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181. Learning-From-Antibiotic-Adverse (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/learning-from-antibiotic-adverse.docx
     June 01, 2021 - Did we try symptomatic treatment and active monitoring? … Can we try symptomatic treatment and active monitoring? … What empiric therapy should we initiate? … Institutional Factors Factors Moment 3: What duration of antibiotic therapy … Can we narrow therapy?

182. 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 … Emphasis centers on the quality of the available evidence and on comparisons to therapeutic alternatives … specified the use of actual body weight for dosing and trough serum concentrations at steady state for therapeutic … The use of anticoagulant therapy for the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and … being used as a mechanism to switch otherwise reluctant patients from expensive to less expensive therapies

183. Improving Antibiotic Use is a Patient Safety Issue
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/sustain-slides.pptx
     November 01, 2019 - to perform a daily “time out” for patients receiving antibiotics Will ensure appropriate antibiotic treatment … know if existing practices are harming patients, necessitating a change in practice, or that a new treatment … Use – Acute Care Sustaining Stewardship 9 Example Intervention2 Goals To decrease the duration of therapy … Intervention showed that a decrease in antibiotic therapy was successful, without negatively impacting … A multicenter stewardship initiative to decrease excessive duration of antibiotic therapy for the treatment

184. Can an Academic Health Care System Overcome Barriers to Clinical Guideline Implementation? (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Quinn.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - publication of clinical practice guidelines has proliferated in recent years as medical decisionmaking and therapeutic … clinical statements that assist in making appropriate and effective decisions regarding the prevention, treatment … repeatedly shown to benefit patients with cardiovascular disease and remains a first-line agent in the treatment … as outpatients were not started on beta-blocker therapy after hospital admission. … Peri-operative b- blockade: a useful treatment that should be greeted with cautious enthusiasm.

185. Health and Economic Outcomes of Newborn Screening for Infantile-onset Pompe Disease | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/priority-populations/publications/richardson-et-al-2020.html
     January 01, 2021 - Pompe disease can be treated with alglucosidase alfa, an enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) that costs

186. The Sometimes Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Sinusitis – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/sinusitis-guide.docx
     September 01, 2022 - As there are no available clinical trials to define the optimal duration of therapy for sinusitis in … However, because the pathogens causing sinusitis are identical in children and adults, durations of therapy … treatment can help them feel better. … Antibiotic therapy with 5–7 days of amoxicillin-clavulanate is recommended. … Remember that criteria for antibiotic therapy are either worsening symptoms OR persistent symptoms OR

187. CAHPS Cancer Care Supplemental Items (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/cancer/suppl-items-cancer-info-english-557-6a.docx
     June 02, 2025 - MODALITY] with the appropriate term: radiation therapy, drug therapy, or cancer surgery. … Since it was decided that you would have [CANCER TREATMENT MODALITY], did your [CANCER TREATMENT MODALITY … ] team clearly explain how your cancer and [CANCER TREATMENT MODALITY] could affect your normal daily … In the last 6 months, did your [CANCER TREATMENT MODALITY] team tell you what the next steps in your … [CANCER TREATMENT MODALITY] would be?

188. Chipra-89-Adhd-Behavior-Section-5-Attach-5 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-89-adhd-behavior-section-5-attach-5.pdf
     February 02, 2012 - Treatments available have shown good evidence of efficacy, and lack of treatment results in a risk for … ● Harms/risks/costs: Both therapies in- crease the cost of care, and behavior therapy requires a higher … ● Harms/risks/costs: Both therapies in- crease the cost of care, and behavior therapy requires a higher … ● Harms/risks/costs: Both therapies in- crease the cost of care, and behavior therapy requires a higher … tential, such as lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse [Shire US Inc]), dermal methylphenidate (Daytrana [Noven Therapeutics

189. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/COPD-one-page.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - o Patients admitted for COPD exacerbations usually meet criteria for antibiotic treatment. … Long-term azithromycin therapy in patients with severe COPD and repeated exacerbations. … Antibiotic therapy and treatment failure in patients hospitalized for acute exacerbations of chronic … developments concerning microbiology and pathophysiology--impact on approaches to risk stratification and therapy … No. 17(20)-0028-EF November 2019 Diagnosis Treatment References

190. Making Effective Changes in Antibiotic Decision Making (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/changes-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - Can I narrow therapy or change from IV to oral therapy? 4. … “Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract Infections.” … mechanism for daily review of antibiotics; poor written or verbal communication during handoffs; or the treatment … This activity can also be integrated into existing vancomycin therapeutic monitoring programs as the … somewhat controversial as on rare occasions a patient may have vancomycin stopped when it was needed for treatment

191. Assessment and Management of the Resident With a Suspected Respiratory Tract Infection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/best-practices/respiratory-assess.html
     June 01, 2021 - Review testing, empiric treatment options, and reasonable durations of antibiotic therapy for pneumonia … Discuss opportunities for de-escalation of antibiotic therapy for pneumonia using results of diagnostic

192. A Facilitator’s Primary Care Toolkit to Improve Heart Health | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/transform-qi/facilitation/dashboard.html
     February 01, 2025 - cessation counseling for patients who smoke ABCS of Heart Health: Smoking Cessation Smoking Cessation Treatment … 84 Guide on how to identify and treat patients who smoke as an example of adapting guidelines into treatment … the Common Reasons for Non-Adherence, pp. 164-165 Resource helps community pharmacists use medication therapy … to assist them in implementing evidence-based care plans and meeting their health goals Medication Therapy … asked by patients Support patient and family engagement in their own evidence-based care Medication Therapy

193. Final Progress Report: Enhancing the Safety of Warfarin in the Nursing Home (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/gurwitz-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - In intervention homes, residents’ international normalized ratio (INR) values were in the therapeutic … Serious events were those that required specific treatment or a medical evaluation. 6 Life-threatening … As many as 12% receive long-term anticoagulant therapy with warfarin. … dissemination program operated as a collaborative effort of the Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics … and provider-to-provider communication strategies— especially in situations in which improper use of therapeutics

194. Practice Self-Assessment Tool for Opioid Use in Older Adults (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/opioids/compendium/opioids-compendium-self-assessment.pdf
     December 01, 2023 - Care gap reports for older adults on long- term opioid therapy… …are not available. … Visit templates within the EHR for chronic pain and opioid therapy specific to older adults… …do … that all our patients have equitable access to resources such as complementary and rehabilitative therapies … Within the past year, training on how to involve older adult patients on long-term opioid therapy … Referral resources for nonpharmacologic pain treatment providers/programs (e.g., physical therapy

195. Clinical Inertia and Outpatient Medical Errors (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/OConnor.pdf
     January 01, 2003 - of medical errors thus far have focused on errors related to inappropriate use or misuse of various therapies … 5 The principal substantive distinction between the adverse events caused by overuse or misuse of therapies … of clinical inertia will vary depending on how treatment goals, therapies, and time windows are selected … strategies that encourage greater use of statins and certain antihypertensive or glucose-lowering therapies … have also created substantial market demand for specific newer therapies.

196. Anticipatory Guidance Regarding Hydroxyurea Treatment for Children With Sickle Cell Anemia (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-213-fullreport.pdf
     January 01, 2019 - Outcomes of Anticipatory Guidance Regarding Hydroxyurea Treatment Although hydroxyurea therapy is currently … language‐sensitive educational materials; (6) implement health promotion models to foster adherence to therapies … Several concerns about the underuse of hydroxyurea therapy detailed in the Performance Gap section ( … Successful adherence to hydroxyurea therapy requires a commitment to both daily dosing and frequent … A randomized controlled trial of massage therapy in children with sickle cell disease.

197. Cellulitis-One-Page (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/cellulitis-one-page.docx
     November 01, 2019 - recommendations here] · [Place local treatment recommendations here] · [Place local treatment recommendations … recommendations here] · [Place local treatment recommendations here] · [Place local treatment recommendations … here] · Narrowing and oral therapy · Narrow based on available culture results · Transition to oral … therapy when patient has clincial improvement; erythema may initially persist or extend despite appropriate … therapy but overall improvement (e.g., reduction of erythema and local inflammation and resolution of

198. Screener Items for the CAHPS Item Set for Children with Chronic Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/children-chronic/screener.html
     April 01, 2022 - ·Use or need of specialized therapies (e.g., occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech). … ·Treatment or counseling for emotional, behavioral, or developmental problems.

199. Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events With Statins | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/heart-health/cholesterol/primary-prevention.html
     September 01, 2018 - assessment results and patient preferences to guide decisionmaking and improving adherence to statin therapy

200. Urinary Tract Infections – Discussion Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/uti-discussion-guide.docx
     September 01, 2022 - What durations of therapy will our practice typically recommend for the treatment of cystitis or … what is the practice’s process to contact patients to determine whether a change in antibiotic therapy