threaten
healthcare quality, safety, and patient outcomes.
August 20, 2018
Melnyk BM, Gallagher-Ford L, Zellefrow C, et al. The First U.S. Study on Nurses' Evidence-Based Practice
Competencies Indicates Major Deficit…
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February 01, 2017 - Integrating Chronic Care and Business Strategies in the Safety Net: A Practice Coaching Manual
Practice coaching can be an effective way to improve health care quality. This practice coaching manual aims to help effectively and efficiently improve clinical quality in an ambulatory setting by providi…
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May 29, 2019 - Incivility and patient safety: a longitudinal study of
rudeness, protocol compliance, and adverse events.
May 29, 2019
Riskin A, Bamberger P, Erez A, et al. Incivility and Patient Safety: A Longitudinal Study of Rudeness,
Protocol Compliance, and Adverse Events. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2019;45(5):358-367.
doi:…
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August 20, 2018 - Advances in Patient Safety and Medical Liability.
August 20, 2018
Battles J, Azam I, Grady M, Reback K, eds. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality;
2017. AHRQ Publication No. 17-0017-EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/advances-patient-safety-and-medical-liability
This publication describes the re…
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December 01, 2022 - Module 9: Engaging and Empowering Patients and Families for Success in Cardiac Rehabilitation
YouTube embedded video: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/M0gL99Fwyzk
Video: Activating Patients to Engage and Complete Cardiac Rehabilitation (59:10)
Slides: Activating Patients To Engage and Complete…
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February 01, 2023 - Resources
Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
The Resources module of the Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals links to additional resources for CAUTI prevention and safety culture improvement.
Tools
Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting
This four-module narrated presentation is designed for inte…