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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/care-transition-trauma-patients-processes-articulation-work-and-after-handoff
June 22, 2022 - SEIPS) model, this study explored care transitions between operating rooms and inpatient critical care units … March 11, 2020
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psnet.ahrq.gov/curated-library/rapid-response-systems
September 15, 2024 - 1)
Surveillance Monitoring to Improve Patient Safety in Acute Hospital Care Units … 2023
This piece discusses surveillance monitoring of patients in low-acuity units … Surveillance Monitoring to Improve Patient Safety in Acute Hospital Care Units
Susan McGrath, PhD … URL
This piece discusses surveillance monitoring of patients in low-acuity units
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/Appendix15BDformatCopyofSummarySheet.jsp
May 15, 2011 -
Manual PLT CNT
and WBC Manual Count
SI Units … /L
55548699
Alanine Aminotransferase
units/L
ALT
4024282
ALT (SGPT)
IU/L
315870
ALT … /L
55548696
Alkaline Phosphatase
units/L
ALP
4024158
Alkaline Phos
IU/L
315848
Alk … /L
55548697
Aspartate Aminotransferase
units/L
AST
4024280
AST (SGOT)
IU/L
316000
AST … /L
55977396
Gamma Glutamyl Transferase
units/L
GGT
4024007
GGT
IU/L
316524
GGT
IU
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/speaking-about-patient-safety-psychiatric-hospitals-cross-sectional-survey-study-among
July 06, 2022 - organizational climate and clinician morale on seclusion and physical restraint use in inpatient psychiatric units … analysis of reported suicide deaths and attempts on Veterans Health Administration campuses and inpatient units … September 27, 2017
Adverse events in Veterans Affairs inpatient psychiatric units: staff
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/missed-nursing-care-during-covid-19-pandemic-comparative-observational-study
June 22, 2022 - Related Resources
Three missed critical nursing care processes on labor and delivery units … Supervision, interprofessional collaboration, and patient safety in intensive care units … 2021
Nurses' perceptions and demands regarding COVID-19 care delivery in critical care units
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/family-centered-rounds-checklist-family-engagement-and-patient-safety-randomized-trial
December 22, 2018 - November 21, 2016
Medication safety in two intensive care units of a community teaching … complexity of medication safety using a human factors approach: an observational study in two intensive care units … satisfaction with computerized provider order entry over time among nurses and providers in intensive care units
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-errors-hospitalized-adults-who-died-or-were-transferred-intensive-care
October 13, 2021 - A combined assessment tool of teamwork, communication, and workload in hospital procedural units … April 26, 2023
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units: Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI … September 1, 2013
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/psychometric-properties-perinatal-missed-care-survey-and-missed-care-during-labor-and-birth
April 12, 2023 - Author(s)
Linking patient safety climate with missed nursing care in labor and delivery units … Related Resources
Three missed critical nursing care processes on labor and delivery units … 2023
Linking patient safety climate with missed nursing care in labor and delivery units
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/changes-hospital-acquired-conditions-and-mortality-associated-hospital-acquired-condition
July 24, 2019 - structured postoperative handoff protocol improves communication in 2 mixed surgical intensive care units … organizational climate and clinician morale on seclusion and physical restraint use in inpatient psychiatric units … Learning from patient safety incidents involving acutely sick adults in hospital assessment units
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicalcontentenhancementtoolkit/hi7.pdf
August 04, 2011 - .............................................................................................. 17
Units … Units of Measure
Each laboratory test has a unique test code that represents both the laboratory … SUMMARY OF REQUIRED Laboratory Tests and LOINC
Lab Test Lab Test Name LOINC Units LOINC SHORTNAME … /L AST SerPl-cCnc
SGPT Alanine aminotransferase 1742-6 U/L;units/L ALT SerPl-cCnc
B
lo
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d
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a
s … Data Element: Units
HL7 Location: OBX-6
Data Type: Alpha
Definition: Units of measure
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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
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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.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-evidence-rigorous-measurement-and-collaboration-eliminate-central-catheter-associated
January 15, 2014 - Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in Michigan intensive care units … Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in Michigan intensive care units … checklist to prevent hospital-acquired catheter-associated urinary tract infections in intensive care units … November 17, 2010
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/developing-and-pilot-testing-practical-measures-preanalytic-surgical-specimen-identification
June 16, 2011 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Improving patient safety in intensive care units … Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in Michigan intensive care units … 25, 2011
Assessing and improving safety climate in a large cohort of intensive care units … August 26, 2011
Mislabeled units of umbilical cord blood detected by a quality assurance
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/AppendixK_1LabCodingToolInstructions.pdf
July 07, 2008 - specimen type (serum, plasma, blood, arterial blood, capillary blood, and platelet poor plasma),
units … test result that will be
reported by your hospital, please indicate the corresponding specimen type, units … the same laboratory test, provide information about each analytic method
including specimen type, units … , same measurement
performed on plasma and performed on whole blood, results reported in different units … Base Units Deficit (Excess) – Either or both may be reported.
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