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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lambert2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - were in compliance with national guidelines in the majority of patients for whom those drugs
were prescribed … showed that physicians at UIMCC were compliant with the ADA
guidelines about 72% of the time when they prescribed … to differentiate between the two agents; thus, the more cost-effective treatment regimen
could be prescribed … Risk of suicide attempt in
asthmatic children and young adults prescribed leukotriene-modifying agents
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/stewardship-slides.pptx
June 01, 2021 - PowerPoint Presentation
Sustaining Your Antibiotic Stewardship Program
Long-Term Care
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(21)-0029
June 2021
Sustaining Stewardship
1
Objectives
Recognize that stewardship interventions must be sustained to have a continued effect
Discuss approaches for…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/Medication_Dashboard_Data_2025.xlsx
January 01, 2025 - Introduction
Introduction-Medication or Other Substance
The tables in this workbook present data on Medication or Other Substance reports submitted by AHRQ-listed Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) to the Network of Patient Safety Databases (NPSD) through December 31, 2024. The tables include the relative frequency…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/program-part1-slides.pptx
November 01, 2019 - Acute Care ASP Development
Antibiotic Stewardship Program Development: Part 1
Acute Care
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Antibiotic Use
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF
November 2019
ASP Development – Part 1
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute care
Objectives
By the end of this presentation, par…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-toolkit-overview-rev.pdf
October 01, 2021 - Opioids are one of the most commonly prescribed medications in the United States.1 Another
consideration
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/four-moments-explained.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Explained
Moment 1 occurs when a resident is assessed for a change in status and there is a concern for
infection. Sometimes long-term care staff recognize that something is not quite right with the
resident but aren’t clear on what is wrong. The person doing the assessmen…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/communication-facilitator-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - delivery of high-quality, patient-centered
care and is critical in ensuring that antibiotics
are prescribed
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/Medication_Dashboard_Data_2024.xlsx
January 01, 2024 - Introduction
Introduction-Medication or Other Substance
The tables in this workbook present data on Medication or Other Substance reports submitted by AHRQ-listed Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) to the Network of Patient Safety Databases (NPSD) through December 31, 2023. The tables include the relative frequency…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/antibiotic-ltc-toolkit.html
September 01, 2021 - Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care
Resource: Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care
The Long-Term Care Toolkit explains the Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making, and has tools to support their implementation and improve prescribing in three areas: developing and improving…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/reporting-instructions-baseline-sw.pdf
June 02, 2025 - years with a diagnosis of diabetes with a fasting
or direct LDL-C level of 70-189 mg/dL; who were prescribed
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4_combo_bestpracticescover.pdf
June 02, 2025 - tool is to provide:
• Detailed description of best practices, including suggestions for improvement, prescribed
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-case4.html
November 01, 2014 - estimated that only 25 percent of prescriptions they filled from Suntown were being electronically prescribed
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/educational-bundles/urine-culturing/antibiotic-stewardship/abx-stewardship-part1.pptx
March 01, 2017 - How might you communicate with residents and family members who insist on antibiotics being prescribed … respond to a resident or family member who requests, expects or maybe even insists that an antibiotic be prescribed
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Jones_91.pdf
July 17, 2008 - They frequently monitor a patient’s response to the prescribed
medication regimen for both effectiveness
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK2_T4-Common_Suspected_Infections_Tools_to_Improve_Communication_and_Decision_Making.ppt
May 01, 2014 - PowerPoint Presentation
Nursing Home Antimicrobial
Stewardship Guide
Determine Whether To Treat
Toolkit 2. Common Suspected Infections: Communication and Decision Making for
Four Infections
Tool 4. Tools To Improve Communication and Decision Making
www.ahrq.gov/NH-ASPGuide ● May 2014
AHRQ Pub. No. AHR…
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www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/patient-involvement/off-label-drug-usage.html
September 01, 2015 - Off-Label Drugs: What You Need to Know
Off-label prescribing is when a physician gives you a drug that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved to treat a condition different than your condition. This practice is legal and common. In fact, one in five prescriptions written today are for off-labe…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/902.html
February 01, 2024 - Warfarin is prescribed for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation and for treatment and secondary prevention
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T1-Background_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 1. Background: Purpose and Use of the Antibiogram
What is an antibiogram?
· Antibiograms are important tools for health care professionals involved in prescribing empiric antibiotics for suspected bacterial infections. These tools utilize microbiologic data from resident specimens from a nursing facility to estima…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P1T1-Nursing_Home_Readiness_and_Resource_Assessment_Phase_1.doc
May 01, 2014 - Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 1
Nursing Home Readiness and Resource Assessment
This worksheet is designed to be used as a tool to evaluate your nursing home’s readiness to implement an antibiogram program successfully. “Yes” responses to items below indicate readiness in a particular area of the environment…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T1-Background_final.pdf
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 1. Background: Purpose and Use of the Antibiogram
What is an antibiogram?
• Antibiograms are important tools for health care professionals involved …