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21. Consumer Reports Uses AHRQ’s Evidence Reports in Drug Comparisons | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2016 - The non-profit organization's Best Buy Drugs public education project compares medications' track records … Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs reports on diabetes medicines, anticoagulants, and allergy medications

22. 2017Qdr-Patsafchartbook (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2018 -  Hypoglycemia related to use of diabetic medications. … Improvement in Taking Medication Correctly • Importance: Taking medications correctly is important … Home health care patients who got better at taking their medications correctly by mouth, 2010-2016 … Prescription medications received include all prescribed medications initially purchased or otherwise … Prescription medications received include all prescribed medications initially purchased or otherwise

23. 26-Patient-Education-Guide (doc file)
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    June 01, 2023 - Discussion of Challenging Topics Many people are embarrassed to ask important questions about pain medications … Find out what each patient is concerned about regarding pain and medications.

24. SOPS Community Pharmacy Survey Items and Composites (pdf file)
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    June 19, 2018 - We encourage patients to talk to pharmacists about their medications. B7. … Our pharmacists spend enough time talking to patients about how to use their medications. B11. … patient safety—dispensing the right medication accurately and making sure patients understand their medications

25. Surge in Drug Shortages Occurred in Wake of Pandemic, Study Finds | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2024 - shortages and 6.4 percent were associated with severe shortages, compared with 4.1 percent for unaffected medications … An AHRQ guide answers primary care clinicians’ questions about prescribing medications to treat alcohol … Outcomes after initiation of medications for alcohol use disorder at hospital discharge.

26. 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

27. PowerPoint Presentation
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    October 01, 2017 - behaviors Gait and balance instability A history of falls within the last 180 days Use of psychoactive medications … Mental: Cognitive Impairment Gait and Balance Instability Fall: 8-30 Days Fall: 31-180 Days Psychoactive Medications … Other High-Risk Medications Acute Mental Status Change Behavior: New Unsafe New Gait/Balance or Device … Other High-Risk Medications October 2017 On-Time Falls Prevention 17 Falls High-Risk Report Calculation … Other High-Risk Medications Acute Mental Status Change Behavior: New Unsafe New Gait/Balance or Device

28. Opioids AHRQ Works: Building Bridges Between Research and Practice (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2018 - The misuse of opioids, such as prescription pain medications and heroin, has become widespread across … MAT, which uses FDA-approved medications combined with psychosocial treatments, is an effective way … 1993–2012,” published in August 2014, found that the rate of hospitalizations for overuse of pain medications

29. 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

30. Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2022 - This strategy helps to improve documentation because we can see the medications and decrease medication … asked to bring in all the medicines they take, both prescribed and over the counter, including non-oral medications

31. Strategy 3: Bedside Shift Report (Tool 2) (pdf file)
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    June 04, 2013 -  Review tasks that need to be done, such as: • Labs or tests needed • Medications administered

32. 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.

33. 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

34. Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Hospital Adult Survey: Health Literacy | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2023 - During this hospital stay, did hospital staff ask you to describe how you were going to take your medications … Yes     2 __ No Note: Before items H-HL1 – H-HL2, add a new subheading: " Information About Medications … During this hospital stay, did hospital staff tell you who to call if you had questions about your medications

35. Sample Disaster Preparedness Letter to Families (doc file)
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    May 12, 2022 - We will provide you with necessary medications, medical supplies, and other items your loved one needs

36. 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

37. NPSD Dashboards | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2023 - New for 2023: Falls Dashboard and Medications or Other Substance Event Supplemental Dashboard The new … The Medications or Other Substance Event supplement reflects an enhanced analysis of NPSD Medication

38. Strategy 4: IDEA Discharge Planning (Implementation Handbook) (doc file)
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    April 01, 2011 - Review medications 3. Highlight warning signs and problems 4. Explain test results 5. … Review medications. … and Quality’s MATCH toolkit is to decrease the number of patients receiving potentially conflicting medications … Patients prescribed high-risk medications or complex medication regimens may be at higher risk of adverse … Patients are responsible for administering new medications, tracking symptoms, participating in physical

39. Fall Prevention Toolkit (doc file)
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    January 01, 2012 - Use this tool in conjunction with clinical assessment and a review of medications (see Tool 3I) to determine … Use this tool in conjunction with clinical assessment and a review of medications (see Tool 3I) to determine … 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

40. 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