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381. Improving Antibiotic Use Is a Patient Safety Issue | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/safety/improve-use.html
     June 01, 2021 - Improving Antibiotic Use Is a Patient Safety Issue After viewing or presenting this presentation … viewers will be able to— Discuss the potential harms associated with antibiotic use​. … Improving Antibiotic Use Is a Patient Safety Issue – Slides (PPTX, 6.7 MB) Improving Antibiotic Use

382. Changing the System To Improve Antibiotic Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/safety/system-change.html
     June 01, 2021 - Changing the System To Improve Antibiotic Safety After viewing or presenting this presentation … Changing the System To Improve Antibiotic Safety – Slides (PPTX, 4.3 MB) Changing the System To Improve … Antibiotic Safety – Facilitator Guide (DOCX, 2.3 MB) Learning From Antibiotic-Associated Adverse

383. Technical Specifications for Section II. Detailed Measure Specifications (pdf file)
     www.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.

384. Final Progress Report: Adaptation and Pilot Implementation of a Validated, Electronic Real-Time Clinical Decision Support Tool for the Care of Pneumonia Patients in 12 Utah Urgent Care Centers (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/dean-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - during their clinic visit. ePneumonia is linked to pneumonia order sets that enact site-of-care and antibiotic … • Hypothesis #4: Antibiotic prescribing will more closely follow guideline best practice recommendations … Basic laboratory tests, chest x-rays, and initial administration of antibiotics are available. … patients for whom no chest x-ray has been done, A flag/alert comes on to the provider screen if an antibiotic … Risk of antibiotic resistance is assessed using the DRIP score (Webb B et al.

385. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Feeding Tubes (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - – 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.

386. Appendix V. JAMIA Draft Manuscript Tables | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - CABG All of the following: Presence of a post-operative culture, and Post-operative antibiotics … Absence of a post-operative culture and one of the following criteria:    Post-operative antibiotics … given and any post-operative leukocyte count test drawn    Post-operative antibiotics not given … Arthroplasty: All of the following: Presence of a post-operative culture, and Post-operative antibiotics … count greater than 9,000/mm3, or C-reactive protein greater than 3mg/dL, or Any post-operative antibiotics

387. Urinary Tract Infections (pdf file)
     www.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

388. Assessment and Management of the Resident With a Suspected Respiratory Tract Infection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/best-practices/respiratory-assess.html
     June 01, 2021 - Identify indications for antibiotics and supportive care measures for residents with a cough.​ … Review testing, empiric treatment options, and reasonable durations of antibiotic therapy for pneumonia … Discuss opportunities for de-escalation of antibiotic therapy for pneumonia using results of diagnostic

389. 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

390. Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Implement, Monitor, & Sustain a Program (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T1-Gather-a-Team-updated.docx
     October 01, 2016 - Stewardship in Nursing Homes CDC’s About Antimicrobial Resistance CDC’s Antibiotic Resistance Threats … These champions should have the following qualities: A basic knowledge of antibiotics An interest in … An antibiotic prescription induces resistance at the individual level more than the group level. … Pharmacist-led model of antibiotic stewardship in a long-term care facility. … Antibiotic use in nursing homes. 2014 Oct. Publication P-00886.

391. Improving Communication Between Members of the Practice Around Antibiotic Decisions – Slides
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/improving-communication-slides.pptx
     September 01, 2022 - Improving Communication Between Members of the Practice Around Antibiotic Decisions – Slides AHRQ Safety … Program for Improving Antibiotic Use Improving Communication Between Members of the Practice Around … Antibiotic Decisions Ambulatory Care AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use AHRQ Pub … He feels sick and thinks he needs an antibiotic.” … Communication Around Antibiotic Decisions Could we try to replace this image?

392. Acute Sinusitis (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/sinusitis-one-pager.pdf
     September 01, 2022 - fevers.1 • Most cases of acute sinusitis (approximately 98%) are caused by a virus and do not require antibiotics … dental pain, or colored nasal discharge are not accurate predictors of a bacterial etiology.4 Antibiotic … Therapy • Antibiotics should be considered for sinusitis if any of the following criteria are met … cephalosporin if there is high risk of Streptococcus pneumoniae resistance, such as extensive prior antibiotic … Acute Sinusitis AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic

393. Avoidance of Antibiotics To Treat Otitis Media With Effusion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/otitis-media-effusion.html
     August 01, 2021 - Avoidance of Antibiotics To Treat Otitis Media With Effusion Measure Domain:  Management of Acute

394. Engage Residents and Families | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/engage.html
     March 01, 2017 - Antibiotic Stewardship educational video This 5-minute educational video promotes antibiotic stewardship … When Do You Need an Antibiotic? … PDF , 814.2 KB) A brochure to help facility staff communicate with residents and families on when antibiotics

395. Section 1, Tables 1 to 3 (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - Suspected infection Infection is suspected when one of the following is documented: • Orders for antibiotics … OR • Antibiotics administered OR • Orders for urine, blood or spinal culture OR • Urine, blood or … acute organ dysfunction 995.94 Bacteremia 790.7 Septic shock 785.52 Table 3: Parenteral Antibiotics

396. Develop and Improve Your Stewardship Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/index.html
     September 01, 2021 - Improve Your Stewardship Program Presentations and tools to help a nursing facility develop an antibiotic … use, read the Implementation Guide for Long-Term Care Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (PDF, 402 KB … Developing an Antibiotic Stewardship Program (presentation) Tracking and Measuring Antibiotic Use ( … communication about the potential risks and benefits to antibiotic use. … your antibiotic stewardship program and continue to build on your team’s successes.

397. Staff-Safety-Assessment (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/staff-safety-assessment.docx
     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

398. AHRQ's Healthcare-Associated Infections Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2025 - 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

399. Choosing the Right Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2016 - For example, if the nursing home is already monitoring antibiotic use, staff may have identified that … prescribing clinicians are using antibiotics for bacteria that are not usually sensitive to that antibiotic … nursing home may want to select one of the tools designed to help prescribing clinicians choose the right antibiotic … are high rates of prescribing for specific infections or residents referred from hospitals with an antibiotic … Family Members Low    Suspected UTI SBAR Working with a Lab to Improve Antibiotic

400. Module 14—Antibiotic Stewardship in Nursing Homes—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/module-14-antibiotic-stewardship.html
     April 01, 2022 - Module 14—Antibiotic Stewardship in Nursing Homes—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course … Resource: Module 14—Antibiotic Stewardship in Nursing Homes—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist … Training Course This module discusses the importance of antibiotic stewardship and identifies strategies … to implement antibiotic stewardship activities in nursing homes. … At the conclusion of this module, participants will be able to: 1. define antibiotic stewardship and