Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

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1. AHRQ: TeamSTEPPS® – tools and tactics for good teamwork

   • Teamwork
   • Communication
   • (and 3 more)

     Tagged with:

     • Teamwork
     • Communication
     • Care coordination
     • Team culture
     • Safety culture

   By lzipperer, January 13

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   • January 13

2. AHRQ: Toolkit to improve antibiotic use in acute care hospitals (November 2019)

   • Medication
   • Prescribing

   By Patient Safety Learning, November 22, 2019

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   • November 22, 2019

3. AHRQ chartbook on patient safety: national healthcare quality and disparities report (October 2019)

   • Assessment and Recommendation
   • Methodology
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • Assessment and Recommendation
     • Methodology
     • Risk assessment

   By Claire Cox, October 6, 2019

   • 0 comments
   • 148 views
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   • October 6, 2019

4. What is the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)?

   • Quality improvement
   • Recommendations
   • (and 3 more)

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     • Quality improvement
     • Recommendations
     • Leadership
     • Organisational development
     • Organisational Performance

   By Claire Cox, September 20, 2019

   • 0 comments
   • 174 views
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   • September 20, 2019

5. Computerised Provider Order Entry - Unintended consequences

   • Prescribing
   • Information processing
   • (and 2 more)

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     • Prescribing
     • Information processing
     • Cognitive tasks
     • System safety

   By Claire Cox, September 12, 2019

   • 0 comments
   • 224 views
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   • September 12, 2019

6. AHRQ: Transitioning newborns from NICU to home: A resource toolkit (December 2013)

   • Transfer of care
   • Home
   • (and 2 more)

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     • Transfer of care
     • Home
     • Risk management
     • Baby

   By Claire Cox, September 5, 2019

   • 0 comments
   • 186 views
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   • September 5, 2019

7. AHRQ: Toolkit to promote safe surgery (November 2017)

   • Treatment
   • Surgery - General
   • (and 2 more)

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     • Treatment
     • Surgery - General
     • Healthcare associated infection
     • Patient safety strategy

   By Claire Cox, September 5, 2019

   • 0 comments
   • 151 views
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   • September 5, 2019

8. AHRQ: Toolkit to improve safety in ambulatory surgery centres (reviewed May 2017)

   • Surgery - Trauma and orthopaedic
   • Patient safety incident
   • (and 2 more)

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     • Surgery - Trauma and orthopaedic
     • Patient safety incident
     • Risk management
     • Quality improvement

   By Claire Cox, September 5, 2019

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   • 152 views
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   • September 5, 2019

9. AHRQ: Toolkit to improve safety for mechanically ventilated patients (reviewed August 2017)

   • Devices
   • Oxygen / gas / vapour
   • (and 2 more)

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     • Devices
     • Oxygen / gas / vapour
     • Patient safety strategy
     • Risk management

   By Claire Cox, September 5, 2019

   • 0 comments
   • 149 views
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   • September 5, 2019

10. Toolkit to engage high-risk patients in safe transitions across ambulatory settings (December 2017)

    • Transfer of care
    • Risk management
    • (and 1 more)

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      • Transfer of care
      • Risk management
      • Patient / family involvement

    By Claire Cox, September 5, 2019

    • 0 comments
    • 126 views
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    • Added by Claire Cox
    • September 5, 2019

11. AHRQ: Toolkit for improving perinatal safety (updated June 2017)

    • Obstetrics and gynaecology/ Maternity
    • Communication problems
    • (and 3 more)

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      • Obstetrics and gynaecology/ Maternity
      • Communication problems
      • Baby
      • Quality improvement
      • System safety

    By Claire Cox, September 5, 2019

    • 0 comments
    • 173 views
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    • Added by Claire Cox
    • September 5, 2019

12. AHRQ: Preventing hospital-associated venous thromboembolism: A guide for effective quality improvement (updated August 2016)

    • Surgery - Vascular
    • Hospital ward
    • (and 3 more)

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      • Surgery - Vascular
      • Hospital ward
      • Blood / blood products
      • Patient death
      • Risk management

    By Claire Cox, September 5, 2019

    • 0 comments
    • 153 views
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    • Added by Claire Cox
    • September 5, 2019

13. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits

    • Care home
    • Risk management
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Care home
      • Risk management
      • Readmission
      • Treatment

    By Claire Cox, September 5, 2019

    • 0 comments
    • 256 views
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    • Added by Claire Cox
    • September 5, 2019

14. AHRQ: Safety programme for nursing homes: On-time pressure ulcer healing (updated July 2018)

    • Care home
    • Recommendations
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Care home
      • Recommendations
      • Risk management
      • Older People (over 65)
      • Software

    By Claire Cox, September 5, 2019

    • 0 comments
    • 180 views
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    • Added by Claire Cox
    • September 5, 2019

15. AHRQ: Waiting room video – The question is the answer (29 April 2015)

    • Patient
    • Risk management
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Patient
      • Risk management
      • Patient / family involvement
      • Recommendations

    By Claire Cox, September 5, 2019

    • 0 comments
    • 246 views
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    • Added by Claire Cox
    • September 5, 2019

16. Be more involved in your health care: Tips for patients (August 2011)

    • Patient
    • Patient / family involvement
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Patient
      • Patient / family involvement
      • Recommendations
      • Risk management

    By Claire Cox, September 5, 2019

    • 0 comments
    • 163 views
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    • Added by Claire Cox
    • September 5, 2019

17. Improving your laboratory testing process: A step-by-step guide for rapid-cycle patient safety and quality improvement

    • Information processing
    • System safety
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Information processing
      • System safety
      • Process redesign
      • Quality improvement
      • Risk management

    By Claire Cox, September 5, 2019

    • 0 comments
    • 164 views
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    • Added by Claire Cox
    • September 5, 2019

18. Guide to improving patient safety in primary care settings by engaging patients and families

    • Quality improvement
    • Patient / family involvement
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Quality improvement
      • Patient / family involvement
      • User-centred design
      • Patient safety strategy

    By Claire Cox, September 5, 2019

    • 0 comments
    • 205 views
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    • Added by Claire Cox
    • September 5, 2019

19. 20 Tips to help prevent medical errors: patient fact sheet

    • Risk management
    • Patient / family involvement
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Risk management
      • Patient / family involvement
      • Recommendations
      • Patient

    By Claire Cox, August 5, 2019

    • 0 comments
    • 202 views
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    • Added by Claire Cox
    • August 5, 2019

20. Just Culture and Its Critical Link to Patient Safety (Part I) (17 May 2012)

    • Just Culture
    • Safety culture
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Just Culture
      • Safety culture
      • Culture of fear
      • Duty of Candour

    By Patient Safety Learning, June 26, 2019

    • 0 comments
    • 198 views
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    • June 26, 2019