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181. Final Progress Report: Enhanced Patient Safety Intervention to Optimize Medical (EPITOME) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/sirio-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - There is a significant increase in knowledge of medications among psychiatric patients when educational … specific medications should have automatic referral to informed pharmacists or respiratory therapists … total, or 3) on five or more new medications started during the hospitalization. … The patient was be encouraged to ask questions regarding medications throughout the hospital stay … • Patients were able to: o Verbalize that they were more aware of their medications (effects, side

182. 44-Sample-Pathway-Checklist (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/44-sample-pathway-checklist.docx
     June 01, 2023 - [Fill in risk assessment information, mechanical prophylaxis, chemoprophylaxis medications, and any other … [Fill in medications (e.g., acetaminophen, cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitor) given, based on your pathway] … [Fill in medications (e.g., acetaminophen, cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitor) given, based on your pathway] … · Yes · No Medications prescribed/recommended for postdischarge pain management? … [Fill in medications that are prescribed/recommened for postdischarge pain management from your pathway

183. Chapter 7. High-Risk Situations for Medication Reconciliation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/chapter-7.html
     July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation Chapter … Situations for Medication Reconciliation Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Medications … When these patients are discharged from the inpatient setting, instruction on changes to their prior medications … Medications that are being administered to the patient at the outside hospital prior to transfer. … Medications ordered at the receiving hospital.

184. Chapter 7. High-Risk Situations for Medication Reconciliation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/chapter-7.html
     July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation Chapter … Situations for Medication Reconciliation Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Medications … When these patients are discharged from the inpatient setting, instruction on changes to their prior medications … Medications that are being administered to the patient at the outside hospital prior to transfer. … Medications ordered at the receiving hospital.

185. Increasing Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Communities Through a Virtual Clinician Training and Support Program (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/about/impact-stories/increasing-access.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - This has led to increased access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in this largely rural … death from overdoses.1 Approximately 75% of overdose deaths in 2021 involved some form of opioids.2 Medications … Only 1 in 5 U.S. adults with opioid use disorder received medications to treat it in 2021. … nida.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/2023/08/only-1-in-5-us-adults-with-opioid-use-disorder-received-medications-to-treat-it-in … nida.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/2023/08/only-1-in-5-us-adults-with-opioid-use-disorder-received-medications-to-treat-it-in

186. Recovering After Emergency Gallbladder Surgery (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/gallbladder-booklet.pdf
     November 01, 2023 - ■ You may get medications like acetaminophen (Tylenol®) or ibuprofen (Advil®). … ■ Opioid [OH-pee-oid] pain medications are only used if needed. … Why avoid opioid pain medications? … Please tell us if you have any concerns about pain medications or pain control. … You’ll get medications to help prevent infections.

187. Injection Safety/Safe Medication Handling (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/injectionsafety.pdf
     January 03, 2014 - In addition to viruses, unsafe practices when handling medications for injection can put a dialysis … • Do not administer medications from a syringe to multiple patients, even if the needle or cannula … • Use single-dose vials for parenteral medications whenever possible. … • Do not administer medications from single-dose vials or ampules to multiple patients or combine … • Medications should be prepared only in a dedicated medication area and never at the dialysis station

188. Integration of Medication Information | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/carecoordination/measure4.html
     June 01, 2018 - People Whose Provider Usually Asks About Medications and Treatments From Other Doctors People under … age 65 with a usual source of care whose health provider usually asks about prescription medications … Importance: Different providers may prescribe medications for the same patient. … patients on multiple medications. … When care is not well coordinated and some providers do not know about all of a patient's medications

189. 31. Ten Key Guideline Recommendations (Continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide31.html
     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

190. Final Progress Report: Risk-Informed Interventions in Community Pharmacy: Implementation and Evaluation (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/cohen2-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - The targeted high-alert medications comprised between 2% and 7% of all the medications for which patients … Patient Counseling Rates All medications. … Targeted high-alert medications. … Discussion Community pharmacy practice entails much more than just dispensing medications. … A review of counseling practices on prescription medications in community pharmacies.

191. Final Progress Report: Improving Quality in Medication Management in Schools (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/grahamlear-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Key words: medications at school, child drug safety, psychotropic drugs, schools and medications 2 … data collection is not uniform across or within school districts, the number of students receiving medications … A substantial number of those children are bringing their medications to schools. … Medications that schools are asked to manage may include controlled substances, psychotropic medications … Over-the-counter medications, homeopathic medications, and dietary supplements have their own challenges

192. Medication Management: Common Barriers to Medication Adherence (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medication-mgmt-common-barriers-full.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - when possible; offer information about prescription assistance programs and less costly sources of medications … combination therapy; simplify the regimen if possible; suggest pharmacist counseling; determine if any medications … *A pharmacy delivery system that pre-sorts and packages medications, with each package labeled with the … date and time to take the medications.

193. Final Progress Report: Improving Medication Management Practices and Care Transitions Through Technology (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/feldman-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - The critical modules are 1) the Plan of Care, 2) the Visit Module, and 3) the Medications Module. … The problem list is driven by MD orders in the Plan of Care, by patient diagnoses and medications, … 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.

194. Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - Refer to individual medications above. … Refer to individual medications above. Refer to information provided above. … What are the recommended first-line medications? … on medications is uncommon. … May medications ever be combined? Yes.

195. Medication Summary Guides for Vulnerable Populations with Rheumatoid Arthritis (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/yelin.pdf
     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

196. Final Progress Report: Dissemination of the PPRNet Model for Improving Medication Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/wessell-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Strategies to prompt patients to bring medications to visits and use of MS reports to develop tracking … in the elderly • Rarely appropriate medications in the elderly Avoiding Potentially Inappropriate Dosing … Project participants highlighted approaches to prompt patients to bring medications to visits (consistent … Practice-based medication reconciliation strategies and approaches to monitoring of high-risk medications … from outside providers - Ask patients to bring in medications for review - Distribute or electronically

197. Final Progress Report: Proactive Risk Reduction in Medication Prescribing in the Ambulatory Setting (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/field2-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - currently no demonstrably effective solutions to the problem of errors in prescribing and monitoring medications … conflicting with recent laboratory values indicating high risk, medications for which patients had … Since the 1998-99 survey, the percent of adults taking five or more medications has increased from 7.3% … Patient Does Not Have List of Medications (probability reduced by 100%) b. … Laboratory safety monitoring of chronic medications in ambulatory care settings. J Gen Intern Med.

198. Medication Discrepancies and Potential Adverse Drug Events During Transfer of Care from Hospital to Home | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/liability/neumiller.html
     August 01, 2017 - provoke an ADE revealed 84 percent agreement for medications judged to provoke an ADE and 62 percent … agreement for medications not considered to provoke an ADE. … The overall agreement in judgments across all 1,389 medications was 68 percent, leading to a Cronbach … to be high risk medications for contributing to ADEs and ED visits, per previous studies and reports … Discrepancies in the use of medications. Arch Intern Med 2000; 160:2129-34. 26.

199. Heart Healthy Ohio Initiative Payer Survey (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/55-ohio-hhoi-payer-survey.pdf
     May 01, 2022 - criteria: __________________________________ Do you cover 90 day supply of blood pressure Yes No medications … Do you cover 90 day supply of medications for smoking Yes No cessation medications? … : Do you cover 90 days of blood pressure medications?

200. Final Report: Improving Drug Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/magid-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Although the majority of patients with renal insufficiency receive medical care and medications in the … Over 96% of KPCO patients have a pharmacy benefit that allows them to obtain medications for a modest … Patients who did not obtain their medications at KPCO pharmacies were excluded. … Conditions that may interact negatively with certain medications were identified through diagnostic … In the Elderly Intervention, we compared rates of dispensing of inappropriate medications for people