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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/skin-soft-tissue-slides.pptx
September 01, 2022 - Antibiotics should not be routinely prescribed after incision and drainage of uncomplicated abscesses
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medication-therapy-management_executive.pdf
November 01, 2014 - Even
when optimal therapy is prescribed, patient
inability to adhere closely to medication
regimens … including the following:
medications being taken but not indicated; medications indicated but not prescribed … Medication
adherence
measured as
percentage of
prescribed doses
taken
Cohort: 2 (120 to
4,500) … For example,
it is not clear whether one should expect the number
of medications prescribed for heart
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/getting-started-implementation-guide.pdf
March 01, 2023 - Workflow mapping:
• Creates a picture of the patient journey from referral to completion of the prescribed … o Include patients who enrolled and completed the prescribed number of CR
sessions and those that did … The CR workflow begins with the designation of eligible patients and ends with completion of
the prescribed … • The process for ensuring that referred patients enroll in and complete the prescribed
number of
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/jerant-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - collection was assessed using a validated questionnaire. (55, 56) A
ratio of pills taken (PT) to pills prescribed … different types of self-report adherence measures.(56) We found that
self-report pills taken/pills prescribed … CES-D = Center for Epidemiologic Studies
Depression Scale, 10-item version; PT/PP = pills taken/pills prescribed … CES-D = Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, 10-item version;
PT/PP = pills taken/pills prescribed
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r18hs017060-weiss-final-report-2011.pdf
January 01, 2011 - included patient report of their current health status, problems with
any of the medications that were prescribed … Patients who were prescribed medicines were asked if they filled
and took the medications as prescribed … Almost all of the patients at each of the time periods
reported that they did take the medicine as prescribed
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/p30hs021645-fiks-final-report-2018.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Practice Based Research & Learning
November 30, 2018
effectiveness and side effects of medications prescribed
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/communication-facilitator-guide.docx
June 01, 2021 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
1
Improving Teamwork and Communication
Long-Term Care
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Improving Teamwork and Communication
Long-Term Care
SAY:
Welcome to this presentation, “Improving Teamwork and Communication.”
Slide 1
Objectiv…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/cellulitis-facilitator-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Antibiotic Use
1
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF
November 2019
Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis
and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
Acute…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/uti-slides.pptx
September 01, 2022 - days if the patient is not systemically ill and a fluoroquinolone or trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole was prescribed
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-older-adults2.html
September 01, 2024 - contributing to diagnostic errors and a “prescribing cascade,” where a second, potentially unnecessary drug is prescribed
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/opioid-use-disorder/implement-mat-for-oud/chronic-pain-management
January 01, 2012 - For example, patients taking naltrexone should not be prescribed opioids because, as an antagonist, it
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/one-ace-too-many
June 21, 2016 - June 21, 2016
Overdose risk in young children of women prescribed opioids.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P2T7-Checklist_for_Identifying_Nursing_Home_Specific_Antibiogram_Modifications_Phase_2.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Phase 3 Implementation
Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality HAIs
Healthcare-
Associated
Infections
PREVENT
Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 2
Checklist for Identifying Nursing Home Specific
Antibiogram Modifications
Wide variation occurs in the …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/urine-culturing/antibiotic-stewardship/case-study.html
March 01, 2017 - Antibiotic Stewardship: Case Study Worksheet
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Instructions:
Divide into small groups of two to three people.
Ask each group to work through each part of the case scenario, pausing for discussion before moving to the next section.
Useful R…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide139.html
October 01, 2014 - 139. Treatment Recommendations: Medications-Nicotine Lozenge (continue
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
Text version of slide presentation.
Availability
OTC only
Prescribing instructions
Lozenge use -The lozenge should be allowed to dissolve in the mouth rather than chewi…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/examples/flowcharts
January 01, 2023 - Flowcharts
1. Examples of flowcharts
In-Office Prescribing - Paper System ( PDF , 22KB)
Prescription Renewal Request - Paper System ( PDF , 25KB)
2. Why and how do we assess workflow using flowcharts when we are determining our clinic’s health it system requirements?
A flow…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/examples/map
January 01, 2023 - Map Workflows
1. Examples of flowcharts
In-Office Prescribing - Electronic System ( PDF , 20KB)
Prescription Renewal Request - Electronic System ( PDF , 23KB)
2. Why and how do we assess workflow when preparing for our health IT system implementation?
A flowchart provides a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34065/psn-pdf
February 09, 2011 - Incidence and preventability of adverse drug events
among older persons in the ambulatory setting.
February 9, 2011
Gurwitz JH, Field T, Harrold LR, et al. Incidence and Preventability of Adverse Drug Events Among Older
Persons in the Ambulatory Setting. JAMA. 2003;289(9):1107-1116. doi:10.1001/jama.289.9.1107.
ht…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837427/psn-pdf
June 15, 2022 - Cost of adverse drug events related to potentially
inappropriate medication use: a systematic review.
June 15, 2022
Schiavo G, Forgerini M, Lucchetta RC, et al. Cost of adverse drug events related to potentially
inappropriate medication use: a systematic review. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2022;62(5):1463-1476.e14.
d…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867444/psn-pdf
January 08, 2025 - Medication errors and error chains involving high-alert
medications in a paediatric hospital setting: a qualitative
analysis of self-reported medication safety incidents.
January 8, 2025
Kuitunen S, Saksa M, Holmström A-R. Medication errors and error chains involving high-alert medications
in a paediatric hospital…