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61. Table 4. Evidence for Prompt Antimicrobial Therapy for Treatment of Children With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2014 - delay administration of antibiotics. … culture should be obtained prior to antibiotics. … The choice of empirical antibiotic coverage therapy depends on several factors related to the patient … The most important finding is the survival benefit associated with prompt antibiotic administration … Empiric antibiotic treatment reduces mortality in severe sepsis and septic shock in the first hour

62. Timeliness of antibiotic prophylaxis for children with sickle cell disease | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2021 - Home Pediatric Quality Measures Program PQMP Measures Timeliness of antibiotic … Measure Implementation & Quality Improvement PQMP Grantees Timeliness of antibiotic … reviewed August 2021 Page originally created August 2021 Internet Citation: Timeliness of antibiotic … https://www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/scd-preventive-antibiotics-newborns.html  

63. Communication-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
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    June 01, 2021 - Effective communication helps bring about proper use of antibiotics. … The provider may feel pressured to prescribe antibiotics. … , so antibiotics will not be helpful, and antibiotics can cause unpleasant side effects.” … I think we need to stop the antibiotic now.” Dr. … He should not be on this antibiotic.

64. AHRQ's Healthcare-Associated Infections Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2024 - Toolkits To Improve Antibiotic Use Three toolkits that help hospitals, long-term care facilities, and … ambulatory practices apply the Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making to improve antibiotic use. … stewardship program, determine if it’s necessary to treat a resident with antibiotics, help clinicians … select the right antibiotic, and engage residents and families in infection prevention. … Universal Glove and Gown Use and Acquisition of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in the ICU: A Randomized

65. Toolkit 1. Suspected UTI SBAR Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2016 - Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic Educate and Engage Residents and … prescription and asymptomatic bacteriuria, which does not require antibiotics and should not be treated … clinicians explaining the form and its rationale (tool 2) ( PDF  |  Word ) Not All “Infections” Need Antibiotics … The handout Not All “Infections” Need Antibiotics (tool 3) also should be given to nurses. 1 American … Standardizing antibiotic use in long-term care settings (SAUL study).

66. Toolkit 3. The Nursing Home Antibiogram Program Toolkit: How To Develop and Implement an Antibiogram Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2016 - Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection With Antibiotics … across all residents for a certain time period—along with the susceptibility of each organism to various antibiotics … antibiograms provide information on local susceptibility patterns, they may help to reduce prescribing of antibiotics … This phase focuses on monitoring and evaluating the antibiogram and tracking the antibiotics prescribed … Using Nursing Home Antibiograms to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing and Delivery – Final Report.

67. Technical Specifications for Section II. Detailed Measure Specifications (pdf file)
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    November 26, 2013 - Q‐METRIC Sickle Cell Disease Measure 2: Timeliness of Antibiotic … Detailed Measure Specifications Sickle Cell Disease Measure 2: Timeliness of Antibiotic Prophylaxis … of children with a newborn screen positive for sickle cell disease (SCD) who received appropriate antibiotic … Erythromycin  Erythromycin estolate  Erythromycin ethylsuccinate  Erythromycin stearate Miscellaneous antibiotics … Numerator Eligible children who received appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis at ≤ 90 days of age.

68. Section 5, Table 4 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2011 - Broad spectrum antibiotics should be given even if these tests cannot be performed (p. 28). … analysis and other cultures as indicated), and prompt administration of a broad‐spectrum parenteral antibiotic … Relatively high doses (75‐100 mg/kg) are sometimes recommended in regions with high prevalence of antibiotic … • Parenteral antibiotics should be given before other procedures. … SCD with a fever greater than or equal to 38.5 degrees C should be given parenteral broad spectrum antibiotic

69. Sickle Cell Disease Technical Specifications (pdf file)
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    February 26, 2018 - emergency department with fever during the measurement year who received parenteral broad-spectrum antibiotic … calculated as follows: The percentage of eligible children who received parenteral broad-spectrum antibiotic … Parenteral See Table 15-A for a list of acceptable antibiotics. … broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment Fever Body temperature ≥ 38 degrees C (100.4 degrees F). … Administration of oral antibiotics does not qualify as a numerator event.

70. Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection With Antibiotics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/determine-whether-to-treat/index.html
    October 01, 2016 - Toolkits Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection With Antibiotics … Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic Educate and Engage Residents and … Members Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection With Antibiotics … Minimum Criteria for Antibiotics Tool Toolkit 1. … Internet Citation: Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection With Antibiotics

71. Timely Antibiotics for Children With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock (pdf file)
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    April 02, 2018 - Timely Antibiotics for Children With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock 1 Timely Antibiotics for Children … Antibiotic therapy should be started within the first hour of recognition of severe sepsis or septic … Recent work by Ferrer and colleagues sought to evaluate the relationship between timing of antibiotic … The use of pediatric shock protocols that emphasize timely antibiotic therapy and fluid resuscitation … For antibiotics received elsewhere (i.e., a child received parenteral antibiotics prior to or during

72. Apply Now for Funding on Projects to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic Resistance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2024 - Newsroom Apply Now for Funding on Projects to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic … Apply Now for Funding on Projects to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic … funding innovative research proposals to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and combat antibiotic-resistant … CARB projects should address ways to promote appropriate antibiotic use, reduce the transmission of resistant … Internet Citation: Apply Now for Funding on Projects to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic

73. AHRQ Views Blog: Asking the Hard Questions About Telehealth | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2021 - AHRQ Releases New Toolkit To Help Long-Term Care Facilities Improve Antibiotic Prescribing . … start or revitalize an antibiotic stewardship program. … Using the  Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making , facilities can identify critical time periods … to help prescribers make decisions about antibiotic therapy. … stewardship teams to ensure antibiotics are used judiciously to prevent harm and keep residents safe

74. Section 6.A, Figures 1 to 4 and Table 5 (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2013 -                                             Q‐METRIC Sickle Cell Disease Measure 3: Appropriate Antibiotic … Scientific Soundness VI.A Reliability Figure 1: Provision of Antibiotic Prescriptions, 300‐Day Rate … CAROLINA TEXAS Note: The first rate for Measure 3, the percentage of eligible children who received antibiotics …                                                                       Figure 2: Provision of Antibiotic … Cell Disease Measure 3 Reliability in Six States (Percentage of Children in State with SCD Receiving Antibiotics

75. Section 5, Table 3 (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2014 - delay administration of antibiotics [p. 615]. … organisms should be drawn before starting antimicrobial therapy, as long as sampling does not delay antibiotic … Sampling before antibiotic therapy is important, because sterilization of blood cultures can occur … Identification of causative organisms facilitates adjustment of antibiotic therapy. … Administer antibiotics and antivirals as indicated.

76. Staff-Safety-Assessment (doc file)
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    June 01, 2021 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use Staff Safety Assessment PURPOSE OF THIS FORM: … To discuss issues that may result in antibiotic-associated adverse events or have the potential to cause … you think the next resident at your facility will be harmed by an event related to administration of antibiotics

77. Educational Bundles | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2019 - Facilitator Guide ( Word , 292 KB; HTML )       Role-Play Worksheet ( Word , 283 KB; HTML ) Antibiotic … Stewardship Highlights reasons providers may prescribe antibiotics, explains why and how to document … signs and symptoms, and describes how to use communication strategies to address alternatives to antibiotic … case study and key accompany these materials to enhance knowledge and communication of the harms of antibiotic … overuse, as well as frequently asked questions and answers related to antibiotic stewardship.

78. Section 6, Tables 5 and 6 (pdf file)
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    February 26, 2018 - Numerator/ Eligibility Criteria Number of Records Reviewed N Agreed (%) Kappa Statistic Hospital #1 Antibiotic … Treatment 0 ‐ ‐ Hospital #1 Fever Criterion 3 100% 1.00 Hospital #2 Antibiotic Treatment 4 100% 1.00 … Hospital #2 Fever Criterion 7 100% 1.00 Hospital #3 Antibiotic Treatment 10 100% 1.00 Hospital #3 … Fever Criterion 19 84% 0.68 All Sites Antibiotic Treatment 14 100% 1.00 All Sites Fever Criterion

79. Section 6-B, Table 6 (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2013 -                         Q‐METRIC Sickle Cell Disease Measure 3: Appropriate Antibiotic … Medical Records) for Antibiotic Prescriptions for Children with Sickle Cell Disease Antibiotic Prescription … in Medicaid Claims Data Antibiotic Prescription in Medical Record (n=34) Yes No Total Yes

80. AHRQ Releases Annual Update on U.S. Healthcare Quality, Equity | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2022 - Researchers Apply New Method To Quantify Antibiotic Prescribing . … prescribing patterns, guide antibiotic stewardship programs and evaluate long-term impacts of antibiotic … AHRQ-funded researchers applied the metric, developed to gauge the impact of antibiotic medications, … Higher antibiotic global spectrum scores were associated with an increased risk for hospital mortality … The researchers concluded that Spectrum Score was effective in measuring the differences in antibiotic