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41. Strategy 6L: Planned Visits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/coordination-of-care/strategy6l-planned-visits.html
    March 01, 2020 - Patients at risk could include: Those who are not adhering to their medications. … Those who have not received important medications or other services indicated for their condition. … Schedule the visit and instruct the patient to bring all medications. … Reviews medications prior to the visit. (Physician consults with the pharmacy, if necessary.) … Review medications; eliminate any unnecessary drugs and adjust remaining medications as necessary.

42. Use of First-Line Psychosocial Care for Children and Adolescents on Antipsychotics (APP) (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.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

43. Appendix, Develop a Flowchart of Your Current Medication Reconciliation Process | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/appendix/app-5.html
    July 01, 2022 - Current Medication Reconciliation Process Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Medications … What is the process for ordering medications? … When are medications usually ordered in relation to obtaining a medication history? … Where are the ordering decisions for each of the patient's current medications documented (i.e., documenting … Intra-Facility Transfer Comparison (Reconciliation) : Who compares (reconciles) medications upon

44. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/antipsychotic/introduction.html
    July 01, 2021 - Implementation Science Roadmap PQMP Grantees Safe and Judicious Use of Antipsychotic Medications … Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Safe and Judicious Use of Antipsychotic Medications … materials to support users in working towards improvement in the safe and judicious use of antipsychotic medications … this toolkit, refer to Guidelines and Recommendations for the Safe and Judicious Use of Antipsychotic Medications

45. Medication Discrepancies and Potential Adverse Drug Events During Transfer of Care from Hospital to Home | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.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.

46. Maryland Hospitals Revise Medication Reconciliation Process With AHRQ Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips92.html
    October 01, 2014 - The MATCH toolkit's goal is to decrease the number of patients receiving potentially conflicting medications … work with the medical team to develop a discharge medication list and then educate patients about new medications … , continuing or stopping home medications, and the need to adhere to the medication regimen. … In the 3 months after the hospital implemented the service on their medical floors, medications reconciled … collection of a complete medication history increased from 65 to 90 percent, and reconciliation of all medications

47. Figure 1: Medication Reconciliation Upon Admission: High Level Process Map Before Redesign (Text Description) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2022 - Work Patient Safety News and Events Education & Training Resources Medications … Map Before 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.

48. Figure 8: Medication Reconciliation Process Physician Focus Group—Interview Questions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2022 - Work Patient Safety News and Events Education & Training Resources Medications … Physician Focus 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

49. Tobacco Use Self Management Tool (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/smoking-self-management.pdf
    August 27, 2018 - ……a clear path to becoming tobacco-free First Step Talk with your health care provider about medications …  These medications don’t make you quit using tobacco. … Instead, they help you manage withdrawal symptoms (ex. irritability, depression)  Medications can also …  Most people use these medications for 3-6 months.

50. Section 5.A, Research Evidence Table (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-126-section-5a-research-evidence-table.pdf
    January 01, 2011 - specified Children and adolescents AACAP Practice Parameters for the Use of Atypical Antipsychotic Medications … Psychotropic Medication Utilization Parameters for Foster Children: “two or more concomitant antipsychotic medications … Practice Parameter For The Use Of Atypical Antipsychotic Medications In Children And Adolescents. 2011

51. CHIPRA 136 Section 2, Tables 1-3 (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-136-section-2-tables-1-3.pdf
    August 01, 2018 - Table 3: NCQA 2013 NDC List Used to Identify Medication Use (Short Acting Beta Agonists and Controller Medications … ) HEDIS 2013 NDC List – Use of Appropriate Medications for People with Asthma (ASM) Description Prescriptions … , inhaled beta-2 agonists Albuterol Levalbuterol Metaproterenol Pirbuterol Asthma Controller Medications

52. Six Texas Hospitals Improve Care With AHRQ Medication Reconciliation Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips87.html
    October 01, 2014 - learning sessions and provider support calls focusing on implementation of the AHRQ-funded toolkit, Medications … goal of the MATCH toolkit is to decrease the number of patients who receive potentially conflicting medications … Duplicate medications were also on the lists. … House Calls Homebased Health Care in McAllen, Texas, identified discrepancies between the medications … The electronic record system also now updates patient medication charts whenever a change in medications

53. New Study Shows Reduced Antibiotic Use at Long-term Care Facilities Participating in HHS-funded Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/reduced-ltc-antibiotic-use.html
    February 01, 2022 - significant decrease in antibiotic use, thereby reducing unnecessary and potentially unsafe use of medications … stewardship programs (ASPs) are designed to address this by promoting the appropriate use of antibiotic medications … Inappropriate use of antibiotic medications is a significant public health challenge because overuse

54. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/antipsychotic/references.html
    July 01, 2021 - References Previous Page   Table of Contents Safe and Judicious Use of Antipsychotic Medications … Atypical antipsychotic medications in the management of disruptive behaviors in children: safety guidelines … New users of antipsychotic medications among children enrolled in TennCare. … HEDIS Measures for the Safe & Judicious Use of Antipsychotic Medications in Children and Adolescents. … Practice Parameter for the Use of Atypical Antipsychotic Medications in Children and Adolescents.

55. Blood Pressure Control Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/evidence/blood-pressure.html
    March 01, 2021 - Adults This guideline from Eighth Joint National Committee recommends treatment thresholds, goals, and medications … patient education booklet explains high blood pressure and the potential risks and benefits of various medications … High Blood Pressure: Medications and You This patient education poster explains hypertension and the … types of medications used to treat it. … This booklet helps patients managing high blood pressure record their blood pressure readings and medications

56. Four Kentucky Hospitals Use AHRQ Toolkit to Improve Medication Reconciliation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips79.html
    October 01, 2014 - learning sessions and provider support calls focusing on implementation of the AHRQ-funded toolkit, Medications … goal of the MATCH toolkit is to decrease the number of patients who receive potentially conflicting medications … accomplish this goal by providing clear instructions on creating flowcharts to avoid gaps in reconciling medications … have led to a decrease in discrepancies between the medication list in the admission history and the medications … process that involves the hospital pharmacy, audits show pharmacy staff are proactively reconciling medications

57. National Collaborative for Innovation in Quality Measurement (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-177-section-2-technical-specs.pdf
    May 23, 2014 - Measure Definition Calculating Calculate the average daily dose for medications in Table 1. … Definition Calculating average daily dose Calculate the average daily dose for medications in Table … antipsychotic medication dispensing events (Table XXX-A), regardless if they are the same or different medications … Note: For medications in Table XXX-A, identify different drugs using the Drug ID field located in the … Average Daily Dose Criteria for Antipsychotic Medications Antipsychotic Average Daily Dose Criteria

58. CHIPRA 148: Section 5, Appendix 1 (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-148-section-5-appendix-1.pdf
    October 12, 2013 - Statement Type/Grade AACAP-AAA (2011) Practice parameter for the use of atypical antipsychotic medications … during treatment with an AAA, the general guidelines that pertain to the prescription of psychotropic medications … treatment and to treat comorbid conditions” (Recommendation 9) Supporting notes recommend that if medications … are initiated, it should be after psychosocial interventions are in place, and that medications should … Practice Parameter for the Use of Atypical Antipsychotic Medications in Children and Adolescents.

59. Identifying Delirium: ABCs of Identification_4x6 (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/poster-4x6-delirium.pdf
    June 01, 2021 - Jittery, drowsy, difficult to arouse CAUSES OF DELIRIUM • Sleep deprivation • Dehydration • Medications … Immobility COMMON SYMPTOMS • Drowsiness or agitation • Refusing therapy/meals • Refusing medications

60. Table 2: Reporting Audit Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2022 - Work Patient Safety News and Events Education & Training Resources Medications … Reconciliation Table 2: Reporting Audit Results Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Medications … Medication Reconciliation on Transfer Numerator: # of patients with medications reconciled upon transfer