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21. Teach-Back Teach-Back Teach-Back: Role Play Scenarios (pdf file)
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    April 05, 2018 - Santiago is feeling overwhelmed by her current health status and her new medicines. … She can’t pronounce any of the medicines and doesn’t know what they do. … Santiago wants to know how to properly pronounce each of her medicines and to know its purpose because … she believes this will help her make these medicines a part of her new routine … Santiago is unaware of systems to organize medicines such as pill boxes or blister packs from pharmacies

22. Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2020 - Learn to prevent medical errors that can occur anywhere in the health care system and can involve medicines … (with wallet card) Answer common questions about getting and taking medicines and track information

23. Strategy 4: IDEA Discharge Planning (Tool 1) (doc file)
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    January 01, 2010 - day Involve the patient and family in bedside shift report or bedside rounds Share a written list of medicines … every morning Go over medicines at each administration: What it is for, how much to take, how to take … Who: All clinical staff Explain medicines to the patient and family (for example, print out a list every … medicine is for, describe potential side effects, and make sure the patient knows about any changes in the medicines … Go over the list of current medicines.

24. Strategy 4: IDEA Discharge Planning (Tool 1) (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2010 - Involve the patient and family in bedside shift report or bedside rounds • Share a written list of medicines … every morning • Go over medicines at each administration: What it is for, how much to take, how … Who: All clinical staff  Explain medicines to the patient and family (for example, print out a list … is for, describe potential side effects, and make sure the patient knows about any changes in the medicines … Go over the list of current medicines.

25. The Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2018 - non-oral medications such as injections, inhalers, ointments, and drops, as well as medicines they … prescribed to patients taking five or more medicines are not needed, are contraindicated, or are not … However, by ensuring you have a complete and accurate understanding of the medicines your patients … script helped encourage and reinforce the need for patients to bring in their medicines. … , and to create the medicine list if the patient has not brought in the medicines.

26. Engaging Patients and Families in Their Health Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2023 - educates people about blood thinners and offers basic information about the medication; tips on diet, medicines … How To Create a My Medicines List Step-by-step instructions to create a medicines list to remind patients

27. Consumer Reports Uses AHRQ’s Evidence Reports in Drug Comparisons | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2016 - "With Alzheimer's disease, people are desperate, and doctors are prescribing medicines even though the … Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs reports on diabetes medicines, anticoagulants, and allergy medications

28. Child Hospital Survey (pdf file)
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    May 12, 2016 - During the first day of this hospital stay, were you asked to list or review all of the prescription medicines … the first day of this hospital stay, were you asked to list or review all of the vitamins, herbal medicines … , and over-the- counter medicines your child was taking at home? … hospital pharmacist explain in a way that was easy to understand how your child should take these new medicines … pharmacist explain in a way that was easy to understand about possible side effects of these new medicines

29. Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3) (doc file)
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    February 10, 2011 - They give you medicines, take care of your wounds, and make sure everything is going okay. … They give you medicines and take your blood pressure, heart rate, and temperature.

30. Resources for Women’s Health | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2018 - Patient Treatment Summaries Comparing Talk Therapy and Other Depression Treatments With Antidepressant Medicines … Managing Insomnia Disorder Medicines To Treat Alcohol Use Disorder Treating Binge-Eating Disorder … Knowing which screening tests are needed and when to get them, which medicines may prevent diseases,

31. Your Guide to Preventing and Treating Blood Clots | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2017 - Take all medicines the doctor prescribes you. Stay active! … Tell them the medicines you are taking. … Another name for medicine that prevents blood from clotting Coumadin®/warfarin, heparin Types of medicines

32. AHRQ’s RED Toolkit Inspires Improved Patient Discharge at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2015 - By designating discharge advocates who help patients reconcile their medicines and schedule follow-up … The hospital also provides discharged patients in need with certain medicines and transportation to two

33. Ten Attributes of Health Literate Health Care Organizations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2024 - Addresses health literacy in high-risk situations, including care transitions and communications about medicines … Addresses health literacy in high-risk situations, including care transitions and communications about medicines … Whole-Person Transitional Care: The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions How To Create a My Medicines

34. The End of the Public Health Emergency Refocuses the Urgency to Improve Healthcare Quality | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2023 - five measures: nurse communication, physician communication, staff responsiveness, communication about medicines … The most significant declines were in communication about medicines (declined 4.28 percent) and staff

35. 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Appendix A (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2018 - 0.0 MEPS 15 (2002-2016) People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed prescription medicines … months 54.41 3.71 MEPS 2016 People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed prescription medicines … Score Data Source Data Year People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed prescription medicines … Score Data Source Data Year People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed prescription medicines … Score Data Source Data Year People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed prescription medicines

36. Strategy 4: IDEA Discharge Planning (Tool 4)
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    April 01, 2011 - Share a written list of medicines every morning during the hospital stay. … Explain medicines to the patient and family daily and at any time medicine is administered. … Clinicians should use teach back when explaining medicines. … Hand the patient the list of the medicines he or she will need to take after getting home. … “What will you tell your wife about the changes we made to your medicines today?”

37. Preventing Medication Errors Among Children With Chronic Conditions in Outpatient and Home Settings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2023 - strategies to improve the national adoption of a pediatric intervention to reduce exposure to nephrotoxic medicines … Nephrotoxic medicines, such as contrast dye or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, can cause acute

38. Strategy 4: IDEA Discharge Planning (Tool 4) (pdf file)
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    May 22, 2013 - complications • Many complications can be attributed to problems with discharge planning: – Changes in medicines … – Educate the patient and family about the patient’s condition at every opportunity – Explain medicines … who] will review reconciled medication list with patient and family • Hand the patient the list of medicines

39. 2022 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Detailed Methods for Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Tables (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2022 - People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines … last 12 months Core People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed prescription medicines … 2021 and later years Replaced “People unable to get or delayed in getting needed prescription medicines … financial or insurance reasons” with “People unable to get or delayed in getting needed prescription medicines … people who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed care (medical, dental, or prescription medicines

40. The 10 Questions You Should Know | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2020 - Will this medicine interact with medicines that I'm already taking?