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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/boardchecklist.doc
June 02, 2025 - Checklist Items
Leader Responsible
Date
Initiated
1. Set an organization aim of annually assessing the safety and teamwork climate.
2. Improve the safety and teamwork climate using valid measures.
3. Set expectation for unit-level culture assessment.
4. Require at least a 60 percent participation…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/064-dec-staff-decolonization-dos-donts.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Decolonization Do’s and Don’ts
DO
· DO use chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) to replace all bathing needs.
· DO massage CHG firmly onto skin to bind skin proteins and prevent bacteria for 24 hours.
· DO pay special attention to neck, joints, and skin folds.
· DO clean 6 inches of a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/861775/psn-pdf
January 31, 2024 - A 7-year analysis of attributable costs of healthcare-
associated infections in a network of community
hospitals in the southeastern United States.
January 31, 2024
Zhang HL, Crane L, Cromer AL, et al. A 7-year analysis of attributable costs of healthcare-associated
infections in a network of community hospitals i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/849318/psn-pdf
May 24, 2023 - The impact of a nursing-led intervention bundle with a
bedside checklist to reduce mortality during the initial
COVID-19 pandemic and implications for future
emergencies.
May 24, 2023
Pugh S, Chan F, Han S, et al. The impact of a nursing-led intervention bundle with a bedside checklist to
reduce mortality during …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/vae/tool.html
January 01, 2017 - Ventilator-Associated Event Data Collection Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Date __________ Month __________ Hospital __________ Unit __________
Use this tool to track your progress in reducing ventilator-associated event (VAE) rates by using this inform…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72670/psn-pdf
January 27, 2021 - System issues leading to "found-on-floor" incidents: a
multi-incident analysis.
January 27, 2021
Shaw J, Bastawrous M, Burns S, et al. System Issues Leading to “Found-on-Floor” Incidents: A Multi-
Incident Analysis. J Patient Saf. 2021;17(1):30-35. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000294.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sys…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60812/psn-pdf
January 01, 2021 - A clinical pharmacist-led integrated approach for
evaluation of medication errors among medical intensive
care unit patients.
August 19, 2020
Aghili M, Neelathahalli Kasturirangan M. A clinical pharmacist-led integrated approach for evaluation of
medication errors among medical intensive care unit patients. JBI Ev…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46416/psn-pdf
March 13, 2018 - Opioid prescribing for opioid-naive patients in emergency
departments and other settings: characteristics of
prescriptions and association with long-term use.
March 13, 2018
Jeffery MM, Hooten M, Hess EP, et al. Opioid Prescribing for Opioid-Naive Patients in Emergency
Departments and Other Settings: Characteristi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43567/psn-pdf
October 21, 2016 - National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention.
October 21, 2016
Washington, DC: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, United States Department of Health
and Human Services; September 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-action-plan-adverse-drug-event-prevention
This national action pla…
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www.ahrq.gov/priority-populations/index.html
Priority Populations
Celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month
AHRQ has rich data, tools and resources, and research to help clinicians diagnose and treat behavioral health problems.
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72468/psn-pdf
November 18, 2020 - Development of rapid response capabilities in a large
COVID-19 alternate care site using Failure Modes and
Effect Analysis with in situ simulation.
November 18, 2020
Levy N, Zucco L, Ehrlichman RJ, et al. Development of rapid response capabilities in a large COVID-19
alternate care site using Failure Modes and Eff…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72843/psn-pdf
March 17, 2021 - COVID-19 increased the risk of ICU-acquired bloodstream
infections: a case-cohort study from the multicentric
OUTCOMEREA network.
March 17, 2021
Buetti N, Ruckly S, de Montmollin E, et al. COVID-19 increased the risk of ICU-acquired bloodstream
infections: a case–cohort study from the multicentric OUTCOMEREA netwo…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/statin-use.pdf
June 03, 2015 - Statin Use in U.S. Adults Doubles in 10 Years
Source: MEPS Statistical Brief #458: Trends in Statin Therapy among Adults (Age ≥ 18), United States, 2000 to 2011
(http://meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_�les/publications/st458/stat458.shtml); MEPS Statistical Brief #459: Changes in Statin Therapy among Adults (Age ≥ 18) b…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb134.jsp
May 01, 2012 - community hospitals, defined as short-term, non-Federal, general and other hospitals, excluding hospital units
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb101.pdf
November 09, 2010 - community hospitals, defined as short-term, non-Federal, general and other
hospitals, excluding hospital units
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/screening-counseling-interventions-protocol.pdf
October 01, 2023 - United States
• Urgent care, emergency
departments, trauma
centers, neonatal intensive
care units
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb133.jsp
May 01, 2012 - community hospitals, defined as short-term, non-Federal, general and other hospitals, excluding hospital units
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mrsa-screening-2010_research-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2010 - screening for this pathogen was associated with decreased transmission
at the level of individual units … Settings
O Inpatient: hospital wards and intensive care units.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/thomas1-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Scope: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common infection acquired in intensive
care units … with low adherence to head-of-bed elevation
during mechanical ventilation in Chinese intensive care units
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb223-Ambulatory-Inpatient-Surgeries-2014.jsp
January 01, 2014 - hospitals, which are defined as short-term, non-Federal, general, and other hospitals, excluding hospital units … are defined as short-term, non-Federal, general, and other specialty hospitals, excluding hospital units