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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK3_T1-Sample_Policy_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - aims to reduce unnecessary prescribing for the
three infections where antibiotics are most frequently prescribed
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/antibiotic-stewardship.pdf
September 01, 2022 - Implementation Guide for Ambulatory Care Antibiotic Stewardship
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
Introduction
Developing or improving antibiotic stewardship activities in ambulatory practices can take time. If you
are just starting to implement antibiotic stewardship activities in your practice, …
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/improve/behavior-changes.html
November 01, 2019 - Making Effective Behavior Changes Around Antibiotic Prescribing
After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to—
Examine what motivates health care providers to prescribe antibiotics
Review basic theories regarding implementation science to implement antibiotic stewardship (AS) int…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-toolkit-prepare.pdf
February 18, 2021 - MED ≥50, ≥90
− #/% of patients on LtOT with a signed patient agreement
− #/% of patients on LtOT also prescribed … Six Building Blocks Toolkit 12
• How many patients have been prescribed any opioid medication (refer … Tracking and monitoring of patients
prescribed long-term opioids 1 2 3 4 … Use of a system to proactively track
and monitor patients prescribed
long-term opioids to ensure their … sometimes identified,
but there is no discussion or
advance preparation for
visits with patients
prescribed
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P1T2-Prescribing_clinician_survey_Phase_1_final.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Nursing Home Readiness and Resource Assessment
Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
HAIs
Healthcare-
Associated
Infections
PREVENT
Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 1
Prescribing Clinician Survey
[NURSING HOME NAME] is considering implementing an …
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www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/help-clinicians-choose-the-right-antibiotic/index.html
October 01, 2016 - Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic
Toolkit 1. Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing
Toolkit 2. Using Nursing Home Antibiograms To Choose the Right Antibiotic (Concise Antibiogram Toolkit)
Toolkit 3. The Nursing Home Antibiogram Program Toolkit: How To Develop and Implem…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P4T3-Prescribing_Clinician_Feedback_Survey_Phase_4.doc
May 01, 2014 - Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 4
Prescribing Clinician Feedback Survey
[NURSING HOME NAME] implemented an antibiogram program as of [date]. We are interested in your experiences using the antibiogram. Results of the survey will help determine whether or not we continue to make the antibiogram available and w…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/it/hitportfolio/index.html
January 01, 2020 - AHRQ's Digital Healthcare Research Program: Federal Partnerships in Improving Health Care Quality
AHRQ's digital healthcare initiative is part of the Nation's strategy to put information technology (IT) to work in healthcare. Since 2004, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has fund…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/changes-facilitator-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Similarly, piperacillin/tazobactam was prescribed
empirically.
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www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/about/choosing-the-right-toolkit.html
October 01, 2016 - Choosing the Right Toolkit
The Guide is intended to allow nursing homes to pick and choose among toolkits, and even choose among individual tools. Each nursing home will have different needs and resources resulting in different choices. To help decide which tools may be most appropriate for a particular nursing…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/kuo-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - receiving a new prescription during the index office visit
• Patients already taking at least one other prescribed … However, because the majority of medications prescribed in the
outpatient setting were intended for
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/antibiotic-patient-safety-slides.pptx
June 01, 2021 - Safety
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Identifying Problems
Describe the next resident scenario for which antibiotics may not be prescribed
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/four-moments/poster-three-options.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Pocket Cards_4 Moments
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Moment 1 occurs at the time that initiation of antibiotic
therapy is being considered. Ask, “Does my patient have an
infection that requires antibiotics?”
Mome…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/shareddec-1.pdf
September 08, 2016 - When antibiotics were
not prescribed, students often went directly from the
Student Health Center to
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/hartung-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: RESPOND Pharmacy Education Toolkit: AHRQ Final Report
RESPOND Pharmacy Education Toolkit: AHRQ Final Report
Principal Investigator: Daniel Hartung, PharmD, MPH
Team Members: Nicole O’Kane, Christi Hildebran, Adriane Irwin, Lindsey Alley, Kevin Novak, Sara
Haverly, David Cameron, Jennifer Hal…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Magid.pdf
January 01, 2004 - pharmacy alert intervention designed to detect and correct medication prescribing
errors for all patients prescribed
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/wessell2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - with the ability to batch-export Summary of Care
documents (core objective # 15) in cCDA format, as prescribed
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T3-Readiness_Assessment_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 3. Readiness Assessment
This tool can be used to assess readiness for an antimicrobial stewardship program in general as well as to assess readiness for specific interventions.
Use this tool to—
· Determine whether the nursing home has the right staff
· Determine whether the nursing home has the necessary resource…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T3-Readiness_Assessment_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Implement, Monitor, & Sustain a Program
Toolkit 1. Start an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Tool 3. Readiness Assessment
This tool can be used to assess readiness for an antimicrobial stewardship program in general as
well as to assess readiness for specific…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/improve/index.html
October 01, 2022 - Develop and Improve Antibiotic Stewardship Activities in Your Practice
Development of an infrastructure to promote antibiotic stewardship is necessary to optimize antibiotic prescribing in ambulatory practices. The presentations and tools can help practices implement antibiotic stewardship activities or improve…