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National Program Team
http://www.ascsafetyprogram.org/about-the-program/national-program-team
The National Program Team (NPT) is responsible for project administration and management as well as the development of educational resources to support culture change and program implementation for the reduction of infection and complications at the facility, state association and management company collaborative level. The Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET) of the American Hospital Association, with support from several partners. Barb Edson, RN, MBA, MHA - VP Clinical Quality. Issues and Trend...
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Program Communications
http://www.ascsafetyprogram.org/program-communications
You must login to view this resource. Participating facilities can obtain the username and password by contacting ascsafetyprogram@aha.org. ED HIV Test Guide. Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence. HRET Hospital Engagement Network. Health Research and Educational Trust. Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence. Health Research and Educational Trust, 155 North Wacker, 4th Floor Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 422.2600.
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Toolkits and Resources
http://www.ascsafetyprogram.org/reference-materials
You must login to view this resource. Participating facilities can obtain the username and password by contacting ascsafetyprogram@aha.org. ED HIV Test Guide. Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence. HRET Hospital Engagement Network. Health Research and Educational Trust. Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence. Health Research and Educational Trust, 155 North Wacker, 4th Floor Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 422.2600.
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Partners
http://www.ascsafetyprogram.org/about-the-program/partners
HRET coordinates this national program in partnership with several partner organizations, each of which brings a unique range of expertise to the initiative to reduce harm in the outpatient surgery setting. Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA). William Prentice, JD. Chief Executive Officer for the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA). Gina Throneberry, RN, MBA, CASC, CNOR. ASC Quality Collaboration (ASC QC). Donna Slosburg, BSN, LHRM, CASC. Harvard School of Public Health. Jeff Durney, MS.
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Benefits to Participants
http://www.ascsafetyprogram.org/about-the-program/benefits-to-ascs
This safety program is designed to improve quality, teamwork and communication within the ambulatory surgery setting across the nation. Effective Teamwork and Communication to Improve Patient Safety. Go beyond the Time Out. Learn how to make your surgical safety checklist a teamwork and communication tool as opposed to just a "box-ticking" exercise. Benchmarking State, Regional and National. Aggregate data on state, regional and national performance trends will be available to participating facilities.
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Cohort Pages
http://www.ascsafetyprogram.org/cohort-pages
You must login to view this resource. Participating facilities can obtain the username and password by contacting ascsafetyprogram@aha.org. ED HIV Test Guide. Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence. HRET Hospital Engagement Network. Health Research and Educational Trust. Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence. Health Research and Educational Trust, 155 North Wacker, 4th Floor Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 422.2600.
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Data
http://www.ascsafetyprogram.org/data-resources
This section is intended to provide resources and guidance regarding data collection for AHRQ’s Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery. Program measures and demographics information for the program are submitted through the Comprehensive Data System (CDS). Cohort 5 Facility Demographics Form. Cohort 5 Data Collection Workbook. Cohort 6 Facility Demographics Form. Cohort 6 Data Collection Workbook. Cohort 7 Facility Demographics Form. Cohort 7 Data Collection Workbook. We have included a webinar short.
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Extended Faculty Network
http://www.ascsafetyprogram.org/about-the-program/faculty
The Extended Faculty Network (EFN) is comprised of various subject matter experts from several health care professional organizations from across the country. The EFN assists the national program team with several areas of the program including recruitment, content development and coaching participants. Strategic guidance and feedback from the EFN is vital to overall program improvement and implementation success. A listing of our EFN organizations and members is below:. ED HIV Test Guide.
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Participating Facilities
http://www.ascsafetyprogram.org/about-the-program/participating-facilities
ED HIV Test Guide. Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence. HRET Hospital Engagement Network. Health Research and Educational Trust. Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence. Health Research and Educational Trust, 155 North Wacker, 4th Floor Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 422.2600.
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Ambulatory Surgery Safety
http://www.ascsafetyprogram.org/about-the-program
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), as a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare Associated Infections, is funding a 12-month patient safety improvement program in which ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) can participate. For patients undergoing care in the ambulatory surgery setting. This program provides participating facilities the opportunity to:. Benchmark data with other facilities across their state and nation.
