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61. 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

62. Getting Ready for Your Ambulatory Surgery | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2017 - Medical instructions: Talk with your doctor about your medications well before your surgery. … Your doctor may want to stop or change some medications such as blood thinners for a short time or may … These instructions usually explain whether you need to stop medications or fill new prescriptions, when … Medication and allergy list: Prepare an up-to-date list of your current medications and any allergies … Many medications used to keep you comfortable during surgery will affect your memory in the hours after

63. Chipra-89-Adhd-Behavior-Section-5-Attach-5 (pdf file)
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    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.

64. CHIPRA 136 Table 4 (pdf file)
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    July 31, 2018 - 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

65. Measures To Assess the Safe and Judicious Use of Antipsychotics in Children and Adolescents Field Test Summary (pdf file)
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    February 22, 2019 - testing results across seven measures developed to evaluate the safe and judicious use of antipsychotic medications … Table 2a: Denominator Size Distribution Across States: General Population Use of Antipsychotic Medications … 2313 1566 387 506 542 1870 † Due to feasibility and stakeholder concerns, the Use of Antipsychotic Medications … ‡ Due to feasibility and stakeholder concerns, the Use of Antipsychotic Medications in Very Young Children … the Child and Adolescent Antipsychotic Measures Set: General Population1 Use of Antipsychotic Medications

66. Examples of Health Plan Quality Measures for Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2022 - Patient Safety Measures The percentage of health plan members on persistent prescription medications … of elderly health plan members diagnosed with certain chronic conditions receiving contraindicated medications

67. Chapter 1: Background on Patient Safety and LEP Populations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2020 - difficulty understanding discharge instructions, including how to manage their condition, take their medications … Ineffective or improper use of medications or serious medication errors. … It requires both patients and providers to communicate accurately about the patient's medications, including … For example, prior to surgery, patients need to understand when to begin fasting and which medications … This is unacceptable, as we have had issues with medications (i.e. which to take, when) and I believe

68. Speaking Plainly: Communicating the Patient’s Role in Health Care Safety (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2004 - The tips also varied in terms of their focus on medications, hospital stays, or surgeries. … For example, they indicated an unwillingness to check on medications dispensed by pharmacists (e.g. … Advances in Patient Safety: Vol. 4 144 potentially harmful effects of combining prescription medications … Medications and adverse drug events are a key and often-cited patient safety topic that patient behavior … The second step also includes messages on medications that were reworded because beneficiaries perceived

69. Module 15: Preparing and Presenting Performance Data (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2015 - HYPERTENSION, BENIGN ESSENTIAL (ICD-401.1) Medications PRINIVIL TABS 20 MG (LISINOPRIL) 1 po qd Last … Medications HUMULIN INJ 70/30 (INSULIN REG & ISOPHANE (HUMAN)) 20 units ac breakfast Last Refill: #600 … Medications: HUMULIN INJ 70/30 20 u ac breakfast PROZAC CAPS 10 MG 1 qd Treatment: Will have annual … Medications HUMULIN INJ 70/30 (INSULIN REG & ISOPHANE (HUMAN)) 20 units ac breakfast Last Refill: … Medications PRINIVIL TABS 20 MG (LISINOPRIL) 1 po qd Last Refill: #30 x 2 : Carl Savem MD (11/27/2010

70. Examples of Home Health Care Quality Measures for Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2018 - Management of oral medications. Status of surgical wounds. Urinary incontinence. … Percentage of patients reporting that home health providers talked with them about their medications

71. Section 5, Appendix 1, Tables 1-5 (pdf file)
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    October 22, 2013 - Recommendation Type/Grade AACAP-AAA (2011) Practice parameter for the use of atypical antipsychotic medications … in children and adolescents.1 “The acute and long-term safety of these medications in children and … principles that underlie medication prescribing, to promote the appropriate and safe use of psychotropic medications … Practice Parameter for the Use of Atypical Antipsychotic Medications in Children and Adolescents.

72. Inhaled Corticosteroids for Children With Persistent Asthma Prescribed at Time of Discharge From the Emergency Department (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2018 - There is no cure for asthma, but it can be controlled with appropriate medical care, medications, and … However, under-utilization of controller medications is common. … Providing appropriate anti- inflammatory medications to children with persistent asthma is likely to … Underuse of controller medications results in more acute episodes, greater use of EDs, and increased … Information may be extracted from the medications list, the medications section of a note, or the plan

73. Fall Prevention Toolkit (doc file)
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    August 03, 2017 - Reviews medications for fall risk. … Discusses medications that may increase fall risk with physician using standardized approach (e.g., note … Implements computerized alerts for medications that present high risk for falls, where appropriate.

74. Collecting Performance Data Using Chart Audits and Electronic Data Extraction (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2015 - HYPERTENSION, BENIGN ESSENTIAL (ICD-401.1) Medications PRINIVIL TABS 20 MG (LISINOPRIL) 1 po qd Last … Medications HUMULIN INJ 70/30 (INSULIN REG & ISOPHANE (HUMAN)) 20 units ac breakfast Last Refill: #600 … Medications: HUMULIN INJ 70/30 20 u ac breakfast PROZAC CAPS 10 MG 1 qd Treatment: Will have annual … Medications HUMULIN INJ 70/30 (INSULIN REG & ISOPHANE (HUMAN)) 20 units ac breakfast Last Refill: … Medications PRINIVIL TABS 20 MG (LISINOPRIL) 1 po qd Last Refill: #30 x 2 : Carl Savem MD (11/27/2010

75. 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

76. 1b.4_Input_File_Specifications_508 (xls file)
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    January 01, 2014 - Note NDC_CODE National Drug Code of reference asthma drug text From HEDIS Data set of asthma-related medications … GENERIC_PRODUCT_NAME Name of the drug's generic equivalent text From HEDIS Data set of asthma-related medications … data year DESCRIPTION Description of the drug category text From HEDIS Data set of asthma-related medications … data year DRUG_ID Unique identifier of the primary drug text From HEDIS Data set of asthma-related medications

77. 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

78. 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.

79. 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

80. About the CAHPS® Health Literacy Item Set for Hospitals (pdf file)
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    October 30, 2017 - The items address the following six topic areas: • Information about medications • Communication … • Identify specific topic areas for quality improvement (e.g., communication about test results, medications … Number in the Health Literacy Item Set for Hospitals Survey Item Topic: Information about medications … H-HL1 Staff asked patient to describe how patient would take medications at home H-HL2 Staff told … patient who to call if patient had questions about medications Topic: Communication between nurses