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201. Communication-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/communication-facilitator-guide.docx
     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.

202. 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

203. Toolkit 3. The Nursing Home Antibiogram Program Toolkit: How To Develop and Implement an Antibiogram Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/help-clinicians-choose-the-right-antibiotic/toolkit3-develop-implement-antibiogram-program.html
     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.

204. Streptococcal Pharyngitis – Discussion Guide (doc file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/pharyngitis-discussion-guide.docx
     September 01, 2022 - leader(s) is encouraged to ask all clinical staff which of the components of the AHRQ Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic … Also, remind staff how they can access the AHRQ Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Care … How can the practice develop and implement approaches to standardize when to prescribe antibiotics for … How should the practice measure compliance with the guidelines that we develop around antibiotic prescribing … No. 17(22)-0030 September 2022 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care

205. Acute Bronchitis – Discussion Guide (doc file)
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     September 01, 2022 - leader(s) is encouraged to ask all clinical staff which of the components of the AHRQ Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic … Also, remind staff how they can access the AHRQ Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Care … How can the practice support clinicians in consistently avoiding prescribing antibiotics for acute bronchitis … How will the practice track data on acute bronchitis and antibiotic prescribing? 4. … No. 17(22)-0030 September 2022 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care

206. Technical Specifications for Section II. Detailed Measure Specifications (pdf file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-135-technical-specifications.pdf
     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.

207. Antibiotics: When Do You Need Them? Patient Brochure (Spanish) (doc file)
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     September 01, 2022 - Antibiotics: When Do You Need Them?

208. Pledge (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2017 - Thousands of people die each year as a direct result of these antibiotic-resistant infections. … • Antibiotics are generally not needed when a person feels fine. • Antibiotics can cause harm and … side effects, including nausea and diarrhea, allergic reactions, yeast infections, and antibiotic-resistant … I understand that it is important to properly prescribe and use antibiotics. … • It’s okay for residents to ask if an antibiotic is truly needed.

209. Acutediagram Full
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210. Upper Respiratory Infection – Discussion Guide (doc file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/respiratory-discussion-guide.docx
     September 01, 2022 - leader(s) is encouraged to ask all clinical staff which of the components of the AHRQ Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic … Also, remind staff how they can access the AHRQ Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Care … How will members of the practice develop consistent messaging to patients that antibiotic treatment is … How will we track compliance with not prescribing antibiotics for these patients? AHRQ Pub. … No. 17(22)-0030 September 2022 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care

211. Urinary Tract Infections (pdf file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/uti-one-pager.pdf
     September 01, 2022 - bacteria − Recent antibiotic exposure − History of recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs)  … 100,000 CFU/mL of a urinary pathogen (most commonly Escherichia coli) Treatment • Do not start antibiotics … UTI in the future3-4 • Review prior urine culture results as previous susceptibility data can guide antibiotic … choice Condition Antibiotic Options2 Comments Uncomplicated cystitis2 • Nitrofurantoin • TMP … Asymptomatic bacteriuria treatment is associated with a higher prevalence of antibiotic resistant strains

212. Appendix C. Data Dictionary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - ANTIBIOTIC     Include all antibiotics that were given one month before or after surgery ANTIBIOTIC … ABX_ID Integer A unique ID for the antibiotic ANTIBIOTIC NAME Varchar(64) The name of … the antibiotic given ANTIBIOTIC DOSE Varchar(64) The dose of the antibiotic ANTIBIOTIC FREQUENCY … Varchar(64) The frequency of the antibiotic ANTIBIOTIC START_DTM Date The date of when the … antibiotic treatment began ANTIBIOTIC DC_DTM Date The date of when the antibiotic treatment

213. 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

214. Toolkit 1. Suspected UTI SBAR Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/determine-whether-to-treat/toolkit1-suspected-uti-sbar.html
     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).

215. Community-Acquired Pneumonia – Discussion Guide (doc file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/cap-discussion-guide.docx
     September 01, 2022 - stewardship leader(s) is encouraged to ask all clinical staff which components of the AHRQ Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic … Also, remind staff how they can access the AHRQ Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Care … What will be the practice’s standard antibiotic treatment regimen for otherwise healthy adults with CAP … What will be the practice’s standard antibiotic treatment regimen for adults with comorbid conditions … No. 17(22)-0030 September 2022 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care

216. Sickle Cell Disease Technical Specifications (pdf file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-216-section-2-tech-specs.pdf
     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.

217. Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection With Antibiotics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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

218. 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

219. 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

220. Presentation: Program Overview
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     June 01, 2021 - Resident With a Suspected Respiratory Tract Infection Long-Term Care AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic … Bordetella is the only one of these that requires antibiotic treatment.3 ‹#› Assessment of RTI 12 … His daughter asks you for some antibiotics to make her dad’s cough go away. … Antibiotics are great at making coughs go away. … He has bacterial pneumonia and needs antibiotics. Case 3: Peter, Diagnosis?