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441. AHRQ Projects to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections, Fiscal Year 2011 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/haify11.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - Standardization of Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care SSIs—Surgical site infections SUSP—Surgical Unit-based … Goals: This project will develop and test a Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to reduce … Demonstrating and field testing CUSP-VAP in two States Development and Demonstration of a Surgical Unit-based … surgical complications Setting: Hospitals Goals: The goal of this project is to develop a Surgical Unit-based … Care of Complex Patients Translating Comparative Effectiveness Research Results from Intensive Care Unit

442. Facilitator Guide: Sustaining and Spreading Surgical Safety Improvements (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/sustainability_sustspreading_facnotes.docx
     December 01, 2017 - : When a safe surgery project is sustainable, the accomplishments are more likely to persist on the unit … During this module, consider the efforts at your unit or hospital and assess whether they are sustainable … The adaptive work of CUSP, the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program, involves everyone in your unit … Also, consider the unit or hospital priorities and how they might compete with the improvement efforts … Develop a plan to include this video in new staff or unit orientations.

443. Assemble the Team | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/assemble/team-slides.html
     December 01, 2012 - The Unit-Based CUSP Team . Slide 4. CUSP Team Members . Slide 5. Unit Team Characteristics . … The Unit-Based CUSP Team Understands that patient safety culture is local. … Unit Team Characteristics Ven diagram showing union of CUSP and TeamSTEPPS team characteristics. … Hospital unit and context. Team composition. Task design . Processes Inside team. … Makes rounds and meets monthly with members of health care team on the unit.

444. Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2015 - Intensive Care Unit Infographic Poster Appendix M. …     The Problem     The Solution Frameworks for Change and Improvement     The Comprehensive Unit-based … Intensive Care Unit Infographic Poster ( PDF , 425 KB) Appendix M. … for Healthcare Research and Quality through the contract, “National Implementation of Comprehensive Unit-based

445. The Science of Improving Patient Safety
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     March 01, 2009 - percent of patients suffer a medication error2 On average, every patient admitted to an intensive care unit … Checks 12 12 Learn From Defects 13 14 Exercise Think about a recent safety issue in your unit … Technical Work and Teamwork 16 How do you see technical and adaptive work fitting in your unit … view the Understand the Science of Safety video Video screening should be mandatory for all unit staff … A look into the nature and causes of human errors in the intensive care unit.

446. On-Time Preventable Hospital and ED Visits Functional Specs (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/prevhospitalvisits-funcspecs_0.pdf
     August 01, 2017 - Nursing Unit System IF the report is generated for a single nursing unit, display the nursing unit name … Unit- or Facility-Level Reports Unit- or facility-level reports will display the facility name or nursing … unit name in the header. … , use ADC for specified nursing unit. … Report Example: Key Metrics Trended Report by Unit or Facility Unit Name: A100 Jan Feb Mar Apr May

447. Perioperative Staff Safety Assessment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/perioperative-asst.html
     December 01, 2017 - Purpose of This Tool The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program employs the Staff Safety assessment … helps you access this wisdom by directly asking providers: How will the next patient be harmed in your unit … How will the next patient develop a surgical site infection on your unit? … hand out the Perioperative Staff Safety Assessment tool to all clinical and nonclinical staff in the unit

448. CEO and Senior Leader Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/ceo-snr-leader-chcklst.html
     December 01, 2012 - another leader) as an active member of each team to meet with the team(s) on the unit … Create a policy for unit-level accountability.     4. … Support local interpretation based on unit characteristics.     9.

449. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Board Checklist (doc file)
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     May 01, 2017 - Set expectation for unit-level culture assessment. 4. … Set the expectation that a senior leader is an active member of each Comprehensive Unit-based Safety … (*“How is the next patient likely to be harmed on my unit?

450. Implementation Steps and Timeline | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2017 - Most facilities begin by implementing one report on one unit. … Change Team The change team consists of a change team champion, nurse managers from each nursing unit … Step 11: Pilot All Report/Meeting Strategies in One Unit The team discusses implementation issues with … Likely champions for each nursing unit are the nurse managers with backup support by the QI staff, who … Pilot All Report/Meeting Strategies in One Unit 2nd month 12.

451. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2017 - Most facilities begin by implementing one report on one unit and then expand use to all units once the … Change Team The Change Team consists of a Change Team champion, nurse managers from each nursing unit … Step 11: Pilot All Report/Meeting Strategies in One Unit The team discusses implementation issues with … Likely champions for each nursing unit are the nurse managers, with backup support by the QI staff, who … Pilot All Report/Meeting Strategies in One Unit 2 nd month 12.

452. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits - Functional Specifications (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/ontimefallspxspecs.pdf
     February 01, 2018 - Nursing Unit System • For unit-level reports, display the nursing unit name that is selected by the … ; user defines filter as unit and specifies unit or facility. 3.1.3. … Nursing Unit System Display the nursing unit name that is selected by the user during report parameter … Nursing Unit System Display the nursing unit name that is selected by the user during report parameter … A Unit B Unit C Location Fall Totals (Count) Day of Week Shift Time of Day 22 3.3.5.

453. Pressure Injury Prevention Program Implementation Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/pu_training-impguide.docx
     October 01, 2017 - (s) prior to this training to identify Unit Champions for each shift on each pilot unit. … By reviewing a different unit, the nurse may recognize discrepancies in processes that the unit may not … Description: The SWAT has a representative from each unit and shift. … Solution: Educate SWAT members, who in turn educate unit staff. … Each board is unit specific and showcases the process and outcome data from that patient care unit.

454. Building a Team and Process to Reduce CAUTI Risk (April 8, 2015) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/building-teamwork-transcript.html
     December 01, 2017 - excited that you've joined us on today's call, which is going to focus on the process of building your unit … First, to improve the culture of safety on your unit, using the model of the comprehensive unit-based … project on your unit. … So, how often does the nursing unit evaluate urinary catheter presence and appropriate need? … I rounded today in my unit on Foley catheters, which is a cardiovascular-thoracic unit, and I want to

455. Paul Tedrick (doc file)
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     April 08, 2014 - excited that you've joined us on today's call, which is going to focus on the process of building your unit … First, to improve the culture of safety on your unit, using the model of the comprehensive unit-based … project on your unit. … So, how often does the nursing unit evaluate urinary catheter presence and appropriate need? … I rounded today in my unit on Foley catheters, which is a cardiovascular-thoracic unit, and I want to

456. Presentation: Program Overview
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     January 01, 2017 - Ventilated Patients 6 Perceptions of Teamwork RN Labor and Delivery Operating Room Intensive Care Unit … Anesthetist/ Anesthesiologist 48 48 54 59 Physician Labor and Delivery Operating Room Intensive Care Unit … Intensive care unit safety culture and outcomes: a US multicenter study. … People get involved when asked Offer “lead” title, unit reputation, opportunity to present to leadership … Intensive care unit safety culture and outcomes: a US multicenter study.

457. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention Functional Specifications (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruprev/functspecs.pdf
     March 22, 2014 - and the Unit Level report displays risk for the entire census of a single nursing unit. … Trigger Summary Report: Unit Level 3.5.1. … )  Compute an overall bowel completeness average for the unit. … )  Compute an overall bladder completeness average for the unit. … )  Compute an overall behaviors completeness average for the unit.

458. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/overview-cuspmvp-facguide.docx
     January 01, 2017 - Bundle Slide Title and Commentary Slide Number and Slide Title Slide Overview of the Comprehensive Unit-based … Mechanically Ventilated Patients SAY: Today, we will be giving you an overview of the Comprehensive Unit-based … The second step is to use our developing system lenses to identify areas for improvement in the unit … And, they engage actively in breaking down silos within the unit, so that they come to see themselves … A physician champion might be the unit director, the chief medical officer, or a senior clinician who

459. Daily Care Processes Guide for Reducing Ventilator-Associated Events in Mechanically Ventilated Patients (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/daily-care-processes-guide.pdf
     January 01, 2017 - in your unit and helps identify areas of improvement. … Policies for many of these interventions may already be in place in your unit. … Head of bed elevation compliance should be reported to unit staff on a regular basis. … Impact of the ventilator bundle on ventilator- associated pneumonia in intensive care unit. … Implementing a ventilator care bundle in an adult intensive care unit.

460. Preamble and Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/phys-championsgd/section1.html
     October 01, 2015 - percent of patients, and central venous catheter (CVC) use averages 35–50 percent of intensive care unit … (ICU) and 10–20 percent of non-ICU patients based on unit type. … Finally, 25–45 percent of ICU patients are on ventilator support, depending on unit type. … Each facility/unit may have special characteristics, and the implementation of the process needs to be