Sentences with phrase «reduce inappropriate use»

The researchers concluded, «Appropriate use of rapid and culture - based diagnostic tests can reduce inappropriate use of antibiotics for sore throats, while avoiding under - treatment of patients who can benefit from antibiotics.»

Strategically reduced inappropriate use of emergency room, calculated savings monthly, and compiled cost containment reports that effectively demonstrated cost - cutting initiatives without sacrificing service.

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To reduce spinal cord inflammation, they may also administer a powerful steroid called methylprednisolone — also used to treat arthritis pain — although side effects, including an increased risk of infection, make it inappropriate for many SCI patients.

Dr. Susan Bleasdale, medical director of infection control at the University of Illinois at Chicago, said the study «may be a game changer» for antibiotic «stewardship» programs aimed at reducing inappropriate antibiotic use.

Inherent in its design is the need for all assessors and users of assessment results to be assessment literate — to know what constitutes appropriate and inappropriate uses of assessment results — thereby reducing the risk of applying data to decisions for which they aren't suited.

The rest of Eskelsen Garcia's piece focuses on why the testing is so inappropriate and the NEA's position is to permanently reduce the use of standardized testing.

In the last few years, we have been using frequency - specific low level laser therapy (see FSLLL articles) to help reduce the over - exuberant / inappropriate immune response that causes the symptoms of all types of allergies.

Reductions in state and local resources may contribute to increases in inappropriate or unnecessary use of PEP by decreasing resources to investigate animal exposures and confirm animal health status, and by reducing county health department staff time to provide regular rabies PEP education for health care providers.»

In addition, the crate may be used specifically to create good household habits: to housetrain your puppydog; to establish a hard - to - break chewtoy habit; to reduce excessive barking; to prevent inappropriate digging; and to foster confidence and calmness.

Therapies based on the principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) can be used to teach your child new skills and encourage appropriate behaviour, which can reduce your child's need for inappropriate behaviour.

Efficiency, ie, the avoidance of wasted resources, included emergency department (ED) use and hospitalizations because their costs per unit of service are high and inappropriate use of resources contributes to many of these visits.20 Continued receipt of care at the same practice after age 20 months also was included since continuity of care reduces the risk of hospitalizations and ED use21 and increases consumer satisfaction.22

Practice Goals Universal Teacher Classroom Management Practices are management techniques and programs for use in K — 12 classrooms that aim to teach prosocial behaviors in order to reduce or prevent inappropriate or aggressive behaviors of students.

When higher levels of parental restriction were used with daughters who had lower inhibitory control — an aspect of temperament referring to the reduced capacity to suppress inappropriate approach responses under instructions or in novel or uncertain situations (9)-- daughters had greater increases in BMI from ages 7 to 15 y (10).