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181. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Experiences from the Frontline (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/perinatal_care_toolkit_fullcolor.pdf
     May 01, 2017 - Several dozen L&D units across the country joined the Program. … Supportive relationships across staff and across units. … The women’s service line—which includes labor and delivery (L&D) units, neonatal intensive- care units … development of communication and teamwork skills across units. … New staff members will be oriented to these practices as they join the L&D units.

182. Addressing Questions Asked by Staff: Safety and Side Effects of Chlorhexidine and Mupirocin (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-safety-chg-mupirocin.pdf
     March 01, 2022 - that can cause infection in adult patients who have medical devices but are not in intensive care units … Surgical preoperative bathing • Wound cleansing and irrigation • Daily bathing in intensive care units

183. Appendix G . Urinary Catheter Project Fact Sheet | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-g.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

184. Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Version 2.0 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/SOPS-Hospital-Survey-2.0-5-26-2021.pdf
     January 01, 2021 - Multiple Units, No specific unit 1 Many different hospital units, No specific unit Medical/Surgical … Units 2 Combined Medical/Surgical Unit 3 Medical Unit (Non-Surgical) 4 Surgical Unit … Patient Care Units 5 Cardiology 6 Emergency Department, Observation, Short Stay 7 Gastroenterology

185. Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptflow/executive-summary.html
     July 01, 2018 - physicians and nurses, ED support staff (e.g., clerks, registrars), representatives from inpatient units … Units given the opportunity to compare their performance relative to other units will develop a healthy

186. Chapter 8. Continue To Improve, Hold the Gains, and Spread the Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide8.html
     May 01, 2016 - Identifies areas of resistance that might undermine dissemination to other units. … Spread each change incrementally to more patients, then more nurses, then doctors, and finally to units … is a model for the improvement that others in the organization can use (e.g., implementing on other units

187. The Rationale for Case Mix and Mode Adjustments - Elliott (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/3-case-mix-mode-adjustments-webcast-elliott.pdf
     April 02, 2025 - respond (mode effects) • Without appropriate adjustment, differences in these factors across reporting units … • In some settings, different reporting units choose among several survey mode protocols for all of … Web-Mail) not on the mode of response (e.g., Web response) • Not needed when all reporting units use … typically smaller than mode adjustments ► Case-mix adjustment is typically also small for most reporting units … patient experience data and can reduce incentives to avoid some patients • When different reporting units

188. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/098-cusp-why-choose-cusp-approach.pptx
     October 01, 2024 - Break down silos within unit/work area and between units/work areas. … Assessing and improving safety climate in a large cohort of intensive care units. … Assessing and improving safety climate in a large cohort of intensive care units. … Improving patient safety in intensive care units in Michigan. J Crit Care 2008;23(2):207-21. … Sustaining reductions in catheter-related bloodstream infections in Michigan intensive care units: an

189. 6. How do we sustain the redesigned prevention practices? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu6.html
     October 01, 2014 - you do not have Unit Champions but multiple staff who serve as pressure ulcer resource staff on the units … Are there unit experts of some sort who can be given extra training and work within units to maintain … Reward changed behavior at the unit level: For example, you might start by giving certificates to the units … Post results and comparative information for units and for the facility in general. … vigilance will still be required in a number of areas: Turnover will mean that new staff will come onto units

190. PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/aseptic-catheter-insertion-practices-ed.pptx
     April 02, 2025 - tasks to be completed. 7 Lack of Feedback & Strategy to Overcome Patients move from the ED to other units … Organizational level strategies: Post CAUTI rates for all units, so that comparisons can be seen. 8

191. Implementation-Guide-Appendix-O (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-o.docx
     April 02, 2025 - Yes: ______ No: ______ If yes, please explain: 15 Was the patient transported between units/Radiology … Yes: ______ No: ______ If no, please explain why: 22 What is hand hygiene compliance like for the units

192. Appendix I. Catheter Care Pocket Card | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-i.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

193. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/011-blood-culture-webinar-slides.pptx
     October 01, 2024 - Rates are calculated monthly for adult units with >50 blood cultures per month. … Rates are calculated quarterly for adult units with <50 blood cultures per month. … 1,000 patient-days 1 medical ICU (USA) Mahatanan et al15 80–110 BCx per 1,000 patient-days 5 medicine units … (USA) Friedman et al13 125–129 BCx per 1,000 patient-days 9 medicine units (Israel) A retrospective … utilization of blood cultures in 30 percent of cases in a medical ICU and 50 percent of cases in medicine units

194. Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/clabsi-tools/clabsi-tools-revised.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - Toolkit, the tools have nearly eliminated CLABSI in more than 100 participating Michigan intensive care units … Finally, make sure your staff members recognize that benchmarking your performance against similar units … cart every 4 hours or every 8 hours and sign off on the checklist located on top of the cart; other units … Nonetheless, to reduce patient exposure to central lines, units should have a systematic approach to … Units should require nurses to complete the checklist at bedside during central line placement.

195. 3. What Are the Best Practices in Pressure Ulcer Prevention that We Want to Use? (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu3a.html
     October 01, 2014 - Identify your bundle of best practices. 3.5.1 How do we customize the bundle for specific work units … These special units are often the ones that have patients whose needs fluctuate rapidly. … These include the operating room, recovery room, intensive care unit, emergency room, or other units … In critical care units, severity of medical conditions, sedation, and poor tissue perfusion make patients … staff are aware of care plan ___ ___ ___ Customize the bundle for specific work units

196. Section 7. Sharing Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptflow/section7.html
     July 01, 2018 - Units given the opportunity to compare their performance relative to other units will develop a healthy

197. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/046-evidence-behind-decolonization-strategies-slides.pptx
     October 01, 2024 - Behind Decolonization 11 Decolonization Evidence Summary Author Study Year Study Type Hospitals (#) Units … multidrug-resistant organisms and all-cause bloodstream infections in general medical and surgical units … multidrug-resistant organisms and all-cause bloodstream infections in general medical and surgical units … Does chlorhexidine bathing in adult intensive care units reduce blood culture contamination? … Effect of body surface decolonisation on bacteriuria and candiduria in intensive care units: an analysis

198. Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Hospital 1.0 Survey: 2021 User Database Report Part I (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hsops1-database-report-part-I.pdf
     March 01, 2021 - Teamwork across units Hospital units cooperate and coordinate with one another to provide the best care … Teamwork Within Units 82% 4.90% 67% 76% 79% 83% 85% 88% 98% 2. … Teamwork Across Units % Agree/Strongly Agree There is good cooperation among hospital units that need … Teamwork Within Units 83% 83% 0% 10% -14% 3% -3% 2. … Teamwork Across Units % Agree/Strongly Agree There is good cooperation among hospital units that need

199. 009-Antibiotic-Stewardship-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/009-antibiotic-stewardship-guide.docx
     October 01, 2024 - Many units have clinical pharmacists who are already integrated into daily work, but if this is not the … Pharmacists often are present on the units regularly rather than rotating on- and off-service and can … Many hospitals and units have already worked to decrease use of these agents due to their association … Numerous materials can be found at the website listed to assist units in implementing interventions to … Ineffective communication hinders teams and units.

200. Contact Precautions for MRSA Prevention - Webinar slide notes (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/017-contact-precautions-webinar-slides-notes.docx
     October 01, 2024 - They will also be able to discuss how to implement contact precautions in their units. … The CUSP teams in the units reviewed the information from the IPs with their staff. … They each discussed implementation strategies appropriate to their units. … In many of the units, staff were concerned about the quality of care their patients would be receiving … Contact precautions were rolled out on all units on December 1.