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321. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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     May 20, 2016 - including frequent dressing checks, is key to management of postoperative hemorrhage and hematoma.1 Medication … Management Determine if and when discontinuation of antiplatelet/anticoagulant medication prior to … Recommended Practice: Medication Management • Develop a process and protocol for determining if discontinuation … current evidence-based guidelines for a particular surgery.3,4,5 o Obtain a thorough history of medication … Introduction: Essential First Steps Recommended Practice: Management of Blood Loss Recommended Practice: Medication

322. Evidence Now Fact Sheets - Cholesterol Management (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2016 - Substantial PCOR evidence shows that taking a statin medication each day to manage blood cholesterol … PCOR research can focus on specific clinical interventions (such as a medication or surgical procedure … ) or on ways of delivering care (such as the use of text messages to remind people to take a medication … those with high LDL cholesterol levels, and those with diabetes), who have been prescribed a statin medication

323. CHIPRA 212 Technical Specifications (pdf file)
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     September 11, 2018 - better performance, as reflected by children with persistent asthma being prescribed an appropriate medication … At least three outpatient visits with an asthma diagnosis on different dates • At least four asthma medication … Inhaled corticosteroid Daily, anti-inflammatory asthma medication, which helps control narrowing and … evidence of current ICS use (Appendix 2) • Children with claims-based evidence of current controller medication

324. Tool 2: Readmission Review Tool (doc file)
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     September 02, 2016 - For example, an interview might reveal that a patient did not take her medication, which then contributed … Why did she not take her medication? She did not take it because she did not have it. Why? … until you have identified opportunities that your hospital team can address (e.g., bedside delivery of medication … , teach-back, medication reconciliation; such services may exist for some patients but not others or

325. Case Example #6: Henry Ford Health System | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2019 - PCP completes medication reconciliation. … RNs do medication renewals and BP medication titration by protocol. … For out-of-range BP, RN titrates medication per protocol. … Medication titration PCPs do this. … RN visits for DM education, medication reconciliation, injections, and treatment planning.

326. National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (QDR): Care Coordination Chartbook (pdf file)
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     June 16, 2016 -  Improving communication is a key aspect of decreasing medication errors and improving patient …  Patients need to understand their medication (indications, administration, adverse effects) to … But important medication information is given to patients in a haphazard way (Persell, 2013). … provider, so the patient is the primary source of medication information. … EHR-based medication support and nurse-led medication therapy management: rationale and design for

327. Learn from Defects Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2012 - (Protocol for mixing medication concentrations is posted above the medication bin.)       … (Staff member was comfortable expressing his or her concern regarding high medication dose.)     … (Nurse knew dose ordered was not standard for that medication.)       … (New nurse asked preceptor to help him or her mix the medication concentration.)       … (Pharmacists knew and followed the protocol for stat medication orders.)      

328. Table 3. Testing Results in New York State Medicaid (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Women who have at least one refill of a teratogenic medication in the 15 months prior to pregnancy … who have no prescriptions filled for teratogenic medication in the 9 months prior to delivery.

329. Measure 1, Section 2, Attachment 1 (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - , and this study provided evidence that medication was far more likely to be a recommended treatment … Researchers noted that this is too few visits to allow for medication adjustment or promote adherence … Observations from this study suggest that the prevalence of medication treatment for ADHD is higher … Lastly, the researchers noted a lower likelihood of consistent medication use in the poorest children … • Jensen, et al also point out that both medication and educational services for 24 and 36 months

330. Voluntary Hospital Coalitions to Promote Patient Safety (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2004 - Safe medication use (SMU) program The SMU program, which focuses on reducing the frequency of medication … , nurses, physicians • Reviews medication errors data to determine imminent and potential problems … • Identifies and promotes safe medication use system designs and practices • Analyzes and reviews … Safe medication use program The Safe Medication Use (SMU) program, which has met with enthusiastic … Among participating hospitals, 105 (73 percent) reported a decrease in the targeted medication error

331. Chapter 6. Measure Maps and Profiles (continued, 14) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2014 - focused on coordination □     Health care home       Care management       Medication … goals: 4, 8 Support self-management goals: 6, 9, 14, 15 Teamwork focused on coordination: 3 Medication … focused on coordination □     Health care home       Care management       Medication … focused on coordination       Health care home       Care management       Medication … focused on coordination       Health care home       Care management       Medication

332. A Model-based Approach to Prioritizing Medical Safety Practices (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2004 - For example, requiring handwritten (as opposed to verbal) medication orders is thought to reduce medication … Variables associated with medication errors in pediatric emergency medicine. … Medication error research. In: M. R Cohen (Ed.) … The impact of computerized physician order entry on medication error prevention. … Learning from medication errors. The Pharmaceutical Journal 2001 (267):287. 42.

333. Section 5.A, Research Evidence Table (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - Family and Protective Services (2010) Foster care Children and adolescents Psychotropic Medication … Psychotropic Medication Utilization Parameters for Foster Children. December 2010.

334. St. Joseph’s Hospital Improves Patient Safety Using AHRQ Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2015 - "Using the RED toolkit, we walked through each step of the process, including medication reconciliation … In addition to those improvements, the hospital has used AHRQ's MATCH toolkit to improve medication reconciliation … "Although the overall process for medication reconciliation was very good, we frequently worked with … incorrect information from the home medication list, and these errors would flow downstream," said Joel

335. Guide for Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - steps Aurora Health Care took to create a community-based patient safety council focused on improving medication … As they struggled with an initiative to improve medication safety in the outpatient setting, they realized … health care providers could openly discuss the barriers to and opportunities for a safe, effective medication … patient-centered care leads to better self-management of chronic conditions and improved adherence to medication … Institute of Medicine, Preventing Medication Errors, Quality Chasm Series .

336. Blood Thinner Pills: Your Guide to Using Them Safely | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2023 - It also introduces BEST, an easy way to remember how to fit blood thinner medication into daily life. … Many medication errors are found by patients. … Talk to your doctor about every medication and over-the-counter product that you take. … Tell all your doctors about every medication and over-the-counter product that you take. … A personal, medication wallet card can help you keep track of this list.

337. Perinatal Safety Strategies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2023 - 705.5 KB; Text Version ) Tool: Rapid Response Systems ( Word , 626.5 KB; Text Version ) Safe Medication … Administration Safe Medication Administration: Slide Presentation ( PowerPoint , 1.27 MB; Text Version … ) Safe Medication Administration: Facilitator Guide ( Word , 1.65 MB; PDF , 1.13 MB; Text Version

338. Final progress Report: Anticholinergics and Cognitive Decline in the Elderly with Depression (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - medication classes, individual medications, and doses are not captured in MDS. … Anticholinergic effects of medication in elderly patients. … Medication-related falls in the elderly: causative factors and preventive strategies. … Anticholinergic Medication Use and Risk of Fracture in Elderly Adults with Depression. … Anticholinergic Medication Use and Risk of Fracture in Elderly Adults with Depression.

339. New Toolkit Can Improve Post-Surgery Complications and Enhance Patient Recovery | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2023 - Grantee Profile on Kathleen Walsh, M.D., M.Sc., Highlights Work To Prevent Pediatric Medication Errors … Grantee Profile on Kathleen Walsh, M.D., M.Sc., Highlights Work To Prevent Pediatric Medication Errors … Walsh is working to prevent medication errors and adverse drug events among children, particularly those … Medication errors that occur outside the hospital can be lethal for children with chronic conditions, … Walsh has identified factors that contribute to medication errors and injuries in children with chronic

340. Quality Improvement Strategies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2021 - Facilitating Cross-System Data Sharing for Psychotropic Medication Oversight and Monitoring  (Center … Medication Management Education Provide education to youth and families on medication management, … Facts for Families: Psychiatric Medication for Children and Adolescents (AACAP, 2012). … Psychotropic Medication Training (Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, 2013). … Pharmacists then had the option to fill the medication (i.e., call the provider to determine why two