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System-Focused Event Investigation and Analysis Guide, AHRQ Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) Toolkit: The "Solutions Meeting" section of this guide (and Appendix F) offer a walk-through on how to run an action planning meeting. It includes brainstorming, evaluating solutions for effectiveness and sustainability, measurement, and a description of the expected outputs.
Quality improvement (QI) projects often use surveys to gather data, but expertise in survey design isn’t always available to every project team. A recent study(1) illustrates the unpredictable quality of locally developed surveys for QI, showing that development of surveys requires special expertise in addition to careful consideration and time.
Clinical assessments play a vital role in providing the information healthcare professionals need to better care for patients. And while clinical assessments include such important data as function, behavior, and personal history, many of these tools also include an evaluation of skin color.
In this episode of the Tradeoffs podcast, we hear from Dr. Jeff Goldenberg and Naomi Kirtner, who lost a child to medical error.
How to Improve
This resource on IHI’s website provides information about The Model for Improvement, a simple yet powerful tool for accelerating improvement in healthcare organizations.
ASC and Nursing Facility Knowledge Share Series
The Knowledge Share Webinar Series provides free infection prevention training designed by the Oregon Patient Safety Commission for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and nursing facilities in Oregon.
Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) program was developed to be used by all types of staff in hospitals, nursing homes, medical offices, community pharmacies, and ambulatory surgery centers to assess patient safety culture.
Hand Hygiene Observation Protocol for Long-term Care Facilities
This exercise can help healthcare professionals quantify the number of times a staff member performs hand hygiene (when indicated) over the total number of “opportunities” observed when hand hygiene was warranted.
PDSA Cycle Gift Wrapping Activity
This exercise is a fun team building activity that also allows participants to work through the different stages of the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle.
Speak Up for Patient Safety Training Materials
Presentation slides and materials packet from OPSC’s one-day course on communicating before, during, and after an adverse event.
Long-Term Care Falls Investigation Guide Toolkit
This toolkit developed by OPSC and community partners offers long-term care providers tools and resources to strengthen their falls investigation process.
Root Cause Analysis Toolkit
This toolkit provides healthcare facilities with additional resources to strengthen their existing adverse event review process.
UTI Prevention Resources for Long-Term Care Facilities
These tools and resources are intended to provide guidance on the development and application of UTI prevention projects in long-term care facilities.