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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P3T6-Sample_Vignettes_Phase_3_final.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Sample Vignettes
Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality HAIs
Healthcare-
Associated
Infections
PREVENT
Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 3
Sample Vignettes
The following series of vignettes are similar to cases that a prescribing clinician may be pr…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/news-events/psaw-2024/index.html
March 01, 2024 - Patient Safety Awareness Week 2024
As we celebrate Patient Safety Awareness Week 2024, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) also marks its 35th anniversary. This milestone, under the banner "Today's Research, Tomorrow's Healthcare," highlights our dedication to transforming healthcare through…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/tools/index.html
June 01, 2025 - Tools To Improve Diagnostic Safety
AHRQ tools to reduce diagnostic errors include: Calibrate Dx is a self-evaluation tool for clinicians to improve their diagnostic decision making. This resource provides structured exercises and tools to help clinicians learn from reviewing their clinical practice. Anyone who…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201904.html
June 01, 2019 - TeamSTEPPS® Helps St. Louis Hospital Keep C-Section Rate Low
Search All Impact Case Studies
June 2019
Staff at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in St. Louis used AHRQ’s TeamSTEPPS training to improve their teamwork and communication, helping them to reduce the Cesarean section (C-section) rate for low-risk,…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/128-what-are-4es-one-pager.docx
April 01, 2025 - The 4 Es framework identifies four important elements when implementing patient safety interventions: Engage, Educate, Execute, and Evaluate. This framework integrates well with the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) and addresses both the technical objectives of improving practices and the adaptive objecti…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/cost-guide/methodology-references.html
February 01, 2017 - Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report
Appendix C. Methodological References Cited by Grantees
Previous Page
Table of Contents
Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report
Background
A Practical…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/bolton-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: A Formal Approach to Detecting and Correcting Simultaneous Masking in the IEC 60601-1-8 International Medical Alarm Standard
TITLE PAGE
Final Progress Report:
A Formal Approach to Detecting and Correcting Simultaneous Masking
in the IEC 60601-1-8 International Medical Alarm Standard
Princip…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lambert-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: TOP-MEDS CERT: Tools for Optimizing Medication Safety
Principal Investigator: Lambert, Bruce L. (Grant No. U19HS021093)
Northwestern University
TOP-MEDS CERT: Tools for Optimizing Medication Safety
Final Report, September 1, 2011, to August 30, 2017
Submitted November 20, 2017
This proje…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/guides/resphys-champions.pdf
September 01, 2015 - Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections
AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing
Device-Associated Infections
Focus on Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Contents
Preamble .........................…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/resphys-champions.pdf
September 01, 2015 - Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections
AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing
Device-Associated Infections
Focus on Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Contents
Preamble .........................…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/resphys-champions_2.pdf
September 01, 2015 - Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections
AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing
Device-Associated Infections
Focus on Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Contents
Preamble .........................…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/klein-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Validity assessment of a real-time indicator of attentional load and task-induced fatigue in the MIS environment
Final Progress Report to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Title of Project Validity assessment of a real-time indicator of attentional
load and task-induced fatigue i…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/043-vap-prevention-notes.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia & Non-Ventilator Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia
ICU & Non-ICU
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia & Non-Ventilator Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia
SAY:
Welcome to this …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/030-hand-hygiene-webinar-slides-notes.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Hand Hygiene Promotion
ICU & Non-ICU
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Hand Hygiene Promotion
SAY:
Welcome to this presentation about hand hygiene promotion and how it impacts MRSA prevention.
This presentation will provide information about hand hygiene indi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/taekman-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Virtual Healthcare Environments Versus Traditional Interactive Team Training
Virtual Healthcare Environments Versus Traditional Interactive Team
Training
Principal Investigator: Jeffrey M. Taekman, MD
Investigative Team: Noa Segall, PhD
David Turner, MD
Gene Hobbs, CHT
Cheryl Jacobs
Barb…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/magid-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Report: Improving Drug Safety
Final Report:
Improving Drug Safety
PI: David Magid, MD, MPH
Co-PI: Marsha Raebel, PharmD
Project Manager: David Brand, MSPH
Project Staff:
Bates, David, MD
Chester, Elizabeth, PharmD
Glasgow, Russell, PhD
Nelson, Kent, PharmD
Palen, Ted, MD, PhD
Platt, Richard, MD, MSc…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/f1_combo_returnoninvestment.pdf
January 01, 2013 - Return on Investment Tool
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
i Tool F.1
Return on Investment Estimation
What is the purpose of this tool? When your hospital invests in a new program, quality
improvement intervention, or technology, leaders often need to kn…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/f1_pdi_returnoninvestment.pdf
January 01, 2013 - Return on Investment Estimation
Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
i Tool F.1
Return on Investment Estimation
What is the purpose of this tool? When your hospital invests in a new program, quality
improvement intervention, or technology, leaders …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Zhang.pdf
January 01, 2004 - Evaluating and Predicting Patient Safety for Medical Devices with Integral Information Technology
323
Evaluating and Predicting Patient
Safety for Medical Devices with
Integral Information Technology
Jiajie Zhang, Vimla L. Patel, Todd R. Johnson,
Philip Chung, James P. Turley
Abstract
Human errors in med…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Baker_107.pdf
March 30, 2008 - Analysis of Patient Safety: Converting Complex Pediatric Chemotherapy Ordering Processes from Paper to Electronic Systems
Analysis of Patient Safety: Converting Complex
Pediatric Chemotherapy Ordering Processes
from Paper to Electronic Systems
Donald K. Baker, PharmD; James M. Hoffman, PharmD; Gregory A. Hal…