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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide143.html
October 01, 2014 - Treatment Recommendations: Medications-Nicotine Nasal Spray (cont
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence … Minimum recommended treatment is 8 doses/day, with a maximum limit of 40 doses/day (5 doses/hr). … Recommended duration of therapy is 3-6 months.
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/references/meta/meta02.html
October 01, 2014 - Mood management and nicotine gum in smoking treatment: a therapeutic contact and placebo-controlled study … Evaluation of a treatment approach combining nicotine gum with self-guided behavioral treatments for … Mood management and nicotine gum in smoking treatment: a therapeutic contact and placebo-controlled study … Evaluation of a treatment approach combining nicotine gum with self-guided behavioral treatments for … Mood management and nicotine gum in smoking treatment: a therapeutic contact and placebo-controlled study
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide126.html
October 01, 2014 - Treatment Recommendations: Medications (Continued)
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 … Also, there is evidence that combination NRT therapy may be particularly effective in suppressing tobacco
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-neurodevt.pdf
June 02, 2025 - education and counseling, home visits, parent support groups, speech pathology,
audiology, occupational therapy … , physical therapy, psychological services, nursing
services, nutritional services, social work, vision
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-tubes.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Diarrhea ■ Antibiotic therapy
■ Infusion rate/
volume too high
■ Gastroenteritis
■ Low serum
albumin … ■ Review antibiotic therapy.
■ Obtain stool sample for culture.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/cdifftoolkit.pdf
September 01, 2012 - Develop guidelines (e.g., care path) for diagnosis,
treatment, and duration of antibiotic therapy and … Therapeutic mismatches provide opportunities for changing to an agent that will adequately cover … All restriction changes have to be approved by the pharmacy and therapeutics committee; changes … Updating and initiating discussion of barriers to the antibiotic subcommittee/pharmacy and
therapeutics … facilities
Standardized DDD is
independent of price and
dose
DDDs exist for common
combination therapies
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/effectivetreatment/hiv.html
April 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Effective Treatment
Acknowledgments
Effective Treatment
Effective Treatment Trends … to therapy. … Checking the HIV viral load and CD4 T-cell count are methods of determining how well antiretroviral therapies … Importance: Early access to care, effective HIV treatment, retention in care, and adherence to treatment … therapy (ART), also known as combination antiretroviral drug therapy (cART).
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-toolkit-monitor.pdf
April 20, 2021 - roadmap for improving a primary care clinic’s management of patients who are on long-term opioid
therapy … population management before, during, and between clinic visits of all
patients on chronic opioid therapy … , Patient-Centered Visits
Plan and prepare for the clinic visits of all patients on chronic opioid therapy … Support
patient-centered, empathic communication for care of patients on chronic opioid therapy. … close the loop on referrals; and
☐ If not already in place, consider providing opioid use disorder treatment
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/antibiotic-prescribing-guide.docx
September 01, 2022 - His healthcare practitioner extended the levofloxacin prescription to complete a total of 14 days of therapy … Third, even if there was a concern for community-acquired pneumonia, levofloxacin is not first-line therapy … Further, the duration of therapy for community-acquired pneumonia should be 5 days, not 10 or more days … Rather, a decision was made to extend the treatment course by an additional 4 days despite no evidence … of a bacterial infection or demonstration of a response to therapy.
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guideref.html
July 01, 2018 - Antithrombotic therapy for VTE disease: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: … Oral rivaroxaban for the treatment of symptomatic pulmonary embolism. … Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis and treatment in patients with cancer: American Society of Clinical … VTE, thrombophilia, antithrombotic therapy and pregnancy: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis … Bed rest: a potentially harmful treatment needing more careful evaluation.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guideref.html
July 01, 2018 - Antithrombotic therapy for VTE disease: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: … Oral rivaroxaban for the treatment of symptomatic pulmonary embolism. … Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis and treatment in patients with cancer: American Society of Clinical … VTE, thrombophilia, antithrombotic therapy and pregnancy: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis … Bed rest: a potentially harmful treatment needing more careful evaluation.
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/update/correctadd.html
October 01, 2014 - charged with the responsibility of identifying effective, experimentally validated tobacco dependence treatments … Partner support, psychological treatment, and nicotine gum in smoking treatment: an incremental study … Nortriptyline and cognitive-behavioral therapy in the treatment of cigarette smoking. … Is telephone counselling a useful addition to physician advice and nicotine replacement therapy in helping … Is stress management training a useful addition to physician advice and nicotine replacement therapy
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www.ahrq.gov/faqs/index.html?page=21
bathing, dressing, and eating, case management, home health care, homemaker services, habilitation and therapy … bathing, dressing, and eating, case management, home health care, homemaker services, habilitation and therapy … bathing, dressing, and eating, case management, home health care, homemaker services, habilitation and therapy
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide135.html
October 01, 2014 - Treatment Recommendations: Medications-Nicotine Inhaler
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: … Recommended duration of therapy is up to 6 months. … Instruct patient to taper dosage during the final 3 months of treatment.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/SyH-DR-PUF-Summary-Statistics-Medicaid-Outpatient-Weighted.pdf
September 26, 2023 - 124,707,455 81.15
72: Pain Management (eff. 1/1/2002) 23,967 0.02 124,731,422 81.17
74: Radiation Therapy … A0021-A9999: Medical Supplies 1,207,348 0.79 139,949,734 91.07
B4034-B9999: Enteral and Parenteral Therapy … A0021-A9999: Medical Supplies 745,769 0.49 148,667,980 96.74
B4034-B9999: Enteral and Parenteral Therapy … A0021-A9999: Medical Supplies 256,416 0.17 149,822,632 97.49
B4034-B9999: Enteral and Parenteral Therapy … A0021-A9999: Medical Supplies 176,612 0.11 150,587,687 97.99
B4034-B9999: Enteral and Parenteral Therapy
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/implementation-tracking-sw.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Some trust
Nearly complete
or complete
trust
N/A or unable
to assess at this
time
Aspirin therapy … maintained: Off
Identifies gaps in care: Off
Established protocols for patient outreach: Off
Aspirin therapy
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide151.html
October 01, 2014 - Treatment Recommendations: Medications-Clonidine
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update … Rebound hypertension —When stopping clonidine therapy, failure to reduce the dose gradually over a period … day by mouth and from 0.10-0.20 mg/day transdermal (TTS), without a clear dose-response relation to treatment
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201503.html
March 01, 2015 - In addition, GBH incorporated the physical therapy department to help manage pain in post-operative patients … "The physical therapists help address expectation of pain with patients prior to their surgery and therapy
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/implementing-what-works.html
February 01, 2024 - Research Consortium system to evaluate effectiveness for increasing shared decision making for pain treatment … Stakeholder-driven Action Plan (PDF) for Improving Pain Management, Opioid Use, and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment … Blocks is a structured systems-based approach for improving management of patients on chronic opioid therapy … primary care teams implement effective, guideline-driven care for their chronic pain and long-term opioid therapy … treating opioid use disorder in primary care practices, including:
Implementing Medication-Assisted Treatment
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/evidence/smoking.html
March 01, 2021 - This comprehensive report synthesizes evidence on the use of behavioral counseling and medication treatments … the Tobacco Use and Dependence Guideline Panel contains strategies and recommendations for effective treatments … Dispelling Myths About Nicotine Replacement Therapy
This fact sheet for patients reviews and refutes … common myths about nicotine replacement therapy to assist in smoking cessation. … Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) compares the impact of two or more preventive, diagnostic, treatment