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Health Literacy and Cultural Competence Sessions at AHRQ Annual Conference
September 13, 2011 SNap(R)
Health Literacy and Cultural Competence Sessions at AHRQ Annual Conference
AHRQ’s free annual conference, AHRQ: Leading through Innovation and Collaboration, is being held September 18-20 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Maryland. Several sessions will be of particular interest to those working on health literacy and cultural competence issues:
· CAHPS® and Quality: A Close-up of the CAHPS Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH), Cultural Competence, and Health Literacy Item Sets. Learn about the development of the item sets and how they can be used for consumer reporting and generating quality improvement activities.
· Care Transitions: Navigating the Health Care System. This session features health literate approaches to avoiding hospital readmissions – the Reengineered Discharge (RED) and the Transitional Care Model (TCM).
· Previewing AHRQ Products: We Want Your Opinion. Drop by and give AHRQ feedback on draft products such as the TeamSTEPPS training module to improve patient safety for patients with limited English proficiency.
To view the full conference agenda, go to: http://ahrq.capconcorp.com/ahrq/Agenda.asp.
Not registered yet registered for the AHRQ Annual Conference? You can register on-site.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Safety Update
September 13, 2011 SNap(R)
New Updated Report Highlights Hospitals' Progress in Reducing Bloodstream Infections
AHRQ releases a second report that highlights the progress that has been achieved by hospitals taking part in a national effort to reduce the incidence of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) by implementing a Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP). Eliminating CLABSI: A National Patient Safety Imperative–Second Progress Report on the National On the CUSP: Stop BSI Project provides an update on the impact of the project and the number of State hospital associations, hospitals, and hospital teams that are implementing the clinical and safety culture changes proven to reduce CLABSI. Adult intensive care units included in this report are drawn from 32 states and territories, and more than 750 hospitals. This is an increase of 10 states and 400 hospitals since November 2010. These units have reduced their CLABSI rates by an average of 33 percent. As of November 2010, CLABSI rates had decreased by an average of 35 percent indicating rates are continuing to decrease but at a marginally slower rate. Select to access the report.
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