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41. Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/antibiotic-ltc-toolkit.html
    September 01, 2021 - Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making, and has tools to support their implementation and improve prescribing … developing and improving an antibiotic stewardship program, creating a safety culture around antibiotic prescribing

42. Final Progress Report: Do Safety Warnings Change Prescribing Among the US Dialysis Population? (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/thamer-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Do Safety Warnings Change Prescribing Among the US Dialysis Population? … Principal Investigator: Thamer, Mae FINAL REPORT TITLE PAGE Title: Do Safety Warnings Change Prescribing … In contrast, for-profit facilities did not have a significant change in ESA prescribing. … Chain 2 patients experienced no change in ESA prescribing before or after the warnings. … Do Safety Warnings Change ESA Prescribing among the US Dialysis Population?

43. Final Progress Report: Evaluating e-Prescribing in a Community-Based, Integrated Health System (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/devine-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Evaluating e-Prescribing in a Community-Based, Integrated Health System K-08 … CONCLUSIONS: E-prescribing takes longer than handwriting. … E-prescribing at the point of care takes longer than e-prescribing in offices/workstations. … No one wished to return to paper-based prescribing. Dr. … Characterization of prescribing errors in an internal medicine clinic.

44. Toolkit 1. Suspected UTI SBAR Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/determine-whether-to-treat/toolkit1-suspected-uti-sbar.html
    November 01, 2024 - The Suspected UTI SBAR toolkit helps nursing home staff and prescribing clinicians communicate about … suspected UTIs and facilitates appropriate antibiotic prescribing. … Introduce the Suspected UTI SBAR form to prescribing clinicians. … Successful implementation relies on prescribing clinicians. … Once prescribing clinicians become familiar with the Suspected UTI SBAR form and its value, they will

45. 5 Tk2 P1O-Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit Phase1 Assessment And Planning Final (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P1O-Comprehensive_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Phase1_Assessment_and_Planning_final.doc
    June 02, 2025 - Initial training of nurses and prescribing clinicians may take approximately 30 minutes. … Prescribing Clinician Interest Assessment · Assess the level of prescribing clinicians’ interest in … using antibiograms to improve antibiotic prescribing, by administering a brief survey. … A sample prescribing-clinician survey is included as part this chapter. … , meetings with the laboratory, and training for prescribing clinicians and nursing staff

46. 5 Tk2 P3O-Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit Phase 3 Implementation (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P3O-Comprehensive_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Phase_3_Implementation.pdf
    May 01, 2014 - The prescribing clinicians are presented with the vignettes and asked to make clinical prescribing … are asked to refer to an antibiogram when making their clinical-prescribing decisions. … Again, they are asked to discuss their prescribing decisions. … Two of these vignettes are included in the Training Slides for prescribing clinicians. … prescribing clinicians and emergency department physicians to access the antibiogram.

47. Implementation Guide for Ambulatory Care Antibiotic Stewardship (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/antibiotic-stewardship.pdf
    September 01, 2022 - The presentations in this section cover why a practice should focus on improving antibiotic prescribing … Learn Strategies for Communicating With Colleagues, Patients, and Families About Antibiotic Prescribing … These materials are designed to improve communication and consensus around antibiotic prescribing within … In ambulatory care, communication about antibiotic prescribing with patients and their families is essential … Summary of Topics • “Why Your Practice Should Focus on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing” (slides and

48. Toolkit 3. Minimum Criteria for Common Infections Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/determine-whether-to-treat/toolkit3-minimum-criteria.html
    September 01, 2017 - The toolkit is intended to help prescribing clinicians (physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician …  ( PDF  |  Word ) Suspected infection SBAR forms to document information for prescribing clinicians … A letter for prescribing clinicians that outlines the new policy for prescribing clinicians (tool 4) … Introduce the toolkit to prescribing clinicians. … prescribing.

49. Final Progress Report: Opioid Stewardship in Urology (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/smith-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - In addition, practices such as prescribing a small number of a single short-acting opioids or prescribing … Though prescribing rates continue to vary widely, prescribing between 2012 and 2016 has been decreasing … Reduction in Opioid Prescribing Through Evidence-Based Prescribing Guidelines. … Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network. Opioid facts brochure. … Opioid prescribing. Updated July 6, 2017.

50. Final Progress Report: Show Your Work: Do Prescription Annotations Impact Near-miss Medication Errors? (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/johnson-baughman-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Collectively, medication selection and prescribing errors have an incidence ranging from 7.8% to 21% … Comments about the impact on pediatric prescribing were uniformly positive. … Prescribing potentially inappropriate psychotropic medications to the ambulatory elderly. … The continuing challenge of inappropriate prescribing in the elderly: an update of the evidence. … Electronic Prescribing: Toward Maximum Value and Rapid Adoption.

51. Implementing Antibiotic Stewardship in Your Practice – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/implementing-stewardship-guide.docx
    September 01, 2022 - , (3) tracking data to evaluate progress in improving antibiotic prescribing and reviewing the data with … The presentation titled “Why Your Practice Should Focus on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing” assists … This type of graph can be used to track antibiotic prescribing over time. … Second, small numbers of prescribing episodes can make peer comparison interventions challenging. … To detect diagnosis shifting, measure overall antibiotic prescribing and antibiotic prescribing for a

52. The Impact of Personal Digital Assistant Devices on Medication Safety in Primary Care (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Galt.pdf
    January 01, 2005 - This paper focuses on the impact that PDA use has on prescribing errors. … The frequency of these prescribing-related errors is shown in Table 2. … Use of PDA Prescribing function. … that when given the opportunity to use traditional prescribing or e-prescribing applications on the … will improve patient safety related to prescribing.

53. Physician Use of Hand-held Computers for Drug Information and Prescribing (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Galt.pdf
    January 01, 2004 - Physician Use of Hand-held Computers for Drug Information and Prescribing 93 Physician Use of Hand-held … Computers for Drug Information and Prescribing Kimberly A. … Physician beliefs about the usefulness of the PDA to improve prescribing. 3. … PDAs for Drug Information and Prescribing 101 Table 1. … PDAs for Drug Information and Prescribing 103 F ig u re 2 .

54. 5 Tk2 P4O-Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit Phase 4 Monitoring (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P4O-Comprehensive_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Phase_4_Monitoring.pdf
    May 01, 2014 - Monitoring It will be important to monitor the antibiogram program by (1) soliciting feedback from prescribing … Tracking the prescribing of antibiotics—either broad or narrow spectrum—for certain infections can … begin during the planning and assessment phase to provide baseline information on prescribing practices … This timeframe will depend on the number of residents at the nursing home, the number of prescribing … Action Checklist Quality-Improvement Program • Add monitoring of antibiotic prescribing patterns to

55. 5 Tk2 P4O-Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit Phase4 Monitoring (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P4O-Comprehensive_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Phase4_Monitoring.doc
    January 01, 2005 - Monitoring It will be important to monitor the antibiogram program by (1) soliciting feedback from prescribing … during the planning and assessment phase to provide baseline information on prescribing practices. … Formal evaluation of the antibiogram program should not occur until after prescribing clinicians have … This timeframe will depend on the number of residents at the nursing home, the number of prescribing … Action Checklist Quality-Improvement Program · Add monitoring of antibiotic prescribing patterns to

56. Toolkits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits.html
    September 01, 2017 - tracking progress toward meeting antimicrobial stewardship program goals and providing feedback to prescribing … The Minimum Criteria for Antibiotics Tool is the diagnostic guidance tool for prescribing clinicians … Toolkits To Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic for Treating an Infection Nursing … Prescribing clinicians can then use the antibiogram to help them choose the most appropriate antibiotic … the antibiogram to monitor antimicrobial stewardship and provide feedback to clinicians about their prescribing

57. 4 Tk1 T3-Not All Infections Need Antibiotics- Final (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK1_T3-Not_all_Infections_need_antibiotics-_final.pdf
    May 01, 2014 - • The UTI SBAR form can be faxed to or used when speaking with a prescribing clinician. … Examples of such practices include prescribing prophylactic antibiotics, prescribing antibiotics without … determining the source of the infection, and, in the case of UTIs, prescribing antibiotics based on … • The UTI SBAR form facilitates communication between nursing staff and prescribing clinicians. … Prescribing clinicians need specific information about the resident to make a prescribing decision

58. Communicating With Patients and Families About Antibiotic Decisions – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/communicating-decisions-guide.docx
    September 01, 2022 - SAY: Understanding how to effectively communicate with patients about antibiotic prescribing decisions … can reduce unnecessary and potential harmful antibiotic prescribing. … If all members of the practice use clear and consistent messaging about antibiotic prescribing, including … Slide 3 Misconceptions About Antibiotic Prescribing SAY: A common scenario clinicians face is a … Perceived antibiotic expectation was a major source of antibiotic over-prescribing.

59. Kesselheim, Aaron | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/grants/active/kawards/Kawdsumkess.html
    October 01, 2014 - Institution: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA Grant Title: Off-Label Prescribing: Comparative … uses, assess the association between the quality of the evidence base and the prevalence of off-label prescribing … initiate the qualitative analyses of physicians and experts to define the nature and causes of off-label prescribing

60. Making Effective Behavior Changes Around Antibiotic Prescribing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/improve/behavior-changes.html
    November 01, 2019 - Making Effective Behavior Changes Around Antibiotic Prescribing After viewing or presenting … regarding implementation science to implement antibiotic stewardship (AS) interventions and to change prescribing