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21. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/cellulitis-facilitator-guide.pdf
    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?

22. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacteremia
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/bacteremia-slides.pptx
    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.

23. UChicago Medicine Reduces Perioperative Venous Thromboembolism with AHRQ's Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/about/uni-chicago-medicine.html
    February 01, 2024 - multidisciplinary VTE taskforce comprised of expertise from patient safety, pharmacy, nursing, clinical providers, therapy … scores, to standardize nursing-led ambulation when appropriate (AM-PAC ≥ 19) and referrals to physical therapy … The VTE Taskforce received organizational support from risk management and patient safety, therapy services … Anecdotally, capacity for physical therapy-driven ambulation was improved, as was multidisciplinary collaboration … scores, to standardize nursing-led ambulation when appropriate (AM-PAC ≥ 19) and referrals to physical therapy

24. PowerPoint Presentation: Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/ASB-UTI-slides.pptx
    November 01, 2019 - Recommend empiric treatments for UTIs. … Can I narrow therapy or change from IV to oral therapy? … Can I narrow therapy or change from IV to oral therapy? … Antimicrobial treatment in diabetic women with asymptomatic bacteriuria. … Therapy vs no therapy for bacteriuria in elderly ambulatory nonhospitalized women.

25. Table 4. Evidence for Prompt Antimicrobial Therapy for Treatment of Children With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0230-section-5-table-4.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - Evidence for Prompt Antimicrobial Therapy for Treatment of Children With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock … Table 4: Evidence for Prompt Antimicrobial Therapy for Treatment of Children with Severe Sepsis … Clinical protocol Given the importance of timely antimicrobial treatment, delaying treatment to await … continued) warranted until information (causative agent, antibiotic susceptibilities) is available for therapeutic … is one of the key treatments in septic patients.

26. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacteremia (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/bacteremia-facilitator-guide.pdf
    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.

27. Improving Patient Safety Using ATHENA-Decision Support System Technology: The Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain Experience (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Michel_92.pdf
    April 30, 2008 - , and proper documentation of treatment. … issues patient-specific recommendations that are tailored to the patient’s conditions and current treatments … help clinicians thoroughly and correctly assess and document the pain condition being treated and treatments … among members of the treatment team. … Although opioid therapy for pain is by no means a new treatment, there have been surprisingly few well

28. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/ASB-UTI-facilitator-guide.pdf
    November 01, 2019 - who should and should not be tested and treated for asymptomatic bacteriuria • Recommend empiric treatments … Can I narrow therapy or change from intravenous to oral therapy? … Slide 8 Treatment of ASB May Cause Harm SAY: Treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria is associated … Oral therapy is preferred for empiric therapy, and you should avoid giving intravenous, or IV, therapy … Remember to count days of appropriate inpatient IV therapy towards the total count of days of therapy

29. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/uti-guide.docx
    September 01, 2022 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections … Slide 10 When Is Screening/Treatment for ASB Indicated? … for a UTI and presence of lingering or new symptoms of a UTI suggestive of therapeutic failure. … Slide 20 Moment 3: Duration of Treatment SAY: The recommended duration of therapy for uncomplicated … Fluoroquinolones are no longer considered first-line therapy for treatment of uncomplicated cystitis.

30. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/cellulitis.html
    November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections … 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 (

31. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections – Slides
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/uti-slides.pptx
    September 01, 2022 - have not shown that antibiotic treatment of ASB reduces subsequent risk of UTI6-8 Treatment of ASB is … 21 Drug Duration Studied19–23 Levofloxacin 5 days total therapy Ciprofloxacin 7 days total therapy … TMP-SMX 7–14 days total therapy Oral cephalosporin 10–14 days total therapy ASB and UTI AHRQ Safety … Antimicrobial treatment in diabetic women with asymptomatic bacteriuria. … Prospective randomized comparison of therapy and no therapy for asymptomatic bacteriuria in institutionalized

32. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses – Slides (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/skin-soft-tissue-guide.docx
    September 01, 2022 - Both agents are also effective therapies for MSSA. … Empiric treatment should include coverage for MRSA. … Treatment recommendations for cellulitis in children and adults are similar. … While the primary treatment for cutaneous abscesses is drainage, adjunctive antibiotic therapy may be … Slide 18 Non-Antibiotic Therapy SAY: Successful treatment of cellulitis requires more than just

33. Measure: Behavior Therapy as First-Line Treatment for Preschool-Aged Children with ADHD (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra_1415-p005-2-ef.pdf
    October 01, 2014 - Measure: Behavior Therapy as First-Line Treatment for Preschool-Aged Children with ADHD Measure: Behavior … Therapy as First-Line Treatment for Preschool-Aged Children with ADHD Measure Developer: Pediatric … – Documentation of system reason(s) for not prescribing behavior therapy as first-line treatment … Notes: Evidence-based behavior therapy is defined as (1) treatment directed to the parent and caregiver … Reasons for not providing behavior therapy as first-line treatment include: patients with multiple psychiatric

34. Chronic Kidney Disease | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/effectivetreatment/kidney.html
    June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Effective Treatment Chronic Kidney Disease Previous Page Next Page Table … of Contents Chartbook on Effective Treatment Acknowledgments Effective Treatment Effective … Treatment Trends and Measures Cardiovascular Disease Cancer Chronic Kidney Disease Diabetes … Diseases National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Measures of Effective Treatment … Patients who saw a nephrologist at least 12 months prior to initiation of renal replacement therapy

35. ADHD Summary of Public Comments (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-89-adhd-behavior-section-6-attach-2.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - as First-Line Treatment for Preschool-Aged Children Support – 5 Support w/ modifications – … 9 - Recommendation to expand on definition of behavior therapy and include other professionals, … eg occupational therapists (American Occupational Therapy Association) - Recommendation that under … general (AMA-PCPI Measure Development Staff) Questions: Who is being asked to perform these treatments … There is concern that behavior therapy is not always available or supported by insurance.

36. SNAC Submission Form. Section 2: Detailed Measure Specifications, Attachment 2: Chart Abstratcion Algorithm (pdf file)
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    June 02, 2025 - as first-line treatment Step 4 Exclude any records that indicate a system reason(s) for not prescribing … behavior therapy as first-line treatment Step 5 Count the number of unique records to get the … denominator Create Numerator: Patients for whom ADHD-focused evidence-based behavior therapy was … prescribed as first-line treatment. … Step 1 Using the records in the denominator, exclude any records that indicate behavior therapy was

37. IV Therapy: Central Venous Access Device (VAD), Dressing Change Procedure (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/clabsi-tools/central-venous-access-device-dressing-change-procedure.pdf
    December 01, 2006 - IV Therapy: Central Venous Access Device (VAD), Dressing Change Procedure Version 1.0 Policy Number … Organization Manual Vol II: Clinical Protocols and Procedures Approval Date N/A Page 1of 3Subject IV Therapy … Organization Manual Vol II: Clinical Protocols and Procedures Approval Date N/A Page 2of 3Subject IV Therapy … Organization Manual Vol II: Clinical Protocols and Procedures Approval Date N/A Page 3of 3Subject IV Therapy

38. Pocket Cards_4 Moments (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/four-moments/poster-three-options.pdf
    November 01, 2019 - What empiric therapy should I initiate?” … Can I narrow therapy? Can I change from intravenous to oral therapy?” … prescribing with a structured approach, particularly when we discuss best practices in the diagnosis and treatment … What empiric therapy should I initiate?” … Can I narrow therapy or change from intravenous to oral therapy?”

39. PowerPoint Presentation
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/gastro-slides.pptx
    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.

40. Section 8: Feasibility, Attachment 1: Preliminary Results: Performance Rates (pdf file)
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    June 02, 2025 - Preliminary Testing Results – ADHD Measure – Behavior Therapy as First-line Treatment Summary Statistics … as First-line Treatment ADHD Measure – Behavior Therapy as First-line Treatment Total Cases … Agreement ADHD Measure – Behavior Therapy as First-line Treatment N Agree % ADHD-focused evidence-based … behavior therapy prescribed (Yes - 1/No - 2) 8 72.73% ADHD treatment medication prescribed (Yes - … 1/No - 2) 8 72.73% For patients 4 - 5 behavior therapy was prescribed as first line treatment prior