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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/wessell-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - improvement plans
Ensure the accuracy of each patient’s recorded medication list
- Document all medications prescribed
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/safety/improve.html
November 01, 2019 - Identifying Targets for Improvement in Antibiotic Decision Making
After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to—
Recognize how to differentiate technical and adaptive issues related to antibiotic prescribing
Explain how to be proactive in asking staff about how the next patient m…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T6-Sample_Distribution_Plan_for_an_Antibiogram_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 6. Distribution Planning for an Antibiogram
A written plan for how the nursing home will distribute the antibiogram is very helpful. As staff members change, the written plan ensures that the antibiogram can still be properly prepared and distributed.
1. Establish procedures to provide the antibiogram as needed an…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK2_T2-Antibiotic_Use_Tracking_Sheet_Final.doc
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Toolkit 2. Monitor and Sustain Stewardship
Tool 2. Antibiotic Use Tracking Sheet [11x17 format]
Month:
Resident Name/Identifier
Room #
Admit Date
Admit From
Onset Date
Urinary Tract Infection
Respiratory
Skin/Soft Tissue
Gastrointestinal
Other Infection (Specify)…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/antibiotic-use-commitment-poster.docx
November 01, 2019 - AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF
November 2019
Our institution is committed to prescribing the most appropriate antibiotics when they are needed and to not prescribing antibiotics when they are not needed.
Please ask a member of your medical team if you have any questions about antibiotics.
Thank you!
Antibiotics are lif…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/safety/targets.html
June 01, 2021 - Identifying Targets To Improve Antibiotic Use
After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to—
Identify opportunities to improve antibiotic prescribing.
Recognize how to leverage frontline staff to guide safety improvement efforts around antibiotic prescribing.
Recognize oppor…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK1_T2-Clinician_letter_Final_0.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Determine Whether To Treat
Toolkit 1. Suspected UTI SBAR Toolkit
Tool 2. Clinician Letter
[PRINTED ON NURSING HOME OR MEDICAL DIRECTOR’S STATIONERY]
[Date]
[Prescribing Clinician Name]
Recipient Address
City, State Zip]
Re: Change in protocol regarding u…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T4-Antibiogram_Formats_and_Instructions_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 4. Antibiogram Formats and Instructions
Formats
The medical director must become familiar with the format of the antibiogram provided by
the lab a…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/urine-culturing/antibiotic-stewardship/part-2-slides.html
February 01, 2019 - Antibiotic Stewardship
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Slide 1: Antibiotic Stewardship
Slide 2: Objectives
Upon completion of this webinar, participants will be able to—
Describe how antibiotic stewardship is linked to infection prevention.
Explain how overtreating urinary tra…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/906.html
March 01, 2024 - Institute for Excellence in Health Equity, examines the reasons for patients’ decisions to adhere to prescribed
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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).
6
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/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/program-part2-facilitator-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Antibiotic Stewardship Program Development: Part 2
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Antibiotic Use
1
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF
November 2019
Antibiotic Stewardship Program
Development: Part 2
Acute Care
Slide Title and Commentary Slide Number and Slide
Title Slide
Antibiotic …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/bronchitis-guide.docx
September 01, 2022 - It should not be prescribed to patients under 18 years of age due to reports of respiratory depression
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/changes-slides.pptx
November 01, 2019 - Acute Care Learning From Defects
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
Making Effective Changes in Antibiotic Decision Making
Acute Care
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF
November 2019
Changes in Antibiotic Decision Making
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care
1
Objectives
Id…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/friese-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report:
1. TITLE PAGE
Title of Project: Communication Processes, Technology, and Patient Safety in Ambulatory
Oncology Settings
Principal Investigator: Christopher R. Friese, PhD, RN, AOCN®, FAAN
Team Members:
Louise Bedard, MSN, MBA
Alex J. Fauer, PhD, RN, OCN®
Jennifer J. Griggs, MD, MPH, FAC…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/10-frontline-provider.pptx
June 01, 2023 - Preparation
For surgeries with a planned bowel resection, have bowel prep and oral antibiotics been prescribed
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit4-15.html
November 01, 2014 - Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Exhibit 4.15. Project Team Composition—Electronic Prescribing
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Table of Contents
Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Introduction to the Case Studies
Case 1. Lakeview Healthcare…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK1_T2-Clinician_letter_Final_0.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 2. Clinician Letter
[PRINTED ON NURSING HOME OR MEDICAL DIRECTOR’S STATIONERY]
[Date]
[Prescribing Clinician Name]
Recipient Address
City, State Zip]
Re: Change in protocol regarding urinalyses to improve quality of care and antibiotic use
Dear [insert name],
Based on clinical practice guidelines developed by nurs…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/mhs/cahps-outpatient-mental-health-survey-adult-english.pdf
February 05, 2025 - In the last 6 months, did the person who
prescribed your mental health medicine also
provide you with
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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