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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/program-part1-facilitator-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - These might include community-
acquired pneumonia, urinary tract infection,
asymptomatic bacteriuria … , hospital and ventilator-
associated pneumonia, skin and soft tissue infection,
and intra-abdominal
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/plasma-cell-dyscrasias-sflc-assay_research-protocol.pdf
May 02, 2011 - myeloma or
related PCD
Multiple myeloma Bone marrow plasma cells ≥10%
Presence of serum and/or urinary … Smoldering multiple myeloma
Malignant plasma cells produce free monoclonal light chains
but no associated … syndrome — organ involvement by
tissue amyloid deposition (renal, liver, heart, gastrointestinal
tract … significance, and amyloidosis
Less sensitive and more variable
than SFLC testing
More sensitive than urinary … Other limitations of the SFLC assay
may be associated with harms that have not been explicitly outlined
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
June 01, 2015 - By selectively inhibiting URAT1, lesinurad is thought to promote urinary
excretion of uric acid leading … commonly reported adverse events were arthralgia, back
pain, nasopharyngitis, and upper respiratory tract … ES-6
reported in patients with PsA taking secukinumab were headache and upper respiratory tract … gout control.20
Intervention: Lesinurad is a selective inhibitor of URAT1 intended to promote urinary … reported in the
CLEAR1 and CLEAR2 studies were back pain, nasopharyngitis, and upper respiratory tract
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2019qdr-core-measures-quality.pdf
January 01, 2019 - The improving measures include procedural, medication safety, and healthcare-associated infection events … receiving central venous catheter placement
(MPSMS)
3.3% in 2014 2.4% in 2017 -8.5 0.099
Healthcare-Associated … Infections
Adult surgery patients with catheter-associated
urinary tract infection (MPSMS)
2.6% … Year
Current Rate
and Year AAPC P-value
Procedural Event Long-stay nursing home residents with a
urinary … tract infection (MDS)
4.9% in 2013 2.2% in 2017 -18.2 0.003
Pressure Ulcers Short-stay nursing home
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March 01, 2017 - Module 6: Sustainability: Facilitator Notes
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Slide 1: Module 6: Sustainability
Say:
The Sustainability module of this toolkit helps an organization maintain and sustain a process that has worked well.
Slide 2: Objectives
Say:
In this module we wi…
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March 01, 2017 - Module 6: Sustainability
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Slide 1: Module 6: Sustainability
Slide 2: Objectives
Define sustainability and understand the importance of maintaining positive change.
Describe the link between sustainability and spread.
Develop a plan for sustainabi…
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March 01, 2017 - Module 3: Staff Empowerment: Facilitator Notes
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Slide 1: Module 3: Staff Empowerment
Say:
The Staff Empowerment module will discuss the importance of staff empowerment and strategies for implementing staff empowerment in your facility.
Slide 2: Objecti…
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March 01, 2017 - Module 3: Staff Empowerment
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Slide 1: Module 3: Staff Empowerment
Slide 2: Objectives
Cite staff empowerment concepts.
Discuss how staff empowerment contributes to a culture of resident safety, leading to improved outcomes and quality of life.
Il…
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March 01, 2017 - Module 4: Teamwork and Communication
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Slide 1: Module 4: Teamwork and Communication
Slide 2: Objectives
Describe effective communication and teamwork.
Describe why teamwork training and improved communication optimizes resident safety.
List barri…
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March 01, 2017 - Module 2: Senior Leader Engagement
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Slide 1: Module 2: Senior Leader Engagement
Slide 2: Objectives
Identify characteristics of successful senior leaders.
List five practices of effective leaders.
Describe the responsibilities of senior leaders. …
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March 01, 2017 - residents and family members in safety initiatives, especially in the area of reducing infections due to urinary
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/moving-pains
August 17, 2017 - medical school faculty, was admitted to the acute care ward of the school's teaching hospital with a urinary … tract infection and pneumonia. … Identification of risk factors for negative outcomes associated with intrahospital transport of acutely
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb179-Emergency-Department-Trends.pdf
November 01, 2013 - infections (1102)
Headache, including migraine (974)
Open wounds of head, neck, and trunk (794)
Urinary … tract infections (1018)
Otitis media and related conditions (626)
Fracture of upper limb (593)
Asthma … 90)
Pulmonary heart disease (59)
Malaise and fatigue (161)
Essential hypertension (238)
Biliary tract
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June 02, 2025 - the nurse manager provide to the CUSP team members to educate them about the avoidance of catheter-associated … urinary tract infections? … · How does the Indwelling Urinary Catheter Daily Necessity Checklist contribute to the project?
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2006_3.pdf
January 01, 2006 - because the AHA is a census of hospitals and not a
sample; thus the comparison statistics have no associated … tract infections”). … tract infections age 0-
17
51
(1)
49
(2)
3.12
(0.04)
3.03
(0.04)
0.00
(0.00)
0.01
(0.01) … tract
infections
61
(1)
58
(2)
3.13
(0.03)
3.04
(0.04)
0.01
(0.00)
0.02
(0.01)
$8,521 … tract
7,776
(195)
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(383)
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(0.04)
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(0.05)
0.00
(0.00)
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(0.00)
$10,390
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/smoking-pregnancy-infants_research-protocol.pdf
March 11, 2013 - Preterm birth
• Neonatal death
• NICU admission
• Asthma
hospitalization
• Upper respiratory
tract … Maternal smoking in prenatal and early postnatal life and the
risk of respiratory tract infections in … Maternal smoking during pregnancy and lower respiratory tract illness in
early life. … What happens to women's self-reported cigarette consumption
and urinary cotinine levels in pregnancy … [Measurement of urinary free cotinine. Comparison with the level of expired air carbon
monoxide].
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/tale-two-falls
March 27, 2024 - visuospatial skills, judgment, executive function, and attention. 10,11,12 Other medical conditions such as urinary … tract infections and incontinence can also contribute directly or indirectly to falls. … more harm than good, as it has not been shown to be effective in reducing consecutive falls and is associated … Prevalence and factors associated with polypharmacy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. … Prevalence, risk factors and outcomes associated with physical restraint in acute medical inpatients
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867035/psn-pdf
October 30, 2024 - visuospatial skills,
judgment, executive function, and attention.10,11,12 Other medical conditions such as urinary … tract
infections and incontinence can also contribute directly or indirectly to falls. … more harm than good,
as it has not been shown to be effective in reducing consecutive falls and is associated … Prevalence and factors associated with polypharmacy: a
systematic review and meta-analysis. … Prevalence, risk factors and outcomes associated with
physical restraint in acute medical inpatients
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/soumerai-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - with hypertension were taking a diuretic,
β-blocker, or both drugs.12 Despite the morbidity and costs associated … We associated a clinician with each
patient by identifying the predominant prescriber of antihypertensive … first year of the study.30,31 We determined the median education level
and median income of the census tract … to the use of antihypertensive medications and
other demographic and clinical variables that may be associated … Influencing prescribing for urinary tract
infection and asthma in primary care in Sweden: a randomized
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb145.jsp
December 01, 2012 - Introduction
Clostridium difficile is a common cause of healthcare associated infectious colitis … Readmissions following hospital stays associated with CDI: 30-day and 90-day readmission rates by age … of device, implant or graft
3.4
4.2
3.2
4.2
Pneumonia
2.8
3.6
2.7
3.9
Urinary … tract infections
2.0
3.1
2.1
3.3
Respiratory failure; insufficiency; arrest
1.7
2.2 … "Antibiotic-associated Diarrhea."