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101. Guide To Implementing a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2017 - Appropriate antibiotic treatment of urinary tract infections is a key element of antibiotic stewardship … Treatment of ASB with antibiotics is one of the leading causes for antibiotic overuse in long-term care … .12,13 Moreover, antibiotics can lead to resident harm, such as nausea, diarrhea, allergic reactions, … and antibiotic-related infections.14 Antibiotics can also wipe out healthy bacteria that can lead to … urine testing (urine cultures) is one strategy that can be used to decrease the inappropriate use of antibiotics

102. Emergency Department Workflow Diagrams (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2018 - No ED Process for Patient with Suspected CAP (Pre- Implementation) Prescription for outpatient antibiotic … Patient with Suspected CAP (Pre-Implementation) with Data Elements Prescription for outpatient antibiotic … ED Process for Patient with Suspected CAP (Post- Implementation) Prescription for outpatient antibiotic

103. Long-term Care Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2021 - technical reviews about long-term care Resources Long-term care resources Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic … TeamSTEPPS Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Related Content Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic

104. The CUSP Method | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2023 - More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections Program Combating Antibiotic-Resistant … Toolkits Preventing HAIs: Toolkit for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Toolkits To Improve Antibiotic

105. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2015 - Date Published: April 2014 Setting of Care: Ambulatory Care, Long-term Care Antibiotic … that help hospitals, long-term care facilities, and ambulatory practices apply the Four Moments of Antibiotic … Decision Making to improve antibiotic use.

106. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2015 - Date Published: April 2014 Setting of Care: Ambulatory Care, Long-term Care Antibiotic … that help hospitals, long-term care facilities, and ambulatory practices apply the Four Moments of Antibiotic … Decision Making to improve antibiotic use.

107. Clinical Decision Support Found To Improve Use of Blood Clot Prevention Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2023 - Apply Now for Funding on Projects To Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic Resistance … Apply Now for Funding on Projects To Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic Resistance … 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

108. Study Finds Racial and Ethnic Inequities in End-of-Life Prescription Opioid Access | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2023 - Applications Due Sept. 25 and Oct. 5 for Research Projects on Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic … Applications Due Sept. 25 and Oct. 5 for Research Projects on Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic … funding innovative research proposals to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and to combat antibiotic-resistant … CARB projects should address ways to promote appropriate antibiotic use, reduce the transmission of resistant

109. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2023 - More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections Program Combating Antibiotic-Resistant … Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2019. Atlanta, GA: U.S.

110. Patient Safety Awareness Week 2023 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2023 - Special Emphasis Notice: AHRQ Announces Interest in Healthcare Associated Infections and Combating Antibiotic … Large Research Projects for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (CARB) (R01) . … Large Health Services Research Demonstration and Dissemination Projects for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant

111. Collection of Microbiological Cultures (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2021 - obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchitis, or upper respiratory tract infections • Prior to antibiotic … Collection of Microbiological Cultures AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Stewardship

112. Explain Why a Health Care Quality Measure Matters | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2019 - Why is it important not only to start an antibiotic prior to surgery, but to stop the antibiotic within

113. Toolkit for Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2022 - More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections Program Combating Antibiotic-Resistant … Trial found that decolonization with chlorhexidine gluconate antiseptic bathing soap plus use of nasal antibiotic

114. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2008 - setting that promote the appropriate use of antimicrobials, thereby improving patient outcomes, reducing antibiotic … resistance, and decreasing the spread of infections caused by antibiotic-resistant organisms.

115. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2008 - setting that promote the appropriate use of antimicrobials, thereby improving patient outcomes, reducing antibiotic … resistance, and decreasing the spread of infections caused by antibiotic-resistant organisms.

116. SHARE Approach Success Stories | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2020 - 2015 James Madison University Health Center Engages Patients through Shared Decisionmaking about Antibiotic … Identifier: 2016-02 Topic(s): Shared Decisionmaking, SHARE Approach, Evidence-Based Care, Patient Care, Antibiotic

117. AHRQ Grantee Profiles | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2024 - More >> Reducing Harms from Unsafe Use of Antibiotics and Preventing the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance … Medicine “Without funding from agencies such as AHRQ, I could not conduct this kind of research on antibiotic

118. Patient Safety Awareness Week 2024 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2024 - opportunities for research on diagnostic safety and combating healthcare-associated infections and antibiotic … Funding Opportunities Funding HAI and Antibiotic Resistance Research .

119. Patient Safety Awareness Week 2022 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2022 - Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Acute Care Hospitals Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Long-Term

120. AHRQ Signals Plan To Establish Healthcare Extension Service | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2023 - AHRQ in the Professional Literature Reducing length of antibiotics for children with ear infections … Prevalence and appropriateness of in-person versus not-in-person ambulatory antibiotic prescribing in