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121. Continuous Respiratory Monitoring and a “Smart” Infusion System Improve Safety of Patient-Controlled Analgesia in the Postoperative Period (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Maddox_111.pdf
     June 18, 2008 - However, even when correctly programmed, therapeutic doses of opioids can suppress respiration.5, 6, … further deteriorates towards respiratory failure, they consult the physician regarding additional treatment … ®) therapy, and continued the monitoring. … Due to the variability of patient response to opioid analgesics, even when correctly programmed, therapeutic … severely asthmatic patients who are beginning to “fatigue out” and go into RD, so that aggressive treatment

122. The Integration of Hospitalists into U.S. Academic Medical Centers
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/mindfulness-061014.pptx
     March 07, 2014 - 576 (30%) of 1941 days of antimicrobial therapy deemed unnecessary HAI Regional Training HAI Training … Arch Intern Med. 2003;163:972-978. ‹#› ‹#› Assessment of Treatment of UTI in 36 Hospitals Treatment … Improving UTI Treatment Hospital conducted a simple educational campaign on when and when not to send … Send the cultures the right way Eliminating treatment of asymptomatic bacteruria. … Treatment of Colonization or Contamination East Days of Therapy 192 187 94 Sheet1 Duration of Therapy

123. Final Progress Report: Improving Warfarin Management in Competitive Healthcare (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/levett-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - CAT Clinic tracks complications like bleeding or clotting and whether these require emergency room treatment … Actual number of days of total continuous therapy (combined pre- and clinic therapy) Medical … Medical Records Clinic Staff X 7 1 Time in therapeutic range or percent of patients … in range Percent of patients within therapeutic range after 1 month of admission to the clinic, … and percent of patients within therapeutic range after 2 weeks of initiation of therapy Medical

124. Making the Case That Improving Antibiotic Use Is a Patient Safety Issue (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/patient-safety-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - Supportive care is the mainstay of therapy. … As discussed in the presentation titled “Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic … What empiric therapy should I initiate?” … Empiric therapy, or antibiotic therapy started before culture results are available, should be based … Can I narrow therapy or change from IV to oral therapy?”

125. 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 - Today, ESA treatment is provided to virtually all dialysis patients, costing Medicare in excess of $20 … Use of ESAs has evolved from a low-dose treatment to correct severe anemia among patients with chronic … kidney failure in the early 1990s to, more recently, the treatment of mild and moderate anemia using … Our study period included only one form of ESA (epoetin alfa) for treatment of anemia associated with … Trends in ESA treatment patterns across the study period were modeled using a general linear model,

126. CAHPS Cancer Care Survey | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/cancer/index.html
     July 01, 2020 - Survey The CAHPS ® Cancer Care Survey assesses the experiences of adult patients with cancer treatment … The survey consists of three parallel instruments specific to the major treatment modalities: radiation … , 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)

127. Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Explained (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/four-moments-explained.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - What empiric therapy should be initiated? … What duration of antibiotic therapy is needed for the resident’s diagnosis? … Can we narrow therapy? Can we change to oral antibiotics?

128. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Vision Screening and Retinopathy (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-vision.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - ■ Patients with ROP requiring laser therapy, and grade III/IV IVH, PVL, HIE, or hydrocephalus requiring … ■ A pediatric ophthalmologic assessment for glasses and possible strabismus or amblyopia therapy … Treatment/Outcomes ■ Mild ROP (stage I or II without plus disease) have a somewhat higher incidence … ■ Criteria for laser therapy or cryotherapy: – Zone 2: plus disease with stage 2 or 3 ROP.

129. Antibiotic Stewardship Program (ASP) Development
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/program-dev-slides.pptx
     June 01, 2021 - No review of guidelines to determine if therapy is indicated. … No review of guidelines to determine if therapy is indicated. … No followup to narrow therapy. No followup on the resident to note her response to antibiotics. … No followup to narrow therapy. No followup on the resident to note her response to antibiotics. … No review of guidelines to determine if therapy is indicated.

130. 5 Tk1 T1-Background Final (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T1-Background_final.docx
     October 01, 2016 - susceptibility test data reports to determine the most appropriate agents for initial empirical antimicrobial therapy … practitioners, and physician assistants—can consult these tools before initiating empiric antibiotic therapy … Antibiograms are not generalizable to different nursing homes; they can be useful tools for guiding empiric therapy … monitoring antibiotic susceptibility trends within a specific nursing home. · Selection of empiric therapy … including resident characteristics and prevalence of other risk factors should be incorporated when making therapeutic

131. Falls Prevention Self-Assessment Worksheet - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/otimefallspx-implmatls.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - _____ Therapy _____ CNAs _____ Nurses _____ Therapy _____ CNAs _____ Effective restorative/strengthening … exercises Nurses _____ Therapy _____ CNAs _____ Nurses _____ Therapy _____ CNAs _____ Root cause … analysis for falls Nurses _____ Therapy _____ CNAs _____ Nurses _____ Therapy _____ CNAs _____ … noting and reporting changes Nurses _____ Therapy _____ CNAs _____ Nurses _____ Therapy _____ … CNAs _____ Other (indicate) Nurses _____ Therapy _____ CNAs _____ Nurses _____ Therapy _____

132. Final Progress Report: Incorporating Temporary Health States into Decision Support (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/col-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Because of the plethora of menopausal treatments available, with many treatments affecting several conditions … Treatment Options: Effect of Treatments on QALY Preferred Treatment(s) Effect of Treatments … on Symptoms Expected Outcomes: Effect of Treatments on Effect of Disease Risks Treatments on … therapies, and side effects and risks of hormonal treatments. … on demographics, menopausal counseling practices, and prescribing practices concerning menopausal therapies

133. 115-Daily-Goals-Icu-Checklist (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/115-daily-goals-icu-checklist.docx
     October 01, 2024 - Unknown Nasal MRSA decolonization · On Day _____ of ______; or · Completed on __________ Chlorhexidine treatment … bundle; head of bed elevated; ready to wean) · Out of bed (OOB) _____ Ambulation _____ · Pulmonary therapy … Other __________ · N/A Insert text Consultations · Yes Service __________ · No · Physical therapy … /Occupational therapy (PT/OT) _____ Speech-language therapy (SLT) _____ Wound Care _____ Ethics … Insert text GI/Nutrition/Bowel Regimen Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) line, neurodevelopmental therapy

134. Urinary Incontinence Care Pathway (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/mui/care-pathway.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - EMPOWER Urinary Incontinence Pathway - Key Key Medication options Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy referral … Yes, recommend medication to be discussed with PCP 4) Ever tried pelvic floor physical therapy (PFPT … Non-Surgical_Approaches_to_Managing_Bladder_Problems_V1.pdf https://www.uhhospitals.org/services/rehabilitation-services/Conditions-and-Treatments … Yes, recommend medication to be discussed with PCP 4) Ever tried pelvic floor physical therapy (PFPT … Non-Surgical_Approaches_to_Managing_Bladder_Problems_V1.pdf https://www.uhhospitals.org/services/rehabilitation-services/Conditions-and-Treatments

135. Final Progress Report: Improving Quality With Outpatient Decision Support (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/bates2-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - outlined in the Sixth Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment … completed the implementation of paper-based reminders in four areas: health maintenance, disease-specific therapies … completed the implementation of paper-based reminders in four areas: health maintenance, disease-specific therapies … Percent of time that actions were taken for therapeutic reminders and diabetes reminders Reminder … beta-blocker therapy.

136. Developing Innovative Simulation-Based Training to Improve Patient Safety in Radiation Oncology | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-mazur.html
     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.

137. 5 Tk1 T1-Background Final (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T1-Background_final.pdf
     October 01, 2016 - susceptibility test data reports to determine the most appropriate agents for initial empirical antimicrobial therapy … practitioners, and physician assistants—can consult these tools before initiating empiric antibiotic therapy … Antibiograms are not generalizable to different nursing homes; they can be useful tools for guiding empiric therapy … • Selection of empiric therapy in a particular resident should not be based solely on an antibiogram … resident characteristics and prevalence of other risk factors should be incorporated when making therapeutic

138. Acute Care Learning From Defects
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/changes-slides.pptx
     November 01, 2019 - What empiric therapy should I initiate? A day or more has passed. Can I stop antibiotics? … Can I narrow therapy or change from IV to oral therapy? … What duration of antibiotic therapy is needed for my patient's diagnosis? … many dose options in EHR; difficult to order the desired cultures; no order sets; day of antibiotic therapy … no mechanism for daily review of antibiotics; poor written or verbal communication during handoffs; treatment

139. Final report: To Quantify the Impact of the Existing vs. Enhanced Work Configuration of Radiation Therapy Technicians on Workload, Situation Awareness, and Performance during Pretreatment QA Tasks (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/mosaly-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Scope: Our focus was on radiation therapy pretreatment QA tasks performed by RTTs. … Our focus was on radiation therapy pretreatment QA tasks performed by the RTTs. … labeled treatment side/field 8. … A patient requiring esophagus treatment and has incorrectly labeled treatment site/field name Incorrectly … Relating physician’s workload with errors during radiation therapy planning.

140. Presentation: Program Overview
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/nursedr-early-mobility-protocols-slides.pptx
     January 01, 2017 - Feasibility of physical and occupational therapy beginning from initiation of mechanical ventilation. … Early physical and occupational therapy in mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients: a randomized … patient is hemodynamically stable Mobilize patients with activity at least twice daily If physical therapy … Mobilize patients in addition to receiving therapy Receive training and guidance from therapy staff … Feasibility of physical and occupational therapy beginning from initiation of mechanical ventilation.