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1. 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 System Design and Implementation for Outpatient Prescribing: The Safety in Prescribing … in Prescribing Study Adrianne C. … Decision Support for Outpatient Prescribing 49 References 1. … Effects of computerized physician order entry on prescribing practices. … How to design computerized alerts to enhance safety of prescribing practices.

2. Decreasing Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing to Improve Patient Safety and Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   October 01, 2018 - Grantee Profile Decreasing Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing to Improve Patient Safety and Care … “Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing exposes patients unnecessarily to the adverse effects of these … Thanks to funding from AHRQ, we’re able to better understand clinician prescribing and develop interventions … Appropriate prescribing of antibiotics has been a key focus of research by Jeffrey A. … This gave clinicians real-time feedback on their antibiotic prescribing patterns and best practices.

3. Antimicrobial Stewardship | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   offers materials to help nursing homes improve antibiotic use and decrease harms caused by inappropriate prescribing … Toolkit To Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic for Treating an Infection : This toolkit … Prescribing clinicians can use an antibiogram to help them choose the most appropriate antibiotic for … After Passage of Legislative Mandate Telemedicine-Based Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Improves Prescribing

4. Making Effective Behavior Changes Around Antibiotic Prescribing (pdf file)
   www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/behavior-change-facilitator-guide.pdf
   November 01, 2019 - Making Effective Behavior Changes Around Antibiotic Prescribing AHRQ Safety Program for Improving … . 17(20)-0028-EF November 2019 Making Effective Behavior Changes Around Antibiotic Prescribing … Acute Care SAY: This talk is titled “Making Effective Behavior Changes Around Antibiotic Prescribing … However, you can’t fix ingrained antibiotic prescribing practices with lectures alone. … In turn, optimal prescribing will decrease harm to their patients.

5. Prescribing Safety in Ambulatory Care: Physician Perspectives (pdf file)
   www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Rundall.pdf
   January 01, 2003 - Prescribing Safety in Ambulatory Care: Physician Perspectives 161 Prescribing Safety in Ambulatory … approaches for improving prescribing safety. … about their prescribing safety concerns. … Despite these existing prescribing safety resources, physicians expressed ongoing concerns about prescribing … allergies and side effects, prescribing for the elderly, and prescribing chronic medications.

6. Outpatient Benzodiazepine Prescribing, Adverse Events, and Costs (pdf file)
   www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/French.pdf
   April 27, 2004 - Outpatient Benzodiazepine Prescribing, Adverse Events, and Costs 185 Outpatient Benzodiazepine Prescribing … Benzodiazepine Prescribing and Adverse Events 193 Table 5. … Development of prescribing indicators for elderly medical inpatients. … Using prescribing indicators to measure the quality of prescribing to elderly medical in-patients. … Inappropriate prescribing for elderly outpatients.

7. 4 Tk3 T4-Letter To Prescribing Clinicians (doc file)
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   October 01, 2016 - Letter to Prescribing Clinicians on the Protocol for Three Common Infections PRINTED ON NURSING HOME … OR MEDICAL DIRECTOR’S STATIONERY [DATE] [PRESCRIBING CLINICIAN NAME] RECIPIENT ADDRESS CITY, STATE ZIP … The tools seek to facilitate gathering critical information by nurses to communicate to prescribing clinicians … and/or to enable prescribing clinicians to make decisions based on the most recent guidelines. … Nonetheless, the decision whether or not to treat an infection ultimately rests with the prescribing

8. 4 Tk3 T4-Letter To Prescribing Clinicians (pdf file)
   www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK3_T4-Letter_to_Prescribing_Clinicians.pdf
   October 01, 2016 - Letter to Prescribing Clinicians on the Protocol for Three Common Infections PRINTED ON NURSING HOME … OR MEDICAL DIRECTOR’S STATIONERY [DATE] [PRESCRIBING CLINICIAN NAME] RECIPIENT ADDRESS CITY, STATE … The tools seek to facilitate gathering critical information by nurses to communicate to prescribing … clinicians and/or to enable prescribing clinicians to make decisions based on the most recent guidelines … Nonetheless, the decision whether or not to treat an infection ultimately rests with the prescribing

9. Toolkit 1. Working With Your Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/help-clinicians-choose-the-right-antibiotic/toolkit1-working-with-a-lab.html
   October 01, 2016 - Working With Your Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing Overview of the Toolkit How can a lab … help improve antibiotic prescribing at your nursing home? … Referring to an antibiogram report helps prescribing clinicians make better, empirically-based decisions … What Is the Working with Your Lab to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing Toolkit? … Inform nursing home staff, prescribing clinicians, and local hospitals about the plans to use an antibiogram

10. Why Should Your Practice Focus on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing? – Slides
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    September 01, 2022 - Why Should Your Practice Focus on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing?  … Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use Why Should Your Practice Focus on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing … No. 17(22)-0030 September 2022 Focus on Antibiotic Prescribing AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic … Use – Ambulatory Care 1 Objectives Explain why optimizing antibiotic prescribing is necessary for … patient safety Understand how antibiotic stewardship teams can improve antibiotic prescribing practices

11. New Study Shows Reductions in Antibiotic Use at Ambulatory Care Clinics Participating in HHS-funded Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2022 - Care Clinics Participating in HHS-funded Program Press Release Date: July 6, 2022 Antibiotic prescribing … practices more appropriately can significantly improve antibiotic prescribing. … Antibiotic prescribing at participating clinics decreased overall by nearly 48 percent, while antibiotic … prescribing for acute respiratory infection diagnoses decreased by 37 percent. … "The AHRQ Safety Program continues to demonstrate that focusing attention on appropriate prescribing

12. Final Progress Report: Team-Based Safe Opioid Prescribing (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/parchman-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Team-Based Safe Opioid Prescribing Title Page Title of Project: Team-Based … Safe Opioid Prescribing Principal Investigator: Michael L. … Opioid prescribing data were extracted from electronic health records. … of prescribing data from the six enrolled rural-serving organizations. … Vital signs: changes in opioid prescribing in the United States, 2006-2015.

13. Develop a Culture of Safety Around Antibiotic Prescribing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/safety/index.html
    June 01, 2021 - Develop a Culture of Safety Around Antibiotic Prescribing For information on how the materials … Clinicians involved in antibiotic prescribing and administration should be encouraged to understand both … The presentations below are designed to help effect change in behaviors around antibiotic prescribing … , how to identify and address problems around antibiotic prescribing, and how to motivate appropriate … prescribing.

14. Toolkit 2. Common Suspected Infections: Communication and Decisionmaking for Four Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/determine-whether-to-treat/toolkit2-communications-and-decisionmaking.html
    November 01, 2016 - an intervention group and six in a comparison group, this toolkit demonstrated a small reduction in prescribing … The Communication and Decisionmaking for Four Infections toolkit aims to reduce inappropriate prescribing … The form documents information clinicians need for prescribing decisions and reflects evidence-based … Nurses should be trained on how to complete the form, and prescribing clinicians should be familiarized … Prescribing clinicians should also be trained to use order forms for treatment other than antibiotics

15. Create a Culture of Safety Around Antibiotic Prescribing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/safety/index.html
    January 01, 2024 - Create a Culture of Safety Around Antibiotic Prescribing For information on how the materials … Both frontline staff and prescribing clinicians should be encouraged to understand both the benefits … The five presentations below are designed to help effect change in behaviors around antibiotic prescribing … how to present antibiotic use as a patient safety issue, improve communication and teamwork around prescribing … , identify and address problems around antibiotic prescribing, and motivate appropriate prescribing.

16. Why Should Your Practice Focus on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/improve/prescribing.html
    September 01, 2022 - Why Should Your Practice Focus on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing? … viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to— Explain why optimizing antibiotic prescribing … Understand how antibiotic stewardship teams can improve antibiotic prescribing practices in the ambulatory … Why Should Your Practice Focus on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing?  … – Slides (PPTX, 5.4 MB) Why Should Your Practice Focus on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing? 

17. Why Should Your Practice Focus on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing? – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/antibiotic-prescribing-guide.docx
    September 01, 2022 - Why Should Your Practice Focus on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing?  … Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use 1 Why Should Your Practice Focus on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing … There is room for improvement in antibiotic prescribing in the ambulatory setting. … A successful approach to work toward the common goal of safe and effective antibiotic prescribing is … prescribing decisions beyond clinicians’ knowledge of infections and antibiotics.  

18. 5 Tk2 P1T2-Prescribing Clinician Survey Phase 1 (doc file)
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    May 01, 2014 - Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 1 Prescribing Clinician Survey [NURSING HOME NAME] is considering … We are interested in determining how the use of an antibiogram would be viewed by the prescribing clinicians—physicians … We are surveying prescribing clinicians to determine your interest in and willingness to use antibiograms … Prescribing Clinician Information What is your title?

19. Toolkit 2: Monitor and Sustain Stewardship | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2016 - One of the tools, the Quarterly Prescribing Profile, is based on a tool used in a randomized controlled … Doctors in the experimental group received an antibiotic guide and a copy of their antibiotic prescribing … Communicating the results to staff, residents, and prescribing clinicians is helpful to show progress … Profile to report findings back to prescribing clinicians (tool 4) ( PDF  |  Word ) How Is … Communicate results to prescribing clinicians.

20. Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2016 - Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic Toolkit 1. … Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing Toolkit 2.