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61. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK3_P3T5-Training_Slides_for_Nursing_Home_Nurses_Phase_3.ppt
    May 01, 2014 - * Background: Prescribing Antibiotics Antibiotics are prescribed frequently in nursing homes. … Among antibiotic prescriptions, broad-spectrum antibiotics are often prescribed. … type of nursing home, historical experience) Preference/knowledge Antibiotics are the most commonly prescribed

62. Practice Member Survey Code Book (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/member-codebook-baseline.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - 7 C_guidelines1 Collaboratively determined core item Patients diagnosed with ASCVD should be prescribed … Collaboratively determined core item Patient with a primary elevation of LDL >190mg/dL should be prescribed … of DM, between 40-75 years old, with LDL between 70-189 mg/dL, and no diagnosis of ASCVD should be prescribed … a statin: Off Patient with a primary elevation of LDL >190mg/dL should be prescribed a statin: Off … of DM, between 40-75 years old, with LDL between 70-189 mg/dL, and no diagnosis of ASCVD should be prescribed

63. Inhaled corticosteroid for children with persistent asthma prescribed at time of discharge from the emergency department | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/inhaled-corticosteroid.html
    August 01, 2021 - Inhaled corticosteroid for children with persistent asthma prescribed at time of discharge from the emergency

64. Final Progress Report: National Trends in Outpatient Quality Indicators (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/stafford-fortmann-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - After controlling for other characteristics, the likelihood of visits by Hispanics being prescribed … inhaled steroids but 80% more likely to be prescribed short-acting β2 agonists. … Although fluoxetine remained the most commonly prescribed SSRI, other SSRIs were increasingly prescribed … The proportion of visits in which antidepressants were prescribed rose from 47% in 1995-1996 to 52% … Between 1995 and 2002, fluoroquinolones became the most commonly prescribed class of antibiotics to

65. Addressing Questions Asked by Staff: Nasal Iodophor for MRSA Carriers With Devices (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-iodophor.pdf
    March 01, 2022 - What if my patient has been prescribed other nasal medications? … If the patient’s doctor has prescribed or recommended other nasal medicines, the patient should continue … to use them as prescribed. … What if my patient has been prescribed other nasal medications?

66. Final Progress Report: EHR-Based Medication Complete Communication Strategy to Promote Safe Opioid Use (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/mccarthy-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Main analysis: Overall, 76.4% of patients demonstrated safe use of their newly prescribed opioid, with … This manuscript may help inform the quantity of pills that are prescribed by condition in the future … The mean quantity of opioid pills prescribed was 16 tabs. … Perceptions of signs of addiction among patients prescribed opioids in the ED. in preparation targeting … pills per dose 3.6 4.0 2.0 -- -- Shorter interval than prescribed 26.6 15.6 22.9 -- -- Demonstrated

67. Antibiotic Stewardship | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/antibiotic-stewardship.html
    October 01, 2024 - Antibiotics are life-saving drugs, but a significant amount of antibiotics in hospital settings are prescribed … The tool asks the prescriber to: (1) Track prescribed antibiotics and treatment day; (2) Record indication

68. The “Never Antibiotics” Diagnoses: ​Viral Acute Upper Respiratory Infection: ​the Common Cold – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/common-cold-guide.docx
    September 01, 2022 - that her temperature is normally 97 degrees Fahrenheit and that whenever she feels like this, she is prescribed … Slide 4 Harm Associated With Antibiotics SAY: Antibiotics should not be prescribed for the common … the clinician is taking their symptoms seriously, and historically as a profession, clinicians have prescribed … Work together as a practice to reach a consensus on when antibiotics will and won’t be prescribed for … Slide 18 Take-Home Messages SAY: Antibiotics should not be prescribed for acute viral upper respiratory

69. Why Should Your Practice Focus on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing? – Slides
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/antibiotic-prescribing-slides.pptx
    September 01, 2022 - Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care 4 5 Antibiotic Overuse 30% of antibiotics prescribed … Prescribed 10 days of levofloxacin. … colony-forming units per mL of E. coli susceptible to all tested antibiotics 7-day course of ciprofloxacin prescribed … Promoting antibiotic stewardship can improve patient outcomes by ensuring the most effective antibiotic is prescribed

70. IMPLEMENT California Asthma QI Collaborative (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/sfmeasures.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - 6 months, or more often if needed 2 Inhaled Corticosteroids or other controller medication prescribed … Definition: If asthma severity is “persistent,” a controller/maintenance medication was prescribed

71. Existing Measures for ADHD (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-88-measure-1-section-5-attachment-3.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - psychostimulant medication whose medical records are reviewed Process Follow-up care for children prescribed … Developer] Measure Description Type of Measure/ Level of Measurement Follow-up care for children prescribed … the measurement year who were enrollees in Medicaid/CHIP Process Follow-up care for children prescribed

72. Existing Measures for ADHD Prior to PQMP (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-89-adhd-behavior-section-5-attach-3.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - psychostimulant medication whose medical records are reviewed Process Follow-up care for children prescribed … Developer] Measure Description Type of Measure/ Level of Measurement Follow-up care for children prescribed … the measurement year who were enrollees in Medicaid/CHIP Process Follow-up care for children prescribed

73. AHRQ Report Identifies Strategies To Reduce Emergency Department Boarding | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/951.html
    March 01, 2025 - Opportunity for Improved Patient Safety and Cost Savings in Children Prescribed Multiple Medications … Opportunity for Improved Patient Safety and Cost Savings in Children Prescribed Multiple Medications … Researchers reviewed the records of 529,055 children prescribed one or more medications annually in the

74. Final Progress Report: Risk-Informed Intervention to Improve Ambulatory Drug Monitoring and Safety (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/field-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - More than 275 providers prescribed the study drugs during the project. … Characteristics of providers who prescribed high-risk/study drugs in 2009 through 2012 2009 2010 2011 … Furthermore, infrequently prescribed medications are at higher risk for poor monitoring. … Qualitative interviews included a subset of show and no-show patients prescribed a cardiovascular, … Liver and thyroid monitoring in ambulatory patients prescribed amiodarone in 10 HMOs.

75. 44-Sample-Pathway-Checklist (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/44-sample-pathway-checklist.docx
    June 01, 2023 - · Yes · No Medications prescribed/recommended for postdischarge pain management? … [Fill in medications that are prescribed/recommened for postdischarge pain management from your pathway … (e.g., acetaminophen, ibuprofen)] · Yes · No · N/A If opioids were prescribed for postdischarge

76. FAQs (Staff): Nasal Iodophor for MRSA-Positive Patients With Devices (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-iodophor.docx
    March 01, 2022 - What if my patient has been prescribed other nasal medications? … If the patient’s doctor has prescribed or recommended other nasal medicines, the patient should continue … to use them as prescribed.

77. Data and Analytics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/coronavirus/data-analytics.html
    August 01, 2023 - characteristics, health insurance coverage, access to care and satisfaction with care, medical conditions, and prescribed … Retail and Mail Order Drugs Used in 2014–18 and Later Prescribed for COVID-19 Research and Analyses AHRQ's

78. Decision Support System Design and Implementation for Outpatient Prescribing: The Safety in Prescribing Study (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Feldstein.pdf
    January 01, 2004 - decision support relevant to this project: (1) drug-specific alerts that appear when the target drug is prescribed … Their electronic medical record triggered an alert if the relevant drug was newly prescribed. … In the event that a medication requiring dose or drug modification was prescribed, an alert would present … A real-time alert was triggered if a drug was prescribed for patients who had an interacting drug already

79. Final Progress Report: Opioid Stewardship in Urology (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/smith-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Even though six percent of surgical patients who are prescribed an opioid will become a persistent user … In one recent study, a decrease in the average number of pills prescribed from 50 (in 2017; national … Within a short period of time, 15 rather than 50 became the new average number of pills prescribed. … Using this calculation has the potential to reduce the number of opioids prescribed by 40 percent.11 … Prescribed opioids pose a risk beyond the patient who receives the prescription.

80. When Do You Need An Antibiotic? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/reduce/antibiotic-brochure.html
    March 01, 2017 - Take all antibiotics as prescribed for as long as they are prescribed.