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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T2-Working_with_a_lab_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 2. Step-by-Step Guide to Working With a Laboratory To Obtain an Antibiogram
1. Contact the nursing home’s lab to inquire about creating an antibiogram
Identify the correct contact at the laboratory to determine if it is able to create an antibiogram report. Most labs have this capability and producing the report r…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T1-Gather-a-Team-updated.docx
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Implement, Monitor, & Sustain a Program
Toolkit 1. Start an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Tool 1. Gather a Team
Choose members to serve on the antimicrobial stewardship program team. Depending on the size of the nursing home, the team may be very small (two or three me…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-mcginn.html
January 01, 2024 - Grantee Profile
Integrating Clinical Prediction Rules into EHRs to Improve Care, Reduce Waste
Thomas McGinn, M.D., M.P.H.
Executive Vice President of Physician Enterprise
CommonSpirit Health
Thomas McGinn,
M.D., M.P.H.
“Very early on, AHRQ understood the language and the work.”
As a young…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/guidelines-recommendations/tobacco/clinicians/references/clinhlpsmkqt/clinhlpsmksqt.pdf
May 01, 2008 - Helping Smokers Quit: A Guide for Clinicians
Helping
Smokers Quit
Helping
Smokers Quit
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Even brief tobacco dependence treatment
is effective and should be offered to every
patient who uses tobacco.
Even brief tobacco d…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/mdstateataglance.pdf
March 01, 2012 - Maryland State at a Glance
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/CDI-one-page.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Management of Clostridiodes difficile Infection
Diagnosis
• Clinical spectrum of infection ranges from watery diarrhea with lower abdominal pain, cramping,
and nausea (with or without low-grade fevers and leukocytosis) to severe or fulminant colitis
• Case definition: three or more unformed stools in a 24-ho…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/evidencenow-story.pdf
September 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW: A Model for Heart Health and Beyond
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EvidenceNOW: A Model for Heart Health and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnosis-physical-and-mental-health-conditions-primary-care-during-covid-19-pandemic
June 30, 2021 - Study
Emerging Classic
Diagnosis of physical and mental health conditions in primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study.
Citation Text:
Williams R, Jenkins DA, Ashcroft DM, et al. Diagnosis of physical and mental health conditions in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-implementation-project-prevent-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infection-nursing
April 05, 2017 - Study
Classic
A national implementation project to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection in nursing home residents.
Citation Text:
Mody L, Greene T, Meddings J, et al. A National Implementation Project to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract I…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevalence-nature-and-predictors-omitted-medication-doses-mental-health-hospitals-multi
August 11, 2021 - Study
Prevalence, nature and predictors of omitted medication doses in mental health hospitals: a multi-centre study.
Citation Text:
Keers RN, Hann M, Alshehri GH, et al. Prevalence, nature and predictors of omitted medication doses in mental health hospitals: A multi-centre study. PLoS …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/clinician-collaboration-improve-clinical-decision-support-clickbusters-initiative
October 21, 2020 - EMERGING INNOVATIONS
Clinician collaboration to improve clinical decision support: the Clickbusters initiative.
Citation Text:
Clinician collaboration to improve clinical decision support: the Clickbusters initiative. Mc Coy AB, Russo EM, Johnson KB, et al. Clinician collaboration to improve clini…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/implementation-medication-reconciliation-risk-stratification-tool-integrated-within
April 12, 2023 - EMERGING INNOVATIONS
Implementation of a medication reconciliation risk stratification tool integrated within an electronic health record: a case series of three academic medical centers.
Citation Text:
Chu ES, El-Kareh R, Biondo A, et al. Implementation of a medication reconciliation risk stratif…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-errors-reported-primary-healthcare-and-emergency-departments-retrospective-and
March 11, 2020 - Study
Diagnostic errors reported in primary healthcare and emergency departments: a retrospective and descriptive cohort study of 4830 reported cases of preventable harm in Sweden.
Citation Text:
Fernholm R, Pukk Härenstam K, Wachtler C, et al. Diagnostic errors reported in primary healt…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/experience/unertl-km-et-al-2007
January 01, 2007 - Unertl KM et al. 2007 "Variation in use of informatics tools among providers in a diabetes clinic."
Reference
Unertl KM, Weinger M, Johnson K. Variation in use of informatics tools among providers in a diabetes clinic. AMIA Annu Symp Proc; 2007: AMIA; 2007. p. 756-760.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/testing-clinical-decision-support-treating-tobacco-use-dental-clinics/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - Testing Clinical Decision Support for Treating Tobacco Use in Dental Clinics - 2012
Project Name
Testing Clinical Decision Support for Treating Tobacco Use in Dental Clinics
Principal Investigator
Shelley, Donna
Organization
New York University School of Medicine
Fund…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/testing-clinical-decision-support-treating-tobacco-use-dental-clinics/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - Testing Clinical Decision Support for Treating Tobacco Use in Dental Clinics - 2011
Project Name
Testing Clinical Decision Support for Treating Tobacco Use in Dental Clinics
Principal Investigator
Shelley, Donna
Organization
New York University School of Medicine
Fund…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/high-prevalence-medication-discrepancies-between-home-health-referrals-and-centers-medicare
December 23, 2011 - Study
High prevalence of medication discrepancies between home health referrals and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services home health certification and plan of care and their potential to affect safety of vulnerable elderly adults.
Citation Text:
Brody AA, Gibson B, Tresner-Kirsch D…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/detectability-medication-errors-stoppstart-based-medication-review-older-people-prior
August 18, 2021 - Study
Detectability of medication errors with a STOPP/START-based medication review in older people prior to a potentially preventable drug-related hospital admission.
Citation Text:
Sallevelt BTGM, Egberts TCG, Huibers CJA, et al. Detectability of medication errors with a STOPP/START-ba…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/hit-based-regional-medication-management-pharmacy-system
January 01, 2023 - HIT-Based Regional Medication Management Pharmacy System
Project Final Report ( PDF , 607.91 KB) Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily represent the views of AH…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-and-telephone-medicine-some-lessons-closed-claim-case-review
May 18, 2022 - Study
Patient safety and telephone medicine: some lessons from closed claim case review.
Citation Text:
Katz HP, Kaltsounis D, Halloran L, et al. Patient safety and telephone medicine : some lessons from closed claim case review. J Gen Intern Med. 2008;23(5):517-22. doi:10.1007/s11606-…