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261. Flexible Interventions to Decrease Antibiotic Overuse in Primary Care Practice: A Report from SNOCAP-USA | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2014 - The Institute of Medicine has prioritized decreasing the inappropriate use of antibiotics as one of the … use. 4,5 The Institute of Medicine has prioritized decreasing the inappropriate use of antibiotics … is the “safest” strategy; (5) time necessary for the provider to explain why antibiotics are not indicated … Parents' and physicians' views on antibiotics. Pediatrics 1997 Jun;99(6):E6. … Delayed antibiotics for respiratory infections.

262. Create a Culture of Safety Around Antibiotic Prescribing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - Guide for Long-Term Care Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (PDF, 402 KB). … Presentations Improving antibiotic use should be viewed as a patient safety issue. … use and be engaged in reducing harm associated with antibiotic use. … Antibiotic Safety   Tools The six tools below are designed to assist the Antibiotic Stewardship … and takes action when harm related to antibiotics is detected.

263. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections – Slides
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     September 01, 2022 - 3 The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics … Antibiotic Decision Making 4 Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics? … infection that requires antibiotics? … infection that requires antibiotics? … infection that requires antibiotics?

264. 3 Tk2 T3-Sample Monthly Summary Reports Final (doc file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Summary Report of Infections and Antibiotic Use (This example focuses on data for evaluating antibiotic … use for suspected UTIs) Month Number of Resident Days Number of Antibiotic Rx Number of Antibiotic … Rx Divided by Number of Resident Days Number of Residents Receiving Antibiotics for UTI (incl. … tracking use of specific antibiotics of concern in the nursing home) Month [Antibiotic Name] [Antibiotic … Name] [Antibiotic Name] [Antibiotic Name] [Antibiotic Name] [Antibiotic Name] [Antibiotic Name]

265. 3 Tk2 T4-Quarterly Or Monthly Prescribing Profile Final (doc file)
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     October 01, 2016 - clinician] This [quarterly / monthly] report is provided for your reference as we continue to monitor antibiotic … Between 25 percent and 75 percent of antibiotics are prescribed unnecessarily for nursing home residents … Infections and antibiotic resistance in nursing homes. Clin Microbiol Rev. 1996 Jan;9(1):1-17. … This report provides information regarding your prescriptions for antibiotics for residents over the … Resident Name Infection Type/ Diagnosis Last Treated Organism Identified Rx Date Rx Duration Antibiotic

266. Acute Care Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections
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     September 01, 2022 - antibiotics Recognize types of reactions to antibiotics commonly prescribed in the outpatient setting … reports an allergy to penicillin 95% of people who report a penicillin allergy can tolerate beta-lactam antibiotics … antibiotics are more likely to receive an alternative, broader spectrum antibiotic that: Is less effective … Palpable purpura Joint pain Urticaria Lymphadenopathy Fevers Most commonly occur after several days of antibiotics … DRESS syndrome Nonsevere reactions Maculopapular/morbilliform rash Generally occur days to weeks after antibiotics

267. Exhibit 9. Top five minimal cut sets for the basic case | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - BMI <40) Event 642 (0.2) Fail to protect patient effectively (failure related to skin prep, antibiotics … Event 182 (0.2) Fail to administer indicated antibiotics Event 543 (0.0325) SSI risk for … BMI <40) Event 642 (0.2) Fail to protect patient effectively (failure related to skin prep, antibiotics … Event 182 (0.2) Fail to administer indicated antibiotics Event 659 (0.18) Glove puncture … Event 182 (0.2) Fail to administer indicated antibiotics Event 138 (0.15) Fail to remove

268. 3 Tk2 T3-Sample Monthly Summary Reports Final (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Summary Report of Infections and Antibiotic Use (This example focuses on data for evaluating antibiotic … of Antibiotic Rx Divided by Number of Resident Days Number of Residents Receiving Antibiotics … Agents in Use (This example focuses on tracking use of specific antibiotics of concern in the nursing … home) Month [Antibiotic Name] [Antibiotic Name] [Antibiotic Name] [Antibiotic Name] [ … Antibiotic Name] [Antibiotic Name] [Antibiotic Name] Jan In each cell, enter the number of

269. Monahrq 41 Measure List (xls file)
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     February 20, 2014 - ) Y 3.0 OP-7 Prophylactic Antibiotic Selection for Surgical Patients Right antibiotics given (outpatient … Advice to stop smoking N 2.0 PN-5C Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival … Initial Antibiotic Right antibiotics given Y 2.0 PN-7 Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza … lower blood pressure given (if needed) Y 2.0 SCIP-INF-1 Surgery Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic … (s) for Their Surgery Right antibiotics given Y 2.0 SCIP-INF-3 Surgery Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotics

270. 3 Tk2 T4-Quarterly Or Monthly Prescribing Profile Final (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - clinician] This [quarterly / monthly] report is provided for your reference as we continue to monitor antibiotic … Between 25 percent and 75 percent of antibiotics are prescribed unnecessarily for nursing home residents … This report provides information regarding your prescriptions for antibiotics for residents over the … for your information only and is meant to help you maintain an awareness of trends in infections and antibiotic … Infections and antibiotic resistance in nursing homes. Clin Microbiol Rev. 1996 Jan;9(1):1-17.

271. Toolkit 1. Suspected UTI SBAR Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2024 - Effectiveness A study in 12 nursing homes in Texas found that using the Suspected UTI SBAR form reduced antibiotic … 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).

272. Building Your SSI Prevention Bundle: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Emerging evidence: Antibiotics redosing and weight-based dosing. … The first column titled Antibiotics Practices includes rows that describe different antibiotic practices … Antibiotics were weight-adjusted in 552 or 56.8% of cases (n=972). … Utilization of mechanical bowel preparation with oral antibiotics. … Standardize antibiotics redosing: Maintain therapeutic antibiotic serum levels throughout procedure

273. Acute Otitis Media (AOM) – Discussion Guide (doc file)
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     September 01, 2022 - Also, remind staff how they can access the AHRQ Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Care … How is the practice currently deciding which children with acute otitis media to treat with antibiotics … What guidelines/educational tools is the practice currently using to address the length of antibiotic … What anticipatory guidance will the practice use for patients who will not be started on antibiotics … No. 17(22)-0030 September 2022 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care

274. Cellulitis-One-Page (doc file)
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     November 01, 2019 - cellulitis · Incision and drainage of abscess is essential · For skin abscess with minimal cellulitis, antibiotics … are of modest benefit once abscess is drained in uncomplicated cases · Antibiotics are recommended … severely immunocompromised or with suspected necrotizing fasciitis should receive empiric broad-spectrum antibiotics … bites, and cellulitis associated with long-standing diabetic foot ulcers may also require alternative antibiotics … Discuss these cases with the antibiotic stewardship program and/or infectious diseases consultant.

275. Paving the Road: Translating Evidence-based Research Into Practice | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2024 - When antibiotics are prescribed inappropriately or not taken correctly, the bacteria that antibiotics … Gonzales received a 5-year AHRQ grant to reduce the overuse of antibiotics to treat acute respiratory … His project, Minimizing Antibiotic Resistance in Colorado (MARC) , evaluated the impact of educational … The MARC project did help reduce antibiotic use in the community. … Gonzales received another 5-year AHRQ grant that allowed him to expand on his antibiotic stewardship

276. 5 Tk2 T4-Concise Antibiogram Toolkit How To Enter Data Manually Into An Antibiogram Template (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - %) susceptibilities based on 20 isolates should still give a general idea of how effective various antibiotics … Only include percent (%) susceptibilities for antibiotics where at least 70 percent of the isolates … Different isolates of an organism are not always tested for susceptibilities to the exact same antibiotics … Because of this uncertainty, we recommend you only include percent (%) susceptibilities for antibiotics … So, in the example, percent (%) susceptibilities for antibiotics which about 20 or more E. coli isolates

277. Nearly One in Four Antibiotic Prescriptions Were Unnecessary in Study of Privately Insured Patients in 2016 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2019 - Nearly One in Four Antibiotic Prescriptions Were Unnecessary in Study of Privately Insured Patients in … The study, published today in BMJ , concluded that an additional 36 percent of antibiotic prescriptions … The analysis provides the most comprehensive estimates to date of inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics … Appropriate antibiotic prescribing means that the medication is recommended for the patient's condition … Many of these antibiotic prescriptions may have been inappropriate as well.

278. Bacterial Pneumonia in Long-Term Care (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2021 - are generally in reasonable health and who have not been hospitalized or exposed to broad-spectrum antibiotics … • Residents with risk factors for resistant Gram-negative bacteria (hospitalized or broad-spectrum antibiotics … Care AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic … Development of minimum criteria for the initiation of antibiotics in residents of long-term-care facilities … Comparison of 8 vs 15 days of antibiotic therapy for ventilator- associated pneumonia in adults: a

279. Dental Health | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2015 - Increases Hospitalizations Among Older Dental Patients More Than 80 Percent of Antibiotics

280. Tracking-Measuring-Data-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
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     June 01, 2021 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use Tracking and Measuring Antibiotic Use Data Long-Term … It is useful to look at individual antibiotics as well as the combined total of all antibiotics. … This is the number of new prescriptions for each antibiotic and for all antibiotics. … Note that new admissions already on antibiotics should be counted as an antibiotic start. … If a resident receives two different antibiotics, count each as a start.