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www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits.html
September 01, 2017 - Toolkits
What Toolkits Does the Guide Include?
The toolkits cover a variety of interventions that nursing homes can use to improve antibiotic use.
Toolkits To Implement, Monitor, and Sustain an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Most nursing homes will need a team of people to organize stewardship activi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P1O-Comprehensive_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Phase_1_Assessment_and_Planning_final.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Phase 1 Assessment and Planning
Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality HAIs
Healthcare-
Associated
Infections
PREVENT
Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit
Phase 1 Assessment and Planning
To ensure the success of any new program, it is customary to assess the …
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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/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK1_T3-Not_all_Infections_need_antibiotics-_final.pdf
May 01, 2014 - How to enter Data Manually Into an Antibiogram Template
Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Not All “Infections” Need Antibiotics!
What is the UTI SBAR form? What does it include?
• The Suspected Urinary Tract Infection
(UTI) Situation, Background,
Ass…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/recruitment-slides-ny.pdf
August 18, 2015 - Percentage of patients aged 20 through 79 years of age who
had a LDL test performed and who are prescribed
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/getting_ready.pdf
May 01, 2017 - Be sure to fill any
prescriptions before surgery and follow directions as
prescribed.
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/timing/index.html
March 01, 2016 - While both employers and public programs typically allow beneficiaries to change plans at a prescribed
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/measuredesc-ltvv-facguide.docx
January 01, 2017 - If the ventilator mode is in a volume cycled mode, user the preset/prescribed tidal volume.
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/ihs/chapter8.html
December 01, 2017 - Use of Prescribed Medications
For each medication, the NDW includes data on service date and quantity
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/getting-ready.html
August 01, 2017 - Be sure to fill any prescriptions before surgery and follow directions as prescribed.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/communication/cahps-strategy-section-6-j.pdf
July 01, 2017 - programs can increase patients’ knowledge
about their disease and, in some cases, improve compliance with prescribed
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4f_combo_psi09-postophemorrhage-bestpractices.pdf
May 20, 2016 - The history must
specifically address the use of over-the-counter and prescribed medications.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/cap-guide.docx
September 01, 2022 - this recommendation, the Infectious Diseases Society of America recommends antibacterial treatment be prescribed … If improvement is not observed by day 3 and amoxicillin was initially prescribed, consider broadening
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/CG/administering_cg_narrative_items.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Reasons to Ask All Questions in the Prescribed Order
There are several reasons to treat the question … Their Own
Introducing the Narrative Items
Editing the Items
Reasons to Ask All Questions in the Prescribed
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/next-steps2.html
December 01, 2009 - children ages 2-12 years presenting with otitis media with effusion (fluid in the middle ear) were not prescribed … higher than among parents of privately insured or uninsured children. 38
Followup care for children prescribed … Followup care for children prescribed ADHD medications is critical, and performance improvements are
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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/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-233-fullreport.pdf
August 07, 2018 - only 20-50
percent of these women receive contraceptive counseling at the time that medication is prescribed … -50 percent of women receive contraceptive counseling when
potentially teratogenic medications are prescribed … In a
survey of over 800 women, 43 percent of reproductive-age women prescribed potential teratogens … Schwarz, et al., 2013).
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Another study demonstrated that among 146,758 women ages 18-44 years prescribed … For example, only 40 percent
of individuals prescribed carbamazepine and 22 percent prescribed valproate
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/four-moments/index.html
August 01, 2021 - Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making
The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making are the critical time periods of antibiotic decision making. Frontline staff and prescribing clinicians are encouraged to use the Four Moments framework for all residents whenever the need for antibiotics is being c…
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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/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