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Originally released in 2014, they were last updated in 2016. In 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services required their annual attestation by US hospitals.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This case study describes how SAFER Guide recommendations were updated to align with current evidence and clinical practice.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Over nine months, a multidisciplinary team updated SAFER Guides through literature reviews, iterative feedback, and online meetings.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We reduced the number of recommended practices across all Guides by 40% and consolidated 9 Guides into 8 to maximize ease of use, feasibility, and utility. We provide a 4-level evidence grading hierarchy for each recommendation and a new 5-point rating scale to self-assess implementation status of the recommendation. 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