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1021. 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.

1022. 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

1023. Final Progress Report: Preventing/Managing C. Diff for Nursing Home Residents, Admissions, and Discharges (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/phillips-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Although reducing infections through better antibiotic stewardship may be possible, contact precautions … the study): Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a dangerous and potentially life-threatening antibiotic-associated

1024. BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06 (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/clinical-faqs.docx
      March 01, 2017 - Indwelling device use and antibiotic resistance in nursing homes: identifying a high-risk group. … Infection rate and colonization with antibiotic-resistant organisms in skilled nursing facility residents

1025. Appendix F. CAUTI Prevention in Long-Term Care: Frequently Asked Questions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/clinical-faqs.html
      March 01, 2017 - Indwelling device use and antibiotic resistance in nursing homes: identifying a high-risk group. … Infection rate and colonization with antibiotic-resistant organisms in skilled nursing facility residents

1026. Summary Background Report on 2013 Retirement of Measures from the Child Core Set (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications2/files/measure-retirement-2013.pdf
      January 01, 2013 - 1 had been retired in January 2013 because it proved impossible to collect (avoidance of systemic antibiotic … for sore throat (not pharyngitis specific) by race/ethnicity (MEPS) – Medicaid expenditures for antibiotic … prescriptions to treat pharyngitis for children age 2-18 (MAX) – Medicaid expenditures for antibiotic … For example, the measure does not target inappropriate antibiotic use and may increase unnecessary testing … One SNAC member suggested that a better measure for reducing antibiotic use for viral infections is

1027. Module 1: Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2023 - for infection for many reasons Underlying comorbid conditions Exposure to invasive devices Antibiotic

1028. 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.

1029. Appendix C. Article Exclusion List with Reason for Exclusion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final-companion/clabsicompapc.html
      January 01, 2013 - calculated attributable CLABSI cost estimates Blot S,  2002 Nosocomial bacteremia caused by antibiotic-resistant … not within the United States Evans RS, 1998 A computer-assisted management program for antibiotics

1030. Hand Hygiene
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      March 01, 2017 - membrane, which can be toxic, especially in the circulatory system, and provide protection from some antibiotics … C. diff has a high degree of antibiotic resistance and can cause diarrhea and inflammation if it infects

1031. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4k_nqi03-bsi-bestpractices.pdf
      May 17, 2016 - Early-Onset Group B Strep Bacteria Screen all pregnant women between 35 and 37 weeks and administer antibiotics … pregnant women with vaginal-rectal screening for GBS colonization at 35-37 weeks.16 • Give intrapartum antibiotic

1032. 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?

1033. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4y_combo_nqi03-bsi-bestpractices.pdf
      May 17, 2016 - Early-Onset Group B Strep Bacteria Screen all pregnant women between 35 and 37 weeks and administer antibiotics … pregnant women with vaginal-rectal screening for GBS colonization at 35-37 weeks.16 • Give intrapartum antibiotic

1034. Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home: Family Information Packet, Appendix B (pdf file)
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      June 02, 2025 - ■ For bacterial overgrowth, may need intermittent dosing of antibiotics that affect anaerobic bacteria … – Stomal infection requiring antibiotics (45%). … ■ Send swab for culture and treat with appropriate topical or systemic antibiotics. … Diarrhea ■ Antibiotic therapy ■ Infusion rate/ volume too high ■ Gastroenteritis ■ Low serum albumin … ■ Review antibiotic therapy. ■ Obtain stool sample for culture.

1035. Appendix F. Interventions (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/envscan-app-f.pdf
      January 01, 2015 - interactive workshop support physicians in employing shared decisionmaking with patients, reducing antibiotic … Interventions to facilitate shared decision making to address antibiotic use for acute respiratory infections … effective communication delivers improved diagnosis, enhanced self-care and more rational use of antibiotics … J Clin Pract Suppl, 2013, PMID 24238425) Yes Yes Moderate Program improves self-care and reduces antibiotic … Training family physicians in shared decision-making to reduce the overuse of antibiotics in acute

1036. Unique Challenges in Approaching Diagnostic Safety in Older Adults | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-older-adults2.html
      September 01, 2024 - and pneumonia. 78,79 Such misdiagnoses raise major concerns about the unnecessary prescription of antibiotics … in this population and the impact of inappropriate antibiotic therapy, such as increased risk of drug

1037. Prescribing Safety in Ambulatory Care: Physician Perspectives (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Rundall.pdf
      January 01, 2003 - Concerns about drug allergies were mentioned specifically with respect to prescriptions for antibiotics … get the medical chart (and, therefore, not know that the patient has an allergic reaction to certain antibiotics

1038. Issue Brief 9: Improved Diagnostic Accuracy Through Probability-Based Diagnosis (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/dxsafety-probabilistic-thinking.pdf
      September 01, 2022 - has nonspecific findings on chest x ray is far from certain to have pneumonia, but treatment with antibiotics … Exploration of primary care clinician attitudes and cognitive characteristics associated with prescribing antibiotics

1039. Relationship Between Patient Harm and Reported Medical Errors in Primary Care: A Report from the ASIPS Collaborative (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-West_102.pdf
      March 31, 2008 - specimen for gonorrhea and Chlamydia PCR is discovered by the lab after the patient has been started on antibiotics … A computer- assisted management program for antibiotics and other anti-infective agents.

1040. Final Progress Report: Off-Label Prescribing: Comparative Evidence, Regulation, and Utilization (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/kesselheim-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Fighting antibiotic resistance: marrying new financial incentives to meeting public health goals. … Improving antibiotic markets for long-term sustainability. … Approval and withdrawal of new antibiotics in the US, 1980-2009.