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7881. Interruptions and Distractions in Health Care: Improved Safety With Mindfulness | PSNet
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      February 01, 2014 - ) Westbrook and colleagues observed 98 nurses while they prepared and administered a total of 4271 medications … present for a particular work activity in a busy intensive care unit might be as simple as preparing medications … So, the kinds of clinical tasks that we worry about include administering medications, preparing injectable … We did some experiments on the impact of interruption on online order entry for medications and showed … As you said, when administering medications, one can wear a bright color vest that says, "Medicine Administration

7882. Developing and Using Valid Clinical Quality Metrics for HIT with HIE (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017067-kaushal-final-report-2011.pdf
      January 01, 2011 - Repeat Cardiac Studies 4 Generic Prescribing Of all medications prescribed by a given provider and … 5 Of all medications prescribed by a given provider and filled by patients over a three-month period … Metrics that involved medications (e.g. … Medications are frequently recorded in a combination of structured and unstructured (free text) forms … integration of performance measures into electronic medical records: beta- adrenergic receptor antagonist medications

7883. Disposition of Comments Report for Interventions for Adult Offenders With Serious Mental Illness (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mental-illness-adults-prisons_disposition-comments.pdf
      August 21, 2013 - Also, the authors state that medications like clozapine and olanzapine “have a lower risk for developing … Since those medications actually have a much higher risk for metabolic side effects such as weight … facilities such as high rates of substance use disorders require that formularies limit or exclude medications … correctional facilities limit their formulary rather than “require that formularies limit or exclude medications … initially because of overall poor reporting about the treatment (dosage provided), comparator (what medications

7884. Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home: Family Information Packet, Appendix B (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - Bowel Syndrome ■ Vision Screening and Retinopathy of Prematurity Care, Treatment, and Development ■ Medications … ■ Risk factors in at risk infants: – Medications with hypercalciuric effects (furosemide, corticosteroids … – Caused by: immature sleep-wake cycles, disruptions in sleep patterns caused by the need to give medications … ” – Flush tube with water before and after feedings or medications to prevent occlusion. … Nephrocalcinosis Patent Ductus Arteriosus Short Bowel Syndrome Vision Screening and Retinopathy of Prematurity Medications

7885. Final Evidence Summary: Illicit Drug Use in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: Primary Care-Based Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/other-supporting-document19727/drug-use-illicit-primary-care-interventions-for-children-and-adolescents
      September 03, 2020 - prescription drug overdose—a 50% increase from 2007 to 2017. 1 Illicit and nonmedical drug use (use of medications … young adults (aged ≤25 years), including pregnant females, who did not regularly use illicit drugs or medications … Only 4 trials reported the effect of their interventions on misuse of prescription medications specifically … non–substance-related outcomes. 33 , 35 , 50 , 51 All 4 reported greater reductions in misuse of prescription medications … 2.7 fewer times (95% CI, −3.7 to 0.5; P < .01) over the previous 3 months, had misused prescription medications

7886. Research | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2023 - Arar NH et al. 2005 "Communicating about medications during primary care outpatient visits: the role … prescription data availability via an EMR on the content of patient-physician communication regarding medications … effect of automated telephone patient monitoring and counseling on patient adherence to antihypertensive medications … Computerized prescribing alerts and group academic detailing to reduce the use of potentially inappropriate medications … computerized prescribing alerts with age-specific alerts on rates of dispensing potentially inappropriate medications

7887. Archived: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication-november-2016
      November 13, 2016 - Preventive Medication Statins are a class of lipid-lowering medications that function by inhibiting … States, accounting for 1 of every 3 deaths among adults. 5 Statins are a class of lipid-lowering medications … half (47.6%) of adults 75 years and older in the United States use prescription cholesterol-lowering medications … 80%) use a statin alone. 29 The survey did not distinguish between the use of cholesterol-lowering medications … Care Medicine, as part of the Choosing Wisely campaign, highlighted the use of cholesterol-lowering medications

7888. PAIGE Chatbot For Patient-Clinician Communication: (pdf file)
      cdsic.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/PAIGE%20Assessment%20Report_Public%20Version.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - questions about information the clinician and/or health care system should already know (e.g., current medications … whether the prescription is appropriate (e.g., positive test date, risk factors, and additional current medications … Patients noticed that PAIGE asked questions about current medications and treatment history that could … importance of PAIGE having more contextual information about the patient, such as their demographics, medications … physician understand your current medication routine, can you confirm if you are taking any other medications

7889. 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Appendix A (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2018qdr-appa5.pdf
      January 01, 2018 - reasons 11.69 1.99 MEPS 2016 People with a usual source of care who usually asks about prescription medications … forms 1.9 0.66 MEPS 2016 People with a usual source of care who usually asks about prescription medications … 0.009 MEPS 15 (2002-2016) People with a usual source of care who usually asks about prescription medications … 0.002 0 MEPS 15 (2002-2016) People with a usual source of care who usually asks about prescription medications … 0.004 0 MEPS 15 (2002-2016) People with a usual source of care who usually asks about prescription medications

7890. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      December 22, 2017 - and-multi This prospective, direct-observation study examined medication administration accuracy of medications … When medications were dispensed from original packaging, the medication administration error rate was … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multicompartment-compliance-aids-community-prevalence-potentially-inappropriate-medications … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multicompartment-compliance-aids-community-prevalence-potentially-inappropriate-medications

7891. Understanding How the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Works (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/understanding-how%20the%20tf-works-2022-update_3.pdf
      January 01, 2022 - recommendations about clinical preventive services, including screening, counseling, and preventive medications

7892. Evidence Summary: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/genital-herpes-serologic-screening
      February 14, 2023 - accuracy, especially in populations with low HSV-2 prevalence, and uncertain benefit of preventive viral medications

7893. Developing an Implementation Plan | The Academy
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      June 01, 2022 - While many programs can benefit from thorough planning, medications to treat opioid use disorder can

7894. Addressing Organizational Readiness and Culture | The Academy
      integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/playbooks/opioid-use-disorder/plan-integrate-mat-for-oud/addressing-organizational-readiness
      January 01, 2018 - physical dependence and addiction; Recovery as an achievable goal; and The mechanisms of action of medications

7895. A Randomized Trial of Epidural Glucocorticoid Injections for Spinal Stenosis: A Brief Summary of Findings for Clinicians (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/glucocorticoid-injections_clinician.pdf
      June 01, 2016 - less invasive treatment strategies. »» The possible treatment strategies for LSS symptoms include medications

7896. Crossing the Quality Assessment Chasm: Aligning Measured and True Quality of Care - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/crossing-quality-assessment-chasm-aligning-measured-and-true-quality-care/annual-summary/2010
      January 01, 2010 - defined; 2) the way patients are linked to providers; and 3) the concordance between use of diabetes medications

7897. E-prescribing Impact on Patient Safety, Use and Cost (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r01hs015175-weissman-final-report-2007.pdf
      January 01, 2007 - , transcribing the orders, preparing the medications, or administering the medications to patients. … Tier 1 medications required the lowest copayment and were all generic medications. … and acute medications only. … : Relative ERX rate All Medications: 95% CI Acute medications only: Relative ERX rate Acute … 3 medications.

7898. R18Hs017216-Johnson-Final-Report-2011 (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017216-johnson-final-report-2011.pdf
      January 01, 2011 - of the most common outpatient pediatric medications in two academic medical centers. … Group consensus for all other medications was achieved after 4 rounds of discussion. … used neurologic medications. … found the added compounded medications in the list to be useful. … Automated Dose Rounding Recommendations for Pediatric Medications.

7899. Enhanced Medication Histories (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/enhancedmedhistories_102611comp.pdf
      October 01, 2011 - In order to prescribe medications in a wise manner, clinicians need to know the list of medications … Note: Analysis is limited to the 100 most frequent medications. 19 The number of medications … all patients take medications. … chart overlapped with the medications dispensed. … a useful complement to the Medications noted in the patient’s clinic chart (which list medications

7900. Microsoft PowerPoint - Updated Handouts - Read-Only (pdf file)
      cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/136331/Benzodiazepine%20Patient%20Handout.pdf
      January 01, 2018 - Microsoft PowerPoint - Updated Handouts - Read-Only REDUCING MEDICATIONS SAFELY TO MEET LIFE’S CHANGES … Medications that were once good for you, may not be the best choice for you now. … Lowering your medication dose is a way for health care providers to help you safely cut back on medications … Adapted from “Reducing Medications Safely to Meet Life’s Changes, Focus on Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists