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141. Improving Communication and Teamwork Around Antibiotic Decision Making (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/communication-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - pros and cons of ceftazidime/avibactam, it’s probably best first to steer the conversation away from treatment … We recommend having local antibiotic treatment guidelines available at the point of care when antibiotic-related … What empiric therapy should I initiate?” … by the antibiotic stewardship program in collaboration with prescribers to inform empiric treatment … Can I narrow therapy or change from IV to oral therapy?”

142. ENSW FIELD NOTE FORM (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/intervention-tracking-notes-sw.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - improvements on documentation of tobacco screening and follow up; PDSA on data accuracy of aspirin therapy … continue to work on this topic Started work on this topic and achieved aim/goal Aspirin therapy … care: Off Toolkits: Off SOMETHING ELSE please describe C: Off Did not formally work on thisAspirin therapy … : Started work on this topic but stopped before reaching aimgoalAspirin therapy: Started and continue … to work on this topicAspirin therapy: Started work on this topic and achieved aimgoalAspirin therapy

143. Final Progress Report: Gastrointestinal Safety of Antithrombotic Drug Regimens (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/abraham-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - to advance our understanding of GIB in cardiac patients, facilitate risk-benefit consideration of treatment … For Aim #2, we used the sample to examine the heterogeneity of treatment effects related to age, multiple … Such risk stratification can promote better treatment decisions, more efficient monitoring, and implementation … stratification is to incorporate the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) in the context of the treatment … In our manuscript in Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, we quantify the incremental GIB risk

144. Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/ASB-one-page.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - How can I prevent unnecessary treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria? … Therapy vs no therapy for bacteriuria in elderly ambulatory nonhospitalized women. … Antimicrobial treatment in diabetic women with asymptomatic bacteriuria. … Prospective randomized comparison of therapy and no therapy for asymptomatic bacteriuria in institutionalized … No. 17(20)-0028-EF November 2019 Diagnosis Treatment References

145. Central Venous Catheter Indications and Alternatives: Avoiding Placement and Determining Appropriateness
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/central-catheter-indications.pptx
     April 01, 2022 - and CAUTI CVC Appropriateness ׀ 4 4 Examples of Indications & Choice of CVC5-7 Titles Infusion Therapy … (MAGIC) Indications Clinical instability Episodic chemotherapy or continuous infusion Intravenous therapy … guidance has failed Diagnostic indications Confirm diagnosis Establish prognosis Monitor response to a treatment … critical illness Inappropriate for infusion of peripherally compatible infusate unless duration of treatment … Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice, 8th Edition. J Infus Nurs. 2021;44(1S Suppl 1):S1-S224.

146. Massage of Northern Ohio Practice Based Research Network | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/communities/pbrn/registry/massage-northern-ohio-practice-based-research-network.html
     March 12, 2015 - MNO-PBRN PBRN Type: Other PBRN Type Other: Non-traditional clinician - Massage Therapy … Ohio Network Founded: 2014 PBRN Mission Statement: To improve access to Massage Therapy … massage efficacy, and to educate the public, healthcare providers, and policy makers about massage therapy

147. Acute Sinusitis (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/sinusitis-one-pager.pdf
     September 01, 2022 - pain, or colored nasal discharge are not accurate predictors of a bacterial etiology.4 Antibiotic Therapy … least 3-4 days of temperatures ≥ 102°F and purulent nasal discharge or facial pain • First-line therapy … staining with doxycycline is unlikely in children (even < 8 years of age) when using durations of therapy … Symptomatic Therapy • Analgesic/antipyretic for facial pain and fever • Decongestants (limited to … Evidence and evidence gaps in therapies of nasal obstruction and rhinosinusitis.

148. Choosing a Stewardship Intervention and Measuring Change (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/intervention-worksheet.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - tracking over time include:  Number of antibiotic starts per 1,000 resident days  Days of antibiotic therapy … per 1,000 resident days  Median length of antibiotic therapy  Use of guideline-concordant antibiotics … record “stops” to notify health care practitioners if a resident does not meet criteria for antibiotic therapy

149. Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Topic Refinement - Project ID: CRDT0913 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/afib_topicref.pdf
     January 01, 2020 -  Utilization, repeat ablation, repeat or prolonged hospitalization  Reduced medication use Treatments … is the primary treatment for rate and rhythm control, while catheter ablation is the second choice … Pharmacological treatment For rhythm control in patients with AF, pharmacologic therapy is typically … ; namely, dofetilide and amiodarone.5 Catheter ablation Catheter ablation for the treatment of AF … infection leading to prolonged hospitalization or sepsis, pulmonary edema]) • Adverse events from drug therapies

150. Acronyms and Terms (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-toolkit-acronyms.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Regulations Part 2 regulations have been put in place to protect patient confidentiality related to treatment … • CME: Continuing medical education. • COT: Chronic opioid therapy. • COMM: Current Opioid Misuse Measure … Improvement. • IT: Information technology. • LPN: Licensed practical nurse. • LtOT: Long-term opioid therapy … , sometimes referred to as COT. • MA: Medical assistant. • MAT: Medication-assisted treatment. • MED: … Morphine equivalent dose, also known as MME or morphine milligram equivalents. • MOUD: Medication treatment

151. Antibiotic Stewardship | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/antibiotic-stewardship.html
     October 01, 2024 - settings are prescribed inappropriately, leading to adverse events for patients related to antibiotic therapy … around antibiotic prescribing; and (3) Learning and disseminating best practices for the diagnosis and treatment … The tool asks the prescriber to: (1) Track prescribed antibiotics and treatment day; (2) Record indication … for continuing antibiotics; (3) Assess whether antibiotic therapy can be stopped, narrowed, or changed … ; and (4) Determine duration of therapy.

152. EvidenceNOW: Cholesterol Measure Narrative, National Evaluator | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/cholesterol-narrative.html
     March 01, 2021 - Cholesterol Measure Narrative, National Evaluator Minnesota Cooperative Resource: Statin Therapy … for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease Measure Narrative (PDF, 130.7 KB, 2 pages

153. Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Health Plan Child Survey 5.0/5.1: Children With Chronic Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/hp/suppl-CCC-items-hp-survey5-child.html
     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?

154. Statin Use in U.S. Adults Doubles | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/statin-use.html
     August 01, 2018 - Adults Doubles (PDF, 263 KB) Source: Statistical Brief #458: Trends in Statin Therapy among Adults … (Age ≥ 18), United States, 2000 to 2011 ; Statistical Brief #459: Changes in Statin Therapy among Adults

155. Environmental Scan - Dissemination and Implementation of Nonsurgical Urinary Incontinence (UI) Treatment for Women in Primary Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/mui/mui-environmental-scan-brief.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - Despite the existence of screening tools and a variety of affordable, evidence-based nonsurgical treatments … environmental scan in 2022 to identify existing evidence for disseminating and implementing nonsurgical UI treatments … • Three supplemental searches, focused on referral by UI specialists to physical therapy, referral … by primary care physicians (PCPs) to physical therapy for non-UI conditions, and referral by PCPs … Focus of the 18 studies Referral to physical therapy (PT) for both UI and other indications or referral

156. Streptococcal Pharyngitis (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/pharyngitis-one-pager.pdf
     September 01, 2022 - Antibiotic Therapy (adults and children)1 • First-line therapy for GAS pharyngitis: penicillin or … • Group C or group G strep pharyngitis: no consensus on need for treatment, but treatment may hasten … Symptomatic Therapy • Tea, honey, and throat lozenges or analgesics such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen

157. Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/four-moments/index.html
     August 01, 2021 - What empiric therapy should be initiated? … choose an antibiotic that covers the most likely pathogens Moment 3: What duration of antibiotic therapy … Can we narrow therapy? Can we change to oral antibiotics?

158. CHIPRA 148: Section 5, Appendix 1 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-148-section-5-appendix-1.pdf
     October 12, 2013 - situation…..The two types of evidence-based treatments for youth with ODD are individual approaches … Psychoeducational therapy for the patient, including ongoing education about the illness, treatment options … Psychoeducational therapy for the family to increase their understanding of the illness, treatment options … hygiene C (Preschool) A (6-18yrs) TMAY (2012) Center for Education and Research on Mental Health Therapeutics—Treatment … Treatments and ongoing management. Pediatrics. 129(6):e1577–86. Pappadopulos, E., Ii J.C.

159. 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 - Can we try symptomatic treatment and active monitoring? 2. What type of infection is it? … What empiric therapy should we initiate? 3. … Can we narrow therapy? … For these reasons, fluoroquinolones should generally be avoided for the treatment of cystitis. … Residents can get sick on the wrong therapy.”

160. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses – Slides
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/skin-soft-tissue-slides.pptx
     September 01, 2022 - distinguish it from mimicking conditions Describe the microbiology of cellulitis and how that informs empiric therapy … antibiotic regimens for cellulitis that minimize adverse events Discuss reasonable durations of antibiotic therapy … Cellulitis AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care 19 Moment 3: Duration of Therapy … should be improving by day three Lack of complete resolution does NOT mean that the patient is failing therapy … Five- to seven-day courses of therapy are sufficient for most cases of cellulitis Cellulitis AHRQ