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141. National Web-Based Teleconference on Utilizing Health IT to Improve Medication Management for the Care of Elderly Patients (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/medication-management-elderly-slides-081811.pdf
     August 18, 2011 - Components: notification to PCP of discharge, reminder to schedule visit, list of new medications, … that their doctor asks them if they are having any problems with their new medications, and these … • Most said their primary care physicians rarely explain much to them about their medications. … • No participant had discussed with their physician which medications were most important never … , and getting help with medications

142. My MediHealth: A Paradigm for Children-Centered Medication Management - 2011 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/my-medihealth-paradigm-children-centered-medication-management/annual-summary/2011
     January 01, 2011 - The project team developed a knowledge base of common pediatric asthma medications that have been incorporated … Specific Aims: Develop an information and scheduling knowledge base for common pediatric asthma medications … (including allergy medications). … that there is quite a bit of cost associated with bi-directional texting to confirm compliance with medications … This is especially true if a patient is taking four-to-five medications.

143. MyMediHealth: A Paradigm for Children-Centered Medication Management - 2012 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/my-medihealth-paradigm-children-centered-medication-management/annual-summary/2012
     January 01, 2012 - The project team developed a knowledge base of common pediatric asthma medications that have been incorporated … Specific Aims: Develop an information and scheduling knowledge base for common pediatric asthma medications … (including allergy medications). … that there is quite a bit of cost associated with bi-directional texting to confirm compliance with medications … This is especially true if a patient is taking four-to-five medications.

144. Ambulatory Electronic Medical Record and Shared Access - 2009 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/ambulatory-electronic-medical-record-and-shared-access/annual-summary/2009
     January 01, 2009 - nonhospital provider settings and 2) integrating electronic tools for prescription orders and management of medications … department (ED) and inpatient caregivers benefit from having electronic access to the patients’ ambulatory medications … initial survey results indicated that the caregivers were not always able to obtain a complete list of medications … for patients because the patients could not communicate or simply did not understand their medications … their ability to provide care, all respondents stated that their ability to access patients’ ambulatory medications

145. Bostrom AC et al. 2006 "Electronic health record: implementation across the Michigan Academic Consortium." | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/experience-research/bostrom-ac
     January 01, 2023 - reminders, "practitioner notes, labs, and radiology reports and a link to pharmacy to order and renew medications … extremely important ... for the quality care of those patients with comorbid conditions and multiple medications … All medications are ordered centrally and mailed to the patient. … a nonprescription section to this area so the pharmacy can be aware of over-the-counter and herbal medications

146. Layout 1 (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/08-0085_bcma.pdf
     August 01, 2008 - When health professionals administer medications to patients, the IT system electronically records medication … •Several AHRQ-funded BCMA projects report that they had to internally repackage medications to properly … Thus, grantees found that they must re-package very small medications into larger packages that provide … In-house repackaging of medications is often necessary to improve the usability of bar codes and to comply … Because this often includes medications that are packaged in very small containers, compliance with the

147. Virtual Patient Advocate to Reduce Ambulatory Adverse Drug Events (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017196-jack-final-report-2011.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - For Patient 3, who was not able to bring her medications to the first session, but did bring them to … Medications and Side Effects. … had them place these medications on a table between them at the start of the session. … For 57 percent of all medications, the pharmacist specifically asked about possible side effects. … These included patients who had misunderstood how often they were supposed to take their medications

148. My MediHealth: A Paradigm for Children-Centered Medication Management - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/my-medihealth-paradigm-children-centered-medication-management/annual-summary/2010
     January 01, 2010 - The project will develop a knowledgebase of common pediatric asthma medications that will be incorporated … Specific Aims: Develop an information and scheduling knowledgebase for common pediatric asthma medications … (including allergy medications). ( Achieved ) Adapt MyMediHealth in its current prototype form to … MyMediHealth on medication adherence. ( Ongoing ) 2010 Activities: In 2010, the team completed the asthma medications … For example, the team is adding photos of medications to the database, as well as functionality for users

149. A Clinical Decision Support Tool for Preventing Falls | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/research-stories/clinical-decision-support-tool-preventing-falls
     January 01, 2023 - injuries is challenging because falls can be caused by different factors, like the effects of certain medications … them to make more physical therapy referrals and reminded them to have discussions about high-risk medications … , bisphosphonate (medications for treating osteoporosis) use, and exercise.

150. MyMediHealth: A Paradigm for Children-centered Medication Management - Final Report (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs018168-johnson-final-report-2013.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - Participants entered a maximum of 2 control medications, 2 rescue medications, or 3 non-asthma medications … On average, participants who added medications added 1.4 (SD = 1.5) medications to their medication … list, with a range of 0 to 5 medications. … Scheduling Medications & Reminders. … One subject was unable to schedule one of their medications.

151. Web-based Renal Transplant Patient Medication System - Final Report (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r01hs015038-friedman-final-report-2007.pdf
     January 01, 2007 - Other medications are needed to control comorbid diseases such as diabetes (present in 37% of recipients … Under the best of circumstances, accurate use of these medications is a consuming task. … In practice, errors in the use of these medications have been difficult to either preventxiv or verify … Likely often unrecognized, non-adherence to medications is now estimated to be implicated in as many … The primary end point was- The score on the Transplant Medication Quiz of medications which served to

152. Use of Mobile Technology to Improve Acute Care Utilization in Sickle Cell Disease - Final Report (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs023989-shah-final-report-2019.pdf
     January 01, 2019 - The control group were given standard of care, including a printed plan for medications to be taken, … These included SCD-related medications, including HU, folic acid, non-narcotic and narcotic pain medications … take their medications based on their advised schedule. … Compliance was confirmed by pill count of all medications at the 30-day visit. … Patients also were asked to bring all of their medications to their 30-day visit.

153. RxSafe: Shared Medication Management and Decision Support for Rural Clinicians - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/rxsafe-shared-medication-management-and-decision-support-rural-clinicians/annual-summary/2010
     January 01, 2010 - The patient focus is on community-dwelling persons with chronic conditions on multiple medications. … integrate information for providers involved in prescribing, dispensing, administering, or monitoring medications … The classifier completed its demonstration phase and began classifying medications automatically using … that nurses, pharmacists, and physicians used different categorization schemes when thinking about medications … Finally, no publicly-available standard for classifying medications is in use, and this is a major barrier

154. Medication Reconciliation to Improve Quality of Transitional Care - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/medication-reconciliation-improve-quality-transitional-care/annual-summary/2010
     January 01, 2010 - Providers are surveyed before and after the intervention regarding satisfaction with care, managing medications … , and usefulness of local information systems in managing medications. … technical changes to the application, including a necessary performance enhancement to speed entry of medications … brief survey to ask physicians about satisfaction with local tools and resources for managing inpatient medications … , ease of managing medications, and accuracy of medication lists as noted in medical records.

155. Improving Medication Management Practices and Care Transitions through Technology - Final Report (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017837-feldman-final-report-2012.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - Medications are the most common health care intervention, and virtually all studies of patient safety … The critical modules are 1) the Plan of Care, 2) the Visit Module, and 3) the Medications Module. … The Medications Module consists of (i) an electronic medications database provided by a commercial source … , and contacting the physician with any immediate concerns about medications or side effects. … Nurses used the tool more often with patients taking a greater number of medications.

156. Using Information Technology (IT) to Improve Medication Safety for Rural Elders | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-information-technology-it-improve-medication-safety-rural-elders
     January 01, 2023 - who are at greater risk for medication-related problems because of advanced age, frailty, high-risk medications … information about the patient's condition, medical history, services provided in other settings, or medications … information for patients, clinicians, pharmacists, and nurses who prescribe, dispense, or administer medications … medication errors and adverse effects by eliminating interactions, duplications, and inappropriate medications … Yet administering medications properly to patients in long-term care facilities is fraught with challenges

157. CancelRx: A Health IT Tool to Decrease Medication Discrepancies in the Outpatient Setting | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/cancelrx-health-it-tool-decrease-medication-discrepancies-outpatient-setting
     January 01, 2023 - Despite being removed from the EHR, these medications remain on the pharmacy’s list and can be dispensed … system, and assessed the effectiveness of decreasing ADEs by reducing the dispensing of discontinued medications … The team found that before the implementation of CancelRx, only 34 percent of medications that were canceled … Busy staff often overlook this notification step and, despite being removed from the EHR, medications … pressure pharmacists can feel as the “last line of defense” to detect and identify errors for patient medications

158. Understanding CancelRX: Impact on Clinical Workflows, Medication Safety Risks, and Patient Outcomes | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/understanding-cancelrx-impact-clinical-workflows-medication-safety-risks-and
     January 01, 2023 - to a pharmacy that a prescription has been discontinued has not existed, resulting in discontinued medications … available to be dispensed to the patient, risking medication errors if the patient continues to take those medications … when prescriptions are reconciled from outside sources, or when a patient reports that they are taking medications … what was provided to them via the CancelRx standard, including the intent of the provider, a change in medications … Adoption of CancelRx and expanding its functionality to include medications from outside the EHR could

159. Kharbanda, Elyse | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/kharbanda-elyse
     January 01, 2025 - Effective CDS for use in a Large Rural Health System The impact of stimulant medications … The impact of stimulant medications on blood pressure and body mass index in children with ADHD.

160. Benziger, Catherine | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/benziger-catherine
     January 01, 2025 - Effective CDS for use in a Large Rural Health System The impact of stimulant medications … The impact of stimulant medications on blood pressure and body mass index in children with ADHD.