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881. Diagnostic Error in the Testing Process | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-dx-stewardship4.html
     August 01, 2024 - risk of wrong (false positive) diagnosis of urinary tract infections and lead to inappropriate use of antibiotics

882. Preventing CAUTI: What to Do When It’s Time for Plan B | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-plan-b-slides.html
     December 01, 2017 - reflexive" If a patient is hypoxemic: we give oxygen Low BP: IV fluids Positive blood cultures: antibiotics … to be admitted from the ED: Foley catheter Asymptomatic catheterized patient has a “dirty” urine: antibiotics

883. AHRQ Grants Policy Notices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/funding/policies/polnotice/index.html
     February 01, 2025 - NOT- HS-23-004 11/17/22 AHRQ Announces Interest in Healthcare Associated Infections and Combating Antibiotic … Funding Opportunity Large Health Services Research Demonstration and Dissemination Projects for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant … ) Notice Number: NOT-HS-22-008 11/16/21  Notice of Change to Large Research Projects for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant … Principal Investigator Policy applied to Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) Prevention and Combating Antibiotic-Resistant

884. Final Progress Report: A Memory-Based Approach to Reducing Medication Errors (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/kazi-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - (e.g., administering sliding scale insulin), and after waiting for a delay (e.g., administering an antibiotic … medication-related tasks that you must remember to perform after waiting for a delay (e.g., administering an antibiotic … medication-related tasks that you must remember to perform after waiting for a delay (e.g., administering an antibiotic … medication-related tasks that you must remember to perform after waiting for a delay (e.g., administering an antibiotic

885. Poster-Commitment (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/poster-commitment.docx
     June 01, 2021 - the individuals you believe are important to indicate your institution’s commitment to prescribing antibiotics

886. National Scorecard on Rates of Hospital-Acquired Conditions 2010 to 2015: Interim Data From National Efforts To Make Health Care Safer | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/2015-interim.html
     December 01, 2016 - make it safer. 6  Areas of focus include preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), combating antibiotic … part of this initiative, AHRQ is actively targeting current challenges such as diagnostic error and antibiotic … 0.19 MPSMS (2015) Hospital-Acquired VRE 3,800 0.12 MPSMS (2015) Hospital-Acquired Antibiotic-Associated

887. Exhibit 9. Top five minimal cut sets for the basic case | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraexh9.html
     April 01, 2018 - BMI <40) Event 642 (0.2) Fail to protect patient effectively (failure related to skin prep, antibiotics … Event 182 (0.2) Fail to administer indicated antibiotics Event 543 (0.0325) SSI risk for … BMI <40) Event 642 (0.2) Fail to protect patient effectively (failure related to skin prep, antibiotics … Event 182 (0.2) Fail to administer indicated antibiotics Event 659 (0.18) Glove puncture … Event 182 (0.2) Fail to administer indicated antibiotics Event 138 (0.15) Fail to remove

888. Series Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/er208-overview.html
     October 01, 2014 - conditions (diabetes, asthma, hypertension), practice areas (prevention of healthcare-acquired infections, antibiotic … Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies, Volume 4—Antibiotic Prescribing

889. 4 Tk2 T1-Medical Care Referral Form (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK2_T1-Medical_Care_Referral_Form.pdf
     May 01, 2014 - No Antibiotics Yes No ? MEDICATION ALLERGIES: Yes No ?

890. New Jersey Hospital Uses AHRQ Toolkit To Reduce Urinary Tract Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201701.html
     March 01, 2017 - It promotes the judicious use of catheters, urine cultures, and antibiotics.

891. Commitment Poster (Spanish) (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/commitment-poster-spanish.docx
     September 01, 2022 - the individuals you believe are important to indicate your institution’s commitment to prescribing antibiotics

892. Opportunities and Challenges Ahead | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-dx-stewardship8.html
     August 01, 2024 - CDC’s Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship 72 is an example of flexible implementation guidance.

893. Appendix K. CAUTI Case Review Form | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/cauti-surveillance/review-form.html
     March 01, 2017 - ________________________________ Date of positive blood culture, if applicable: _________________ Antibiotic

894. Environmental Cleaning | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/environmental-cleaning.html
     February 01, 2025 - Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: VAP & NV-HAP Antibiotic

895. Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/clabsi.html
     November 01, 2024 - Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: VAP & NV-HAP Antibiotic

896. Background Report on request for public comment on initial, recommended core set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for voluntary use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/tables.html
     December 01, 2009 - all CHIP enrollees 2 MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE CONDITIONS Upper Respiratory—Appropriate Use of Antibiotics … 14 PDF File (43 KB) Pharyngitis—appropriate testing related to antibiotic dispensing … Children age 2-18 yrs who had an outpatient visit with a diagnosis of pharyngitis and were dispensed an antibiotic

897. AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery: Final Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/safe_surgery_finalreport.pdf
     December 01, 2017 - at the right time (within 1 hour before surgery) to help prevent infection Prophylactic antibiotics … discontinued within 24 hours after surgery end time Surgery patients whose preventive antibiotics … right dose of antibiotic. … dosing, redosing, weight-based dosing, and use of mechanical bowel preparation with oral antibiotics … for colorectal surgery 50.0% 80.0% 23.1% 28.6%b Have standard recommendations for antibiotics

898. Head of Bed Elevation or Semirecumbent Positioning Literature Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/head-bed-elevation-lit-review.html
     January 01, 2017 - be independently associated with VAP: an organ system failure index ≥3, patient age ≥60 years, prior antibiotic … patient age of 60 years or older (AOR=5.1; 95% CI, 1.9 to 14.1 ; p=0.002); prior administration of antibiotics … patient age of 60 years or older (AOR=5.1 ; 95% CI, 1.9 to 14.1 ; p=0.002); prior administration of antibiotics

899. From Quality Measures to Quality Care: Examples of Quality Improvement at Work | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-measures/21st-century/challenges.html
     June 01, 2018 - tracking of patient drug allergies; a program that monitors kidney function while patients receive certain antibiotics … with toxic effects on the kidneys; and a computerized disease management program for antibiotic use … These efforts led to a 75-percent decline in adverse drug reactions related to antibiotics.

900. Fundamental Concepts for Understanding Probability | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/probabilistic-thinking2.html
     September 01, 2022 - who has nonspecific findings on chest x-ray is far from certain to have pneumonia, but treatment with antibiotics