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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-hospital-acquired-pneumonia-medicare-program
August 07, 2013 - Study
Impact of hospital-acquired pneumonia on the Medicare program. … Impact of hospital-acquired pneumonia on the Medicare program. … Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is one of the most common healthcare-associated infections in the … Impact of hospital-acquired pneumonia on the Medicare program. … June 21, 2023
Incidence and outcomes of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43547/psn-pdf
July 03, 2016 - examined rates of central line–associated bloodstream infections
(CLABSIs), ventilator-associated pneumonias … , CLABSIs plummeted from about 4.7 to 1.0 per 1000 central-line days, while ventilator-
associated pneumonias … sustaining-reductions-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-michigan-intensive-care-units
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevention-ventilator-associated-pneumonia-evidence-based-systematic-review
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/dean-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - , diagnosed with pneumonia by ICD-10 coding +/- confirmed by
chest imaging, and non-pneumonia controls … Pneumonia as defined by ICD-10 plus radiographic opacities c/
w pneumonia in the UCC baseline database … have radiographic pneumonia). … for clinician-diagnosed
pneumonia. … We compared UCC patients with radiographic pneumonia (n=4689),
without radiographic pneumonia (n=1053
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-care/cap-toolkit/index.html
January 01, 2018 - Community-Acquired Pneumonia Clinical Decision Support Implementation Toolkit
The Community-Acquired … Pneumonia (CAP) Patient Safety Clinical Decision Support Implementation Toolkit is a resource to help … implement and adopt the CAP clinical decision support (CDS) alert for the management of community-acquired pneumonia … Community-acquired pneumonia is the eighth leading cause of death in the United States, according to … Toolkit Materials
The toolkit consists of:
Community-Acquired Pneumonia Clinical Decision Support
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/vap.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: VAP & NV-HAP … (VAP) and non-ventilator healthcare-associated pneumonia (NV-HAP). … Presentations Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: VAP & NV-HAP After reviewing the content of … Documents: Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: VAP & NV-HAP– Slides (PPTX, 6.6 MB) Prevention … Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia VHA: Hospital Acquired Pneumonia Prevention by Engaging Nurses (HAPPEN)
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/042-vap-prevention-slides.pptx
October 01, 2024 - Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia
ICU & Non-ICU
AHRQ Pub. … Influenza and RSV are most associated with viral pneumonias.16
Fungal pneumonia is more likely among … What Is Pneumonia? https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/pneumonia. Accessed March 8, 2024. … Clinical practice guidelines for hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults … Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus hospital-acquired pneumonia/ventilator-associated pneumonia
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/best-practices/cap.html
September 01, 2022 - The "Usually Antibiotics" Diagnoses: Community-Acquired Pneumonia
After viewing or presenting … , viewers will be able to—
Describe the approach to diagnosing patients with community-acquired pneumonia … The “Usually Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Community-Acquired Pneumonia – Slides (PPTX, 3.7 MB)
The “Usually … One-Page Document and Discussion Guide
Community-Acquired Pneumonia – Clinician One-Page Document … Pneumonia – Patient and Family Member Handout (English) (DOCX, 243 KB)
Pneumonia – Patient and Family
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/HAP-slides.pptx
November 01, 2019 - PowerPoint Presentation: Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia … Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
AHRQ Safety Program for … Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care
1
Objectives
Discuss the approach to diagnosing hospital-acquired pneumonia … mechanical ventilation at the time of onset in a hospitalized patient
Includes clinical symptoms of pneumonia … Management of adults with hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia: 2016 Clinical Practice
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cap-toolkit/tool4a_ed-setting.pptx
January 10, 2017 - Community-Acquired Pneumonia Clinical Decision Support Training - Emergency Department Setting
Community-Acquired … Pneumonia
Clinical Decision Support Training
Emergency Department Setting
Disclaimers and Acknowledgements … Table of Contents
Context
Background on Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
Infectious Diseases Society … Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the 8th leading cause of death in the U.S.a
6 million cases … Community-acquired pneumonia in elderly patients. Aging Health. 2009;5 (6): 763-774.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/pneumonia-antibiotic-treatment/research-protocol
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/043-vap-prevention-notes.docx
October 01, 2024 - Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia & Non-Ventilator Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia
SAY: … “Healthcare-associated pneumonia”—or HAP—indicates pneumonia that was not present or incubating at the … before developing the pneumonia. … and Mortality
SAY:
While VAP sometimes gets more attention, the majority of healthcare-associated pneumonias … Influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are most frequently associated with viral pneumonias.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/VAP-slides.pptx
November 01, 2019 - PowerPoint Presentation: Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia … Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Acute Care
AHRQ Safety … Antibiotic Use – Acute Care
1
Objectives
Discuss the approach to diagnosing ventilator-associated pneumonia … 4
VAP
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care
4
VAP: pneumonia occurring 48 … Ultra-short-course antibiotics for patients with suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia but minimal
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/interimhac2014-ap1.html
November 01, 2015 - SSIs for 17 selected procedures
79,000
2.4
VAPs
MPSMS (2014)
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia … Cardiac Events for Cardiac and Non- cardiac Surgeries
34,000
1.0
MPSMS (2014)
Postoperative Pneumonia … Surgical Site Infections
96,000
79,000
17,000
18%
$357,000,000
479
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonias … Surgical Site Infections
110,000
35%
20%
7%
7,700
$21,000
Ventilator- Associated Pneumonias … $1,062,500,000
4,525
Surgical Site Infections
.028
$161,700,000
217
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonias
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/development-smart-fhir-interoperable-clinical-decision-support-emergency
August 01, 2023 - Development of SMART on FHIR Interoperable Clinical Decision Support for Emergency Department Patients with Pneumonia … Project Description
Research Story
Creating a SMART on FHIR version of an existing pneumonia … Intermountain Health in Utah has developed a robust CDS tool for pneumonia called ePneumonia that uses … An interoperable version of a CDS tool may be effective for pneumonia Dr. … (ePneumonia), used for pneumonia detection and management.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/hacrate2013-appendix.html
October 01, 2015 - SSis for 17 selected procedures
79,000
2.4
VAPs
MPSMS (2013)
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia … Cardiac Events for Cardiac and Non- cardiac Surgeries
35,000
1.1
MPSMS (2013)
Postoperative Pneumonia … Surgical Site Infections
96,000
79,000
17,000
18%
$357,000,000
479
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonias … Surgical Site Infections
110,000
35%
20%
7%
7,700
$21,000
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonias … $1,062,500,000
4,525
Surgical Site Infections
.028
$161,700,000
217
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonias
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/subglottic-fact-sheet.html
January 01, 2017 - percent decrease in the incidence of gastric aspiration, a potential cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia … Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia through aspiration of subglottic secretions: A systematic … Subglottic secretion drainage for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: A systematic review … Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals: A compendium of strategies … Comprehensive evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for ventilator-associated pneumonia: Diagnosis
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digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/research-stories/scaling-and-dissemination-effective-clinical-decision-support
January 01, 2023 - Scaling and Dissemination of an Effective Clinical Decision Support Tool for Pneumonia
Theme … Healthcare Tools Across Health Systems
Development of an interoperable version of an effective pneumonia … An interoperable version of a CDS tool may be effective for pneumonia Dr. … (ePneumonia), used for pneumonia detection and management. … This research has the potential to improve outcomes for patients with pneumonia by improving decision
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/head-bed-elevation-lit-review.html
January 01, 2017 - ZAP the VAP: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
2008—Canadian VAP Prevention Guidelines: Evidence-based … Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. … Ventilator-associated pneumonia. A multivariate analysis. JAMA 1993 Oct;270(16):1965-70. … Prevention of hospital-associated pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia. … Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: An evidence-based systematic review.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ventilator-associated-pneumonia-wrong-quality-measure-benchmarking
March 28, 2012 - Commentary
Ventilator-associated pneumonia—the wrong quality measure for benchmarking … Ventilator-associated pneumonia—the wrong quality measure for benchmarking. … This commentary asserts that, until objective outcome measures are developed, ventilator-associated pneumonia … Ventilator-associated pneumonia—the wrong quality measure for benchmarking.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-and-outcomes-non-ventilator-associated-hospital-acquired-pneumonia-284-us-hospitals
October 09, 2024 - Study
Incidence and outcomes of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia … Incidence and outcomes of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia in 284 US hospitals using … Pneumonia is one of the most common healthcare-acquired infections and can result in significantly … Incidence and outcomes of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia in 284 US hospitals using … s)
Diagnostic discordance, uncertainty, and treatment ambiguity in community-acquired pneumonia