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1. Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators - A “How to” Guide for Improving Hospital Quality and Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/qitool/webinar080116/index.html
   December 01, 2017 - Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals Re-Engineered Discharge Toolkit QI Toolkit Venous … Thromboembolism Guide Designing and Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care Hospital … potentially preventable harm events Slide 63 Harborview's Story How did improving care for venous … thromboembolism (VTE) become a priority? … Slide 64 Initial Focus: Improving Care for VTE VTE is a major cause of morbidity and mortality

2. Making Health Care Safer II, Executive Summary (pdf file)
   preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/services/quality/patientsftyupdate/ptsafetysum.pdf
   March 01, 2013 - problems that occur approximately once per 100 hospitalizations as “common;” examples include falls, venous … thromboembolism (VTE), potential adverse drug events, or pressure ulcers. … Examples include most fall prevention programs, VTE prophylaxis, and medical history abbreviations … Moderate Moderate (pneumonia) Moderate Little/Not difficult Strategies to increase appropriate prophylaxis … for venous thromboembolism; brief review Common/ Moderate High Moderate (bleeding) Low Little/

3. Institute for the Design of Environments Aligned for Patient Safety (IDEA4PS) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/design-environments-long-desc.html
   April 01, 2021 - ERAS: safety checklists, antibiotics, and VTE prophylaxis . J Surg Oncol. 2017;116(5):601-7.

4. AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery: Final Report (pdf file)
   preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/safe_surgery_finalreport.pdf
   December 01, 2017 - America, and the Surgical Infection Society collectively released new guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis … prophylaxis before incision or 1 hour after epidural placement, if applicable (VTE prevention) … prophylaxis (VTE prevention) Mobilize to a chair Education by enterostomal therapist about ostomy … , if applicable Resume small amounts of oral intake SSI = surgical site infection; VTE = venous thromboembolism … Clinical practice guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery.