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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/pharyngitis-one-pager.pdf
September 01, 2022 - • Options for non-severe penicillin allergy: cephalexin or cefadroxil for 10 days. … • Options for severe penicillin allergy: clindamycin for 10 days or azithromycin for 5 days.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/antibiotic_audit.docx
December 01, 2017 - Question 6: Indicate if the patient has an allergy to cephalosporins. … If the patient does not have an allergy to cephalosporins, proceed to question 8 in data table. … Question 6: Indicate if the patient has an allergy to cephalosporins. … If the patient does not have an allergy to cephalosporins, proceed to question 9 in data table. … Question 8: Document if the patient was given clindamycin and gentamicin due to a cephalosporin allergy
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/antibiotic-audit.html
December 01, 2017 - Question 6: Indicate if the patient has an allergy to cephalosporins. … If the patient does not have an allergy to cephalosporins, proceed to question 8 in data table. … Question 6: Indicate if the patient has an allergy to cephalosporins. … If the patient does not have an allergy to cephalosporins, proceed to question 9 in data table. … Question 8: Document if the patient was given clindamycin and gentamicin due to a cephalosporin allergy
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/team-antibiotic-review-form-completion-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Based on your assessment at the time you are reviewing the case:
• If the patient has no antibiotic allergies … • If the patient has antibiotic allergies and there is evidence in the chart that the specific antibiotic … • If the patient has a reported antibiotic allergy but the specific antibiotic was not recorded or
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-bacterial-pneumonia.pdf
June 01, 2021 - for 5–7 days PLUS
doxycycline (for 5–7 days) or azithromycin (for 3 days)
− If severe penicillin allergy … piperacillin-tazobactam for 7 days PLUS doxycycline (for 7 days) or azithromycin (for 3
days)
− If severe penicillin allergy … instability (e.g., unable to maintain O2 saturation, hypotension, tachycardia)3
*Recommend determining allergy
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/submission-form-mw.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Intervention
Documentation Error Documentation Error Documentation Error
Exception on Review –
Allergy … ErrorRow1:
Numerator on Review StatusIntervention Documentation ErrorRow1:
Exception on Review Allergy
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-235-appendix-b.pdf
September 01, 2015 - 15 16 63% General dentistry and
prosthodontics
State=dentist/
prosthodontics
16 3 67% Allergy … and immunology NPPES=pediatric
allergy/immunology
17 655 11% 800 13% Diagnostic radiology
(0tolaryngology … critical care medicine
16 161 53% Internal medicine, pulmonary
disease
17 458 65% 543 91% Allergy … rheumatology
6 1 0% 4 50% Pediatric rheumatology
7 982 29% 929 42% Pediatric rheumatology
8 2 0% 1 0% Allergy … /Immunology State=
allergy/immunology
9 51 4% Critical care medicine,
pulmonary disease
NPPES
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/field2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - with recent laboratory values indicating high risk,
medications for which patients had a history of allergies … clinic
Assessment
Patient history
Medication review
Review of
information on:
- past history
- allergies … directed at seeking the patient perspective on several major areas, including the way in
which their allergies … The major results are:
Fault Tree: Known Allergy—Probability .0309
1. … Patient Knows Allergy But Not Drug Class (probability reduced by 50%)
b.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/aspirin-workflow.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Information
Criterion
IVD is on Problem List AND Aspirin is
not on:
• Medication List
• Medication Allergy
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/chart-abstraction-template-smoking-cessation.xlsx
June 02, 2025 - Exemptions
Allergy
Palliative Care
Denominator Numerator Total Den Total Num Total Rate
Provider
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/tanner-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - dystonia misdiagnosis
Blepharospasm Stress; Anxiety; Depression; Malingering; Conversion; Infection; Allergy … spasm; Bell’s palsy
Oromandibular Stress; Anxiety; Depression; Malingering; Conversion; Infection; Allergy … Conversion; Sinus infection;
Upper respiratory Infection; Vocal cord polyps; Chronic hoarseness;
Allergy … 53 0 8 33
Anti-inflammatory 26 33 0 13 45
Speech therapy 26 0 0 79 0
Antidepressant 22 20 8 13 0
Allergy … 1.89 <0.001
Post-traumatic stress
disorder Overall 16 2.6% 88 1.4% 1.81 1.05 3.1 0.033
Other
Eye allergy
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/sinusitis-one-pager.pdf
September 01, 2022 - First-line therapy for adults and children: amoxicillin/clavulanate1,5
‒ Options for nonsevere penicillin allergy … < 8 years of age) when using durations of therapy of ≤ 10 days.6
‒ Options for severe penicillin allergy
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/chart-abstraction-instructions-smoking-cessation.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Is there an adverse effect, allergy, or intolerance to a medication from the tobacco cessation
medication … list noted on or before the RepPeriod in the Allergy section?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool10_dc_checklist.docx
November 01, 2015 - A list of allergies
Food allergies.*
Drug allergies and drug intolerances.*
8.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/skin-soft-tissue-one-pager.pdf
September 01, 2022 - indicated9-11
Oral first-generation cephalosporin: cephalexin or cefadroxil (can use for nonsevere PCN allergy … )
Amoxicillin-clavulanate (also recommended for animal or human bites)
Severe PCN allergy: doxycycline
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/chart-abstraction-template-cholesterol.xlsx
November 18, 2015 - LDL <70
If < 70 exempt,
≥70 statin required and failed measure Exemptions
Allergy
Palliative Care
ESRD … fibrosis or sclerosis
Hepatic insufficiency
Pregnancy
Breastfeeding
lactation
Adverse effect, allergy
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/cap-slides.pptx
September 01, 2022 - Beta-lactam plus a macrolide
Preferred beta-lactams: amoxicillin-clavulanate
Nonsevere beta-lactam allergy … Doxycycline can be used as alternative to a macrolide
Moxifloxacin or levofloxacin (monotherapy): if severe allergy … amoxicillin; amoxicillin-clavulanate if amoxicillin received in previous 30 days8
Nonsevere penicillin allergy … : cefuroxime or cefpodoxime
Severe penicillin allergy: respiratory fluoroquinolone or macrolide
Mycoplasma
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/community-health-workers-and-promotores-de-salud.html
Infection) (PDF, 228 KB)
La gripe (The Flu) (PDF, 221 KB)
Alergia a la penicilina (Penicillin Allergy
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/nac/snac-yu.html
December 01, 2021 - Food and Drug Administration Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee.
Dr.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-166-fecc-table-1-tech-specs.pdf
June 02, 2025 - rescaled Q18b and
Q18c
care
IE2c Drug allergies … child was in
hospital, got written hospital stay
summary at discharge)
Q18d (list of “child’s
allergies … ”, not drug allergies
specifically)
Q18e
Q18f
Q18g
Q19
Q20
Q25 (Last time child was in
hospital … between visits to look
up information about child’s visits
and care)
Q23d (list of “child’s
allergies … ”, not drug allergies
specifically)
Q23e
Q23f
Q23g
Q24 (Hospital stay summary
easy to understand