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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/strategies/index.html
October 01, 2022 - Learn Strategies for Communicating With Colleagues, Patients, and Families About Antibiotic Prescribing
In ambulatory care, reaching consensus on how a practice will manage antibiotic prescribing can help create a standard approach to prescribing so patients receive the same message from all clinicians in the p…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/safety/index.html
June 01, 2021 - Develop a Culture of Safety Around Antibiotic Prescribing
For information on how the materials below can be integrated into institutional efforts to improve antibiotic use, please read the Toolkit Implementation Guide for Acute Care Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (PDF, 328 KB).
Presentations
Improving …
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/respiratory.html
November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in Diagnosis, Treatment of Community-Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Conditions
After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to—
Discuss the approach to diagnosing community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations, and as…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/cellulitis.html
November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to—
Describe the approach to diagnosing cellulitis
Describe the microbiology of cellulitis and how that informs empiric therapy
Describe em…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/improve/index.html
June 01, 2021 - Develop and Improve Your Stewardship Program
For information on how the materials below can be integrated into institutional efforts to improve antibiotic use, please read the Toolkit Implementation Guide for Acute Care Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (PDF, 328 KB).
Presentations
A resourced and functio…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/index.html
June 01, 2021 - Learn Best Practices for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Syndromes
For information on how the materials below can be integrated into institutional efforts to improve antibiotic use, please read the Toolkit Implementation Guide for Acute Care Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (PDF, 328 KB).
Each sy…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/hap.html
November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to—
Discuss the approach to diagnosing hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP)
Discuss empiric treatment recommendations for HAP
Discuss opportunities for de-escala…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/vap.html
November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to—
Discuss the approach to diagnosing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)
Discuss empiric treatment recommendations for VAP
Discuss opportunities fo…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/bacteremia.html
November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacteremia
After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to—
Review recommendations for appropriate blood culture collection
Develop organism-specific management recommendations for Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteremia
Discus…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/uti.html
November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections
After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to—
Explain how to distinguish asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) from a urinary tract infection (UTI)
Discuss the patient populations who sho…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/gastro.html
November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract Infections
After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to—
Describe the approach to the diagnosis of diverticulitis and biliary tract infections
Identify options for empiric antibiotic therapy for di…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/cdi.html
November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections
After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to—
Discuss the importance of judicious C. difficile laboratory testing
Discuss management approaches for C. difficile infections (CDI)
Discuss th…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/aboumatar-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Identification and Dissemination of Best Practices for Patient-Centered Care
Identification and Dissemination of Best Practices for Patient-Centered Care
Final Report
Principal Investigator: Hanan Aboumatar, MD, MPH
Project Coordinator: Bickey Chang, MHA
Armstrong Institute for Patient …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/thamer-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - hemodialysis patients with Medicare
as a primary payor, as indicated by a variable in the USRDS Payor History File
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/workforce-financing/white_paper.pdf
January 01, 2020 - White Paper - Redefining Primary Care for the 21st Century
White Paper
Redefining Primary Care for the 21st Century
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
www.ahrq.gov
Contract No. 290-2010-00004-I/ 290-32009-T
…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/sample-notification-letters.pdf
April 07, 2017 - Sample Notification Letters CAHPS Child Hospital Survey
CAHPS® Child Hospital Survey and Instructions
Sample Notification Letters and Emails for the CAHPS Child Hospital Survey
Document No. 961
Updated 4/7/2017
Sample Notification Letters and Emails
for the CAHPS® Child Hospital Survey
This document cont…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/elder-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Patient Safety and the Primary Care Testing Process
Final Report
1. Title page
Patient Safety and the Primary Care Testing Process
PI: Nancy C. Elder, MD, MSPH
Department of Family and Community Medicine
University of Cincinnati
PO Box 670582
3235 Eden Ave, 142 HPB
Cincinnati, OH 45267…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/addressing-workforce-safety-062723.pdf
July 25, 2023 - The National Action Alliance to Advance Patient Safety Summer Webinar Series: CDC Presentation
The National Action Alliance to Advance Patient Safety
Summer Webinar Series
Addressing Violence in the Workplace
June 27, 2023
2:00-3:00 PM ET
Special Guest Speakers
2
Martin Hatlie, JD
President & CEO,
Project P…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-150-fullreport.pdf
February 14, 2018 - Urbanicity
We assessed rurality/urbanicity using 2003 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes from the Area
Resource File
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-older-adults-references.html
September 01, 2024 - State of the Science and Future Directions To Improve Diagnostic Safety in Older Adults
References
Previous Page
Table of Contents
State of the Science and Future Directions To Improve Diagnostic Safety in Older Adults
Introduction
Unique Challenges in Approaching Diagnostic Safety in Older Ad…