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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/bronchitis-one-pager.pdf
September 01, 2022 - setting of a viral upper respiratory tract infection.1
• Acute bronchitis can be distinguished from pneumonia … ‒ If vital signs and chest exam are normal, the probability of pneumonia is low and a chest x ray … of acute bronchitis does not prevent complications such as asthma
exacerbation, bronchiolitis, or pneumonia
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/index.html
June 01, 2025 - Community-Acquired Pneumonia Clinical Decision Support Implementation Toolkit is a resource to help … informaticians in primary care and other ambulatory settings implement and adopt the community-acquired pneumonia … clinical decision support alert for the management of community-acquired pneumonia.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apa_rsv.pdf
June 02, 2025 - ■ Leading cause of two lung
infections: pneumonia and
bronchitis. … ■ The shot, given monthly during RSV season, reduces the chance of your baby getting
pneumonia and
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/vae/overview-ptsoffventilator-slides.pptx
January 01, 2017 - Clinical and economic consequences of ventilator–associated pneumonia: a systematic review. … Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. … Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. … Clinical and economic consequences of ventilator–associated pneumonia: a systematic review. … Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014 update.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/2009/exhibit2_4.jsp
January 01, 2009 - 288
201
-30%
Hemolytic jaundice and perinatal jaundice
33
44
88
102
16%
Pneumonia … All patients:
Pneumonia was a top five condition for all groups except 18-44 year olds and declined … for most ages:
Hospital stays for pneumonia declined for infants (down 48 percent). … In 2009, stays for pneumonia remained relatively stable among children 1-17 years and adults 45-64 years … Stays for pneumonia fell among 65-84 year olds (down 25 percent) and for adults aged 85 and older (36
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47831/psn-pdf
May 08, 2019 - infection (CAUTI), central line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI), and ventilator-associated
pneumonia … ahrq-patient-safety-project-reduces-bloodstream-infections-40-percent
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevention-ventilator-associated-pneumonia-evidence-based-systematic-review … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevention-ventilator-associated-pneumonia-evidence-based-systematic-review
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb196-Readmissions-Trends-High-Volume-Conditions.pdf
December 01, 2014 - ■ Among initial hospital stays (index
stays) for AMI, CHF, COPD, and
pneumonia, the aggregate cost … ■ Although Medicare was the only
payer for which the rate of
readmission for pneumonia
decreased … from 2009 to 2013, the
aggregate cost of readmissions
for pneumonia decreased for all
payers, by … The four highlighted conditions—AMI, CHF, COPD, and pneumonia—
are the focus of this Statistical Brief … ■ Readmission rates for AMI, CHF, COPD, and pneumonia were more than 5 percent higher than
the
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab14.html
February 01, 2023 - Potentially Preventable Infection
7,870
8,390
9,072
7,539
8,212
7,884
Bacterial
Pneumonia … Preventable Infection
8,911
9,551
10,310
8,542
9,363
8,908
Bacterial
Pneumonia … Potentially Preventable Infection
4,924
4,885
5,442
4,661
4,972
4,857
Bacterial
Pneumonia … Potentially Preventable Infection
4,319
4,340
4,622
4,136
4,524
4,166
Bacterial
Pneumonia … Preventable Infection
10,664
12,232
13,917
10,048
11,168
11,123
Bacterial
Pneumonia
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/improvement-facilitator-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - prescribers are
unaware that the recommended duration of antibiotic
therapy for community-acquired pneumonia … He is
diagnosed with hospital-acquired pneumonia. … Ampicillin and cefazolin are not generally
recommended as empiric therapy for hospital-acquired
pneumonia … because over the years many organisms
that are likely to cause hospital-acquired pneumonia
have become … He is started on ceftriaxone and azithromycin for
possible community-acquired pneumonia and
furosemide
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb196-Readmissions-Trends-High-Volume-Conditions.jsp
November 01, 2015 - The four highlighted conditions—AMI, CHF, COPD, and pneumonia—are the focus of this Statistical Brief … Among initial hospital stays ( index stays ) for AMI, CHF, COPD, and pneumonia, the aggregate cost of … to 2013, the aggregate cost of readmissions for pneumonia decreased for all payers, by 6-26 percent. … Readmission rates for AMI, CHF, COPD, and pneumonia were more than 5 percent higher than the overall … The rate of readmission for pneumonia was 15.3 in 2009, 15.7 in 2010, 15.6 in 2011, 15.7 in 2012, and
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/index.html
June 01, 2021 - Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses
Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia … Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Best Practices
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/key-strategies.html
October 01, 2024 - Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI)
Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia … Prevention of VAP & NV-HAP : Learn effective strategies to prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia … (VAP) and Non-Ventilator Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (NV-HAP).
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867701/psn-pdf
August 01, 2017 - CUSP) principles to reduce complications from mechanical ventilation, including ventilator-associated
pneumonia … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cusp-method
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-enhance-adoption-ventilator-associated-pneumonia-prevention-interventions … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-enhance-adoption-ventilator-associated-pneumonia-prevention-interventions
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cap-toolkit/cap-crb65_pc-prototype.pdf
January 01, 2018 - No. 18-0020-4-EF
January 2018
www.ahrq.gov
Pneumonia acuity score and recommendations below
Agree … DBP <=60
Criteria not included:
Age >=65
Patient confused
Last BUN > 20 mg/dL
Resp rate >=30
1
Pneumonia
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cap-toolkit/cap_crb65_ed-prototype.pdf
January 01, 2018 - No. 18-0020-2-EF
January 2018
www.ahrq.gov
Pneumonia acuity score and recommendations below
Agree … DBP <=60
Criteria not included:
Age >=65
Patient confused
Last BUN > 20 mg/dL
Resp rate >=30
1
Pneumonia
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/guide/web2.html
December 01, 2017 - Pneumonia.
UTI.
Acute renal failure.
AMI.
Complication of device.
Stroke. … Unspecified septicemia
842
737
1256
Acute kidney failure
404
508
451
Pneumonia … Slide 19: 41 woman with HIV hospitalized with pneumonia
1st hospitalization:
Longstanding HIV … Diagnosed with pneumonia, found to have high HIV viral load. … Discharged on new antibiotics for the pneumonia.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/2007/exhibit2_2.jsp
January 01, 2007 - jaundice and perinatal jaundice (infant jaundice following birth)
33
43
0.7
0.8
31
Pneumonia … discharges
1,821
1,658‡
100.0
100.0
-9
Asthma
159
114
8.7
6.9
-28
Pneumonia … All patients:
Pneumonia was a top five condition for all age groups except 18-44 year olds: … Hospital stays for pneumonia declined among children (a drop of 39 percent for children less than one … Pneumonia stays rose among adults 45-64 years (31 percent), but fell among adults 65-84 years (down 9
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/haccost2017-ref.html
May 01, 2023 - Economic impact of ventilator-associated pneumonia in a large matched cohort. … Epidemiology and outcomes of ventilator-associated pneumonia in a large U.S. database. … Outcome and attributable cost of ventilator-associated pneumonia among intensive care unit patients in … Economic burden of ventilator-associated pneumonia based on total resource utilization. … Collaborative cohort study of an intervention to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra_1415-p008-2-ef.pdf
January 01, 2015 - Importance
Lower respiratory infections (defined as bronchiolitis, influenza, and community-acquired pneumonia … between 3.7 percent and 4.5 percent of all pediatric bronchiolitis
hospitalizations and 4.5 percent of pneumonia … bronchiolitis can be as much as $9,063 per
child.3 Similarly, the average cost of a hospitalization to treat pneumonia … Complications in infants hospitalized for bronchiolitis or respiratory syncytial virus
pneumonia. … Direct costs in patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia after
non-response to outpatient
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/aspire_webinar2/aspire_webinar2.pptx
January 01, 2015 - Top 10 Medicare Dx:
CHF
Sepsis
COPD
Arrythmia
Pneumonia
UTI
Acute renal failure
AMI
Complication of … identify root causes
41 woman with longstanding HIV never hospitalized in past; hospitalized for pneumonia … Review readmissions from “whole person” view
41 woman with HIV hospitalized with pneumonia
1st hospitalization … :
Longstanding HIV, never previously hospitalized
Diagnosed with pneumonia, found to have high HIV viral … At discharge:
Discharged on new anti-retroviral medications
Discharged on new antibiotics for the pneumonia