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301. Microbiologic-Specimens-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/microbiologic-specimens-facilitator-guide.docx
     June 01, 2021 - Slide 16 Remember That Clinical Context Is Important! … A positive sputum culture must be interpreted based on the clinical presentation. … described in this presentation must be applied by health care practitioners in accordance with professional judgment

302. Prescribers-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/prescribers-facilitator-guide.docx
     June 01, 2021 - Using this method helps to present objective information and a complete clinical impression to the practitioner … Vary SAY: In general, when health care practitioners receive a page, they often assume there is a clinical … Knowing this makes it much easier for the provider to understand that the call is not about clinical … described in this presentation must be applied by health care practitioners in accordance with professional judgment

303. Utilization of the PHQ-9 to Monitor Depression Symptoms for Adolescents and Adults: Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-245-fullreport.pdf
     December 01, 2019 - be used in addition to clinical judgment in symptom monitoring (NICE, 2005). … Face validity refers to whether the measure plausibly represents the concept being evaluated in the judgment … Clinical Guideline. … Clinical guideline No. 90. … Clinical guideline.

304. Contact Precautions for MRSA Prevention - Webinar slide notes (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/017-contact-precautions-webinar-slides-notes.docx
     October 01, 2024 - indirect contact, though none of these studies have been conducted in such a way as to encompass all clinical … without an active surveillance program can base the implementation of contact precautions on prior clinical … Facilities with an active surveillance program can utilize both prior clinical culture results and results … teams should consult infection prevention personnel who can help clinical teams mitigate the risk of … described in this presentation must be applied by healthcare practitioners in accordance with professional judgment

305. Family-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/family-facilitator-guide.docx
     June 01, 2021 - baseline dementia, she doesn’t usually talk about her husband, so this new behavior may represent a clinical … Slide 8 Explain Your Reasoning SAY: Next, explain your plan and the clinical reasoning behind a … active monitoring should address the family’s concerns, and it ensures that you do not miss a potential clinical … And end with reassurance that you’ll be responsive if there are changes that suggest a more serious clinical … described in this presentation must be applied by health care practitioners in accordance with professional judgment

306. Final Progress Report: The National Quality Forum National Annual Policy Conference 2006 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/nishimi-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - • Panel IV: Measuring Clinical Performance: The Devil Is in the Details. … judgment (not outright errors) that arise in response to local organizational attributes (e.g., capacity … , clinical culture) and state/national policies promoting growth and additional care. … judgment and medical knowledge. … Abrams Award in Geriatric Clinical Pharmacology from the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology

307. Prologue—Volume 2—Systems Thinking and Patient Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Schyve.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - This optimization is a value judgment by those who design the system, who manage the system, and who

308. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacteremia (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/bacteremia-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - It is important to evaluate the clinical picture of the patient when making treatment decisions. … To be eligible for oral step-down therapy, patients had to have an appropriate clinical response to … Because Staph aureus has very different risk factors, clinical presentations, treatment approaches, … It is associated with nephrotoxicity in the absence of clinical benefit. … in this presentation must be applied by health care practitioners in accordance with professional judgment

309. Strategy 2: Communicating for Improve Quality (Tool 6)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy2/Strat2_Tool_6_Pres_TX_508.pptx
     July 23, 2010 - brochure (a piece of paper alone will not get patients and families engaged) Abandoning our critical judgment … We bring our clinical judgment to the table – it is important perspective as part of the health care

310. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract Infections (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/diverticulitis-biliary-infections-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - Although recommended in the 2010 Infectious Diseases Society of America clinical guidelines on intra … If there are current or prior cultures growing Enterococcus spp. or a strong clinical concern that … Overall, it is reasonable to switch to oral therapy when the patient has clinical improvement. … Thus, most patients can receive 4 days of therapy, if they have a good clinical response. … in this presentation must be applied by health care practitioners in accordance with professional judgment

311. 019-Ss-Periop-Infection-Prevention-Fg (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/019-ss-periop-infection-prevention-fg.docx
     April 01, 2025 - There is no clear consensus for the clinical definition of “mild,” though in the literature it is often … in the clinic, pre-op, and OR, receive annual mandatory education on the risks of hair removal, the clinical … described in this presentation must be applied by health care practitioners in accordance with professional judgment

312. 019-Perioperative-Infection-Prevention-Strategies-Notes (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-surgery/019-perioperative-infection-prevention-strategies-notes.docx
     April 01, 2025 - There is no clear consensus for the clinical definition of “mild,” though in the literature it is often … in the clinic, pre-op, and OR, receive annual mandatory education on the risks of hair removal, the clinical … described in this presentation must be applied by health care practitioners in accordance with professional judgment

313. 011-Ss-Decolonization-Strategies-Fg (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/011-ss-decolonization-strategies-fg.docx
     April 01, 2025 - population, which suggests mupirocin is superior to iodophor when examining Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA clinical … Clinical trials include patients undergoing multiple types of surgeries, such as cardiac, hip and knee … described in this presentation must be applied by healthcare practitioners in accordance with professional judgment

314. PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/prescribers-slides.pptx
     June 01, 2021 - described in this presentation must be applied by health care practitioners in accordance with professional judgment

315. Discussing Infectious Concerns About Residents With Family Members and Caregivers
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     June 01, 2021 - described in this presentation must be applied by health care practitioners in accordance with professional judgment

316. Manage-Resident-Uti-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/manage-resident-UTI-facilitator-guide.docx
     June 01, 2021 - . · Discuss opportunities for de-escalation of antibiotic therapy for UTIs after additional clinical … Large-scale clinical research studies found no increase in morbidity or mortality among residents with … S and choose the narrowest therapy with the safest side effect profile that is appropriate for the clinical … For complicated cystitis, if the resident has a good clinical response, consider stopping after 7 days … described in this presentation must be applied by health care practitioners in accordance with professional judgment

317. Final Report: Improving Drug Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/magid-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - MSc Steiner, John, MD, MPH Xu, Xuesheng, PhD Witt, Daniel PharmD Kaiser Permanente Colorado Clinical … Computerized Prescriber Order Entry (CPOE) with Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) In the 2001 … observed with our pharmacy-based interventions. (3) No software-based alert can match the professional judgment … All the interventions have become part of routine clinical practice in Colorado. … Translating Patient Safety Research into Clinical Practice.

318. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/CDI-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - The most common clinical presentation of C. difficile infection is watery diarrhea. … difficile clinical infection in infants under a year of age, testing for C. difficile is discouraged … Continuing additional antibiotic agents may decrease clinical response and increase CDI recurrence … Only test stool for C. difficile when clinical criteria are met! … in this presentation must be applied by health care practitioners in accordance with professional judgment

319. Electronic Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/ereports.html
     December 01, 2017 - Because the report is not meant to be used on its own to support clinical decisionmaking and care planning … Ulcer status (no change, improving, or worsening, per nursing judgment). … healing are derived from a review of current pressure ulcer treatment guidelines and discussions with clinical … Additional clinical details that may affect pressure ulcer healing are also included, such as date last … Report is included in On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention. 3 The Resident Clinical, Functional and

320. Puh-Electronic-Reports (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruhealing/puh-electronic-reports.pdf
     February 10, 2014 - Because the report is not meant to be used on its own to support clinical decisionmaking and care planning … POA] or in-house acquired [IHA]),  Ulcer status (no change, improving, or worsening, per nursing judgment … the 2014 International Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment Guidelines 1 and discussions with clinical … Additional clinical details that may affect pressure ulcer healing are also included, such as date …  Laboratory values. 1 The Resident Clinical,