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The ´óÏóÊÓƵ (AHRQ) offers practical, research-based tools and other resources to help a variety of health care organizations, providers, and others make care safer in all health care settings.
Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit
The MATCH toolkit features a step-by-step guide for hospitals to improve medication reconciliation processes as patients move through the health care system.
Date Published: Setting of Care: Hospital, Long-term Care, Outpatient Surgery
Pediatric Toolkit for Using the ´óÏóÊÓƵQuality Indicators
This stand-alone pediatric version of the Quality Indicators Toolkit helps meet the needs of hospitals that serve children and includes a concise set of tools to facilitate efforts to improve clinical quality.
Date Published: Setting of Care: Hospital
Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
This updated guide, which is based on the latest scientific evidence, includes tools and resources for hospital staff to prevent hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism.
Date Published: Setting of Care: Hospital
Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
These materials assist hospital staff in implementing effective pressure ulcer prevention practices through an interdisciplinary approach to care.
Date Published: Setting of Care: Hospital
Questions are the Answer
Questions Are the Answer provides tools for clinicians to use to engage patients and their families as part of the health care team. Materials include a seven-minute waiting room video, notepads for prioritizing questions, brochures, and an interactive question builder.
Date Published: Setting of Care: Ambulatory Care
Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
This toolkit assists hospitals, including those that serve diverse populations, improve their hospital discharge process to reduce avoidable readmissions and posthospital emergency department visits. A guide for patients and families, available in English and Spanish, was developed as part of the toolkit.
Date Published: Setting of Care: Hospital, Long-term Care
SDOH & Practice Improvement
Learn about tools to help healthcare organizations address social determinants of health and patients’ social needs.
Date Published: Setting of Care: Ambulatory Care, Long-term Care
Team Strategies and Tools To Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS)
TeamSTEPPS is a customizable program to improve patient safety by training clinicians in teamwork and communication skills. The TeamSTEPPS curriculum 3.0 materials include six Welcome Guides for different audiences, a pocket guide of tools and concepts for trainees, and various training videos to illustrate TeamSTEPPS tools and concepts. The TeamSTEPPS 3.0 curriculum is composed of Introduction, four Modules (Communication, Team Leadership, Situation Monitoring, and Mutual Support) and Implementation of TeamSTEPPS.
Date Published: Setting of Care: Ambulatory Care, Hospital, Long-term Care, Outpatient Surgery
Ten Attributes of Health Literate Healthcare Organizations
Find ´óÏóÊÓƵtools that can assist healthcare systems address health literacy and each of 10 attributes of health literate healthcare organizations.
Date Published: Setting of Care: Ambulatory Care, Hospital, Long-term Care
Toolkit for Decolonization of non-ICU Patients With Devices
This toolkit can help hospital infection prevention programs implement a decolonization protocol that was found to reduce bloodstream infections by roughly 30 percent in adult inpatients who were not in intensive care units and who had specific medical devices. It includes implementation instructions, demonstration videos, and customizable tools.
Date Published: Setting of Care: Hospital
