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AHRQ Issues Toolkit for Improving Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Health Care Settings

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has issued a toolkit for improving antibiotic use in ambulatory health care settings.  AHRQ notes that the toolkit explains the Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making and has tools to support their implementation and improve prescribing in three areas: developing and improving antibiotic stewardship activities in your practice, learning strategies for communicating about antibiotic prescribing, and disseminating best practices for common infectious diseases.  To read the AHRQ announcement and summary of its toolkit for improving antibiotic use in ambulatory health care settings, and to access the toolkit, use the link below.
https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/index.html
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