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8541. Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home: Family Information Packet, Appendix A (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apa.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - Medication Safety ■ Keep a list of your baby’s medications with your baby at all times.

8542. Linking Characteristics of High-Performing Hospitals With Patient Safety (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/etchegaray3-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Accuracy of reporting current medications by cancer patients presenting to an emergency center.

8543. SOPS Medical Office Survey (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/medical-office-survey-english-2023.docx
      January 01, 2023 - physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners who diagnose, treat patients, and prescribe medications

8544. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Tools to Help Patients Communicate Their Needs (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/communication/cahps-strategy-section-6-h.pdf
      July 07, 2017 - cards are often designed to prompt patients for questions by listing topic areas such as symptoms and medications

8545. Chemotherapy Administration Safety Standards | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/chemotherapy-administration-safety-standards
      March 30, 2016 - chemotherapy order sets include inadvertent signing (i.e., providers sign for inadvertent additional medications

8546. STATISTICAL BRIEF #255: Trends in Health Care Expenditures for Adults Ages 45-64: 2006 versus 1996
      meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st255/stat255.shtml
      August 01, 2009 - Prescribed medicines: Includes expenses for all prescribed medications that were initially purchased

8547. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49444/psn-pdf
      May 01, 2004 - personal anecdotes: nurses revealed that physicians often ask them for analgesics, antibiotics, or other medications

8548. PowerPoint Presentation: Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/HAP-slides.pptx
      November 01, 2019 - 14 Consider oral therapy after patient shows clinical improvement and the ability to tolerate oral medications

8549. PowerPoint Presentation: Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/VAP-slides.pptx
      November 01, 2019 - Step-Down Therapy for VAP After patient shows clinical improvement and the ability to tolerate oral medications

8550. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fatty-acids-cardiovascular-disease_clinician.pdf
      July 01, 2017 - or cointerventions (e.g., patients also taking cholestrol-lowering statins, aspirin, or diabetes medications

8551. Patient Safety in Primary Care | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-primary-care
      January 31, 2020 - pharmacist were effective at detecting potential adverse events in primary care patients prescribed medications

8552. Treatments for Fecal Incontinence: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fecal-incontinence_clinician.pdf
      July 01, 2016 - tissue-bulking injections (unapproved by the FDA for FI) Bruising, erosion through rectal mucosa Oral medications

8553. Ambulatory Safety and Quality Program (2007-2013) | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/past-initiatives/ambulatory-safety-and-quality-program
      January 01, 2023 - Individualized, Multi-Media Materials in Spanish and English Help Seniors Manage Medications and Communicate

8554. Dissemination Planning Tool (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/planningtool.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - Improvement Quality improvement expertise Pharmacists United States Pharmacopeia Establishes standards for medications

8555. A "Weak" Response | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weak-response
      February 24, 2011 - specifically on telephone issues.( 1,2 ) Communication mishaps can cause confusion about changes in medications

8556. The Wrong Blade: A Lack of Familiarity With Pediatric Emergency Equipment | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-blade-lack-familiarity-pediatric-emergency-equipment
      June 01, 2018 - Multiple studies suggest that equipment is found faster, fewer errors are made, and medications are more

8557. Appendix B. Example Data Collection Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/cost-guide/collection-tools.html
      February 01, 2017 - decisions   Conducting clinical activities as part of a delegated medical act   Prescribe medications

8558. Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 1-3: Screening, Monitoring, and Treatment (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-disease-medicine_disposition-comments.pdf
      August 01, 2012 - Based on my experience as a CKD patient. instead of relying on medications to improve and/or halt the … I would hope that ongoing research includes more than medications as a treatment option; it should study … Some medications can have serious side effects for CKD patients, especially older patients; also the … Side-effects from medications and procedures, such as improper drugs dosage for the level of GFR and … The use of ACE-I medications with or without ARB medications is recommended by KDOQI and other guidelines

8559. Urinary-Incontinence-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/urinary-incontinence-treatment_executive.pdf
      April 01, 2012 - Adverse effects were more common in those taking seven or more concomitant medications. … postmarketing surveillance could address the long-term safety of UI drugs when combined with other medications … or sudden death (adjusted RR 21.5, 95% CI, 5.2 to 88.3) were very high among older people using UI medications … Pharmacological Treatments • All anticholinergic medications were more effective than placebo in achieving … Persistence and adherence of medications for chronic overactive bladder/urinary incontinence in the

8560. Dietary-Supplements Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/dietary-supplements_executive.pdf
      April 01, 2012 - Across all cardiovascular medications, nonsignificant results were observed for gradable outcomes ( … Safety of intake of dietary supplements concomitant with prescription cardiovascular medications is … The implications of therapeutic complexity on adherence to cardiovascular medications. … Variability in the prescription of cardiovascular medications in older patients: correlates and potential … Use of prescription and over-the-counter medications and dietary supplements among older adults in