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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/lbpinject-topicref.pdf
March 03, 2014 - Broadly,
these can be classified as pharmacological treatments,15 non-pharmacological treatments (e.g … .,
exercise therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, spinal manipulation, acupuncture, and others),16 … injection therapies,17 and surgical treatments.18 Injection therapies, the topic of this evidence
review … Ablative therapies include radiofrequency denervation, intradiscalelectrothermal
therapy, percutaneous … Effectiveness of therapeutic lumbar
transforaminal epidural steroid injections in
managing lumbar spinal
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/chart-abstraction-template-cholesterol.html
March 01, 2021 - Oklahoma Cooperative
Resource: Chart Abstraction Template—Cholesterol Control with Statin Therapy … used by an EvidenceNOW Cooperative to conduct chart abstractions for cholesterol control with statin therapy
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-88-measure-1-section-6-attachment-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.
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/cholesterol-flowchart.html
March 01, 2021 - Cholesterol Measure Flow Chart, National Evaluator
Minnesota Cooperative
Resource: Statin Therapy … Flow Chart (PDF, 248.7 KB, 1 page)
This document provides a process flow diagram for the Statin Therapy
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/gastro.html
November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract Infections … diagnosis of diverticulitis and biliary tract infections
Identify options for empiric antibiotic therapy … of source control in the management of intra-abdominal infections
Identify options for antibiotic therapy … biliary tract infections after additional clinical data are known
Describe the optimal duration of therapy
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/effectivetreatment/cancer.html
June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Effective Treatment
Cancer
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents … Chartbook on Effective Treatment
Acknowledgments
Effective Treatment
Effective Treatment Trends … Breast Cancer Treatment
Women With Breast Cancer Who Received Axillary Node Dissection or Sentinel … Therefore, finding cancer in one or more lymph nodes often affects the treatment plan. … breast cancer have been reported to have double the risk for failing to receive necessary adjuvant treatments
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/sepsis-slides.pptx
November 01, 2019 - Urinary Tract Infections
Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis
Acute Care
AHRQ Safety … Care
Sepsis
1
Objectives
Review approaches to the diagnosis of sepsis
Describe approaches to empiric treatment … Time to treatment and mortality during mandated emergency care for sepsis, 376: 2235-44. ©2017
Massachusetts … Time to treatment and mortality during mandated emergency care for sepsis. … Effect of procalcitonin-guided antibiotic treatment on clinical outcomes in intensive care unit patients
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-89-adhd-behavior-section-2-attach-3.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Measure 2: ADHD Behavior Therapy … prescription date
Note Recommendations
10 ADHD treatment medication
prescribed
Note, or
medication … history
Follow-up report about behavioral therapy
11 Documentation of medical reason(s)
for not … prescribing behavior therapy
as first line treatment (e.g., patient
with multiple psychiatric conditions … as first line treatment (e.g., lack of
access to behavior therapy)
note Recommendations
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-089-fullreport.pdf
January 30, 2017 - Behavior Therapy as First-Line Treatment for Preschool-Aged Children With ADHD
Behavior Therapy as … Measure Name
Behavior Therapy as First-Line Treatment for Preschool-Aged Children
1.B. … therapeutic visits were not incorporated into this
measure. … is needed
to bill for ADHD evidence-based behavior therapy as a therapeutic treatment for pediatric … of Behavior Therapy as first-line treatment prior to
medication therapy for patients aged 4 through
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/four-moments/poster-one-option.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Moment 1 occurs at the time initiation of antibiotic therapy … What empiric therapy should I initiate?” … Moment 3 occurs every day of antibiotic therapy:
Ask 3 questions, “Can I stop antibiotics? … Can I narrow therapy? Can I change from
IV to oral therapy?” … duration of antibiotic therapy is needed for my patient’s diagnosis?”
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/mui/ui-referral-list.docx
June 02, 2025 - Follow the step-by-step instructions below to build your referral list:
· Pelvic floor physical therapy … : You can use either the American Physical Therapy Association or Pelvic Rehab websites to identify pelvic … INTUIT team recommends utilizing both websites to boost your results.
· Search the American Physical Therapy … Clinic Name
12345 Therapy St. … City, State Zip Code
(444) 444-4444
(Provider Name, Provider Name, Provider Name)
Clinic Name
12345 Therapy
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/improvement-slides.pptx
November 01, 2019 - with sepsis
Forgetting to obtain needed cultures
Forgetting to narrow antibiotic therapy based on … What empiric therapy should I initiate?
A day or more has passed. Can I stop antibiotics? … Can I narrow therapy or change from IV to oral therapy? … What duration of antibiotic therapy is needed for my patient's diagnosis? … Not necessary to continue broad-spectrum therapy.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/CDI-facilitator-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Can I narrow therapy or change from
intravenous to oral therapy? … As there are generally not
opportunities for de-escalation of CDI therapy and the
duration of therapy … It is anticipated that IV
metronidazole is likely to achieve therapeutic
concentrations in an inflamed … therapy alone—17 percent versus 28 percent. … Further, intravenous therapy
generally is not needed for cystitis.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/HAP-one-page.docx
November 01, 2019 - Candida species that grow in sputum cultures are highly likely to be colonizers and do not require treatment … virus season
· Consider noninfectious causes such as pulmonary embolism, volume overload, atelectasis
Treatment … nursing facility, or prolonged hospitalization with unknown MRSA colonization status
· [Place local treatment … recommendations here]
· [Place local treatment recommendations here]
· Narrowing and oral therapy
· … recommendations here]
· [Place local treatment recommendations here]
Duration
· Seven days if clincial
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/VAP-one-page.docx
November 01, 2019 - Candida species that grow in sputum cultures are highly likely to be colonizers and do not require treatment … Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and S. aureus; treat as community-acquired pneumonia
Treatment … nursing facility, or prolonged hospitalization with unknown MRSA colonization status
· [Place local treatment … recommendations here]
· [Place local treatment recommendations here]
· Narrowing and oral therapy
· … · [Place local treatment recommendations here]
· [Place local treatment recommendations here]
Duration
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/four-moments-questions.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Fever
• Productive cough
• Dysuria
• Purulence from skin
• Warm, red skin
Moment 2
Cultures & Empiric Therapy … What empiric therapy should be
initiated? … Moment 3
Length of Therapy
What duration of antibiotic
therapy is needed for the
resident’s diagnosis … •Can we narrow therapy?
•Can we change from intravenous to oral
therapy?
AHRQ Pub.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/poster-4x6-four-moments-double.pdf
June 01, 2021 - What empiric therapy
should be initiated? … What duration of antibiotic therapy is
needed for the resident’s diagnosis? … Can we narrow therapy?
Can we change to oral antibiotics? … What empiric therapy
should be initiated? … Can we narrow therapy?
Can we change to oral antibiotics?
AHRQ Pub.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/009-antibiotic-stewardship-guide.docx
October 01, 2024 - , step-down therapy, and duration of therapy. … by the antibiotic stewardship program in collaboration with prescribers to inform empiric treatment … Can I narrow therapy or change from IV to oral therapy?” … Can I narrow therapy or change from IV to oral therapy?” … can be stopped, narrowed, or changed to oral therapy, and determine a duration of therapy.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/early-mobility-icu-slides.html
February 01, 2017 - Early intensive care unit mobility therapy in the treatment of acute respiratory failure. … Early intensive care unit mobility therapy in the treatment of acute respiratory failure. … Early intensive care unit mobility therapy in the treatment of acute respiratory failure. … Table showing the benefits of conducing EM therapies before versus after ventilation.
2. … Intervention: Routine physical therapy:
5,267 total PT treatments ( not individual activities).
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/manage-resident-RTI-slides.pptx
June 01, 2021 - Can we narrow therapy? … Can we narrow therapy? … Can we narrow therapy? … Management RTI
22
Treatment Choices
Similar treatment approach to bacterial pneumonia—make … Diagnosis and treatment of adults with community-acquired pneumonia.