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981. Study Identifies Trends in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Medication Misuse | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/969.html
     August 01, 2025 - Antibiotic stewardship in the neonatal intensive care unit. Flannery DD, Coggins SA, Medoro AK.

982. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4g_pdi09-postoprespfailure-bestpractices.pdf
     May 17, 2016 - to minimize the following conditions that can contribute to respiratory failure9: o Appropriate antibiotic

983. Getting Ready for Your Ambulatory Surgery | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/getting-ready.html
     August 01, 2017 - Preventing infection: Your doctor may give you a prescription for an antibiotic to take before your

984. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4u_combo_pdi09-postoprespfailure-bestpractices.pdf
     May 17, 2016 - to minimize the following conditions that can contribute to respiratory failure9: o Appropriate antibiotic

985. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/030-review-ssi-prevention.pptx
     April 01, 2025 - Normothermia Maintenance Glucose Control Nasal Decolonization and Skin Preparation Oxygenation Prophylactic Antibiotics … increase in pain Reddened incision Purulent drainage Treatment Opened incision at base Prescribed oral antibiotics

986. Final Progress Report: Risks of Inaccurate or Incomplete Preoperative Assessments in Freestanding ASCs (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/kupka-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - during prescribing and administering. 32 Risk points centered on the administration of preoperative antibiotics … Each ASC had their own policies for when preoperative antibiotics were to be administered and how their … , FMEA team members in the majority of ASCs had an inconsistent understanding of when preoperative antibiotics … history or current medications and allergies, failure to follow specific protocols for preoperative antibiotics … to be marked one way for one physician and another way for a different physician, or preoperative antibiotics

987. PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/131-ss-swiss-cheese.pptx
     April 01, 2025 - He was sent home on antibiotics.  The next day he was febrile, diaphoretic, and short of breath.

988. Integrating Teamwork Tools into CUSP Efforts | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/integrating-teamwork-tools-cusp-efforts-slides.html
     December 01, 2017 - The patient is started on IV antibiotics that extend her admission at least 3 more days.

989. Diagnostic Stewardship in Action | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-dx-stewardship6.html
     August 01, 2024 - antimicrobial stewardship programs focus on optimizing management (e.g., reducing inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics

990. 2013 Child Core Set Measure Retirement Process Summary of SNAC Scoring: Round II – Final Scoring (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2014 - . � Important given antibiotic resistance and no other accountability for overprescribing. � Promotes … Measure focuses on reducing inappropriate antibiotic use. … The real issue is not using antibiotics for viral infections. … Other ways to drive quality improvement to reduce antibiotics. … Need better measure for reducing antibiotic use for viral infections.

991. Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/coaching/coaching-slideset.pptx
     May 01, 2017 - already know exactly what you are after] Instead say this “I saw that your team didn’t confirm that the antibiotics … I believe it is important that the team confirms the antibiotics are infused so that the patient doesn

992. Patient Safety Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/makinghcsafer.html
     June 01, 2022 - systematic approach to developing coordinated interventions to reduce overuse and inappropriate selection of antibiotics … reduction show promise because increased rates of C. difficile are associated with inappropriate antibiotic

993. Meeting Minutes, April 2019 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2019-04-nac/nacmtg0419-minutes.html
     July 01, 2019 - An AHRQ-funded study, reported in The BMJ, stated that nearly a quarter of the 15.5 million antibiotic … Balance is a key, such as in antibiotic stewardship, and we must get that right. Dr.

994. Saving Lives and Saving Money: Hospital-Acquired Conditions Update | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/2014-final.html
     January 01, 2018 - part of this initiative, AHRQ is actively targeting current challenges such as diagnostic error and antibiotic … 0.52 MPSMS (2014) Hospital-Acquired VRE 11,000 0.34 MPSMS (2014) Hospital-Acquired Antibiotic-Associated

995. Summary of Patient Safety Research Opportunities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/news-events/summit-research-2020/questions.html
     March 01, 2021 - What are effective measures to curb emergence of antibiotic resistance in post-acute care settings? … How do we improve antibiotic use in outpatient settings?

996. Final Progress Report: Dissemination of the PPRNet Model for Improving Medication Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/wessell-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Table 1: PPRNet Medication Safety Indicator Set2 Avoiding Potentially Inappropriate Therapy • Antibiotics … with CHF • H2 blockers based on renal function Avoiding Potential Drug-Drug Interactions • Macrolide antibiotics

997. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/110-cusp-program-sustainability-slides.pptx
     October 01, 2024 - Has antibiotic stewardship changed? Are central lines removed ASAP? Are resources still available?

998. Addressing Questions Asked by Staff: Nasal Mupirocin for MRSA Carriers With Devices (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-mupirocin.pdf
     March 01, 2022 - Mupirocin is a topical antibiotic ointment to prevent infections.

999. Statistical Brief Highlights Cost of Heart Disease | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/968.html
     July 01, 2025 - theoretical framework to quantify the tradeoff between individual and population benefits of expanded antibiotic

1000. AHRQ Views: Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/920.html
      July 01, 2024 - Lessons learned from a National Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Implementation Project.