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241. Lessons learned in implementing a chronic opioid therapy management system. | PSNet
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     July 13, 2022 - Study Lessons learned in implementing a chronic opioid therapy management system. … Lessons learned in implementing a chronic opioid therapy management system. … Lessons learned in implementing a chronic opioid therapy management system. … May 4, 2022 Occupational therapy utilization in veterans with dementia: a retrospective

242. 5 Tk2 T1-Concise Antibiogram Toolkit Background (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - nursing homes in creating their own antibiograms, an important tool for guiding empiric antimicrobial therapy … susceptibility test data reports to determine the most appropriate agents for initial empirical antimicrobial therapy … practitioners, and physician assistants—can consult these tools before initiating empiric antibiotic therapy …  Selection of empiric therapy in a particular patient should not be based solely on an antibiogram … including patient characteristics and prevalence of other risk factors should be incorporated when making therapeutic

243. 5 Tk2 T1-Concise Antibiogram Toolkit Background (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_T1-Concise_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Background.doc
     May 01, 2014 - nursing homes in creating their own antibiograms, an important tool for guiding empiric antimicrobial therapy … susceptibility test data reports to determine the most appropriate agents for initial empirical antimicrobial therapy … practitioners, and physician assistants—can consult these tools before initiating empiric antibiotic therapy … · Selection of empiric therapy in a particular patient should not be based solely on an antibiogram … including patient characteristics and prevalence of other risk factors should be incorporated when making therapeutic

244. Comparative Effectiveness of Antiviral Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - For regimens longer than 12 weeks, dual therapy was continued to the end of treatment. … Harms of Antiviral Treatments Six head-to-head trials of dual therapy with pegylated interferon alfa … identify more effective treatments. … in part on the effectiveness of available treatments (81). … hepatocellular carcinoma, liver transplantation rates, and quality of life) and harms of antiviral therapies

245. Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved antiviral therapies for antiviral- naïve adults with chronic … Need for studies not funded by pharmaceutical companies, as almost all studies of antiviral therapies … The CER focused on current FDA-approved antiviral therapies for antiviral-naïve adults with chronic … Need for studies not funded by pharmaceutical companies, as almost all studies of antiviral therapies … acid sequence of the HCV non-structural 3-4A protease domain NCT01474811 HCV-TARGET: Hepatitis C Therapeutic

246. Disposition of Comments: CER 227 Noninvasive Nonpharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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     April 16, 2020 - and cognitive behavioral therapy, including them in the list of individual treatments could be confusing … Osteopathic manipulation treatment versus therapeutic exercises in patients with chronic nonspecific … Restorative therapies evaluated in the HHS Task Force include: • Therapeutic Exercise. … • Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation • Massage Therapy • Traction • Cold and Heat • Therapeutic … therapies and that the decision for any course of pain treatment should be based upon the individual

247. Survey of Medicare Part D Plans’ Medication Therapy Management Programs (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2007 - Management (MTM) programs, focused on optimizing therapeutic outcomes for patient with multiple medications … benefit for Medicare beneficiaries (Part D).1 Included in this act was a provision for optimizing therapeutic … Fatal adverse drug events: the paradox of drug treatment. J Intern Med 2001;250(4):327-41. 19. … other prescribing physician when a potential DTP exists and provision of recommended alternative therapies … physician prescribing pattern feedback, therapeutic guidelines, and other tools designed to influence

248. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 26, 2020 - Often treatment with an oral antibiotic agent is an appropriate alternative to IV antibiotic therapy … Vancomycin is specifically addressed in the IDSA OPAT Guidelines and requires at least once weekly therapeutic … Vancomycin is an antibiotic with a narrow therapeutic window; if the dose is subtherapeutic (too low … The physician assesses laboratory tests and follows patients in clinic during the course of treatment … adverse effects or sub- or supra-therapeutic drug levels.

249. Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) (doc file)
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     November 01, 2019 - preferred; avoid fluoroquinolones · [Place local treatment recommendations here] · [Place local treatment … local treatment recommendations here] · [Place local treatment recommendations here] · Complicated … recommendations here] · [Place local treatment recommendations here] · [Place local treatment recommendations … Therapy vs no therapy for bacteriuria in elderly ambulatory nonhospitalized women. … Prospective randomized comparison of therapy and no therapy for asymptomatic bacteriuria in institutionalized

250. Disposition of Comments Report for Local Therapies for Unresectable Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/liver-cancer-therapy_disposition-comments.pdf
     May 24, 2013 - Because these treatments were new, outcomes from these treatments prior to the year 2000 were deemed … Because these treatments were new, outcomes from these treatments prior to the year 2000 were deemed … While combination therapies represent a small proportion of the treatments for these patients we felt … Because these treatments were new, outcomes from these treatments prior to the year 2000 were deemed … ablative therapy vs. ablative therapy).

251. Head-Neck-Cancer-Update Consumer (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2015 - (small radioactive seeds that go inside your body) � Other treatments for head and neck cancer, such … Often, these treatments are used together. This summary is only about radiation therapy. … Your age Types of side effects Side effects can appear around 2 weeks after the first radiation treatment … 5 Sources The information in this summary comes from the report Radiotherapy Treatments for Head … It is an update of a 2010 report, Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Radiation Therapy Treatments

252. Evidence Summary: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 15, 2020 - Based on 18 trials (n = 2972), antiviral therapy compared with placebo or no treatment was associated … therapies to achieve intermediate outcomes. … Antiviral Therapy vs Placebo or No Treatment Eighteen trials (n = 2972) reported effects of antiviral … Antiviral Therapy vs Placebo or No Treatment Seven randomized trials of antiviral therapy vs placebo … Antiviral Therapy vs Placebo or No Treatment There were no statistically significant differences between

253. Final Evidence Summary: Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 02, 2020 - USPSTF review on HCV screening in adults 5 , 6 and a comparative effectiveness review on antiviral treatments … What is the effectiveness of currently recommended antiviral treatments in improving health outcomes … What is the effectiveness of currently recommended antiviral treatments in achieving an SVR in patients … What are the harms of currently recommended antiviral treatments? … Three studies focused on DAAs, 66 , 68 , 77 1 study evaluated interferon-based treatments and DAAs,

254. Cohen, Lindsey | Digital Healthcare Research
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     January 01, 2023 - Cohen, Lindsey Relieving Anxiety in Children Undergoing Radiation Therapy … Relieving Anxiety in Children Undergoing Radiation Therapy Through Virtual Preparation - Final Report … Investigator Cohen, Lindsey Project Name Relieving Anxiety in Children Undergoing Radiation Therapy … Through Virtual Preparation Relieving Anxiety in Children Undergoing Radiation Therapy … interactive and engaging computer tablet-based, virtual program to prepare children with cancer for radiation therapy

255. Completion Guide_Team Antibiotic Review Form (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2019 - Day of antibiotic therapy: For the antibiotic or antibiotic regimen you are evaluating, day 1 is the … (e.g., the course of therapy is complete), “No” should be marked. … Based on your assessment at the time you are reviewing the case: • If a planned duration of therapy … • If there is no comment about duration of therapy, “No” should be marked. Question 14. … Day of antibiotic therapy: Question 2. Antibiotic regimen and indication: Question 3.

256. The “Usually Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Community-Acquired Pneumonia – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
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     September 01, 2022 - known as “CAP” · Describe how to determine if patients with CAP warrant hospitalization · Describe treatment … should be referred to the emergency room as they may be in need of additional diagnostic testing and therapeutic … The first-line treatment for presumed Mycoplasma pneumoniae for patients of all ages is a macrolide. … Refer to the One-Page document for a concise summary of the diagnosis and treatment of community-acquired … It explains the symptoms and treatment of community-acquired pneumonia.

257. Hepatitis-C-Treatment-Adherence Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c-treatment-adherence_executive.pdf
     September 22, 2011 - Effectiveness Reviews, the program supports systematic appraisals of existing scientific evidence regarding treatments … ) for genotype 1 HCV-infected patients.3 Randomized evidence has demonstrated that antiviral therapies … This study compared patients according to whether they received therapeutic education from a third … Two-hundred fifty patients were randomized to either therapeutic education with a nurse (n=123) or … Alimentary Pharmacol Therapeutics. 2009 Jul;30(1):14-27. PMID: 19416131. 14.

258. Identifying Delirium (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2021 - deprivation • Dehydrati • • Pain • Immobility • Drowsiness or agitation • Refusing therapy … Cognitive stimulation—word games, crossword puzzles, current events discussion • Encourage physical therapy … /occupational therapy • Active while awake, only sleep at night • MOBILIZE!

259. One-Pager-Aspiration-Pneumonia (doc file)
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     June 01, 2021 - the resident remains stable2,5 · Antibiotics are not warranted; supportive care is the mainstay of therapy … started on antibiotics and who have not improved or have worsened, consider a course of antibiotic therapy … Are antibiotics indicated for the treatment of aspiration pneumonia? … Diagnosis and treatment of adults with community-acquired pneumonia. … Prophylactic antimicrobial therapy for acute aspiration pneumonitis.

260. Community-Acquired Pneumonia (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2022 - lung disease (not including asthma), or does not have an adequate clinical response to therapy within … Diagnosis and treatment of adults with community-acquired pneumonia. … Effect of amoxicillin dose and treatment duration on the need for antibiotic re-treatment in children … Short-course antimicrobial therapy for pediatric community- acquired pneumonia: The SAFER randomized … Short- vs standard-course outpatient antibiotic therapy for community-acquired pneumonia in children