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121. Hospital Survey on Patient Safety (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospitalscanform.doc
     June 02, 2025 - Many different hospital units/No specific unit ( b. Medicine (non-surgical) ( h. … Hospital units do not coordinate well with each other (1 (2 (3 (4 (5 3. … It is often unpleasant to work with staff from other hospital units (1 (2 (3 (4 (5 7. … Problems often occur in the exchange of information across hospital units (1 (2 (3 (4 (5 8. … Hospital units work well together to provide the best care for patients (1 (2 (3 (4 (5 11.

122. Hospital Survey on Patient Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/resources/hospscanform.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Many different hospital units/No specific unit  b. Medicine (non-surgical)  h. … Hospital units do not coordinate well with each other ................................ … There is good cooperation among hospital units that need to work together ........................ … It is often unpleasant to work with staff from other hospital units .............. … Hospital units work well together to provide the best care for patients ..... 1 2 3 4 5 11.

123. Reporting of Adverse Drug Events: Examination of a Hospital Incident Reporting System (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Desikan.pdf
     March 01, 2002 - The median ratio of PHRED to RMEES reports was 7.8, but varied markedly among individual nursing units … a much lower reporting rate of adverse drug events with considerable variation in reporting among units … There were 51 unique units (six ICUs, four observation units, and 41 nursing divisions) that reported … Only 21 units reported preventable adverse drug events into PHRED during the study period. … units reported no preventable adverse drug events into PHRED.

124. Slide 1 (ppt file)
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     January 01, 2013 - Four items elicit perceptions of teamwork within units. … Teamwork within Units Teamwork within Units Communication Openness Communication Openness Communication … Teamwork Across Hospital Units Teamwork Across Hospital Units Hospital Handoffs & Transitions Hospital … Teamwork within Units Teamwork within Units Communication Openness Communication Openness Communication … Teamwork Across Hospital Units Teamwork Across Hospital Units Hospital Handoffs & Transitions Hospital

125. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/fallspx/steps.html
     October 01, 2017 - Most facilities begin with changes in workflow on one unit and then expand use to all units. … Implementing on all units is likely to add another 3 months.  … The Facilitator will help the team to problem solve implementation issues until all reports and all units … A permanent On-Time champion and champions on units should be identified by facility leadership. … Develop Plan and Implement New Strategies on All Units 4 th month to 6 th month 14.

126. 012-Blood-Culture-Practices-Webinar (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/012-blood-culture-practices-webinar.docx
     October 01, 2024 - This presentation will help ensure that units have the best practices in place for blood culture stewardship … that collect more than 50 blood cultures per month, and quarterly rates for units with less than 50 … Many units have since begun relying on their staff to collect blood cultures. … The best-performing units are recognized and rewarded. … Poorly performing units are quickly identified and targeted feedback is provided.

127. Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-neonatal/nclabsi4.html
     January 01, 2013 - participated in the quality improvement initiative (CO, FL, HI, MA, MI, NC, NJ, SC, WI) with a total of 100 units … The majority of participating units were located in general medical/surgical hospitals (96 percent) although … majority of participating hospitals were teaching facilities (76 percent), had Level III obstetric units … States and number of units participating in initiative * * One unit is located in Georgia, a State … Tool The number of unit teams submitting Team Check-Up Tool data per month has varied from 75 to 38 units

128. Safe Medication Administration: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/medication/safe-medication-fac-guide.html
     July 01, 2023 - Administration bundle provides information on high-alert medications commonly used in labor and delivery (L&D) units … These key safety elements can also be adapted and applied to other high-alert medications used in L&D units … elements can be customized and operationalized into a unit’s procedure for medication administration; units … This aspect of perinatal safety calls for L&D units to foster a culture of teamwork and communication … This aspect of perinatal safety calls for L&D units to engage patients and families in the process of

129. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2024 - reduce bloodstream infections by roughly 30 percent in adult inpatients who were not in intensive care units … Toolkit for Improving Perinatal Safety This toolkit helps hospital labor and delivery units … CLABSI and CAUTI in ICUs This customizable, educational toolkit aims to help hospital intensive care units

130. Appendix M. Example of a Nurse-Driven Protocol for Catheter Removal | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-m.html
     October 01, 2020 - Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide … Table of Contents Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units … Required highly accurate output measurements in the intensive care units (e.g. hourly measurement) .

131. Info FAQs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     of California, San Francisco (UCSF) CME office will mail a hard copy of the CME/continuing education units … of California, San Francisco (UCSF) CME office will mail a hard copy of the CME/continuing education units … WebM&M offers continuing medical education (CME) credit for physicians and continuing education units … WebM&M offers continuing medical education (CME) credit for physicians and continuing education units

132. 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 - Start to identify which practices can be spread to other hospital units or departments. … What You Can Do: Coordinate with participating units. … It could be easier to see what is happening on the other units. … Solution: Require the units to provide SWAT representatives from all units and shifts. … Executive leaders visit the units and discuss results with staff.

133. Organizational Embrace of CUSP to Improve Patient Safety (Slide Presentation) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/org-embrace-slides/slides.html
     June 01, 2013 - Lower perception of safety scores Pharmacy, Gen Surg, OR, Medicine, PCU, ER Paired Units … IMC/CIC and HRP/L&D Recent significant events Interventional Radiology Inpatient units … CUSP Teams 11 CUSP Teams representing 14 units and 68% of frontline staff Surrounding the text … month “secret shopper” from each patient safety leader for three months CLABSI — Critical care units … CAUTI — Med/surg units CLABSI/VAP/CAUTI defects tool — ICUs Return to Contents   Slide 18

134. What We Learned: Five Key Lessons | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final/clabsifinal4.html
     January 01, 2013 - and Use Timely, Accurate, and Actionable Data to Improve Performance A Web-based data system that units … reporting progress to AHRQ on a semi-annual basis, the NPT was able to use the database to identify units … planning kit for States and regions to assist them in doing one-on-one follow up with each of these units … Of the units identified, about half dropped their rates since targeted efforts were implemented. … For example, Missouri saw a need to tailor the CUSP curriculum for their hospital units, and Wisconsin

135. Assess Patient Safety Culture Using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/assess-psc-hsop-fac-guide.html
     February 01, 2017 - It has been used to measure safety culture within the clinical units of hospitals. … It is crucial to note that safety culture is unique to these clinical units. … The HSOPS tool can also be used to examine details of your safety culture and that of other units and … By providing details in the form of diagrams and charts, these reports allow you to see how your units … and hospitals compare with the national average of other units and hospitals which have completed this

136. Hospital SOPS Translation Information | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/sops/international/hospital/translators.html
     October 01, 2014 - Does the hospital survey focus on hospital units or on the hospital overall? … There is good cooperation among hospital units that need to work together. F10. … Hospital units work well together to provide the best care for patients. F2. … Hospital units do not coordinate well with each other. (negatively worded) F6. … Problems often occur in the exchange of information across hospital units.

137. Table 1. Case Study Sites | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2015 - multisite health system with university-affiliated teaching hospital 1,192 beds 259 ICU beds (9 units … 4 (2) Higher performance b Large tertiary AMC in midsize city 815 beds 147 ICU beds (4 units … Community hospital affiliated with large AMC in small urban area 373 beds 53 ICU beds (2 units

138. AHRQ Grant Final Progress Report: Improving Patient Safety Through Provider Communication Strategy Enhancements (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/daugherty-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Utilizing a pretest–post-test design, baseline and post-intervention data were collected on pilot units … (medical intensive care unit, acute care unit, and inpatient behavioral health units). … Phase 2 focused on behavioral health units: an Adult Psychiatric Unit, an Adolescent Psychiatric … Our participants for this study were the healthcare providers on the selected units, including nurses … The performance of intensive care units: does good management make a difference?

139. Appendix O. CAUTI Event Report Template | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-o.html
     October 01, 2015 - Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide … Table of Contents Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units … Yes: ______ No: ______ If no, please explain: 15 Was the patient transported between units … _ No: ______ If no, please explain why: 22 What is hand hygiene compliance like for the units

140. Measurement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/guides/implguide-pt4.html
     October 01, 2015 - Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide … Table of Contents Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units … CUSP can be used to actively strengthen safety culture in participating units. … be able to use NHSN data for benchmarking purposes. 34 Comparing your unit’s CAUTI rate with other units … acuity gives the team “apples to apples” information about how their patient outcomes compare to other units