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181. Key Findings of the 2014 QDR | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/womenhealth/wm-key.html
     September 01, 2015 - Many Effective Treatment measures, including several measures of pneumonia care in hospitals publicly

182. Tools & Resources for Decolonization: Staff Training Materials | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/decolonization-training-materials.html
     November 01, 2024 - Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia

183. MONAHRQ Measures List (xls file)
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     July 26, 2014 - Mortality Rate How often patients die in the hospital while getting care for pneumonia Yes 0231 1.0 … Admission Rate How often patients are admitted to a hospital because they have serious pneumonia Yes … (PN) 30-day mortality rate Dying within 30-days after getting care in the hospital for pneumonia Yes … (PN) 30-day readmission rate Returning to the hospital after getting care for pneumonia within 30 days … Patients in the hospital who got the pneumonia vaccine if they were likely to get pnuemonia Yes 1653

184. Tool: SSA (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/sat-sbt-litreview.docx
     January 01, 2017 - the length of mechanical ventilation, thereby reducing the risk for developing ventilator-associated pneumonia … Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2014 – Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia … : Evidence-based, clinical practice guidelines for the prevention of healthcare-associated pneumonia, … Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. … ) and infection-related ventilator-associated complications (OR, 0.35; 95% CI 0.17 to 0.71) but not pneumonias

185. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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     May 20, 2016 - Cases] o Heart Failure 30-Day Mortality Rate [similar to IQI 16 Heart Failure Mortality Rate] o Pneumonia … 30-Day Mortality Rate [similar to IQI 20 Pneumonia Mortality Rate] o Acute Ischemic Stroke 30-Day Mortality … • IQI 18 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Mortality Rate • IQI 19 Hip Fracture Mortality Rate • IQI 20 Pneumonia … Fall prevention practices (PSI 08 Post-operative Hip Fracture Best Practice Detail Form) IQI 20 Pneumonia … • Initial antibiotic selection for community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent patient.

186. Resources by Safety Topic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2025 - Back to Contents Healthcare-Associated Infections AHRQ Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) Patient Safety … implement and adopt the CAP clinical decision support alert for the management of community-acquired pneumonia … Unit-based Safety Program to reduce complications for patients on ventilators, such as ventilator-associated pneumonia

187. 009-Antibiotic-Stewardship-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/009-antibiotic-stewardship-guide.docx
     October 01, 2024 - with opportunities in improving prescribing are asymptomatic bacteriuria and urinary tract infection, pneumonia … Pneumonia encompasses community-acquired pneumonia, hospital-acquired pneumonia, and ventilator-associated … pneumonia. … SAY: For example, suppose you are taking care of an 80-year-old man admitted with suspected pneumonia

188. New Chartbook Compares Quality of Healthcare for Veterans With Other Populations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2020 - with nonveterans, it indicated that veterans: Had higher rates of vaccinations for flu, shingles, pneumonia … Development and assessment of objective surveillance definitions for nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia

189. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - Association between alcohol use disorders and outcomes of patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia … The purpose of this study was to compare the causes, treatment, and outcomes of pneumonia in patients … Results suggest that, compared with hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia but without … Association between alcohol use disorders and outcomes of patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia … Keywords: Alcohol Use, Community-Acquired Infections, Hospitalization, Outcomes, Pneumonia, Substance

190. Cholecystitis and Cholangitis (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/biliary-tract-one-page.docx
     November 01, 2019 - Cholecystitis and Cholangitis Cholecystitis and Cholangitis Diagnosis · Cholangitis: right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain (80%), fever (80%), jaundice (50%) · In the absence of signs and symptoms of infection, patients with jaundice or non-obstructing gallstones do not require antibiotics · Acute cholecystitis…

191. Implementation Guide: Toolkit for MRSA Prevention in ICU & Non-ICU Settings (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/123-mrsa-toolkit-implementation-guide.docx
     October 01, 2024 - In addition, healthcare-associated pneumonia can lead to increased use of antimicrobials, which raises … : VAP & NV-HAP · This presentation offers an overview of hospital-associated pneumonia, VAP, and NV-HAP … , Ventilator-Associated Events, and Non-ventilator Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia in Acute-Care Hospitals … (NV-HAP) · APIC: Implementation Guide on Non-Ventilator Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia (NV-HAP) · The … : Hospital Acquired Pneumonia Prevention by Engaging Nurses (HAPPEN) Initiative For more information

192. 2013 Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate and Estimates of Cost Savings and Deaths Averted From 2010 to 2013 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2018 - Ulcers $17,000 .072 SurQical Site Infections $21,000 .028 Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

193. Ventilator-Associated Event Surveillance: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/vae/surveillance-fac-guide.html
     February 01, 2017 - The traditional VAP surveillance definition included radiological evidence of pneumonia. … In other words, it might or might not be pneumonia. … Say: Shifting the focus of surveillance from pneumonia alone helps us understand the importance of … the pneumonia itself. … For pneumonia—was the head of the bed elevated? For pulmonary edema—was there fluid conservation?

194. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - Development and assessment of objective surveillance definitions for nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia … objective, efficient, and reproducible surveillance definitions for non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia … Development and assessment of objective surveillance definitions for nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia

195. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - Respiratory viral testing and antibacterial treatment in patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia … associations with antimicrobial utilization in adult patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia … They found that, of patients with pneumonia on admission, 24.5% were tested for respiratory viruses, … They concluded that a minority of patients hospitalized with pneumonia were tested for respiratory viruses … Keywords: Pneumonia, Respiratory Conditions, Antibiotics, Medication Reddy P , Mencin A ,

196. Acute Care ASP Development
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     November 01, 2019 - conditions that contribute significantly to antibiotic prescribing in your institution Community-acquired pneumonia … Urinary tract infections/asymptomatic bacteriuria Healthcare-associated pneumonia/ventilator-associated … pneumonia Skin and soft tissue infections Intra-abdominal infections Prioritize syndrome-based over

197. Section 5, Tables 8 and 9 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - guideline on 30-day readmission rates for patients hospitalized with pneumonia. … Eligible patients were ≥66 years old and were hospitalized for a definitive diagnosis of pneumonia … Improved clinical outcomes with utilization of a community-acquired pneumonia guideline. … Influence of hospital guidelines on management of children hospitalized with pneumonia. … Cohort Study some states have pneumonia readmission rates that are higher than the national average

198. Environmental Cleaning | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/environmental-cleaning.html
     February 01, 2025 - Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia

199. Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/clabsi.html
     November 01, 2024 - Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia

200. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/COPD-one-page.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - Distinguishing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations and community- acquired pneumonia