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201. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Safe Medication Administration
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     May 01, 2017 - Admin. 2 Safe Administration of Medications in L&D The safe administration of two commonly used high-alert … medications in labor and delivery (L&D) units is the focus of one customizable bundle within the AHRQ … Can also be adapted and applied to other high-alert medications used on L&D units. 3 AHRQ Safety Program … Admin. 3 High-Alert Medications1 High-alert medications are “drugs that bear a heightened risk of … Admin. 32 References ISMP List of High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings.

202. Appendix B10: Primary Care Provider Fax Report and Orders (Text Description) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - X) = positive for this resident Suggestions for further assessment and/or interventions ( ) Medications … that could increase fall risk: Review medications and consider changes if appropriate. … ≥20 mm Hg drop in systolic pressure with position change Review cardiovascular and diuretic medications … _____________________________________________ ( ) Psychiatric evaluation to evaluate psychotropic medications

203. Five Nebraska Hospitals Use AHRQ Toolkit to Improve Medication Reconciliation Across Care Settings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - learning sessions and provider support calls focusing on implementation of the AHRQ-funded toolkit, Medications … goal of the MATCH toolkit is to decrease the number of patients who receive potentially conflicting medications … accomplish this goal by providing clear instructions on creating flowcharts to avoid gaps in reconciling medications

204. Preventing Medication Errors in Ambulatory Care: The Importance of Establishing Regimen Concordance (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2004 - Effective communication regarding medications has been shown to promote medication adherence in the … Discrepancies in the use of medications: their extent and predictors in an outpatient practice. … Self- reported adherence to antiretroviral medications among participants in HIV clinical trials: the … Misunderstanding of asthma controller medications: association with nonadherence. … Communication regarding medications in a public hospital anticoagulation clinic [in press].

205. Navigating the Health Care System | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2024 - Holt takes two medications twice a day, and admits that he sometimes forgets the second dose. Mr. … Holt's medications have warning labels on them. One in particular has 4 colored labels on them. … Holt's medications and interrogated his glucometer. He made sure Mr. … Malone points to each of the medications, says what they are for, and asks Mr. … Threw away discontinued medications to avoid confusion.

206. Chapter 3. Development of the Data Infrastructure | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Census Bureau and IHS data on the costs of purchasing medications and supplies. … We obtained a data extract with information on IHS costs for the purchase of medications and supplies … In lieu of using data on the actual cost of specific medications, we used data on project site pharmacy … costs and the number of medications prescribed to calculate the average cost of a dispensed medication … The data were used to create three pharmacy measures: the total number of dispensed medications and

207. On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits (pdf file)
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     November 30, 2013 - . *** High-risk medications include insulin, anticoagulants, antibiotics, alpha blockers, antipsychotics … A higher number of medications increases the risk of complications and contributes to transfer risk. … We have chosen 15 or more medications as a threshold to be considered a high risk for hospital and ED … The count of medications includes over-the-counter medications but excludes medications ordered to be … • A resident with medication profile indicating 15 active medications during the report week, active

208. How to Complete the Practice Self-Assessment Tool for Opioid Use in Older Adults (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2023 - want to improve their clinical management of older adult patients with chronic pain who use opioid medications … operational and care delivery areas were identified for improving how organizations manage opioid medications

209. ADHD: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of ADHD in Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
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     February 02, 2012 - The evidence is par­ ticularly strong for stimulant medications and sufficient but less strong for … Evidence Profile ● Aggregate evidence quality: A for medications; C for behavior therapy. … Only 2 medications have evidence to support their use as adjunctive ther­ apy with stimulant medications … Their medications and doses varied, and a number of them were no longer taking medication. … Sudden death and use of stimulant medications in youths.

210. New Models of Primary Care Workforce and Financing - Case Example #2: The Health Center (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - the patient’s use of their medications. … during rooming so the provider only reviews or adds new medications. … If new medications are needed from the ADU, an offsite pharmacist approves the release of medications … Matthew, 59 percent of patients receive their medications via the 340B mail- order pharmacy. … This reduces the need for patients to drive to pick up medications, especially for multiple medications

211. Metabolic Monitoring for Children and Adolescents on Antipsychotics (pdf file)
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     February 14, 2018 - The use of antipsychotic medications is greater and increasing more rapidly in youth enrolled in the … Given the documented metabolic risks of antipsychotic medications, monitoring of metabolic indices is … This measure assesses whether children and adolescents who are taking antipsychotic medications received … Practice Parameter for the Use of Atypical Antipsychotic Medications in Children and Adolescents. 2011 … Trends in prescribing of antipsychotic medications for U.S. Children.

212. 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

213. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Safe Medication Administration (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2017 - EF May 2017 SAY: The Safe Medication Administration bundle provides information on high-alert medications … Slide 1 SAY: In this module, we will do the following: • Define high-alert medications. • Identify … These key safety elements can also be adapted and applied to other high-alert medications used in … Slide 3 SAY: High-alert medications are defined by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices … • Limiting access to these medications. • Using auxiliary labels and automated alerts.

214. Appendix D. Followup Telephone Survey | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2013 - Strongly Agree 4 Don't Know 9     The next set of statements is about your baby's medications … .   14.Did your baby go home with medications? … DON'T KNOW," SKIP TO 19, ELSE GO TO 15.]   15.The day we left the hospital, I had all my baby's medications … 4 Don't Know 9     16.When we left the hospital, I understood what each of my baby's medications … Know 9     18.When we left the hospital, I understood the side effects of each of my baby's medications

215. Getting Ready for Your Ambulatory Surgery | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2017 - Medical instructions: Talk with your doctor about your medications well before your surgery. … Your doctor may want to stop or change some medications such as blood thinners for a short time or may … These instructions usually explain whether you need to stop medications or fill new prescriptions, when … Medication and allergy list: Prepare an up-to-date list of your current medications and any allergies … Many medications used to keep you comfortable during surgery will affect your memory in the hours after

216. Prologue: Technology and Medication Safety (pdf file)
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     July 25, 2008 - Yet the use of medications— including prescription and generic drugs, as well as herbal supplements—is … Underuse, overuse, adverse events, and medical errors associated with medications can cause serious … They describe systems to detect potential errors, prevent the dispensing of inappropriate medications

217. CHIPRA 136 Table 4 (pdf file)
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     July 31, 2018 - J43.0 J43.1 J43.2 J98.3 J68.4 J98.2 J98.2 P25.0 Filled prescriptions for asthma related medications … www.ncqa.org/HEDISQualityMe asurement/HEDISMeasures/HEDIS20 12/HEDIS2012FinalNDCLists.aspx) Eliminate medications

218. Documentation of Mandated Discharge Summary Components in Transitions from Acute to Subacute Care (pdf file)
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     March 31, 2008 - “Patient and family instructions (as appropriate)” was defined as discharge medications and/or activity … (a listing of all discharge medications OR a statement noting that admission medications are unchanged … AND a listing of admission medications OR a statement noting that admission medications are unchanged … except for a specific number of medications AND a listing of the altered medications AND a listing … of admission medications); AND/OR Activity orders (orders for a patient’s activity level upon hospital

219. Chipra-89-Adhd-Behavior-Section-5-Attach-5 (pdf file)
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     February 02, 2012 - Evidence Profile ● Aggregate evidence quality: A for medications; C for behavior therapy. … Compared with stimulant medications that have an effect size [effect size� (treatment mean � control … Only 2 medications have evidence to support their use as adjunctive ther- apy with stimulant medications … Their medications and doses varied, and a number of them were no longer taking medication. … Sudden death and use of stimulant medications in youths. AmJ Psychiatry. 2009;166(9):992–1001 57.

220. PowerPoint Presentation
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     November 30, 2013 - fluids Subcutaneous fluids NG tube Oxygen Respiratory treatment Respiratory suctioning Medication: IV Medications … : IM or SQ Medications: PO Seen By (Within 24 Hours of Transfer) Primary Physician Covering Physician … Polypharmacy (15 or more medications). High-risk change in condition within 7 days. … Pressure Ulcer Fall Risk Late-Loss ADL Score ≥12 Cognitive Impairment Medical Conditions** High-Risk Medications … include insulin, anticoagulants, antibiotics, alpha blockers, antipsychotics, antianxiety medications