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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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ecri-out-10-deadly-healthcare-technology-hazards-2017
February 21, 2024 - April 17, 2017
Is an indication-based prescribing system in our future?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_2-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
January 01, 2011 - .6-7 Confounding by
indication leads to higher propensity for treatment
or more intensive treatment … Choice of Comparators
Both confounding by indication and confounding
by frailty may be strongest and … or an indication with a similar potential for
confounding.28 A comparator treatment within the … by indication and
confounding by frailty. … Comparing different treatment options for a given
patient (i.e., the same indication) is at the very
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/aseptic-catheter-insertion-practices-ed.pptx
June 02, 2025 - 4
Lack of Knowledge:
Strategies to Overcome
First, always make sure that there is an appropriate indication
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September 10, 2013 - ulcer on his sacrum and the physician decided to remove the catheter because there was no apparent indication … that’s above the age of 80, of those that had a catheter, half of them did not have an appropriate indication … Elderly, again, are very susceptible to have the catheter placed without an appropriate indication, those … You want to avoid it if there’s no indication and we want to get it out as soon as it’s no longer needed … Patient preference is not an indication for catheterization.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/selecting-evidence.ppt
January 01, 2010 - Confounding by Indication
Confounding by indication is a type of selection bias that occurs when groups … It is often difficult to adjust for confounding by indication; therefore, studies with a high degree … of potential bias because of confounding by indication are usually not suitable for inclusion in a comparative … Bias from confounding by indication can sometimes be mitigated by using propensity scores. … Confounding by indication is not much of an issue for unexpected or unpredictable harms, so observational
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/selecting-evidence.ppt
January 01, 2010 - Confounding by Indication
Confounding by indication is a type of selection bias that occurs when groups … It is often difficult to adjust for confounding by indication; therefore, studies with a high degree … of potential bias because of confounding by indication are usually not suitable for inclusion in a comparative … Bias from confounding by indication can sometimes be mitigated by using propensity scores. … Confounding by indication is not much of an issue for unexpected or unpredictable harms, so observational
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/sustaining-change-transcript.html
December 01, 2017 - What was the HICPAC approved indication for urinary catheter placement for him? Okay. Yes. … There was no indication. … It means that every catheter that is placed has an indication. … Once that indication is over, it is immediately removed. … You can have order sets to ensure that any urinary catheter that is inserted had an indication.
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April 14, 2015 - What was the HICPAC approved indication for urinary catheter placement for him? Okay. Yes. … There was no indication. … It means that every catheter that is placed has an indication. … Once that indication is over, it is immediately removed. … You can have order sets to ensure that any urinary catheter that is inserted had an indication.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/medication/tool_safe-oxytocin.docx
May 01, 2017 - Verifying and documenting indication for use
· Verify and document absence of contraindications for … Contraindications include—
· gestational age less than 39 completed weeks without medication indication … capable of performing a cesarean delivery is readily available.
· Verify and document evidence of medical indication … · For inductions that are scheduled for women at greater than 39 completed weeks without a medical indication … twofold increased risk of cesarean delivery.1 The risk and benefits of induction will vary based on indication
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June 02, 2015 - First of all, as always, we first have to make sure that there's an appropriate indication for catheterization … Let us make sure that your patient has an appropriate indication for catheterization. … We've already talked about having an appropriate indication.
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December 01, 2017 - First of all, as always, we first have to make sure that there's an appropriate indication for catheterization … Let us make sure that your patient has an appropriate indication for catheterization. … We've already talked about having an appropriate indication.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/aseptic-catheter-insertion-practices-ed-transcript.html
December 01, 2017 - First of all, as always, we first have to make sure that there's an appropriate indication for catheterization … Let us make sure that your patient has an appropriate indication for catheterization. … We've already talked about having an appropriate indication.
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December 01, 2017 - or obstruction
Slide 15
Appropriate Indications
Catheter is inserted for appropriate indication … Slide 29
Conclusion
Urinary catheters should only be inserted if there is an appropriate indication