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4781. Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2019 - Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Diagnosis • Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is a positive urine culture in a patient with no signs or symptoms of a urinary tract infection (e.g., dysuria, frequency, urgency, fever, flank pain). • ASB is common and often assocated with pyuria (urine containing ≥10 white blood cells …

4782. 3 Tk1 T5-Draft Policies And Procedures For The Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Final (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Implement, Monitor, & Sustain a Program Toolkit 1. Start an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Tool 5. Draft Policies and Procedures for the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program This tool includes a draft policy and a draft set of procedures. As needed, the antimi…

4783. 3 Tk1 T5-Draft Policies And Procedures For The Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Final (doc file)
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      October 01, 2016 - Tool 5. Draft Policies and Procedures for the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program This tool includes a draft policy and a draft set of procedures. As needed, the antimicrobial stewardship program team should request the nursing home’s management or corporate office to help develop, review, edit, and approve all policies …

4784. 5 Tk1 T2-Working With A Lab Final (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic Toolkit 1. Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing Tool 2. Step-by-Step Guide to Working With a Laboratory To Obtain an Antibiogram 1. Contact the nursing home’s lab to inquire about creating an antibiog…

4785. 5 Tk1 T2-Working With A Lab Final (doc file)
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      October 01, 2016 - Tool 2. Step-by-Step Guide to Working With a Laboratory To Obtain an Antibiogram 1. Contact the nursing home’s lab to inquire about creating an antibiogram Identify the correct contact at the laboratory to determine if it is able to create an antibiogram report. Most labs have this capability and producing the report r…

4786. Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain: 2023 Update -- Surveillance Report 4 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2023 - Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain: 2023 Update -- Surveillance Report 4 Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain: 2023 Update – Surveillance Report 4 Search Results: May 2024 Systematic Review: Chou R, Ahme…

4787. Implementation and Dissemination of 'Gabby,' a Health Information Technology System for Young Women, Into Community-Based Clinical Sites | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2023 - Implementation and Dissemination of 'Gabby,' a Health Information Technology System for Young Women, Into Community-Based Clinical Sites Project Final Report ( PDF , 640.19 KB) Disclaimer Disclaimer The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are…

4788. AHRQ-Funded Research Improves Care of Patients and Their Engagement in Care | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2018 - AHRQ-Funded Research Improves Care of Patients and Their Engagement in Care AHRQ Health IT-funded research supports patient-centered care, which includes the use of patient-reported outcomes (PROs). Also, while technology usability is a cross-cutting theme throughout most of AHRQ’s hea…

4789. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 31, 2025 - Explore National Hospital Care Trends HCUP offers the largest collection of hospital care data across states, including inpatient and emergency services. See How Americans Use Health Care MEPS tracks medical services, costs, and coverage for U.S…

4790. AHRQ News Now | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 12, 2025 - AHRQ News Now Sign up: AHRQ News Now email updates AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities. Electronic Newsletter Archive, 2000-2021 Show: All 2024 2023 2022 Pagination 1 2 3 4 next › ›› last » Las…

4791. Key Questions When Choosing Health Care Quality Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2018 - Key Questions When Choosing Health Care Quality Measures When selecting measures to include in your report, you need to consider two issues: Whether the measures are "good". Whether the measures are appropriate for your audience. Are the Measures Good? The easiest way to determine whether a measure …

4792. Opportunistic Decision Making Information Needs and Workflow in Emergency Care | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2023 - Opportunistic Decision Making Information Needs and Workflow in Emergency Care Project Final Report ( PDF , 1.19 MB) Disclaimer Disclaimer The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily repre…

4793. Patient–doctor continuity and diagnosis of cancer: electronic medical records study in general practice. | PSNet
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      September 11, 2019 - Study Patient–doctor continuity and diagnosis of cancer: electronic medical records study in general practice. Citation Text: Ridd MJ, Ferreira DLS, Montgomery AA, et al. Patient-doctor continuity and diagnosis of cancer: electronic medical records study in general practice. Br J Gen Pra…

4794. Implementation and Evaluation of Standing Orders Using Health Information Technology | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2023 - Implementation and Evaluation of Standing Orders Using Health Information Technology Project Description Annual Summaries Publications Project Details - Completed Contract Number 290-07-10015-2 Funding Mechanism(s) Primary C…

4795. Use of Patient Buddy™ Application to Disseminate Knowledge & Prevent Readmission | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2023 - Use of Patient Buddy™ Application to Disseminate Knowledge & Prevent Readmission Project Final Report ( PDF , 818.35 KB) Disclaimer Disclaimer   The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily…

4796. Bloomfield H et al. 2005 "A trial of education, prompts, and opinion leaders to improve prescription of lipid modifying therapy by primary care physicians for patients with ischemic heart disease." | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2005 - Bloomfield H et al. 2005 "A trial of education, prompts, and opinion leaders to improve prescription of lipid modifying therapy by primary care physicians for patients with ischemic heart disease." Reference Bloomfield H, Nelson D, Van Ryn M, et al. A trial of education, prompts, and opinion leaders t…

4797. D6 Combo Implementationplan (doc file)
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      June 02, 2025 - AHRQ QI Toolkit Implementation Plan What is the purpose of this tool? The purpose of the implementation plan is to provide a format in which to: Define the tasks/actions required to implement each selected best practice. Develop a communication/training and implementation plan. Set a timeframe and target dates for the …

4798. Tolar M, Balka E. "Caring for individual patients and beyond: enhancing care through secondary use of data in a general practice setting." | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2023 - Tolar M, Balka E. "Caring for individual patients and beyond: enhancing care through secondary use of data in a general practice setting." Reference Tolar M, Balka E. Caring for individual patients and beyond: enhancing care through secondary use of data in a general practice setting. Int J Med Inform…

4799. A systematic review of the types and causes of prescribing errors generated from using computerized provider order entry systems in primary and secondary care. | PSNet
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      July 02, 2019 - Review A systematic review of the types and causes of prescribing errors generated from using computerized provider order entry systems in primary and secondary care. Citation Text: Brown CL, Mulcaster HL, Triffitt KL, et al. A systematic review of the types and causes of prescribing err…

4800. Integrating Patient-Reported Outcomes and Electronic Health Record Data to Improve Clinical Decision Support for Depression Treatment | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2023 - Integrating Patient-Reported Outcomes and Electronic Health Record Data to Improve Clinical Decision Support for Depression Treatment Project Final Report ( PDF , 805.09 KB) Disclaimer Disclaimer The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are …