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41. 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

42. EvidenceNOW PCOR Fact Sheet: Smoking Cessation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2018 - of smoking, health benefits of quitting smoking, and the effectiveness of behavioral counseling and medications

43. Implementation Quick Start Guide: Medication Management (Half-Page) (pdf file)
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    December 15, 2016 - Patients are asked to bring in all the medications they take, both prescribed and over the counter, … including non-oral medications such as injections, inhalers, ointments, and drops, as well as medications … (CDC), more than two-thirds of primary care office visits involve drug therapy, with 2.3 billion medications … that may be putting them at risk for an adverse drug event, such as over- or underdosing, missing medications … The Patient Information Card reminds patients to bring all the medications they take with them to

44. TeamSTEPPS Limited English Proficiency Module: Briefing Exercise (pdf file)
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    July 25, 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.

45. Safemed Facguide (doc file)
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    May 01, 2017 - Administration 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 L&D … Slide 3 SAY: High-alert medications are defined by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices as … Limiting access to these medications. Using auxiliary labels and automated alerts.

46. Emergency Visits for Opioid Use Rose White Treatment for Illicit Drug Use Remained Unchanged (pdf file)
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    August 11, 2021 - also makes up the highest percentage of drug overdose deaths in the United States.3 Treatment with medications … #medications-used-in-mat https://www.samhsa.gov/medication-assisted-treatment/medications-counseling-related-conditions … The medications (buprenorphine, buprenorphine/naloxone and/ or naltrexone) are available for treatment … Addressing racial and ethnic disparities in the use of medications for opioid use disorder. … American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) National Practice Guideline for the Use of Medications

47. Adaptation, Education and Motivation: Improving Evidence-Based Medication Adherence Among Adults With Type 2 Diabetes (pdf file)
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    December 19, 2014 - also sought to determine if patients in MI sessions increased their knowledge of effective diabetes medications … Findings All participants showed an increase in medication knowledge and awareness, taking their medications

48. TeamSTEPPS: Research/Evidence Base | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2023 - Education Labor and Delivery Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nursing Pediatric Care Pharmacy/Medications

49. Implementing Screening and Treatment of Unhealthy Alcohol Use During COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2021 - Complementing this recommendation, AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program completed a systematic review on medications … for alcohol use disorder , finding strong evidence for specific medications.

50. 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.

51. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF): An Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2023 - recommendations about clinical preventive services such as screenings, counseling services, or preventive medications

52. 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.

53. AHRQ's 35th Anniversary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    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

54. About the Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2023 - When examining the cost of antibiotic medications alone, one study showed that antibiotic stewardship … Antibiotics are one of the most commonly prescribed medications in nursing homes and overuse of antibiotics

55. Primary Care Providers in Pennsylvania Use Medication for Successful Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2021 - “In one visit, a patient can get his diabetes and blood pressure medications, plus his medication for … Project RAMP incorporated universal screening for substance use disorders in outpatient clinics and medications

56. Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics in the Nursing Home (pdf file)
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    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

57. Tool 9: Transitional Care Planning (doc file)
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    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

58. 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

59. Achievements in Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2014 - Preventive medications, such as low dose aspirin to prevent heart attack or stroke.

60. Automated Outreach & Adherence to Cholesterol-Lowering Medication | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2018 - Medication Resource title: Automated Outreach to Increase Primary Adherence to Cholesterol-Lowering Medications