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41. Patients & Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2018 - Treatment Information for Patients and Consumers about getting diagnosed, having surgery, taking medications … and having treatments, and using hospitals and clinics Diagnosis Surgery Treatments & Medications

42. Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics in the Nursing Home (pdf file)
    cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/gurwitz.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - extraordinarily high; nationally, over 20% of all nursing home residents are prescribed antipsychotic medications … Knowledge of and perceived need for evidence-based education about antipsychotic medications among nursing

43. Examples of Health Plan Quality Measures for Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2022 - Patient Safety Measures The percentage of health plan members on persistent prescription medications … of elderly health plan members diagnosed with certain chronic conditions receiving contraindicated medications

44. Tool 9: Transitional Care Planning (doc file)
    cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool9_trans_care.docx
    July 28, 2016 - detention Language or Literacy Issues · Low literacy, low numeracy · Low health literacy—diagnoses, medications … not currently in care management to advocate for enhanced services · Arrange for bedside delivery of medications … · Discuss cost of medications, how patient will obtain them; modify as needed · Discuss transportation

45. Speaking Plainly: Communicating the Patient’s Role in Health Care Safety (pdf file)
    cahps.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/advances/vol4/Miranda.pdf
    July 01, 2004 - The tips also varied in terms of their focus on medications, hospital stays, or surgeries. … For example, they indicated an unwillingness to check on medications dispensed by pharmacists (e.g. … Advances in Patient Safety: Vol. 4 144 potentially harmful effects of combining prescription medications … Medications and adverse drug events are a key and often-cited patient safety topic that patient behavior … The second step also includes messages on medications that were reworded because beneficiaries perceived

46. Examples of Home Health Care Quality Measures for Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    cahps.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/long-term-care/home-health/examples.html
    November 01, 2018 - Management of oral medications. Status of surgical wounds. Urinary incontinence. … Percentage of patients reporting that home health providers talked with them about their medications

47. Fall Prevention Toolkit (doc file)
    cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/module4/module4_tools.docx
    August 03, 2017 - Reviews medications for fall risk. … Discusses medications that may increase fall risk with physician using standardized approach (e.g., note … Implements computerized alerts for medications that present high risk for falls, where appropriate.

48. Consumer Reports Uses AHRQ’s Evidence Reports in Drug Comparisons | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2016 - The non-profit organization's Best Buy Drugs public education project compares medications' track records … Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs reports on diabetes medicines, anticoagulants, and allergy medications

49. Briefing Exercise | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2012 - has had a myocardial infarction and we need to give him some instructions about his activities and medications … Interpreter: [ interprets ] Patient: [ nods ] Nurse: Next, I'm going to go over your medications

50. 2017Qdr-Patsafchartbook (pdf file)
    cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/patientsafety/2017qdr-patsafchartbook.pdf
    October 01, 2018 -  Hypoglycemia related to use of diabetic medications. … Improvement in Taking Medication Correctly • Importance: Taking medications correctly is important … Home health care patients who got better at taking their medications correctly by mouth, 2010-2016 … Prescription medications received include all prescribed medications initially purchased or otherwise … Prescription medications received include all prescribed medications initially purchased or otherwise

51. Health Literacy Tools for Providers of Medication Therapy Management | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    cahps.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/pharmacy/medication-mgt.html
    September 01, 2020 - CMR is designed to improve patients’ knowledge of their prescriptions, over-the-counter (OTC) medications … and address problems or concerns that patients may have; and empower patients to self-manage their medications

52. 26-Patient-Education-Guide (doc file)
    cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/26-patient-education-guide.docx
    June 01, 2023 - Discussion of Challenging Topics Many people are embarrassed to ask important questions about pain medications … Find out what each patient is concerned about regarding pain and medications.

53. SOPS Community Pharmacy Survey Items and Composites (pdf file)
    cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/pharmsops-composites.pdf
    June 19, 2018 - We encourage patients to talk to pharmacists about their medications. B7. … Our pharmacists spend enough time talking to patients about how to use their medications. B11. … patient safety—dispensing the right medication accurately and making sure patients understand their medications

54. Surge in Drug Shortages Occurred in Wake of Pandemic, Study Finds | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    cahps.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/908.html
    April 01, 2024 - shortages and 6.4 percent were associated with severe shortages, compared with 4.1 percent for unaffected medications … An AHRQ guide answers primary care clinicians’ questions about prescribing medications to treat alcohol … Outcomes after initiation of medications for alcohol use disorder at hospital discharge.

55. AHRQ Signals Plan To Establish Healthcare Extension Service | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2023 - The report, which updates a 2014 systematic review, recognizes that the literature on medications for … Access the report , which includes key findings on the benefits and harms of several medications, and … The impact of stimulant medications on blood pressure and body mass index in children with attention

56. PowerPoint Presentation
    cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/fallpxreports.pptx
    October 01, 2017 - behaviors Gait and balance instability A history of falls within the last 180 days Use of psychoactive medications … Mental: Cognitive Impairment Gait and Balance Instability Fall: 8-30 Days Fall: 31-180 Days Psychoactive Medications … Other High-Risk Medications Acute Mental Status Change Behavior: New Unsafe New Gait/Balance or Device … Other High-Risk Medications October 2017 On-Time Falls Prevention 17 Falls High-Risk Report Calculation … Other High-Risk Medications Acute Mental Status Change Behavior: New Unsafe New Gait/Balance or Device

57. Shadowing (doc file)
    cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/shadowing.doc
    August 08, 2012 - Were patient medications available to the nurse when they were due? … If the medications were delayed, could this affect the patient’s outcome (e.g., delay in discharge to

58. Opioids AHRQ Works: Building Bridges Between Research and Practice (pdf file)
    cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/impact-opioid-final.pdf
    November 01, 2018 - The misuse of opioids, such as prescription pain medications and heroin, has become widespread across … MAT, which uses FDA-approved medications combined with psychosocial treatments, is an effective way … 1993–2012,” published in August 2014, found that the rate of hospitalizations for overuse of pain medications

59. AHRQ's 35th Anniversary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    cahps.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/35th-anniversary/index.html
    April 01, 2024 - The EPCs produce evidence reports on medications, devices, and other health care services to help consumers … hospital managers, patients, and others reduce medical errors, range from checklists that help reconcile medications … enhance effective communication among caregivers and patients to toolkits that help patients taking medications … instructions for nurses to help patients understand after-hospital care instructions, including how to take medications … medicine record form that can be personalized, and outlines steps to help patients safely use their medications

60. Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    cahps.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/medlist.html
    October 01, 2022 - This strategy helps to improve documentation because we can see the medications and decrease medication … asked to bring in all the medicines they take, both prescribed and over the counter, including non-oral medications