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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/nhguide/5_TK1_T6-Sample_Distribution_Plan_for_an_Antibiogram_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 6. Distribution Planning for an Antibiogram
A written plan for how the nursing home will distribute the antibiogram is very helpful. As staff
member…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P1T1-Nursing_Home_Readiness_and_Resource_Assessment_Phase_1.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
Nursing Home Readiness and Resource Assessment
This worksheet is designed to be …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202304.html
October 01, 2023 - Online Training Enables Primary Care Providers in Rural New Mexico to Prescribe Medication for Opioid Use Disorders
Search All Impact Case Studies
October 2023
Rural primary care practices in New Mexico have expanded on an AHRQ initiative to offer proven medication-assisted treatment to patients with opio…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/ltc-implementation-guide.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Implementation Guide for the Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Antibiotic Use
Implementation Guide for the Toolkit To Improve
Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care
Introduction
Developing an antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) or improving an existing ASP can ta…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide127.html
October 01, 2014 - 127. Treatment Recommendations: Medications (Continued)
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
Text version of slide presentation.
Clinical guidelines for prescribing medication for treating tobacco use and dependence (continued)
When should second-line agents be used for treating tobacc…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/intro-dailycare-facguide.docx
January 01, 2017 - Seventy were prescribed sedation, using propofol and then midazolam, while 70 were prescribed no sedation … /la/on: a randomised trial
• 140 pa=ents randomized to rou=ne seda=on versus no seda=on
– 70 prescribed … rou=ne seda=on (propofol then midazolam)
– 70 prescribed no seda=on (morphine boluses as needed)
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/sustaining-antibiotic-slides.pptx
September 01, 2022 - Sustaining Antibiotic Stewardship Efforts – Slides
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
Sustaining Antibiotic Stewardship Efforts
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
Ambulatory Care
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(22)-0030
September 2022
‹#›
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T4-Antibiogram_Formats_and_Instructions_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 4. Antibiogram Formats and Instructions
Formats
The medical director must become familiar with the format of the antibiogram provided by the lab and develop an understanding of its content. A variety of approaches can be taken to formatting and presenting information about the antibiogram, including the use of hig…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Marken.pdf
January 01, 2004 - A Model-based Approach to Prioritizing Medical Safety Practices
409
A Model-based Approach to Prioritizing
Medical Safety Practices
Richard S. Marken
Abstract
This report shows how a model of skilled human performance can be used to
evaluate safety practices aimed at reducing medical error when randomized tr…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/opioids-1.pdf
March 01, 2020 - Cross-sectional/
pre-post;
2,261 patients
who received at
least 90
consecutive
days of opioids
prescribed … patients—41
tapered to safe
dose following
intervention, 71
not tapered;
primary care
patents
prescribed … Among
the 112 patients
prescribed high-
dose opioids,
the average
total MED
declined from
263 to … Low to
moderate:
relatively
small sample;
did not
assess for
opioids
prescribed
outside the … Number of pills
dispensed and
MME
prescribed in
the intervention
group was
nearly half that
of
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/gap-analysis.docx
June 01, 2021 - Gap Analysis for Antibiotic Stewardship Programs in Long-Term Care
Instructions: Complete this document to evaluate your antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) on an annual basis and to define areas for further improvement. The ASP areas addressed in this document are addressed throughout the AHRQ Safety Program Toolkit.…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/improve/bedside-nurse.html
November 01, 2019 - The Role of the Bedside Nurse in Antibiotic Stewardship Interventions
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 (…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide136.html
October 01, 2014 - 136. Treatment Recommendations: Medications-Nicotine Inhaler (Continue)
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
Text version of slide presentation.
Clinical guidelines for prescribing medication for treating tobacco use and dependence (continued)
Availability
Prescription only
Pre…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/cohen2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - quality and value of the counseling session and handout as well as
new information learned about the prescribed … For events with frequencies that would not vary regardless
of the drug prescribed or dispensed, pharmacy … Examples include an
allergy to the prescribed medication, an inability to swallow the prescribed capsules … The
medication about which they were counseled was newly prescribed for 20% of the patients. … Counseling patients about prescribed medication: 12-year trends.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/improving-communication-guide.docx
September 01, 2022 - other topics that warrant discussion during our practice meetings but there have been two patients prescribed
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/daily-ltvv-tool.html
February 01, 2025 - Use the preset tidal (prescribed) volume if the mode is one of the volume cycled modes (from Vent Mode
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/TK2_T4_Common_Suspected_Infections_Tools_To_Improve_Communication_and_Decisionmaking.docx
October 01, 2016 - Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Title Slide
Toolkit 2. Common Suspected Infections: Communication and Decision Making for Four Infections
Tool 4. Tools To Improve Communication and Decision Making
SAY:
Today we are introducing you to new tools to help improve communication and help prescribing clin…
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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