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241. Guide for Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Objectives Develop tools for identification and dispensing of medications. … Develop a tool to help seniors understand why they take medications.

242. Strategies to Improve Communication Between Pharmacists and Patients (ppt file)
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     January 01, 2010 - them to share an experience during which a patient had difficulty understanding something about their medications … Low Literacy and Medication Use  Ability to identify their own medications 12-18 x greater odds  … Understanding of how to take medications Take med every 6 hrs 52% correct Take med on empty stomach … Several studies have assessed patients’ understanding of their medications. … Anecdotal evidence of making mistakes with their medications and experiencing more adverse drug events

243. Personal Health Records to Improve Health Information Exchange and Patient Safety (pdf file)
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     April 17, 2008 - This refers to identifying the most accurate list of all medications a patient might be taking at any … Reconciliation involves comparing the patient’s current list of medications against the physician’s … Although medications are ordered through physicians and noted in a patient’s medical record, and prescriptions … are filled by pharmacies, patients ultimately are the final source of information about which medications … lists can be integrated and patients can periodically review them to determine the status of their medications

244. Usability Testing and the Relation of Clinical Information Systems to Patient Safety (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2003 - These results led to redesigns in the software so that (1) medications set to expire will not be removed … in the BCMA system caused confusion; (2) poorly organized data screens resulted in missed medications … During the testing, when the nurses discovered medications were missing from the interface, confusion … In most of the tests, however, the nurses realized that the medications automatically removed from … The nurses said this type of design decision created a new potential path to missed medications.

245. Module 15: Preparing and Presenting Performance Data (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2015 - HYPERTENSION, BENIGN ESSENTIAL (ICD-401.1) Medications PRINIVIL TABS 20 MG (LISINOPRIL) 1 po qd Last … Medications HUMULIN INJ 70/30 (INSULIN REG & ISOPHANE (HUMAN)) 20 units ac breakfast Last Refill: #600 … Medications: HUMULIN INJ 70/30 20 u ac breakfast PROZAC CAPS 10 MG 1 qd Treatment: Will have annual … Medications HUMULIN INJ 70/30 (INSULIN REG & ISOPHANE (HUMAN)) 20 units ac breakfast Last Refill: … Medications PRINIVIL TABS 20 MG (LISINOPRIL) 1 po qd Last Refill: #30 x 2 : Carl Savem MD (11/27/2010

246. Speaking Plainly: Communicating the Patient’s Role in Health Care Safety (pdf file)
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     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

247. Appendix, Assembling a Medication Reconciliation Team | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2022 - Work Patient Safety News and Events Education & Training Resources Medications … Assembling a Medication Reconciliation Team Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Medications

248. Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 12. Infusion Pumps (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2020 - are twice as likely to be involved in errors that cause harms when compared to medications delivered … For example, they reported that the proportion of unauthorized medications decreased from 60 percent … Unauthorized medications decreased from 60% in 2007 to 4% in 2010. … There was significant increase in proportion of omitted medications and wrong dose. … Evaluated 478 patients receiving and/or prescribed IV medications.

249. Appendix, Sample Letter to Discipline-Specific Leaders on Meeting Regarding Training and Implementation Strategy for Medication Reconciliation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2022 - Work Patient Safety News and Events Education & Training Resources Medications … Strategy for Medication Reconciliation Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Medications

250. Examples of Home Health Care Quality Measures for Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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

251. 6 Tk1 T2-Talking With Residents Family Members Final (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - If your family member takes other medications, sometimes the antibiotic might interact with certain drugs … Medications such as antacids, Coumadin (warfarin), blood pressure medications, or anti-diabetic medications … • Does this drug interfere with the effectiveness of other medications?

252. Attachments 5.1 through 5.5 (pdf file)
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     June 25, 2014 - 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 … Sudden death and use of stimulant medications in youths. … The Global Market for ADHD Medications 7 Janet Currie, et al. … approved medications; B for behavior therapy. A for medications; C for behavior therapy.

253. Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Many identified the need to better understand patient-related factors (e.g., cost of medications) that … Over-the-counter medications Issues related to diagnosis and treatment Overuse and underuse … Our informants indicated that a comprehensive approach to patient medications is an important factor …   N (94) % N (328) % Care team models, including pharmacists 40 42.6 187 57.0 Medications … models including pharmacists (40 articles, 42.6%); and health information technology (IT), including medications

254. Section 5, Appendix 1, Tables 1-5 (pdf file)
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     October 22, 2013 - Recommendation Type/Grade AACAP-AAA (2011) Practice parameter for the use of atypical antipsychotic medications … in children and adolescents.1 “The acute and long-term safety of these medications in children and … principles that underlie medication prescribing, to promote the appropriate and safe use of psychotropic medications … Practice Parameter for the Use of Atypical Antipsychotic Medications in Children and Adolescents.

255. Identifying Delirium (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2021 - Dehydrati • • Pain • Immobility • Drowsiness or agitation • Refusing therapy/meals/ medications

256. Fall Prevention Toolkit (doc file)
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     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.

257. Inhaled Corticosteroids for Children With Persistent Asthma Prescribed at Time of Discharge From the Emergency Department (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2018 - There is no cure for asthma, but it can be controlled with appropriate medical care, medications, and … However, under-utilization of controller medications is common. … Providing appropriate anti- inflammatory medications to children with persistent asthma is likely to … Underuse of controller medications results in more acute episodes, greater use of EDs, and increased … Information may be extracted from the medications list, the medications section of a note, or the plan

258. Strategies to Improve Communication Between Pharmacy Staff and Patients: A Training Program for Pharmacy Staff (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - to share an experience during which a patient had difficulty understanding something about their medications … Low Literacy and Medication Use Ability to identify their own medications 12-18 x greater odds Understanding … • Anecdotal evidence of making mistakes with their medications and experiencing more adverse drug … in Trying to Improve Things Increasingly complex health system Greater self-care requirements More medications … : • Few messages, with no assumptions that patients know about how the body works, diseases, or medications

259. Using Data Mining to Predict Errors in Chronic Disease Care (pdf file)
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     March 28, 2008 - The patient model accounts for specific effects on outcomes from various oral medications, insulin, … Time-dependent values for percent maximum effect of medications are computed for both A1c values and … Moves take three forms: (1) treatment moves, which include medications and referrals to specialists; … The 90-day scheduling parameter was chosen because most oral medications require 90 days for complete … The models prescribed medications in the order in which they were listed.

260. Appendix C. Case Study and Program Examples | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Medications Postural hypotension as a result of cardiovascular medications. … Medications ___ ask primary care provider to review all medications, their possible interactions and … side effects. ___ ask consultant pharmacist to review medications. ___ implement sleep hygiene measures … Postural vital signs since the resident is on cardiovascular medications for hypertension and has a history