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401. Medication Management | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/interventions/medmanage-slides.html
     May 01, 2017 - Develop a complete & accurate medication list Patients and family members bring all their medications … Checks Challenges in how the patient is taking the medication Possible interactions with other medications … used by practice staff to engage patients and families in creating a medication list for prescribed medications … Slide 22: Appointment Reminder Card Images: Front of card to remind patients to bring all their medications

402. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Safe Medication Administration (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/medication/safemed_facguide.pdf
     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.

403. Use of First-Line Psychosocial Care for Children and Adolescents on Antipsychotics (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-148-fullreport.pdf
     February 01, 2019 - This approach preserves access to antipsychotic medications when needed, while ensuring children have … All recommend use of psychosocial treatments prior to use of antipsychotic medications for non-primary … New users of antipsychotic medications among children enrolled in TennCare. … Trends in prescribing of antipsychotic medications for U.S. children. … Concurrent mental health therapy among Medicaid- enrolled youths starting antipsychotic medications.

404. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/prevhosp/ereport-handouts.html
     June 01, 2017 - |___| Respiratory treatment |___| Respiratory suctioning |___| Medication: IV |___| Medications … : IM or SQ |___| Medications: PO Seen by (Within 24 Hours of Transfer) |___| Primary Care … _| Electrolytes |___| Cardiac workup |___| CBC |___| Blood cultures |___| Other Medications

405. Chipra-89-Adhd-Behavior-Section-5-Attach-5 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-89-adhd-behavior-section-5-attach-5.pdf
     February 02, 2012 - Evidence Profile ● Aggregate evidence quality: A for medications; C for behavior therapy. … Compared with stimulant medications that have an effect size [effect size� (treatment mean � control … Only 2 medications have evidence to support their use as adjunctive ther- apy with stimulant medications … Their medications and doses varied, and a number of them were no longer taking medication. … Sudden death and use of stimulant medications in youths. AmJ Psychiatry. 2009;166(9):992–1001 57.

406. Documentation of Mandated Discharge Summary Components in Transitions from Acute to Subacute Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Kind_31.pdf
     March 31, 2008 - “Patient and family instructions (as appropriate)” was defined as discharge medications and/or activity … (a listing of all discharge medications OR a statement noting that admission medications are unchanged … AND a listing of admission medications OR a statement noting that admission medications are unchanged … except for a specific number of medications AND a listing of the altered medications AND a listing … of admission medications); AND/OR Activity orders (orders for a patient’s activity level upon hospital

407. Appendix C1: Falls Assessment Sample | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/apcfigtxt1.html
     December 01, 2017 - faxed _X_ Primary Care Provider Orders received ___ Discussed in falls team meeting Medications … standing Sitting BP: ___/___    Standing BP: ___/___     _X_ N/A ___ Review cardiovascular medications

408. PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/prevhosp-reports-slides.pptx
     November 30, 2013 - fluids Subcutaneous fluids NG tube Oxygen Respiratory treatment Respiratory suctioning Medication: IV Medications … : IM or SQ Medications: PO Seen By (Within 24 Hours of Transfer) Primary Physician Covering Physician … Polypharmacy (15 or more medications). High-risk change in condition within 7 days. … Pressure Ulcer Fall Risk Late-Loss ADL Score ≥12 Cognitive Impairment Medical Conditions** High-Risk Medications … include insulin, anticoagulants, antibiotics, alpha blockers, antipsychotics, antianxiety medications

409. On-Time Preventable Hospital and ED Visits Functional Specs (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/prevhospitalvisits-funcspecs_0.pdf
     August 01, 2017 - medications: MDS data element for medications, medication administration record (MAR), or other vendor … IF any high-risk medications are active within ≤7 days of report date, then High-Risk Medications is … active medications. … Include over-the-counter medications; exclude PRN medications. 44 High-Risk Change in Condition … Polypharmacy: ≥15 Medications 6.

410. Evaluation of a Medication Therapy Management Program in Medicare Beneficiaries at High Risk of Adverse Drug Events: Study Methods (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Masica_112.pdf
     November 30, 2010 - regularly, and 12 percent take at least 10 medications regularly.2 The pervasiveness of therapeutic … include age-related changes in physiology and drug metabolism; polypharmacy (use of five to seven medications … regularly doubles the risk for an ADE; use of eight or more medications regularly triples this risk … .22 Utilization of an electronic prescription database and an alert system for high-risk medications … For patients who normally receive assistance with their medications (from a spouse, adult child, or

411. Appendix C. Case Study and Program Examples | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapc.html
     December 01, 2017 - Medications Postural hypotension as a result of cardiovascular medications. … Medications ___ ask primary care provider to review all medications, their possible interactions and … side effects. ___ ask consultant pharmacist to review medications. ___ implement sleep hygiene measures … Postural vital signs since the resident is on cardiovascular medications for hypertension and has a history

412. Decision Support System Design and Implementation for Outpatient Prescribing: The Safety in Prescribing Study (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Feldstein.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - A committee of investigators and expert pharmacists and physicians elected to focus on medications that … Final target clinical areas For medications generally contraindicated in the elderly, we chose to … Alternative medications alert Table 1. … • Case presentations for medications in the elderly, drug interactions, dose adjustment in renal … Alternative medications alert Table 1.

413. Using Probabilistic Risk Assessment to Model Medication System Failures in Long-term Care Facilities (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Comden.pdf
     January 01, 2003 - Standardized rates for the average number of prescriber orders and oral doses of medications delivered … , by time of administration, or in alphabetical order by either patient names or drug names), how medications … Nurses and caregivers spend long shifts getting to know the patients, their diagnoses, and their medications … The teams noted that even if pharmacies or medication aides entered the time on blister-packed oral medications … Group members believed there was less likelihood of “borrowing” medications to assure continuous therapy

414. Basic Components of the Health Coach Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/components.html
     December 01, 2013 - families to assess their understanding of their infants' medical conditions, procedures, and required medications … Assisting families in mastering the care of their infant, such as performing procedures and giving medications … Providing families with educational material pertinent to their infant's care regarding medical conditions, medications

415. Basic Components of the Health Coach Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/components.html
     December 01, 2013 - families to assess their understanding of their infants' medical conditions, procedures, and required medications … Assisting families in mastering the care of their infant, such as performing procedures and giving medications … Providing families with educational material pertinent to their infant's care regarding medical conditions, medications

416. Final Progress Report: Medication Error Reduction, Technologies and Human Factors (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/carayon-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - , (2) improve the safety of using high-alert medications, and (3) improve the safety of using infusion … Most high-alert medications are administered through an IV pump. … Patients on different units reflect varying types of IV medications used. … The data were further subdivided into those IV medications that required an IV pump to deliver. … Thirty different IV medications were administered.

417. Final Progress Report: Implementation of a Medication Reconciliation Toolkit to Improve Patient Safety (MARQUIS2) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/schnipper2-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - a patient is taking… and using this list to provide correct medications for patients anywhere within … High indicates understanding of medication indications, dose, strength, and frequency of most medications … Low indicates at most can identify medications by name or indication but not both, has little understanding … This analysis excluded patients on no home medications in order to run a chi square test for trend. … Number of medications used as a model offset in all models.

418. Final Progress Report: Medication Reconciliation: A Team Approach (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/greenwald-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - The list should include over-the-counter products, herbals, and homeopathic medications. … and the risks in mismanaging medications. … Although medications are exempt from HIPAA, this is not a widely known fact. … , trigger/problem medications, English proficiency, literacy status, etc.). … • Develop a provider toolkit to better understand how the patient perceives use of medications,

419. CHIPRA 136 Table 4 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-136-table-4.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - J43.0 J43.1 J43.2 J98.3 J68.4 J98.2 J98.2 P25.0 Filled prescriptions for asthma related medications … www.ncqa.org/HEDISQualityMe asurement/HEDISMeasures/HEDIS20 12/HEDIS2012FinalNDCLists.aspx) Eliminate medications

420. Final Progress Report: Improving Medication Safety in Nursing Home Dementia Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/crystal-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Structured Abstract Purpose: Antipsychotic medications are widely used in nursing homes to manage behavioral … Antipsychotic (AP) medications continue to be widely used to manage these symptoms, despite an FDA black … However, for frail elderly residents, these medications bring substantial risk. … , we also examined predictors and trends in use of this class of medications. … Variation in use of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes in the United States: A systematic