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8141. Patient Engagement in Safety | PSNet
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      January 01, 2018 - 2014 Annual Perspective Patient Safety and Opioid Medications

8142. CDS Connect Implementation Guide Draft (doc file)
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      October 01, 2017 - therapies, and weigh this in the context of other considerations, including patient preferences for taking medications … antihypertensive medication in the patient’s file and a diagnosis of hypertension, since several antihypertensive medications … sufficient evidence that the patient is being treated for hypertension, since some anti-hypertensive medications

8143. Amended Protocol: Management of Infantile Epilepsy (pdf file)
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      March 07, 2021 - management of infantile seizures.1 The report concluded that none of the contemporary antiseizure medications … , age dispersion, sex, specific diagnoses, concomitant treatments); intervention details (doses of medications … Term Definition ACTH Adrenocorticotropic Hormone AES American Epilepsy Society ASM Antiseizure medications

8144. Cancer Quality-ASSIST Supportive Oncology Quality Indicator Set: Feasibility, Reliability, and Validity Testing (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2010 - effectiveness, safety, and appropriateness of health care items and services, particularly prescription medications … IF a patient with advanced cancer has documentation of dyspnea despite treatment with non-opioid medications … Requires experienced clinician to distinguish dyspnea refractory to treatment with non-opioid medications

8145. New Insights on Safety and Health IT | PSNet
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      August 01, 2015 - For example, a well-designed HF 1.0 electronic order screen may have clearly labeled medications in a … minimizes the potential for user error by separating and graphically distinguishing similar sounding medications … An HF 2.0 display would allow the user to view a patient's current vital signs, medications, and medical

8146. In Conversation With… Robert M. Wachter, MD | PSNet
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      August 01, 2015 - For example, a well-designed HF 1.0 electronic order screen may have clearly labeled medications in a … minimizes the potential for user error by separating and graphically distinguishing similar sounding medications … An HF 2.0 display would allow the user to view a patient's current vital signs, medications, and medical

8147. In Conversation With... James Augustine, MD | PSNet
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      July 28, 2021 - Meaning, the paramedic can administer medications, provide airway management, things that the rest of … This includes oxygen administration, bag valve ventilations, and administration of some medications. … This includes interpreting an EKG, administering medications, placing intravenous lines, and providing

8148. Patient Safety and Health Information Technology: Learning from Our Mistakes | PSNet
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      July 01, 2012 - Patients often have several co-morbidities, and many are taking a dozen or so medications. … Most medications interact in complex ways with the patients' co-morbidities, underlying conditions, other … Medications and treatments change over the course of hospitalization.

8149. Restless-Legs Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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      December 16, 2011 - Neither do we know the risks/benefits of the drugs for older adults who take several medications for … emphasized the need to examine treatment durability and sustainability, because patients using RLS medications … Medications for restless legs syndrome in pregnancy.

8150. Improving Safety and Quality with Integrated Technology (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2009 - The following medications were considered as treatment for GBS: • Ampicillin • Penicillin … C, ROM>18 hours or EGA<37) and (3) whether they were treated (or not) with one of the medications listed … : GBS +, GBS – and unknown status, GBS risk factors and the frequencies of the different types of medications

8151. In Conversation With… David Blumenthal, MD, MPP | PSNet
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      July 01, 2012 - Patients often have several co-morbidities, and many are taking a dozen or so medications. … Most medications interact in complex ways with the patients' co-morbidities, underlying conditions, other … Medications and treatments change over the course of hospitalization.

8152. In Conversation With… David Juurlink, MD, PhD | PSNet
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      May 22, 2017 - But there certainly are people out there who will take their medications as prescribed and not double-doctor … In addition, even when the medications are clinically indicated, prescribers may inadvertently contribute … Medication sharing, storage, and disposal practices for opioid medications among US adults.

8153. Archived: Suicide Risk in Adolescents, Adults and Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      May 20, 2014 - improve the quality or format of recommended treatment or improve patient adherence to usual care), and medications … specific treatment approaches showed better outcomes than enhanced usual care; few studies addressed medications … Minimal data are available on the effectiveness of using medications to prevent suicidal behavior.

8154. Primary Care–Based Interventions to Prevent Illicit Drug Use in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      May 26, 2020 - alcohol or tobacco products) that are illegally obtained or involve nonmedical use of prescription medications … Nonmedical drug use also includes the use of over-the-counter medications, such as cough suppressants … = 51.0%).22,23 Only 4 trials reported on outcomes specifically related to misuse of pre- scription medications

8155. Archived: Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      September 06, 2016 - immunosuppressed (eg, persons living with human immunodeficiency virus [HIV], patients receiving immunosuppressive medications … be considered standard care as part of disease management or indicated prior to the use of certain medications … working in high-risk settings, or screening indicated prior to the use of specific immunosuppressive medications

8156. Archived: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      October 15, 2009 - Potential harms include lifelong use of medications without proven benefit and psychological and other … Harms include lifelong use of medications without proof of benefit but with expense and potential side … Statins are the class of medication most commonly used; these medications have been demonstrated to be

8157. Research on Person-Centered Care
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      June 27, 2024 - research has been published on how to address non‐cancer chronic pain or NCCP with or without opioid medications … We also know that the use of opioids and other medications show a quite different pattern in older populations … falls, household hazards) Care for myself (e.g., dressing, bathing, shopping, housework) Reduce the medications

8158. In Conversation With... Joel Willis, DO, PA, MA, MPhiL and Neal Sikka, MD | PSNet
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      May 14, 2020 - If I was a provider that had 1500-2000+ patients and I had started some on new medications and I’m waiting … Another area of concern I have is for our elderly patients who often have the most co-morbidities and medications … in-person visits for care unrelated to COVID-19 that cannot be postponed, such as required monitoring of medications

8159. Behavioral Interventions for Migraine Prevention (pdf file)
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      September 27, 2022 - Attention control, sham, or placebo KQs 2–4 A different eligible behavioral intervention KQ 2–4 Medications … Migraine Prevention Medications Intervention Class Specific interventions Alpha agonists Clonidine … subtype, diagnostic criteria used for migraine, concomitant migraine prevention treatments including medications

8160. Microsoft PowerPoint - Updated Handouts - Read-Only (pdf file)
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      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