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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/methods.html
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/action-plan-template.docx
April 01, 2022 - Unit Action Plan
The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) or healthcare-associated infection (HAI) leader is responsible for leading the CUSP team in completing an Action Plan in order to drive work related to lowering bloodstream infections (CLABSI) and/or catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)…
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/microbiological-cultures.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Collection of Microbiological Cultures
Only collect bacterial cultures in symptomatic patients
Urine Cultures
Symptom-Free Pee Let It Be!
Residents without a catheter
• Midstream clean catch is preferred method
o Always clean urethral meatus prior to collection
o Consider collecting urine afte…
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/respiratory-one-pager.pdf
September 01, 2022 - Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: The Common Cold
Diagnosis
• Upper respiratory tract infections or “the common cold” are caused by viruses and present with symptoms
such as rhinorrhea, sneezing, sinus congestion, sore throat, cough, low-grade fever, headache, and
fatigue.
• The common cold occurs …
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/influenza-rsv-one-pager.pdf
September 01, 2022 - Influenza
Diagnosis
• Influenza should be suspected during influenza season in patients with new fever, sore throat, cough,
myalgias, or rhinorrhea.1
o The current prevalence of influenza can be found on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and
local health department websites.
• If there is a high p…
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-bacterial-pneumonia.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Bacterial Pneumonia in Long-Term Care
Diagnosis
Pneumonia is lung inflammation described as infiltrates on chest x ray
Signs and symptoms of pneumonia include:
• New or worsening shortness of breath or cough, often with sputum production1
• Fever (temperature >100°F or repeated temperatures above resident’…
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/ma-plans.pdf
March 01, 2019 - Provider-Offered Medicare Advantage Plans Among U.S. Health Systems, 2016
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Comparative
Health System
Performance
Initiative
Provider-Offered Medicare
Advantage Plans Among U.S.
Health Systems, 2016
Data Highlight, No. 7 March 2019
Systems offering a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan
About 12% of systems offer …
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/insurance-products.pdf
January 01, 2019 - Provider-Offered Insurance Products Among U.S. Health Systems, 2016
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Comparative
Health System
Performance
Initiative
Provider-Offered Insurance
Products Among U.S. Health
Systems, 2016
Data Highlight, No. 5 January 2019
Systems offering an insurance product
Nearly 4 in 10 systems offer an insurance produ…
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/cusp-team-notes.docx
April 01, 2022 - Building an Engaged CUSP Team Facilitator Guide
CUSP Module: Building an Engaged CUSP Team
Facilitator Guide
Slide Number and Image
This module, titled “Building an Engaged CUSP Team,” is part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, or AHRQ, Safety Program for Intensive Care Units: Preventing Central…
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/breaking-down-barriers-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - cognitive process that tailors evidence-based practice recommendations to the individual patient by considering
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/implement/activity/plan.html
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/skin-soft-tissue-guide.docx
September 01, 2022 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses – Slides
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
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Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses
Acute Care
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/medicaidmgmt/mm4a.html
October 01, 2014 - Considering the cost of interventions in relation to the benefits is important.
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssi2a.html
April 01, 2018 - The results above are methodologically problematic, but are best estimates considering the data and resource … A Cochrane review in 2007 identified four studies that used CDC criteria when considering antimicrobial
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/case-studies/health-team-works.html
August 01, 2014 - satisfaction, and patient engagement or activation—all topics Coach University has incorporated or is considering … In addition, HealthTeamWorks is considering ways to provide education on PCMH principles to clinical
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/implement-staff-vaccination-program.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Implementing a Staff Vaccination Program in Your Nursing Home
Implementing a Staff Vaccination Program
in Your Nursing Home
COVID-19 vaccines help protect nursing home residents who are vulnerable to illness and death if they
become infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Healthcare staff who are vaccinated…
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/design/general-tips/index.html
October 01, 2019 - Skip to main content
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/intervention-worksheet.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Choosing a Stewardship Intervention and Measuring Change
Choosing a Stewardship Intervention and Measuring Change
• Antibiotic stewardship interventions can occur before antibiotics are prescribed (pre-prescription
interventions) and after antibiotics have been started (post-prescription interventions).
• M…
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/manage-resident-UTI-facilitator-guide.docx
June 01, 2021 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
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Management of the Resident With a Suspected Urinary Tract Infection
Long-Term Care
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Management of the Resident With a Suspected Urinary Tract Infection
Long-Term Care
SAY:
Welcome to the presentation titled “Man…
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sops/databases/medical-office/submission.html
January 01, 2024 - Skip to main content
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