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181. Final Report: Using Risk Models To Improve Safety With Dispensing High-Alert Medications in Community Pharmacies (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/cohen-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Final Report: Using Risk Models To Improve Safety With Dispensing High-Alert Medications in Community … Identifying High-Alert Medications A list of high-alert medications dispensed from community pharmacies … Four of these medications were selected for ST-PRA modeling. … as high-alert medications dispensed from community pharmacies. … High-alert medications and patient safety.

182. Final Progress Report: Advancing Patient Safety Innovation in Rheumatology (ASPIRE) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/yazdany-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - SCOPE Background Patients using high-risk medications in the ambulatory settings face significant safety … Use of new immunosuppressive medications has expanded at an unprecedented pace; this class of medications … Gaps in Ambulatory Patient Safety for Immunosuppressive Specialty Medications. … Gaps in Ambulatory Patient Safety for Immunosuppressive Specialty Medications. … Provision of potentially teratogenic medications to female veterans of childbearing age.

183. Figure 8: Medication Reconciliation Process Physician Focus Group—Interview Questions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2012 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation Figure … 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

184. 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

185. Georgia QIO Uses AHRQ DVD, Brochure to Educate Patients About Blood Thinners | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - materials, as follows: Patient outreach mailings: A letter explaining the importance of bringing medications … Patient resources: Bags for bringing medications to appointments. … Physician outreach letters to doctors who had prescribed warfarin, asking them to review patients' medications … Provider resources: Continuing medical education lecture "Drug Safety Initiative: Inappropriate Medications … notes, "The interventions had an impact on clinical practice by enabling physicians to choose safer medications

186. 31. Ten Key Guideline Recommendations (Continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - There are numerous effective medications for tobacco dependence and clinicians should encourage their … Seven first-line medications (5 nicotine and 2 non-nicotine) reliably increase long-term smoking abstinence … Clinicians should also consider the use of certain combinations of medications identified as effective

187. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2024 - 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

188. Evaluating New Evidence to Improve Asthma Care and Quality of Life | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/evaluating-new-evidence.html
     April 01, 2018 - found subcutaneous immunotherapy for allergic asthma reduces the need for use of long-term control medications … as well as quick-relief medications, and may improve quality of life. … Intermittent Inhaled Corticosteroids and Long-Acting Muscarinic Antagonists for Asthma found different medications … for both daily asthma control and for short-term relief may be more effective than using different medications … of adults with moderate to severe asthma, may improve asthma control and quality of life compared to medications

189. Final Progress Report: Technology To Improve Medication Safety in Nursing Homes (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/14281-Scott-Cawiezell-draft-1.pdf
     September 29, 2007 - These features included color codes that alert the provider of medications due, medications past due … 22.3% 24.5% 15.1% 21.0% Omitted Medications 1.1% 2.2% 2.8% 1.1% Total Errors with Late Medications 34.5% … The crushing of these medications resulted in residents getting time-released medications in bolus doses … Late medications (defined as medications given more than 1 hour after the designated time) dropped from … The pace of medication administration moved from 40 medications per hour to 57 medications per hour

190. Medication Management Transactions and Errors in Family Medicine Offices: A Pilot Study (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Lynch_37.pdf
     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.

191. 36.94 Physician Pharmacologic guidelines | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - Oral Diabetes Medications 27. Blood Glucose and Urine Ketone Testing 28. … Consider prescribing second-line agents for patients unable to use first-line medications because of … contraindications or for patients for whom first-line medications are not helpful. … A minority of individuals who successfully quit smoking use ad libitum NRT medications (gum, nasal spray … The use of the medications long-term does not present a known health risk.

192. Georgia Hospitals Improve Medication Reconciliation Process 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 … 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.

193. Figure 1: Medication Reconciliation Upon Admission: High Level Process Map Before Redesign (Text Description) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2012 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation Figure … 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.

194. Fallpxtool3I (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallpxtoolkit/fallpxtool3i.docx
     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

195. Alabama Medicaid Uses AHRQ Effective Health Care Products for Physician Education | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - The review raised important safety concerns about these medications and was useful to Alabama Medicaid … Atypical antipsychotic medications are second-generation drugs designed to cause fewer neurological complications … claims data identified more than 400 children aged 0 to 4 years who had received atypical antipsychotic medications … prescribing practices differed from practices generally accepted as evidence-based for antipsychotic medications … child psychiatrists made educational phone calls to identified prescribers to discuss the use of these medications

196. Creating an Accurate Medication List in the Outpatient Setting Through a Patient-Centered Approach (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Leonhardt_35.pdf
     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.

197. Use of First-Line Psychosocial Care for Children and Adolescents on Antipsychotics (APP) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-148-section-2-tech-specs.pdf
     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

198. CHIPRA 149: Section 2, Technical Specifications (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-149-section-2-tech-specs.pdf
     February 22, 2019 - A period of 120 days (4 months) prior to the IPSD when the individual had no History antipsychotic medications … Antipsychotic Medications Description Prescription First Generation  Chlorpromazine hcl  Molindone … hcl Antipsychotic  Fluphenazine hcl  Perphenazine Medications  Fluphenazine decanoate  Fluphenazine … Generation  Aripiprazole  Paliperidone palmitate Antipsychotic  Clozapine  Quetiapine fumarate Medications

199. Figure 1: Medication Reconciliation Upon Admission: High Level Process Map Before Redesign | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/figure-1.html
     July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation Figure … High Level Process Map Before Redesign Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Medications

200. Figure 1: Medication Reconciliation Upon Admission: High Level Process Map Before Redesign | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/figure-1.html
     July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation Figure … High Level Process Map Before Redesign Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Medications