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41. Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - The goal of this Task Force is to reduce antibiotic resistance by carrying out the actions described … supports this National Action Plan in three ways: Funding research on infection prevention, combating antibiotic … resistance, and finding new ways to improve the use of antibiotics. … This work is part of AHRQ’s Healthcare-Associated Infections Program, which focuses on improving antibiotic … Every infection prevented is one less instance of antibiotic use, and using fewer antibiotics significantly

42. Develop a Culture of Safety Around Antibiotic Prescribing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2021 - the benefits and risks of antibiotic use and be engaged in reducing harm associated with antibiotic … Teamwork Around Antibiotic Decision Making Identifying Targets for Improvement in Antibiotic Decision … Around Antibiotic Prescribing   Tools The tools below are designed to be used to assist the Antibiotic … prescribing and takes action when harm related to antibiotics is detected. … Antibiotic Use Commitment Poster (DOCX) Antibiotic Time Out Tool (DOCX) Identifying Antibiotic–Associated

43. Timely Antiobiotics for Children With Severe Sepesis or Septic Shock Technical Specifications (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2014 - Sepesis or Septic Shock Technical Specifications Q-METRIC Sepsis Measure 4, Timely Administration of Antibiotics … Sepsis and Septic Shock U18HS020516 Page 50 Submitted August 2014 Sepsis Measure 4: Timely Antibiotics … Parenteral antibiotics Administration of antibiotics via the intravenous, intramuscular or intraosseous … Antibiotics must be in one of the classes listed in Table 4-C. … OR • Antibiotics administered OR • Orders for urine, blood or spinal culture OR • Urine, blood or

44. Section 6.A, Figures 1 to 4 and Table 5 (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2013 -                                             Q‐METRIC Sickle Cell Disease Measure 3: Appropriate Antibiotic … Scientific Soundness VI.A Reliability Figure 1: Provision of Antibiotic Prescriptions, 300‐Day Rate … CAROLINA TEXAS Note: The first rate for Measure 3, the percentage of eligible children who received antibiotics …                                                                       Figure 2: Provision of Antibiotic … Cell Disease Measure 3 Reliability in Six States (Percentage of Children in State with SCD Receiving Antibiotics

45. Toolkit 1. Working With Your Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2016 - help improve antibiotic prescribing at your nursing home? … suspected of having an infection along with the percent susceptibility of each organism to various antibiotics … antibiogram report helps prescribing clinicians make better, empirically-based decisions by avoiding antibiotics … What Is the Working with Your Lab to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing Toolkit? … Antibiograms should be shared with all health care providers who may prescribe antibiotics for residents

46. Avoidance of Antibiotics To Treat Otitis Media With Effusion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2021 - Home Pediatric Quality Measures Program PQMP Measures Avoidance of Antibiotics … Measure Implementation & Quality Improvement PQMP Grantees Avoidance of Antibiotics … reviewed August 2021 Page originally created August 2021 Internet Citation: Avoidance of Antibiotics

47. Timely antibiotics for children with severe sepsis or septic shock | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2021 - Home Pediatric Quality Measures Program PQMP Measures Timely antibiotics … Measure Implementation & Quality Improvement PQMP Grantees Timely antibiotics … reviewed August 2021 Page originally created August 2021 Internet Citation: Timely antibiotics

48. Toolkit 1. Suspected UTI SBAR Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    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).

49. Team Antibiotic Review Form | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2019 - Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Home Antibiotic … SHARE: More topics in this section Antibiotic … Stewardship Program (Part 1) Antibiotic Stewardship Program (Part 2) Effective Behavior … Review Form Team Antibiotic Review Form  (DOCX) Completion Guide for Team Antibiotic Review … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/improve/team-review.html  

50. Improving Teamwork and Communication | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2021 - Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Home Antibiotic … SHARE: More topics in this section Antibiotic … Describe how to effectively communicate the potential harms of antibiotics to other health care practitioners … Communication – Facilitator Guide (DOCX, 2.2 MB) Poster – Talking With Residents and Family Members About Antibiotics … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/safety/teamwork.html  

51. AHRQ Signals Interest in Research To Improve Healthcare for People With Disabilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2023 - Impact of Reducing Time to Antibiotics for Sepsis Patients Can Vary Widely . … Impact of Reducing Time to Antibiotics for Sepsis Patients Can Vary Widely Reducing the amount of time … to give antibiotics to sepsis patients should contribute to better health outcomes, but the broad impact … of reducing time-to-antibiotics may vary significantly, according to an AHRQ-funded study. … varies markedly across simulated hospital scenarios, but new antibiotic-associated adverse events were

52. Discussing Infectious Concerns About Residents With Family Members and Caregivers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2021 - Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Home Antibiotic … Address end-of-life care as it relates to antibiotic use​. … Recognize supportive and comfort care measures for residents who are uncomfortable (which may not involve antibiotics … and Caregivers – Video/Audio  (24 minutes) Poster – Talking With Residents and Family Members About Antibiotics … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/discuss-family.html  

53. Toolkit 3. The Nursing Home Antibiogram Program Toolkit: How To Develop and Implement an Antibiogram Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    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.

54. Funding HAI and Antibiotic Resistance Research | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2021 - Home Healthcare-Associated Infections Program Funding HAI and Antibiotic … Improving the appropriate use of antibiotics, including promoting antibiotic stewardship. … AHRQ funding is available for research on HAI prevention and combating antibiotic-resistant bacteria. … Two grants are available: Large Research Projects for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (CARB … November 2021 Page originally created April 2019 Internet Citation: Funding HAI and Antibiotic

55. Transcranial Doppler (TCD) Ultrasonography Screening for Children with SCD; and Appropriate Antibiotic Prophylaxis (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2015 - Transcranial Doppler (TCD) Ultrasonography Screening for Children with SCD; and Appropriate Antibiotic … who were continuously enrolled in Medicaid and during the measurement year received preventive antibiotics … children with SCA receive yearly TCD screenings from ages 2 through 15.2 Prompt and consistent use of antibiotics … infants with SCA be started on twice-daily penicillin as early as possible and remain on preventive antibiotics … ● Between States, the rates of prescriptions for antibiotics varied from 5 percent to 33 percent

56. 5 Tk1 T4-Antibiogram Formats And Instructions Final (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2016 - clinicians, the medical director can review the antibiogram and create a statement regarding which antibiotics … Antibiograms have been shown to improve the appropriate use of antibiotics by providing the actual susceptibilities … The remaining columns of the antibiogram are the antibiotics that were tested and the organisms’ susceptibilities … Toolkit 1/Tool 4 5 Sample cautionary statement regarding antibiotic resistance CAUTION: Antibiotic … We recommend avoiding these antibiotics for empiric usage.

57. Antibiotic Use Significantly Reduced in Long-Term Care Facilities Participating in AHRQ-Funded Project | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2022 - Use were able to significantly reduce antibiotic use. … This included reductions in the use of fluoroquinolones, a class of antibiotics known to cause adverse … Up to 75 percent of the antibiotics prescribed in long-term care facilities are inappropriate, which … can contribute to antibiotic resistance, according to previous studies. … It includes resources, webinars and practical tools frontline staff can use to incorporate antibiotic

58. Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2016 - Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection With Antibiotics … Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic Educate and Engage Residents and … Family Members Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic … Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing Toolkit 2. … Using Nursing Home Antibiograms To Choose the Right Antibiotic (Concise Antibiogram Toolkit) Toolkit

59. Developing an Antibiotic Stewardship Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2021 - Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Home Antibiotic … Describe the team members to include in an antibiotic stewardship program. … Discuss the potential interventions for antibiotic stewardship in the LTC setting​. … Developing an Antibiotic Stewardship Program - Slides (PPTX, 2.6 MB) Developing an Antibiotic Stewardship … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/program.html  

60. Register Now: July 25 Webinar by National Action Alliance Will Address Involving Patients and Families in Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2023 - Survey Finds That Many Patients Take Antibiotics Without a Prescription . … Survey Finds That Many Patients Take Antibiotics Without a Prescription More than two-fifths of 564 … patients responding to a survey said they had taken antibiotics without a prescription, according to … in 2020-21 at eight Texas healthcare facilities, found that 43.6 percent of respondents had taken an antibiotic … Respondents reported obtaining antibiotics from friends or relatives (22.3 percent), purchasing them