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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-catheter-right-patient
May 16, 2022 - into the medical record or order entry system, read back the order, and confirm they understand the indication … (For example, pharmacists assess the dose, route, and indication for medication orders and radiology … intent of verification processes is to allow for a deliberate assessment of the procedure type and indication … follow-up. 12 Although the resources to support these best practices vary across facilities, verifying the indication
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73526/psn-pdf
July 28, 2021 - implementation of first-fill counseling reinforces
understanding of the patient’s treatment plan, specific indication … pharmacists may be able to verify that the patient has sufficient knowledge of administration and
indication … mandatory counseling could have alerted the patient that
the dispensed medication was for an alternate indication … first-fill medications can aid in verifying patient understanding
of administration, monitoring, and indication
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/exploring-potential-using-drug-indications-prevent-look-alike-and-sound-alike-drug-errors
December 18, 2019 - This experimental study found that including the approved indication along with the generic name reduced
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.98_slideshow.ppt
June 01, 2005 - implementing CPOE
or a barcoding system will not eliminate medication errors
CPOE system did not ask for the indication … RCA—System Solutions
CPOE system should remind physician that a drug like vasopressin has more than one indication … ; then query the indication and provide suggested dose
Overridden computer-generated recommendations
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46178/psn-pdf
December 22, 2017 - psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/minimizing-electronic-health-record-patient-note-mismatches
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/indication-based-prescribing-prevents-wrong-patient-medication-errors-computerized-provider
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45796/psn-pdf
June 29, 2017 - a significant rate of chronic opioid use after patients receive a first
prescription for an acute indication
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46343/psn-pdf
March 21, 2018 - vulnerabilities-computerized-physician-order-entry-systems-qualitative-study
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/indication-based-prescribing-prevents-wrong-patient-medication-errors-computerized-provider
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-errors-retail-pharmacies-wrong-patient-wrong-instructions
March 19, 2019 - implementation of first-fill counseling reinforces understanding of the patient’s treatment plan, specific indication … practice pharmacists may be able to verify that the patient has sufficient knowledge of administration and indication … mandatory counseling could have alerted the patient that the dispensed medication was for an alternate indication … first-fill medications can aid in verifying patient understanding of administration, monitoring, and indication
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/discrepancies-between-home-medications-listed-hospital-admission-and-reported-medical
November 03, 2021 - patients admitted to a teaching hospital were taking at least one medication without a clear clinical indication
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/which-line-ordering-provider-or-proceduralist
September 16, 2015 - oncologist intended to order a nontunneled catheter, as a tunneled catheter was not necessary for this indication … As a result, the 23%–27% of imaging orders without an appropriate indication were considered mistakes … would have identified the error (perhaps because it would have recognized that lines placed for the indication … Checklists can include questions regarding an understanding of the indication for the procedure—or in … Successive check, with the interventional radiologist questioning the indication and leading to consultation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mail-service-and-community-pharmacies-must-work-tandem
December 07, 2022 - December 7, 2022
Is an indication-based prescribing system in our future?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/canary-measures-among-ahrq-patient-safety-indicators
November 27, 2012 - (a measure of health care–associated infections ) appeared to be the best single measure for this indication
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/defining-and-studying-errors-surgical-care-systematic-review
July 20, 2022 - Development and use of a common definition and taxonomy of errors will provide a more accurate indication
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-electronic-transmission-prescriptions-dispensing-errors-and-prescription-enhancements
December 16, 2020 - found that electronic transmission of prescriptions resulted in increased omission of the medication indication
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/polypharmacy-elderly-when-good-drugs-lead-bad-outcomes-teachable-moment
September 29, 2017 - This commentary describes how using STOPP criteria and performing indication mapping can help reduce
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/advancing-safety-acute-pain-management
January 08, 2020 - August 5, 2020
Indication-specific opioid prescribing for US patients with Medicaid or
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/texting-debate-beneficial-means-communication-or-safety-and-security-risk
July 12, 2023 - April 17, 2017
Is an indication-based prescribing system in our future?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-2007-survey-high-alert-medications-differences-between-nursing-and-pharmacy-perspectives
February 13, 2019 - May 2, 2018
Is an indication-based prescribing system in our future?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49622/psn-pdf
March 01, 2011 - Why did the system not provide a clear visual indication of who was notified? … witnessed many occasions when a clinician pressed "send"
or "enter" or "return" only to receive no indication … Because there was no indication in the design of the
electronic health record as to which forms they
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-pharmacist-administered-deprescribing-intervention-nursing-home-residents-randomized
September 09, 2020 - Most deprescribing recommendations reflected a lack of ongoing indication or a dosage that was too high