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61. PQMP National Asthma Quality Metric Key Driver Diagram (UCSF) (pdf file)
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    January 24, 2018 - DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF SEVERITY]  I ‐ Parents understand and administer controller medications … [MAXIMIZE  MEDICATIONS]   Key Drivers Interventions/Secondary Drivers I and II – Increase comprehensive …  leukotriene modifiers for effective long‐ term control  therapy   I – Encourage patients to bring medications …  to every visit and review device technique   I - Increase prescription of appropriate controller medications …  [MAXIMIZE  MEDICATIONS]   I – System in place in primary care for  identifying patients with asthma

62. Appendix, Building the Foundation for Your Medication Reconciliation Process Design | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2022 - Work Patient Safety News and Events Education & Training Resources Medications … Medication Reconciliation Process Design Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Medications … Design Process design— should center on the concept of a single list to document patient's current medications … &mbsp Medication List the names of any medications you are taking. … Also include any medications you held for your procedure.

63. Improving Medication Safety for Older Adults | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2022 - “Older adults, who take many prescription and over-the-counter medications, are required to self-manage … Chui was awarded her first AHRQ grant in 2016 to study whether her Senior Section™ for OTC medications … The Section features a curated supply of safer OTC medications, cautionary signage, and tools to support … Chui hypothesized that making older adults aware of high-risk OTC medications would facilitate their … intervention in 63 AAH pharmacies to enhance patients’ awareness of and attention to risks inherent in OTC medications

64. Georgia Hospitals Improve Medication Reconciliation Process With AHRQ Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - The MATCH toolkit's goal is to decrease the number of patients receiving potentially conflicting medications … hospital in Homerville, Georgia, requires its emergency department (ED) staff to reconcile patients' medications … "This project benefited our organization, as all home medications are now individually verified and ordered … the five critical medications that must be reconciled correctly and immediately upon admission. … also provided medication bags in the ED and registration areas to encourage patients to bring their medications

65. Strategy 6L: Planned Visits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2020 - Patients at risk could include: Those who are not adhering to their medications. … Those who have not received important medications or other services indicated for their condition. … Schedule the visit and instruct the patient to bring all medications. … Reviews medications prior to the visit. (Physician consults with the pharmacy, if necessary.) … Review medications; eliminate any unnecessary drugs and adjust remaining medications as necessary.

66. Medication Management: Procedure: Engaging Your Patient To Create a Medication List (pdf file)
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    January 17, 2017 - Thank the patient for bringing in the medications. 2. … Using the Medication List form, go through the prescription medications one by one. a. … Repeat this process until you have a complete list of all prescription medications, including non-oral … medications such as injections, inhalers, ointments, and drops, as well as medications only taken occasionally … Repeat this process until you have a complete list of all over-the-counter medications, vitamins, and

67. Appendix, Develop a Flowchart of Your Current Medication Reconciliation Process | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2022 - Current Medication Reconciliation Process Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Medications … What is the process for ordering medications? … When are medications usually ordered in relation to obtaining a medication history? … Where are the ordering decisions for each of the patient's current medications documented (i.e., documenting … Intra-Facility Transfer Comparison (Reconciliation) : Who compares (reconciles) medications upon

68. Use of First-Line Psychosocial Care for Children and Adolescents on Antipsychotics (APP) (pdf file)
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    February 22, 2019 - History A period of 120 days (4 months) prior to the IPSD when the member had no antipsychotic medications … members in the specified age range who were dispensed an antipsychotic medication (Antipsychotic Medications … List; Antipsychotic Combination Medications List) during the Intake Period. … Step 4: Required exclusions Exclude members for whom first-line antipsychotic medications may be … Antipsychotic Medications Description Prescription Miscellaneous antipsychotic agents • Aripiprazole

69. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2021 - Implementation Science Roadmap PQMP Grantees Safe and Judicious Use of Antipsychotic Medications … Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Safe and Judicious Use of Antipsychotic Medications … materials to support users in working towards improvement in the safe and judicious use of antipsychotic medications … this toolkit, refer to Guidelines and Recommendations for the Safe and Judicious Use of Antipsychotic Medications

70. Medication Management Transactions and Errors in Family Medicine Offices: A Pilot Study (pdf file)
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    March 21, 2008 - • Number of chronic medications listed on the medication list. … chronic medications, 37.0 percent of encounters; and for acute care medications, 13.8 percent. … Number of medications involved. … On average, patients were taking 3.81 chronic medications; range, 0 to 17 chronic medications. … The medications included cardiovascular, antibiotic, and narcotic analgesic medications.

71. Medication Discrepancies and Potential Adverse Drug Events During Transfer of Care from Hospital to Home | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2017 - provoke an ADE revealed 84 percent agreement for medications judged to provoke an ADE and 62 percent … agreement for medications not considered to provoke an ADE. … The overall agreement in judgments across all 1,389 medications was 68 percent, leading to a Cronbach … to be high risk medications for contributing to ADEs and ED visits, per previous studies and reports … Discrepancies in the use of medications. Arch Intern Med 2000; 160:2129-34. 26.

72. Creating an Accurate Medication List in the Outpatient Setting Through a Patient-Centered Approach (pdf file)
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    March 15, 2008 - list nor were there medications listed that the patient was not taking. … (or the medications themselves) with them to their appointments. … recall the prescription medications they were taking. … Patients were excluded if they were not taking prescription medications by self-report (even if medications … Discrepancies in the use of medications. Arch Intern Med 2000; 160: 2129-2134. 13.

73. Fallpxtool3I (doc file)
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    January 01, 2012 - medication in a particular risk category, the score should be calculated by (risk level score) x (number of medications … For a patient at risk, a pharmacist should use the evaluation tools to determine if medications may be … Also consider the dose and timing of medications (e.g., avoiding diuretic use close to bedtime). … Indicator Comments Medications Beers criteria,* dose adjustment for renal function or disease state … , overuse of medications, IV access Laboratory Therapeutic drug levels (digoxin, phenytoin), international

74. Maryland Hospitals Revise Medication Reconciliation Process With AHRQ Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - The MATCH toolkit's goal is to decrease the number of patients receiving potentially conflicting medications … work with the medical team to develop a discharge medication list and then educate patients about new medications … , continuing or stopping home medications, and the need to adhere to the medication regimen. … In the 3 months after the hospital implemented the service on their medical floors, medications reconciled … collection of a complete medication history increased from 65 to 90 percent, and reconciliation of all medications

75. Integration of Medication Information | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2018 - People Whose Provider Usually Asks About Medications and Treatments From Other Doctors People under … age 65 with a usual source of care whose health provider usually asks about prescription medications … Importance: Different providers may prescribe medications for the same patient. … patients on multiple medications. … When care is not well coordinated and some providers do not know about all of a patient's medications

76. Recovering After Emergency Appendectomy (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2023 - Before surgery, you probably will get medications to help prevent infections. … ■ You may get medications like acetaminophen (Tylenol®) or ibuprofen (Advil®). … ■ Opioid [OH-pee-oid] pain medications are only used if needed. … Why avoid opioid pain medications? … You’ll get medications to help prevent infections.

77. 44-Sample-Pathway-Checklist (doc file)
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    June 01, 2023 - [Fill in risk assessment information, mechanical prophylaxis, chemoprophylaxis medications, and any other … [Fill in medications (e.g., acetaminophen, cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitor) given, based on your pathway] … [Fill in medications (e.g., acetaminophen, cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitor) given, based on your pathway] … · Yes · No Medications prescribed/recommended for postdischarge pain management? … [Fill in medications that are prescribed/recommened for postdischarge pain management from your pathway

78. Retail and Mail Order Drugs Used in 2014-18 and Later Prescribed For COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2022 - pandemic has placed unprecedented strains on our healthcare system, in some cases prompting novel uses of medications … Quantifying the use of and expenditures for these medications before COVID-19 informs our understanding … Some medications were not included due to insufficient sample sizes, because they are not administered … Use of and Expenditures for COVID-19-Relevant Prescription Medications by Generic Drug Name A unique

79. Figure 1: Medication Reconciliation Upon Admission: High Level Process Map Before Redesign (Text Description) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2022 - Work Patient Safety News and Events Education & Training Resources Medications … Map Before Redesign (Text Description) Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Medications … Physician orders medications based on med list prior to admission and patient's current clinical status … At the final step, nurse administers medications to patient.

80. Figure 8: Medication Reconciliation Process Physician Focus Group—Interview Questions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2022 - Work Patient Safety News and Events Education & Training Resources Medications … Physician Focus Group—Interview Questions Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Medications … Were you ever trained on how to document and update home medications in [insert the name of your form … Since your training, have you been consistently documenting and updating home medications in the [insert