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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/program-dev-facilitator-guide.docx
June 01, 2021 - Additionally, the on-call provider does not acknowledge the recommended duration of treatment for a suspected … used to evaluate the resident’s symptoms
· Phone prescribing without considering whether antibiotic therapy … post-prescription monitoring for drug-drug interactions
· No followup on culture results to modify therapy … Reviewing culture results, narrowing or stopping therapy when indicated, and monitoring for side effects … · Length of therapy
· Cost of antibiotics
· Use of guideline-concordant antibiotics
· Clostridioides
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/sample-database-members-scd.xlsx
June 02, 2025 - past 12 months
Emergency Room Total Crisis Count
Antibiotic Prophylaxis (2018) Appear Adherent to Therapy
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/vision/resources/vision1.html
October 01, 2002 - Rehabilitation services may include medical or surgical therapy, environmental measures, or social and … Services provided to target the disabling condition, including (1) medical/surgical treatment, (2) therapeutic … inpatient acute setting, (2) inpatient rehabilitative setting, skilled nursing facility, or outpatient therapeutic … Further, there is a lack of evidence regarding the association between therapeutic intensity (measured … absence of clearly superior alternatives, choices must be made between therapies without proven superiority
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/mobility/index.html
February 01, 2021 - designed for the Health Plan Survey also cover these topics:
Getting physical and occupational therapy … Getting speech therapy.
Getting mobility equipment repaired.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruhealing/puh-assessment.pdf
June 02, 2025 - incorporates elements from the Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment
Tool (BWAT) with additional standardized treatment … Current stage
Followup ulcer status (improving, no change, worsening) per nursing judgment
Treatments … Adjunctive therapies
Interventions and consultations
The following materials are provided … Hydrotherapy (e.g., whirlpool, pulsed lavage, vibration therapy)
Oxygen therapy (includes … hyperbaric and topical therapy)
Other
Resident ID:
REPORT DATE
M
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/ehrll-long-desc.html
April 01, 2022 - meaningful interpretation of urine drug results to inform appropriate care of patients on chronic opioid therapy … Lessons learned in implementing a chronic opioid therapy management system. … Lessons learned in implementing a chronic opioid therapy management system.
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/ccc/measures.html
April 01, 2022 - providers
Parents' Experiences with Shared Decision-making
CC2 More than one choice for child’s treatment … CC9 Easy to get special medical equipment or devices for child
CC12 Easy to get special therapy … for child
CC15 Easy to get treatment or counseling for child
Parents' Experiences with the Child's
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Zierler_81.pdf
September 01, 2008 - evidence-based, system-supported, interactive VTE Safety
Toolkit—which includes diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic … The VTE Safety Toolkit consists of diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic algorithms; a
mandatory Web-based … • VTE treatment pathway.
• DVT outpatient treatment order set.
• Vascular laboratory requisition … Antithrombotic
therapy for venous thromboembolic disease. … on Antithrombotic and
Thrombolytic Therapy.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/webinars/ncepcr-webinar-person-centered-care.pptx
June 27, 2024 - and saw at least 20 NCCP patients, 60 or older, were eligible, whether these patients received opioid therapy … practice criteria: any established NCCP patient, 60 or older, could participate regardless of opioid therapy … interference measures, and personalized diversification of pharmacological and non‐pharmacological therapy … home, transportation services, community resources) Be physically active (e.g., walking, do physical therapy … setting and changes in pain‐function interference; care experience; and changes in the patterns of therapy
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide195.html
October 01, 2014 - populations
Population of Smokers
Review of Evidence
Medical comorbidities
Tobacco use treatments … cessation counseling, intensive behavioral (relapse prevention) program combined with nicotine replacement therapy
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/management-SSTI-8x10-pocket-cards.pdf
June 01, 2021 - hospital
if consistent with
goals of care;
otherwise treat for
~7 days
• Elevate legs
• Physical
therapy
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/gap-analysis.docx
June 01, 2021 - ☐ Yes
☐ No
☐ N/A
Do your antibiotic use protocols provide recommendations on empiric therapy? … ☐ Yes
☐ No
☐ N/A
Do your antibiotic use protocols provide recommendations on duration of therapy … No
Are activities being conducted by the Antibiotic Stewardship Team to reduce inappropriate treatment … ☐ Purchasing data
☐ Days of therapy/1,000 patient-days (preferred)
☐ Days of therapy/1,000 days-present
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/fallspximpl-handouts.pdf
June 02, 2025 - We also asked Anne [Rehab Director] to work with the therapy staff to do the same. … Any help we can get to identify likely candidates for therapy would be an improvement. … identify residents who need help with balance
and ADLs and may identify candidates for PT or other therapies … Department Internal Review meeting to help
identify residents who have recently fallen who may need therapies … It will also help provide
insights for determining if new therapy is needed.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/075-antibiotic-prophylaxis-summary-table.pdf
April 01, 2025 - Cardiac, Hip and Knee Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Goals of Prophylactic Antimicrobial Therapy … However, this treatment has not
shown to be superior to cefazolin.1
• MRSA coverage should be included … www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2018/209481s000lbl.pdf
Goals of Prophylactic Antimicrobial Therapy
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/wessell2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - For example, in “Avoiding High-dose Opioid Therapy,” the criteria were defined as current
opioid prescription … 93.1%
(1244)
[87-100%]
92.5%
(1353)
[90-100%]
-2.0%
Opioids
Avoiding High-dose
Opioid Therapy … of Diabetes” CQM, because it was viewed as controversial, and the
“Avoiding Use of High-dose Opioid Therapy … ” CQM, due to the high-dose therapy definition. … Defacto Long-term Opioid Therapy for Non-
Cancer Pain. The Clinical Journal of Pain.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Reige.pdf
March 01, 2004 - The program demonstrated that a pharmacist is capable of monitoring drug
therapy. … nursing staff), (2) pharmacists are often more accessible
and available to discuss different drug therapies … the clinical
pharmacist would contact the provider if there are values of concern or to
recommend a therapeutic … and improves less
effective therapies sooner. … Early detection
Patient Safety and Pharmacy Refill Clinics
223
of diseases permits earlier treatments
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/coronavirus/long-covid-care-network/comunidad-grantee-profile.pdf
January 01, 2023 - experts in
neurology, neuropsychology, cardiology, pulmonary medicine, infectious
diseases, physical therapy … training for trainees across various health professions,
including medical, social work, nursing, physical therapy
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/appb2.html
January 01, 2020 - Age ≥70 years
1
Obesity (BMI ≥30)
1
Bed rest/immobility
1
Ongoing hormonal treatment … Acute infection and/or rheumatologic disorder
1
Obesity (BMI ≥30)
1
Ongoing hormonal treatment … Ongoing hormonal treatment.
___ Enoxaparin 40 mg SC q 24 hrs.
___ Enoxaparin 30 mg SC … OR
Contraindication to pharmacologic prophylaxis, including already on therapeutic anticoagulation … She is not on hormonal therapy.
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/appb2.html
January 01, 2020 - Age ≥70 years
1
Obesity (BMI ≥30)
1
Bed rest/immobility
1
Ongoing hormonal treatment … Acute infection and/or rheumatologic disorder
1
Obesity (BMI ≥30)
1
Ongoing hormonal treatment … Ongoing hormonal treatment.
___ Enoxaparin 40 mg SC q 24 hrs.
___ Enoxaparin 30 mg SC … OR
Contraindication to pharmacologic prophylaxis, including already on therapeutic anticoagulation … She is not on hormonal therapy.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/program-part2-facilitator-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - perform pre-
prescription approval of antibiotics or post-prescription
review and feedback of antibiotic therapy … include greater
flexibility in the timing of interventions and the ability
to address downstream therapy … The
advantages of these interventions are that they can
address empiric and downstream therapy and … ASPs by providing an additional data
point that can be used to persuade providers to stop
antibiotic therapy … A disadvantage of only
addressing surgical prophylaxis is that you are not
impacting treatment decisions