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81. Final Progress Report: Risk Models To Improve Long-Term Care Medication Safety (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/higginson-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Step 1 — Identify the “Top-Level” Event (wrong drug, dose, resident, omitted drug/dose). … • Wrong drug—resident receives a drug prescribed that is not clinically indicated (contraindicated, … is in the modeling of wrong drug. … Research on drug-use-system errors. … 0.6 1.2 1.3 Known allergy 1.5 0.9 Duplicate therapy 0.6 0.7 Unauthorized drug 6.8 Drug/drug

82. Final Progress Report: Risk Analysis of Pediatric Chemotherapy Processes (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/shenep-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Calculate the drug dosage. … Likewise, if a mistake is found after the drug is dispensed, the drug is returned to the pharmacy … Visually verify that the drug in the bag matches the drug indicated on the label and order (e.g., confirm … Once in the prep area, double check the drug and drug concentration against the label. … , sound-alike drug name) RPN score: 70 15.2 Drug supplies past their expiration date used in preparation

83. dfdfl;kdf (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/SyH-DR-Removal-of-Synthetic-Drug-ID-January2024.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - January 2024 Synthetic Healthcare Data for Research (SyH-DR) Known Data Issue: Removal of Synthetic Drug … you downloaded the SyH-DR data files before January 2024, you will see a variable called Synthetic Drug … As of the SyH-DR data file update in January 2024, the Synthetic Drug ID (SYNTHETIC_DRUG_ID) variable … Synthetic Healthcare Data for Research (SyH-DR) Known Data Issue: Removal of Synthetic Drug ID

84. Table A.4.1. Verisk condition classifications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/ihs/taba.4.1.html
    December 01, 2017 - Disease Gallbladder Disorders Other Hepatitis and Liver Disease Substance Abuse Drug … Induced Hallucinations, Delusions, and Delirium Withdrawal and Other Specified Drug-Induced Mental … Disorders Drug Dependence Drug Abuse Without Dependence, Except Alcohol and Tobacco

85. Intravenous Infusion Safety Initiative: Collaboration, Evidence-Based Best Practices, and “Smart” Technology Help Avert High-Risk Adverse Drug Events and Improve Patient Outcomes (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Maddox_38.pdf
    March 26, 2008 - • Standardization of decision-support drug libraries, including drug names, concentrations dosing … Incidence of adverse drug events and potential adverse drug events: Implications for prevention. … Systems analysis of adverse drug events. JAMA 1995; 274: 35-43. 16. … Medication errors and adverse drug events in pediatric inpatients. … The costs of adverse drug events in hospitalized patients.

86. Final Progress Report: Pharmacist Technology for Nursing Home Resident Safety (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lapane-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Prospective drug regimen review: Current regulations require that the drug regimen of every nursing … The prevention of adverse drug events. ECPN 2005;June:26-32. Feinberg JL. … Approaches for optimisation of drug prescribing in elderly people. … Drug utilization in the US: 1986. … Incidence and preventability of adverse drug events in nursing homes.

87. Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/effectivetreatment/mhsa.html
    June 01, 2018 - Process: Treatment for illicit drug use or alcohol problem. … 73.6 Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Survey on Drug … An estimated 2.5 million people received treatment at a specialty facility (hospital [inpatient], drug … People Who Received Treatment for Illicit Drug Use or an Alcohol Problem People age 12 and over who … Adults Who Completed Treatment for Mental, Emotional, Alcohol, or Drug Problems Adults who visited

88. Final Progress Report: Clinical Decision Support Simulations for Medication Administration Safety (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/moss-berner-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - These CDSS can provide alerts related to medication orders (drug-drug, drug-allergy interactions) … Medication references could be accessed on each drug by clicking on the drug name in the medication … And up there, it was highlighted, and so it was: don’t use this drug with that drug. … scanning the drug. … Incidence of adverse drug events and potential adverse drug events: implications for prevention.

89. Kesselheim, Aaron | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/grants/active/kawards/Kawdsumkess.html
    October 01, 2014 - Description: The proposed research has three aims: Develop a comprehensive typology of off-label drug … different ways prescription drugs are used beyond the specific indications approved by the Food and Drug … pairs and determine predictors of non-evidence-based off-label drug uses. … interviews with whistle-blowers in pharmaceutical fraud cases regarding illegal promotion of off-label drug … The first study under Aim #2 has been completed which looked at trends in off-label drug use related

90. Final progress Report: Improving Over-the-Counter Medication Safety for Older Adults (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/chui-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Misuse outcomes comprised Drug/Drug, Drug/Disease, Drug/Age, and Drug/Label, with five subtypes. … The Senior Section slightly reduced Drug/Drug misuse. … For Drug-Age, Drug-Disease, and Drug-Label misuse, the final determinations were based on evaluations … and Drug/Label misuse. … Drug/Disease misuse, Drug/Label misuse (Exceeds Daily-Dosage), and Drug/ Label misuse (Exceeds Timing

91. Brigham and Women’s Hospital CERT: Solving the Problem of Alert Fatigue To Minimize Medication Errors | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/chain/research-tools/featured-certs/problem-of-alert-fatigue.html
    March 01, 2017 - Identifying the Most Severe Drug-Drug Interactions Intent on creating a scaled-down list of the most … critical drug-drug interactions (DDIs) that trigger medication alerts, the team convened a panel of … The result was a list of 15 highly clinically significant drug-drug and drug-allergy interactions that … High-priority drug-drug interactions for use in electronic health records. … Criteria for assessing high-priority drug-drug interactions for clinical decision support in electronic

92. Staying Active and Healthy with Blood Thinners - Transcript | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/diagnosis-treatment/treatments/btpills/stayactive-tr.html
    September 01, 2015 - Report: Blood Thinner Medications Narrator: Recently, your doctor has prescribed a blood-thinning drug … So if you use this drug, it is important that you also be careful in your daily activities. … We hope this video helped shed some light on what a blood-thinning drug is, what it does, and how it

93. Anemia Increasing in Hemodialysis Patients, Especially for Blacks (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/dataspotlight-anemia-dialysis.pdf
    December 02, 2019 - used to treat anemia in patients with CKD, including those receiving dialysis.3 In 2011, the Food and Drug … Food and Drug Administration. … Agents (ESAs) in Chronic Kidney Disease. https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-drug-safety … Association between changes in CMS reimbursement policy and drug labels for erythrocyte- stimulating … //www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-drug-safety-communication-modified-dosing-recommendations-improve-safe-use-erythropoiesis

94. Resources for Financial Assistance for Medicines | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/tool19a.html
    March 01, 2024 - Medicare has a searchable list of drug company programs that help people who do not have insurance … or are enrolled in a Medicare Drug Plan (Part D) pay for prescriptions. … companies, lets you search for discount programs offered by drug companies. … NeedyMeds is a non-profit that provides information about drug assistance programs. … pharmacy that offers prescription medicines to people who are uninsured or have limited prescription drug

95. AHRQ Awards $45 Million in Grants To Expand Access to Care for People With Long COVID | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/882.html
    September 01, 2023 - AHRQ Grantee Protects Patients From Drug-Drug Medication Errors . … AHRQ Grantee Protects Patients From Drug-Drug Medication Errors AHRQ grantee Daniel C. … Malone, Ph.D., is helping to make care safer by increasing understanding of drug-drug interactions and … Malone established a framework for collecting and disseminating information on drug-drug interactions … He also worked to optimize digital tools, such as drug-drug interaction alerts and shared decision-making

96. Surge in Drug Shortages Occurred in Wake of Pandemic, Study Finds | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/908.html
    April 01, 2024 - Surge in Drug Shortages Occurred in Wake of Pandemic, Study Finds Issue Number 908 AHRQ News … Today's Headlines: Surge in Drug Shortages Occurred in Wake of Pandemic, Study Finds April 23 Webinar … Surge in Drug Shortages Occurred in Wake of Pandemic, Study Finds A recent AHRQ-funded study on pharmaceutical … supply chains revealed a significant spike in drug shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic. … Nearly 29 million adults had alcohol use disorder in 2022, according to the National Survey on Drug Use

97. Post-fielding Surveillance of a Guideline-based Decision Support System (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Chan.pdf
    January 01, 2004 - Such technologies include automated order entry systems, drug-drug interaction software, and decision … • Potential interaction of the recommended drug with another drug prescribed for the patient. … incorrectly labelled to a drug. … Food and Drug Administration Center for Drug Evaluation and Research; 1999. … Food and Drug Administration Center for Drug Evaluation and Reporting. MEDWatch Program.

98. Clinicians and Their Chronically Ill Pediatric Patients Together Can Improve Medication Adherence and the Use of Health Care Services | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/chain/practice-tools/drug-safety/medication-adherence.html
    March 01, 2017 - Clinicians and Their Chronically Ill Pediatric Patients Together Can Improve Medication Adherence and the Use of Health Care Services By Andrea Humphries, Ph.D. Download this information  (PDF, 576 KB) When children and adolescents with asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, or inflammatory bowel disease, or other chronic…

99. Blacks Experiencing Fast-Rising Rates of Overdose Deaths Involving Synthetic Opioids Other Than Methadone (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/dataspotlight-opioid.pdf
    February 20, 2020 - The measure of drug overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone describes individuals … Whites and rates vary by gender within racial groups, Blacks are experiencing fast-rising rates of drug … Outcome: Drug overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone per 100,000 population … ◆ Since 2013, a sharp increase in drug overdose deaths involving synthetics other than methadone … Drug overdose deaths involving fentanyl, 2011-2016. Natl Vital Stat Rep 2019;68(3).

100. Final Progress Report: Demonstration of Quality Improvement of Medication Therapy Management Services (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/doucette-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - To evaluate the effects of the changes, a set of medication use variables was calculated from drug … Among the 37 million Medicare Part D beneficiaries, there are prevalent adverse drug events (ADEs), … CareFirst is a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) located in Medicare Region 5 in Maryland. … The TIP algorithms can address drug safety, cost issues, and nonadherence. … For example, we used drug claims data in 6-month periods to measure medication use.