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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK2_T2-Antibiotic_Pocket_Cards.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Nursing Home Infection Control
Guidelines for C. Difficile
When to Perform Toxin Assay on Stool:
• Resident symptomatic with diarrhea ( >3 loose/watery
stools a day).
• Especially consider in residents who received…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/aom-one-pager.pdf
September 01, 2022 - Acute Otitis Media
• Moderate to severe bulging of the tympanic membrane or new-onset ear drainage (otorrhea) with signs and
symptoms of middle-ear inflammation (e.g., ear pain, fever)
• Severe symptoms include ill appearance, moderate to severe otalgia, otalgia lasting at least 2 days, or
temperature o…
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www.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.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/sinusitis-one-pager.pdf
September 01, 2022 - Acute Sinusitis
Diagnosis
• The diagnosis of acute sinusitis is based on the clinical presentation: nasal discharge or
congestion, facial pain or pressure, reduced or absent sense of taste or smell, headache, ear pain
or pressure, dental pain, bad breath, fatigue, or low-grade fevers.1
• Most cases of acu…
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www.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.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/clabsi-tools/central-venous-access-device-dressing-change-procedure.pdf
December 01, 2006 - IV Therapy: Central Venous Access Device (VAD), Dressing Change Procedure
Version 1.0
Policy Number GEN341
Effective Date 12/01/2006
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Nursing Practice and Organization Manual Vol II: Clinical
Protocols and Procedures
Approval Date N/A
Page 1of 3Subject
IV Therapy: Central Venous Acces…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevalence-nature-and-predictors-omitted-medication-doses-mental-health-hospitals-multi
August 11, 2021 - Study
Prevalence, nature and predictors of omitted medication doses in mental health hospitals: a multi-centre study.
Citation Text:
Keers RN, Hann M, Alshehri GH, et al. Prevalence, nature and predictors of omitted medication doses in mental health hospitals: A multi-centre study. PLoS …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/missed-diagnoses-acute-myocardial-infarction-emergency-department-variation-patient-and
April 08, 2018 - Study
Missed diagnoses of acute myocardial infarction in the emergency department: variation by patient and facility characteristics.
Citation Text:
Moy E, Barrett M, Coffey R, et al. Missed diagnoses of acute myocardial infarction in the emergency department: variation by patient and fa…
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meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files.jsp
April 14, 2023 - Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Download Data Files
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April 01, 2024 - Summary of USPSTF Final Recommendation: Screening for Breast Cancer
Clinicians
Summary of USPSTF Final Recommendation
Screening for Breast Cancer
April 2024
What does the USPSTF recommend?
B
Grade
Women aged 40 to 74 years:
The USPSTF recommends biennial screen…
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digital.ahrq.gov/population/it-staff
January 01, 2023 - IT Staff
Annual Conferences on Health IT & Analytics 2021-2023 - Final Report
Citation
Agarwal R. Annual Conferences on Health IT & Analytics 2021-2023 – Final Report. (Prepared by Johns Hopkins University under Grant No. R13 HS028541). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Res…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/burnout-and-its-relationship-self-reported-quality-patient-care-and-adverse-events-during
August 25, 2021 - Study
Burnout and its relationship to self-reported quality of patient care and adverse events during COVID-19: a cross-sectional online survey among nurses.
Citation Text:
Kakemam E, Chegini Z, Rouhi A, et al. Burnout and its relationship to self‐reported quality of patient care and adv…
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digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/research-stories/making-evidence-based-clinical-decision-support-implementable
January 01, 2023 - Making Evidence-Based Clinical Decision Support Implementable in Different Electronic Health Records
Theme:
Supporting Health Systems in Advancing Care Delivery
Subtheme:
Scaling Effective Digital Healthcare Interventions Across Healthcare Systems
Clinical decision support that can be impl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinical-pharmacist-led-transitions-care-program-veterans-two-planned-care-transitions
December 23, 2011 - Study
A clinical pharmacist-led transitions of care program for veterans with two planned care transitions (hospital to skilled care and skilled care to home) amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Citation Text:
Scannell GA, Bevan DJ, Cowan A, et al. A clinical pharmacist-led transitions of care p…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/low-dose-aspirin-use-for-the-prevention-of-morbidity-and-mortality-from-preeclampsia-preventive-medication
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Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Preventive Medication
September 26, 2019
Recommendations made by the USPSTF are ind…
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January 01, 2022 - Maine Groups Improve Care for Patients with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
Search All Impact Case Studies
January 2022
A partnership between the Maine Developmental Disabilities Council (MDDC) and two AHRQ-listed patient safety organizations (PSOs) is helping improve care for patients with intell…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-year-in-review-2024.pdf
January 01, 2024 - AHRQ's Evidence-based Practice Center Program: Annual Report 2024
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AHRQ’s Evidence-based
Practice Center Program
Annual Report 2024
e
Program Goals Achieved
Vision, Mission, and Goals
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program produces
evidence reports…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/engaging-patients-medication-reconciliation-patient-portal-following-hospital-discharge
February 03, 2011 - Study
Engaging patients in medication reconciliation via a patient portal following hospital discharge.
Citation Text:
Heyworth L, Paquin AM, Clark J, et al. Engaging patients in medication reconciliation via a patient portal following hospital discharge. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2014;21(e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/efficiency-and-thoroughness-trade-offs-high-volume-organisational-routines-ethnographic-study
June 14, 2017 - Study
Efficiency and thoroughness trade-offs in high-volume organisational routines: an ethnographic study of prescribing safety in primary care.
Citation Text:
Grant S, Guthrie B. Efficiency and thoroughness trade-offs in high-volume organisational routines: an ethnographic study of pre…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/physician/index.html
September 01, 2019 - Measuring the Quality of Physician Care
Consumers are very interested in information about the quality of physician care. 1 - 3 To meet that demand, researchers, medical societies, and health care experts have made a concerted effort to address the many issues encumbering physician quality measurement. As a re…