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101. Section 5.A, Table 4 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2013 - Q‐METRIC Sickle Cell Disease Measure 3: Appropriate Antibiotic … Evidence or Other Justification for the Focus of the Measure Table 4: Evidence Supporting Appropriate Antibiotic … Prophylactic antibiotics for preventing pneumococcal infection in children with sickle cell disease

102. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2022 - 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. … Home Infection Preventionist Training Course This module discusses infection prevention and antibiotic … describes how hand hygiene prevents the spread of pathogens, including those that are resistant to antibiotics

103. Pediatric Health Care Quality Measures: Considerations for Pharmacotherapy (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - One way to conceptualize QUM is to consider the type of therapy (e.g., antibiotic therapy), the time … provided under circumstances where harm is likely to exceed the possible benefit (e.g., using an antibiotic … Mea­ sures related to overuse were avoidance of antibiotics for otitis media with effusion and appropriate … testing when prescribing antibiotics for streptococcal pharyngitis. … For the topic of otitis media with effusion, clear evidence exists that antibiotics do not provide

104. Sepsis in the ED Detailed Measure, Technical Specifications (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - 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

105. Section 2, Technical Specifications (pdf file)
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     February 09, 2018 - 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

106. Section 1, Tables 1 to 3 (pdf file)
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     February 20, 2018 - SS‐disease (sickle cell anemia) Hb F,S 282.6, 282.61, 282.62 Table 2: Parenteral broad‐spectrum antibiotics

107. AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2024 - Toolkit to Improve Antibiotic Use in Acute Care Hospitals provides presentations and tools for clinicians … to use to improve antibiotic prescribing in the hospital setting. … The toolkit explains how you can apply the Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making, an innovative … approach to antibiotic stewardship that empowers clinicians to be stewards of their own antibiotic prescribing … a culture of safety around antibiotic prescribing in your hospital, and learning and disseminating best

108. Tables 1-7 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2002 - Immediately after the blood is taken, the child should be given broad‐spectrum antibiotics, preferably … , at a site where complete blood cell (CBC) and reticulocyte counts, blood cultures, intravenous antibiotics … analysis and other cultures as indicated), and prompt administration of a broad‐spectrum parenteral antibiotic … should be given parenteral broad spectrum antibiotic treatment within 60 minutes of triage.

109. Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2009 - Most URIs are time-limited and, if viral, cannot be cured with antibiotics. … An eligible episode is an outpatient visit with a diagnosis of pharyngitis at which an antibiotic was … The purpose of the measure is to reduce the unnecessary use of antibiotics by ensuring that antibiotics … The rationale for the measure is the same as that for the measure assessing antibiotic use for pharyngitis … As with pharyngitis, opportunities for inappropriate antibiotic use are frequent.

110. Section 1, Tables 1-4 (pdf file)
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     June 15, 2018 - 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

111. Researchers Identify Risk Factors for Pneumonia After Cardiac Surgery | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - AHRQ Antibiotic Stewardship Program Led to Increased Activity, Openness to Change . … AHRQ Antibiotic Stewardship Program Led to Increased Activity, Openness to Change Clinicians reported … an increased understanding of the importance of antibiotic stewardship and more openness to change their … prescribing habits after participating in an AHRQ-sponsored collaborative to improve antibiotic stewardship … the Journal of Perinatology described how researchers interviewed participants in the Optimizing Antibiotic

112. PQMP Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 30, 2024 - Neonatal Intensive Care COE: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Appropriate First-Line Antibiotics … COE: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) NQF Endorsement Number: 2811 Avoidance of Antibiotics

113. Supplemental Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections Program Combating Antibiotic-Resistant … Antibiotic Audit Tool ( Word , 1.6 MB) This tool will help your safety program team understand how … appropriately you are using prophylactic antibiotics throughout the perioperative period.

114. Technical Specifications for Timely Fluid Bolus for Children With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock (pdf file)
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     April 26, 2018 - 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

115. AHRQ Views: Commemorating 35 Years as an Independent Science Agency | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2024 - 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 … Heterogeneity of benefit from earlier time-to-antibiotics for sepsis.

116. Nonadherence With Guidelines Associated With Cardiac Surgery Infection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2023 - STS guidelines include timing of first dose of antibiotics, weight-adjusted dosing, redosing of antibiotics … Failure to comply with the antibiotic timing and weight-adjusted dosing guidelines was associated with

117. Federal Interagency Workgroup: Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcarae Meeting (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2024 - have been developed include: ▪ Blood Culture Contamination: An Overview for Infection Control and Antibiotic … Healthcare Quality Promotion o Core Elements: Based on the successful models of Core Elements of Antibiotic … https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/core-elements/pdfs/fs-bloodculture-508.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use … /core-elements/pdfs/fs-bloodculture-508.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/core-elements/pdfs/fs-bloodculture … /core-elements/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/core-elements/index.html https://www.cdc.gov

118. A | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 29, 2024 - Drug Events (ADE) Adverse Events Alcohol Use All-Payer Claims Ambulatory Care and Surgery Antibiotics

119. 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

120. Integrating Clinical Prediction Rules into EHRs to Improve Care, Reduce Waste | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - the point of care to make evidence-based, cost-effective care decisions, such as whether to prescribe antibiotics … If you meet four out of the five, you should probably get an antibiotic, so let’s write it up. … This led to significant declines in inappropriate antibiotic and diagnostic test ordering.