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1. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   November 01, 2019 - Care Toolkit Long-Term Care Toolkit Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment … approach to diagnosing cellulitis Describe the microbiology of cellulitis and how that informs empiric therapy … Describe empiric treatment options for cellulitis Discuss the role of antibiotic therapy for skin … abscesses Discuss opportunities for de-escalation of antibiotic therapy for cellulitis  Discuss … reasonable durations of antibiotic therapy for cellulitis Slides (PPTX) Facilitator Guide (PDF

2. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract Infections (pdf file)
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   November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract Infections … No. 17(20)-0028-EF November 2019 Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticulitis … Acute Care Slide Title and Commentary Slide Number and Slide Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment … Treatment duration in complicated diverticulitis depends on the status of source control. … should be the preferred approach for treatment of intra-abdominal infections.

3. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis (pdf file)
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   November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic … No. 17(20)-0028-EF November 2019 Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis … Acute Care Slide Title and Commentary Slide Number and Slide Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment … Sepsis Acute Care SAY: This presentation will address best practices in the diagnosis and treatment … SAY: Before making recommendations about possible combination treatment regimens, it is helpful

4. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
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   November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Best … Describe empiric treatment options for cellulitis. … Can I narrow therapy or change from IV to oral therapy? … Can I narrow therapy or change from IV to oral therapy? … Can I narrow therapy or change from IV to oral therapy?

5. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacteremia
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   November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacteremia Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment … Can I narrow therapy or change from IV to oral therapy? … Traditional treatment duration has been 10–14 days Randomized controlled trial including 604 patients … Cefepime vs other antibacterial agents for the treatment of Enterobacter species bacteremia. … Treatment options for carbapenem-resistant Enteriobacteriaceae infections.

6. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (pdf file)
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   November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections …  Describe empiric treatment options for cellulitis  Discuss the role of antibiotic therapy for … Empiric treatment should include coverage for MRSA. … The primary treatment for cutaneous abscesses is drainage, and the role of adjunctive antibiotic therapy … Can I narrow therapy or change from IV to oral therapy?

7. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacteremia (pdf file)
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   November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacteremia AHRQ Safety Program for Improving … for their entire treatment duration versus 739 patients who were transitioned to oral step-down therapy … Data do not support the use of combination therapy over monotherapy for the treatment of Pseudomonas … Slide 20 S. aureus Bacteremia: Duration of Therapy SAY: All durations of therapy for Staph … Treatment is not needed for contaminants.

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   November 01, 2019 - PowerPoint Presentation Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticulitis and Biliary … Can I narrow therapy or change from IV to oral therapy? … Improving Prescribing for Intra-Abdominal Infections at Your Hospital Use newer data to guide shorter treatment … Diverticulitis in the United States: 1998-2005: changing patterns of disease and treatment. … Practice parameters for the treatment of sigmoid diverticulitis.

9. Health Literacy Tools for Providers of Medication Therapy Management | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   September 01, 2020 - Health Literacy Improvement Tools Health Literacy Tools for Providers of Medication Therapy … Research Tools, Data, and Funding Health Literacy Tools for Providers of Medication Therapy … Management Medication Therapy Management (MTM) is a patient-centric and comprehensive approach … designed to improve patients’ knowledge of their prescriptions, over-the-counter (OTC) medications, herbal therapies … created July 2017 Internet Citation: Health Literacy Tools for Providers of Medication Therapy

10. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2019 - Care Toolkit Long-Term Care Toolkit Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment … diagnosis of diverticulitis and biliary tract infections Identify options for empiric antibiotic therapy … of source control in the management of intra-abdominal infections Identify options for antibiotic therapy … biliary tract infections after additional clinical data are known Describe the optimal duration of therapy … originally created November 2019 Internet Citation: Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment

11. Urinary Tract Infections
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    November 01, 2019 - Urinary Tract Infections Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis Acute Care AHRQ Safety … Care Sepsis 1 Objectives Review approaches to the diagnosis of sepsis Describe approaches to empiric treatment … Time to treatment and mortality during mandated emergency care for sepsis, 376: 2235-44. ©2017 Massachusetts … Time to treatment and mortality during mandated emergency care for sepsis. … Effect of procalcitonin-guided antibiotic treatment on clinical outcomes in intensive care unit patients

12. Pain Management Injection Therapies for Low-back Pain: Topic Refinement (pdf file)
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    March 03, 2014 - Broadly, these can be classified as pharmacological treatments,15 non-pharmacological treatments (e.g … ., exercise therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, spinal manipulation, acupuncture, and others),16 … injection therapies,17 and surgical treatments.18 Injection therapies, the topic of this evidence review … Ablative therapies include radiofrequency denervation, intradiscalelectrothermal therapy, percutaneous … Effectiveness of therapeutic lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injections in managing lumbar spinal

13. Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2019 - Stewardship Program Develop Culture of Safety Around Prescribing Best Practices for Diagnosis and Treatment … What empiric therapy should I initiate? … Next, decide on the appropriate empiric antibiotic treatment regimen based on what you think the source … Use local antibiotic treatment guidelines whenever they are available. … Can I narrow therapy or change from IV to oral therapy?

14. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2019 - Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkits Acute Care Hospital Toolkit Best Practices for Diagnosis and Treatment … Care Toolkit Long-Term Care Toolkit Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment … of sepsis Recognize when to stop and narrow antibiotic therapy in patients with suspected sepsis … Discuss durations of therapy for patients with sepsis Slides (PPTX) Facilitator Guide (PDF) … originally created November 2019 Internet Citation: Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment

15. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacteremia | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2019 - Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkits Acute Care Hospital Toolkit Best Practices for Diagnosis and Treatment … Care Toolkit Long-Term Care Toolkit Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment … Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteremia Discuss opportunities for de-escalation of antibiotic therapy … for bacteremia Discuss reasonable durations of antibiotic therapy for common organisms causing bacteremia … originally created November 2019 Internet Citation: Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment

16. Best Practices for Identifying and Managing Deconditioning in Nursing Home Residents (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2022 - Skilled rehabilitation services, including occupational, physical, and speech therapies, are useful to … Physical therapy focuses on a person’s ability to move their body. … Speech therapy focuses on a person’s ability to generate and comprehend speech. … Research has shown that rehabilitation therapies provided in nursing homes and other post-acute care … Therapy outcomes in post-acute care settings: study summary. APTA & AOTA.

17. AHRQ Health Literacy Tools for Use in Pharmacies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2024 - Health literacy tools to improve communication for providers of medication therapy management. … Phone Call Top of Page Health Literacy Tools To Improve Communication for Providers of Medication Therapy … Management Medication Therapy Management (MTM) is a patient-centric and comprehensive approach to … Get started: Health literacy tools to improve communication for providers of medication therapy management

18. CAHPS Cancer Care Survey | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2020 - The survey consists of three parallel instruments specific to the major treatment modalities: radiation … Care Survey 5.0 (ZIP, 4 MB)   The ZIP file includes: Three survey instruments (for Radiation Therapy … , Drug Therapy, and Cancer Surgery) in English and Spanish (Word and PDF). … For quick access to the survey instruments and recommended administration methods: Radiation Therapy … Survey (PDF, 241 KB) Drug Therapy Survey (PDF, 257 KB) Cancer Surgery Survey (PDF, 298 KB)

19. Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Health Plan Child Survey 5.0/5.1: Children With Chronic Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - treatment. … therapy for your child? … In the last 6 months, how often was it easy to get this therapy for your child? … Did anyone from your child’s health plan, doctor’s office, or clinic help you get this therapy for your … Does your child need or get special therapy such as physical, occupational, or speech therapy?

20. Developing Innovative Simulation-Based Training to Improve Patient Safety in Radiation Oncology | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2023 - Mazur’s research goal is to ensure the safe delivery of radiation therapy. … Radiation therapy is a cancer treatment that uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink … Approximately 18,000 (3%) of the 600,000 patients who receive radiation therapy annually might be adversely … While radiation therapy has relatively low error and injury rates, studies show that most errors occurring … during radiation cancer treatment originate in the planning stage.