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101. AHRQ Views: New Guide Helps Developers and Users of Digital Healthcare Technologies Advance Equity | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/909.html
     April 01, 2024 - Researchers Identify Targets To Guide Antibiotic Prescribing by Dentists . … Researchers Identify Targets To Guide Antibiotic Prescribing by Dentists An AHRQ-funded study published … Public Health Dentistry identified key facilitators and barriers influencing dentists’ antibiotic prescribing … behaviors and found that dentists need improved access to antibiotic prescribing guidelines and additional … Decreasing prescribing errors in antimicrobial stewardship program-restricted medications .

102. Connected Emergency Care Patient Safety Learning Lab (CEC PSLL) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/connected-emergency-care-long-desc.html
     January 01, 2025 - Researchers developed an antibiotic-prescribing audit and patient feedback system. … used EHR data audit and peer comparison with behavioral feedback to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing … lab’s data science assets to understand the influence of race and socioeconomic status on antibiotic prescribing … Racial and socioeconomic disparities evident in inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in the emergency … Racial and socioeconomic disparities evident in inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in the emergency

103. 5 Tk1 T5-Sample Policy Letter Final (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T5-Sample_Policy_Letter_final.pdf
     October 01, 2016 - Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing [DATE] Tool 5. … Unnecessary prescribing practices by clinicians and overuse of newer, broad-spectrum antibiotics when … residents at [NAME OF NURSING HOME], we will begin providing an antibiogram for our facility to all prescribing … We expect that prescribing clinicians will take the antibiogram into account when they are choosing

104. 5 Tk1 T5-Sample Policy Letter Final (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T5-Sample_Policy_Letter_final.docx
     October 01, 2016 - Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing Tool 5. … Unnecessary prescribing practices by clinicians and overuse of newer, broad-spectrum antibiotics when … residents at [NAME OF NURSING HOME], we will begin providing an antibiogram for our facility to all prescribing … We expect that prescribing clinicians will take the antibiogram into account when they are choosing therapy

105. Antibiotic-Targets-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/antibiotic-targets-facilitator-guide.docx
     June 01, 2021 - of this presentation, participants will be able to: · Identify opportunities to improve antibiotic prescribing … · Recognize how to leverage frontline staff to guide safety improvement efforts around antibiotic prescribing … We will use this framework to review antibiotic prescribing decisions to identify potential harms and … We encourage you to use the Four Moments whenever you’re thinking about prescribing antibiotics. … The prescriber also considered part of Moment 2; she ordered appropriate cultures before prescribing

106. Acute Care ASP Development
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/program-part1-slides.pptx
     November 01, 2019 - Invite executives to periodically attend unit meetings where antibiotic prescribing issues are discussed … policies Generates data on antibiotic use Identifies prescribing trends Assists with some AS interventions … Perform proactive risk assessments to determine areas in which harm related to antibiotic prescribing … Review guidelines and practices developed to optimize antibiotic prescribing in the facility. … Review materials for patient and health care worker education regarding optimal antibiotic prescribing

107. Six Building Blocks How-To-Implement Toolkit: Fast Track Approach Guide (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-toolkit-fasttrack.pdf
     January 12, 2021 - ☐ Safer and more cautious opioid prescribing has been discussed with clinicians and staff across the … A shared vision for safer and more cautious opioid prescribing… …has not been formally considered … Clinicians and staff consistently follow prescribing standards and practices. … Opioids for Chronic Pain or State-based opioid prescribing guidelines… …do not exist. … Adjustments to achieve safer opioid prescribing based on monitoring data… …are not being made.

108. Guide to Sustainability Planning: Long-Term Care Facilities (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/sustainability-plan.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - and the potential harm caused by inappropriate antibiotic prescribing. … Sustaining teamwork and culture change around antibiotic prescribing are both essential to hardwiring … The Antibiotic Stewardship Team acting on its own is not sufficient to change prescribing practices. … It can also help change misconceptions and opinions about antibiotic prescribing and demonstrates to … Even with changes in antibiotic prescribing, it may be difficult to see changes in CDI rates.

109. 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. … Initial decisions on prescribing antibiotics often are made before culture and sensitivity results are … Prescribing clinicians often make decisions before a culture and sensitivity results are available, and … It shows data at the nursing home for the previous year, and it helps prescribing clinicians understand … Increase recommended antibiotic prescribing for acute infections.

110. Six Building Blocks Self-Assessment Tool (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/Six-Building-Blocks-Self-Assessment.pdf
     December 08, 2021 - A shared vision for safer more cautious opioid prescribing… and …has not been formally considered … by …has been discussed, and preliminary conversations regarding a clinicwide opioid prescribing … …has been partially achieved, but consensus regarding a clinicwide opioid prescribing standard … Clinicians and staff consistently follow prescribing standards and practices. … opioid prescribing guidelines… Policy implementation 1 2 3 4

111. Six Building Blocks How-To-Implement Toolkit: Self-Assessment Tool (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-self-assessment-tool.pdf
     December 08, 2021 - A shared vision for safer more cautious opioid prescribing… and …has not been formally considered … by …has been discussed, and preliminary conversations regarding a clinicwide opioid prescribing … …has been partially achieved, but consensus regarding a clinicwide opioid prescribing standard … Clinicians and staff consistently follow prescribing standards and practices. … opioid prescribing guidelines… Policy implementation 1 2 3 4

112. Six Building Blocks How-To-Implement Toolkit: Self-Assessment Tool (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-self-assess-tool.pdf
     December 22, 2021 - A shared vision for safer more cautious opioid prescribing… and …has not been formally considered … by …has been discussed, and preliminary conversations regarding a clinicwide opioid prescribing … …has been partially achieved, but consensus regarding a clinicwide opioid prescribing standard … Clinicians and staff consistently follow prescribing standards and practices. … opioid prescribing guidelines… Policy implementation 1 2 3 4

113. Final Progress Report: UIC Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics Tools for Optimizing Prescribing, Monitoring and Education (TOP-MED) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lambert2-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: UIC Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics Tools for Optimizing Prescribing … Reduce prescribing errors and enhance recognition of adverse drug effects in high-hazard contexts by … Principles of conservative prescribing. (2011). … Principles of conservative prescribing. Arch Intern Med. 171(16):1433-40. … Promoting more conservative prescribing. (2009). JAMA. 2009; 301 (8):865-867 Schiff GD.

114. Identifying Targets for Improvement in Antibiotic Decision Making (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/improvement-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - 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 may be harmed by antibiotic prescribing … Being able to classify problems related to antibiotic prescribing into those that are technical, those … For example, a second-order solution to addressing vancomycin prescribing would be implementation of … What is a concern you have had related to antibiotic prescribing?

115. Dentists Prescribing Fewer High-Alert Drugs to Children | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/850.html
     February 01, 2023 - Dentists Prescribing Fewer High-Alert Drugs to Children Issue Number 850 AHRQ News Now is … Today's Headlines: Dentists Prescribing Fewer High-Alert Drugs to Children . … Dentists Prescribing Fewer High-Alert Drugs to Children Dental prescriptions to children for potentially … They attributed the change partly to new opioid prescribing recommendations for adults published in 2016

116. Final Progress Report: Improving Medication Safety in Nursing Home Dementia Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/crystal-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Results: Our findings suggest that substantial change in prescribing practices is achievable through … The challenge of reducing mortality risks from antipsychotic prescribing in elderly with symptoms … To examine change in prescribing during the Partnership campaign, we examined predictors and trends … in MDS-reported antipsychotic prescribing. … To better understand decision making and changes in prescribing, we conducted 39 semi-structured

117. 5 Tk1 T1-Background Final (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T1-Background_final.docx
     October 01, 2016 - · Antibiograms are important tools for health care professionals involved in prescribing empiric antibiotics … Prescribing clinicians—physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants—can consult these tools … Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing What should you know before you decide to use … incorporated when making therapeutic decisions. · If it is wanted, interpretive guidance can be given to prescribing

118. Nearly One in Four Antibiotic Prescriptions Were Unnecessary in Study of Privately Insured Patients in 2016 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2019 - The analysis provides the most comprehensive estimates to date of inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics … Appropriate antibiotic prescribing means that the medication is recommended for the patient's condition … "We now need to use these data to spur change in the prescribing of these very common medications." … "Our study shows the unacceptable scale of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in the United States,

119. Sustaining Antibiotic Stewardship Efforts – Slides
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/sustaining-antibiotic-slides.pptx
     September 01, 2022 - the next 1–2 years Identify targets for future antibiotic stewardship efforts based on antibiotic prescribing … session focusing on upper respiratory tract infections and sinusitis Quarterly review of antibiotic prescribing … rates in comparison to other practices Control Arm No educational session No review of antibiotic prescribing … period, ongoing antibiotic stewardship efforts are needed to continue to observe optimal antibiotic prescribing … Effect of an outpatient antimicrobial stewardship intervention on broad-spectrum antibiotic prescribing

120. 5 Tk2 P1T5-Sample Timeline Phase 1 (doc file)
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     May 01, 2014 - Complete the Nursing Home Readiness and Resources Assessment  Distribute the Prescribing … Roll out new policy/procedure  Decide on dissemination method for prescribing … Review/edit training materials  Schedule and complete training for prescribing