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1. Medication Management Strategy: Intervention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   June 01, 2023 - be putting patients at risk for an adverse drug event, such as overdosing, underdosing, or missing medications … KB] Patient Reminder Card – business card [PDF, 27 KB] Remind patients to bring all their medications … that can be used to help clinicians discuss the core challenges to filling and adhering to prescribed medications … Additional AHRQ Resources—Medication Management Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH … ) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation How to Create a Pill Card Consumers Page – Treatments & Medications

2. Chapter 3. Developing Change: Designing the Medication Reconciliation Process | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   July 01, 2022 - Verification is an important step, as patients often forget to mention medications or OTC medications … Update the list when medications are discontinued, doses are changed, or new medications (including OTC … medications) are added. … Updating their own list when medications are discontinued, doses are changed, or new medications (including … OTC medications) are added.

3. Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   April 01, 2023 - Work Patient Safety News and Events Education & Training Resources Medications … Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation Next Page Table of Contents Medications … This toolkit is based on the Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Web site. … Page last reviewed April 2023 Page originally created August 2012 Internet Citation: Medications

4. Translation of Comparative Effectiveness of Depression Medications Into Practice (pdf file)
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   September 29, 2013 - Translation of Comparative Effectiveness of Depression Medications Into Practice Research to Help Underserved … Comparative Effectiveness Research Products Translation of Comparative Effectiveness of Depression Medications … Translating comparative effectiveness of depression medications into practice by comparing the depression

5. New Study Shows Reduced Antibiotic Use at Long-term Care Facilities Participating in HHS-funded Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   February 01, 2022 - significant decrease in antibiotic use, thereby reducing unnecessary and potentially unsafe use of medications … stewardship programs (ASPs) are designed to address this by promoting the appropriate use of antibiotic medications … Inappropriate use of antibiotic medications is a significant public health challenge because overuse

6. 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

7. Statistical Briefs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   February 01, 2024 - This statistical brief presents estimates of fills of prescriptions for opioid medications that are commonly … This statistical brief presents estimates of fills of prescriptions for opioid medications that are commonly … This statistical brief presents estimates of fills of prescriptions for opioid medications that are commonly … This statistical brief presents estimates of fills of prescriptions for opioid medications that are commonly … and 2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component of fills of prescriptions for opioid medications

8. 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.

9. Medication Management: Sample Process for Medication Management Strategy (pdf file)
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   January 12, 2017 - These include non-oral medications such as injections, inhalers, ointments, and drops, as well as medications … Remind patients to bring all their medications to their next appointment. … Thank the patient for bringing in the medications. 2. … medications such as injections, inhalers, ointments, and drops, as well as medications only taken occasionally … Suggest that the patient throw away any expired medications. 6.

10. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2021 - recommendations about clinical preventive services such as screening tests, counseling services, and preventive medications … recommendations about clinical preventive services such as screenings, counseling services, or preventive medications

11. TeamSTEPPS Video Debrief Guide: Huddle in Emergency Department (pdf file)
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    August 31, 2023 - . • Nurse Autumn will start an IV, draw labs, and give medications. • Nurse Julie will document. • Nurse … Jonathan will get the patient into a gown and obtain cooling supplies. • Pharmacist Jay will prepare medications … They will try calming measures first and consider medications next. 3. … video, the emergency department technician, Ralph, reminds the team to try calming measures before medications

12. 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

13. Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - Select Create a Safe Medicine List Together if you have many patients with multiple medications or … This strategy can help you conduct medication reconciliation based on a complete and accurate list of medications … tell them, including instructions such as how to take care of themselves at home, how to take their medications

14. Massachusetts Hospital Improves Medication Reconciliation With AHRQ Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - November 2011, AHRQ partnered with six State QIOs to focus on implementation of the AHRQ-funded toolkit, Medications … The MATCH toolkit's goal is to decrease the number of patients receiving potentially conflicting medications … England Rehabilitation Hospital improved its "One Source of Truth" document to make sure it included home medications … their expertise to review orders from the acute care hospital; identify concerns about any missing medications

15. Two Indiana Facilities Use AHRQ Toolkit to Revise Medication Reconciliation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - November 2011, AHRQ partnered with six State QIOs to focus on implementation of the AHRQ-funded toolkit, Medications … The MATCH toolkit's goal is to decrease the number of patients receiving potentially conflicting medications … care unit can now print an updated medication list after surgery, and the surgeon is able to reconcile medications … The new process also resolved the problem of physicians' difficulty in finding an updated medications

16. Blood Pressure Control Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2021 - Adults This guideline from Eighth Joint National Committee recommends treatment thresholds, goals, and medications … patient education booklet explains high blood pressure and the potential risks and benefits of various medications … High Blood Pressure: Medications and You This patient education poster explains hypertension and the … types of medications used to treat it. … This booklet helps patients managing high blood pressure record their blood pressure readings and medications

17. Final Progress Report: Leveraging a Social Network of Elders and Families To Improve Medication Safety at Transitions of Care (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2024 - Scope: Older patients and families often have difficulty reconciling and managing medications after hospital … Older patients and families often have difficulty reconciling and managing medications after hospital … Develop an acceptable process for patients/families to import and ‘accept’ medications from multiple … Determine if the tool results in more appropriate medications and decreased polypharmacy for frail … Challenges of managing medications for older people at transition points of care.

18. Medication Summary Guides for Vulnerable Populations with Rheumatoid Arthritis (pdf file)
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    December 19, 2014 - have improved as a result of earlier use of, and a wider array of, disease-modifying anti-rheumatoid medications … patients and a decision aid for health care providers (to help patients and their physicians talk about medications … Develop an innovative medication guide and decision aid to help patients and physicians talk about medications … researchers found increased knowledge of RA and decreased decisional conflict about the use of RA medications

19. Transdisciplinary Learning Lab To Eliminate Patient Harm and Reduce Waste | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2020 - Researchers believe this approach can be replicated for a number of medications. … insulin infusion protocol as a model to improve safety and efficiency in the delivery of high-alert medications … insulin infusion protocol as a model to improve safety and efficiency in the delivery of high-alert medications

20. Comprehensive Informatics Framework for Comparative Effectiveness Research Dissemination (pdf file)
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    December 19, 2014 - Getting information about these conditions and updates on new medications and treatment discoveries … study developed a user-friendly interactive program to help older adults better understand diabetes medications … literacy was associated with improvements in patient attitudes and behaviors related to diabetes medications