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121. Chapter 3. Developing Change: Designing the Medication Reconciliation Process | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2022 - Verification is an important step, as patients often forget to mention medications or OTC medications … Update the list when medications are discontinued, doses are changed, or new medications (including OTC … medications) are added. … Updating their own list when medications are discontinued, doses are changed, or new medications (including … OTC medications) are added.

122. Chapter 3. Developing Change: Designing the Medication Reconciliation Process | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2022 - Verification is an important step, as patients often forget to mention medications or OTC medications … Update the list when medications are discontinued, doses are changed, or new medications (including OTC … medications) are added. … Updating their own list when medications are discontinued, doses are changed, or new medications (including … OTC medications) are added.

123. Appendix, Example of Metrics on Admission: Illinois Hospital Association Medication Reconciliation Collaborative | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2012 - Percent of Medications Reconciled Numerator          # Patient Records With List of Home Medications … Numerator: Count of the number of medications on the home medications list reconciled with admission … Denominator: Count of the number of medications eligible for reconciliation. … Example: Records reviewed (n) = 5; 80 medications were ordered on admission   10 home medications were … . 50 medications were reconciled.

124. Multicompartment compliance aids in the community: the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications. | PSNet
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     January 30, 2013 - Multicompartment compliance aids in the community: the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications … Multicompartment compliance aids in the community: the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications … Multicomponent compliance aids (pill boxes or medi-sets) organize patients' medications in a compartmentalized … The aids are intended to improve medication safety and adherence for patients taking multiple medications … Multicompartment compliance aids in the community: the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications

125. Final Progress Report: Medication List Consistency When Patients Transition from Hospital to Community (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - Of the 381 prescription medications examined, 135 medications (35.4%) were discrepant. … be 322 medications. … * each at least on 10 medications = 350 medications) and a total of 70 medication lists at minimum … Of the 69 discrepant medications that were omissions, 13 (18.8%) medications could potentially cause … to target these medications.

126. Final Progress Report: Patient-Centric Risk Model for Medication Safety During Care Transitions (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - Challenging tasks reported by patients were making sense of medications and reconciling medications … Duplications in discharge medications (either same medications or medications with similar actions) … , store medications, discard unused/expired medications 3.3. … 4.53 (0.67) 96.8 I can manage my medications without help 4.35 (0.88) 89.4 I can list my medications … medications changed.

127. Administering and monitoring high-alert medications in acute care. | PSNet
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     February 01, 2017 - Commentary Administering and monitoring high-alert medications in acute care. … Administering and monitoring high-alert medications in acute care. … High-alert medications are a recognized focus of efforts to improve medication safety. … This commentary discusses nursing practice associated with high-alert medications and reviews tactics … Administering and monitoring high-alert medications in acute care.

128. Patient Safety and Adherence to Self-Administered Medications | PSNet
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     September 29, 2011 - Patient Safety and Adherence to Self-Administered Medications. PSNet [internet]. … Patient Safety and Adherence to Self-Administered Medications. PSNet [internet]. … However, one month earlier, he ran out of his medications for toxoplasmosis. … He continued the anti-retroviral HIV medications for which he had refills. … During the past week, did you miss any of your medications?"

129. Identified safety risks with splitting and crushing oral medications. | PSNet
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     September 24, 2010 - Commentary Identified safety risks with splitting and crushing oral medications. … Identified safety risks with splitting and crushing oral medications. … context of emergency care nursing, this piece explains the risks associated with crushing or splitting medications … Identified safety risks with splitting and crushing oral medications. … October 3, 2011 High-alert medications: shared accountability for risk identification

130. Potentially inappropriate medications defined by STOPP criteria and the risk of adverse drug events in older hospitalized patients. | PSNet
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     April 22, 2015 - Study Classic Potentially inappropriate medications defined … Potentially inappropriate medications defined by STOPP criteria and the risk of adverse drug events in … Many medications, particularly sedatives and other drugs with significant side effects, are considered … Patients who received medications considered inappropriate by STOPP had a nearly two-fold increased odds … Potentially inappropriate medications defined by STOPP criteria and the risk of adverse drug events in

131. Development and pilot testing of guidelines to monitor high-risk medications in the ambulatory setting. | PSNet
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     December 06, 2013 - Study Development and pilot testing of guidelines to monitor high-risk medications … Development and pilot testing of guidelines to monitor high-risk medications in the ambulatory setting … This study reports on the development of standards for laboratory monitoring of high-risk medications … Development and pilot testing of guidelines to monitor high-risk medications in the ambulatory setting … events after hospital discharge in older adults: types, severity, and involvement of Beers criteria medications

132. Final Progress Report: Medication Management at Home: Patient-Identified Processes and Risk Assessment (pdf file)
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     August 31, 2009 - Medication Use Mean # Median # Medications (all) listed during screening 5.033 4 Medications (all … with the number of medications they brought to the interview, compared with the number of medications … These were relatively common, particularly for new medications, for medications with varying dosage … In general, prescription medications took priority over supplements and over-the-counter medications … Total at Interview 10 56 5-10 Medications Total at Interview 73 153 More Than 10 Medications Total

133. Figure 9: Tips for Conducting a Patient Medication Interview | 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 … inquire about: Prescription medications. … Respiratory therapy-related medications (e.g., inhalers). … doctor' prescribe any medications for you?"). … taking, or made any changes to their medications.

134. Discontinuity of chronic medications in patients discharged from the intensive care unit. | PSNet
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     November 03, 2015 - Study Discontinuity of chronic medications in patients discharged from the intensive … Discontinuity of chronic medications in patients discharged from the intensive care unit. … Medication errors due to discontinuity of medications has been documented as a problem during both admission … Discontinuity of chronic medications in patients discharged from the intensive care unit. … November 3, 2015 Unintentional discontinuation of chronic medications for seniors in

135. Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: An Update of the 2007 Report | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     April 05, 2010 - To better understand the comparative effectiveness of oral medications for adults with type 2 diabetes … Interventions The interventions will include oral diabetes medications as first line and second line … Timing We will include studies if patients have been on the medications for at least 3 months. … Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes. … diabetes medications.

136. Laboratory safety monitoring of chronic medications in ambulatory care settings. | PSNet
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     January 06, 2017 - Study Laboratory safety monitoring of chronic medications in ambulatory care settings … Brief report: Laboratory safety monitoring of chronic medications in ambulatory care settings. … retrospectively examined the failure rate of recommended laboratory surveillance for patients on specific chronic medications … Brief report: Laboratory safety monitoring of chronic medications in ambulatory care settings.

137. Designing a strategy to promote safe, innovative off-label use of medications. | PSNet
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     May 06, 2009 - Commentary Designing a strategy to promote safe, innovative off-label use of medications … Designing a strategy to promote safe, innovative off-label use of medications. … Designing a strategy to promote safe, innovative off-label use of medications. … September 16, 2009 Assessing and monitoring override medications in automated dispensing … April 20, 2022 STOPP/START criteria for potentially inappropriate medications/potential

138. Chapter 5. Education and Training | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation Chapter … Education and Training Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Medications at Transitions … Comparing this list with medications ordered within the facility. … (if applicable) and upon discharge (exit) with the patient's list of current medications. … How to Conduct a Patient Interview to Obtain, Verify, and Document Patient's Current Medications.

139. Chapter 5. Education and Training | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation Chapter … Education and Training Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Medications at Transitions … Comparing this list with medications ordered within the facility. … (if applicable) and upon discharge (exit) with the patient's list of current medications. … How to Conduct a Patient Interview to Obtain, Verify, and Document Patient's Current Medications.

140. Figure 10: Script for Patient Reminders | 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 … for Patient Reminders Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Medications … you take at home, including any medications you held for your procedure (test). … Your complete list of medications includes all prescription medications, samples from your doctor, and … any medications you buy without a prescription, including over-the-counter medications, vitamins, and