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21. Be More Engaged in Your Healthcare | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/questions/be-engaged/index.html
    December 01, 2020 - Before Your Appointment Bring all the medicines you take to your appointment. … This includes: Prescription medicines. … Non-prescription medicines, such as aspirin or antacids. … During Your Appointment Explain your symptoms, health history, and any problems with medicines you … My Questions for This Visit You might have questions about: Your medicines.

22. Taking Care of Myself: A Guide for When I Leave the Hospital (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/goinghomeguide.pdf
    April 01, 2010 - You need to see your doctor, take your medicines, exercise, eat healthy foods, and know whom to call … Each day, follow this schedule: 3 Morning Medicines Medicine name Why am I taking How much How do … name brand) and amount What medicines do I need to take? … name brand) and amount What medicines do I need to take? … name brand) and amount What medicines do I need to take?

23. Blood Thinner Pills: Your Guide to Using Them Safely (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patients-consumers/diagnosis-treatment/treatments/btpills/btpills.pdf
    September 01, 2015 - The doctor needs to know about all your medicines, including medicines you used before you started … Other medicines can change the way your blood thinner works. … medicines, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. … Tell your doctor about all your medicines. … Keep a current list of all the medicines you take.

24. Medicine List Patient Reminder Postcard (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medicinelist-patientreminderpostcard-final508.pdf
    April 03, 2018 - Medicine List Patient Reminder Postcard Please bring ALL your medicines to your next appointment. … � Prescription medicines. … � Medicines you buy without a prescription (like Tylenol® or cold medicine). … � Vitamins and herbal medicines.

25. Creating a Safe Medicine List: Patient Information/Reminder Flyer (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medicinelist-patient-flier-final508.pdf
    April 12, 2018 - Creating a Safe Medicine List: Patient Information/Reminder Flyer Please Bring ALL Your Medicines … Please make sure you bring (in the original container)... � Prescription medicines. � Medicines you buy … Your care team will go over them with you and your family to… ■ Make sure you are taking your medicines … in the best way for you. ■ Make sure all your medicines work well together. ■ See if you can take fewer … medicines. ■ Answer your questions. 1 in 9 emergency department admissions are related to an adverse

26. Implementation Quick Start Guide: Create a Safe Medicine List Together (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medicinelist-quickstart-final508.pdf
    April 04, 2018 - Set scope � Which patients will you ask to bring in medicines? All patients? … � How often will you ask patients to bring in medicines? Annually? … Encourage bringing in medicines � How will you ask patients to bring in their medicines? … � Will you give patients a bag to bring in their medicines? … � Will you use a reminder call or text to remind patients to bring in their medicines?

27. CAHPS Child Hospital Survey Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/hp/about/child-survey-measures.html
    June 01, 2017 - understand Q19 Doctors treated parent with courtesy and respect Communication About Your Child’s Medicines … Q5  Parent was asked about child’s prescription medicines Q6  Parent was asked about child’s vitamins … , herbal medicines, and over-the-counter medicines Q39 Providers explained how child should take new … medicines after leaving the hospital Q40 Providers explained side effects of new medicines to be taken … Preventing Mistakes and Helping You Report Concerns Q29 Providers checked child’s identity before giving medicines

28. Strategy 4: IDEA Discharge Planning (Tool 2b) (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy4/Strat4_Tool_2b_IDEAL_Booklet_508.pdf
    May 22, 2013 - • Will I need nursing care for taking my medicines or taking care of cuts or wounds? For how long? … Before you leave the hospital, go over the list of medicines you need to take when you get home with … medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. … Ask: • What medicines do I need to take when I leave the hospital? … • What medicines can I take for pain? Upset stomach? Headaches? Allergies?

29. Spoken Communication | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/guide/spoken.html
    September 01, 2020 - Order medicine bags, and encourage patients to use them to bring in their medicines. … Receptionists praise patients upon arrival when they bring their medicines. … Rooming nurses thank the patient for bringing in their medicines and place all medicines on the counter … For example, patients who take multiple medicines or medicines that are dangerous if taken incorrectly … Number of medicines brought to the office visit from 1 to 6 medicines, on average.

30. The Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/pfepc-fullguide-appb-final508.pdf
    April 13, 2018 - Reminder Card This postcard-sized reminder card provides patients with a visual cue to bring in their medicines … � Giving the card to patients at the end of their visit to remind them to bring their medicines to … Practices also found that adding a message to bring in medicines to the auto-call appointment reminder … 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.

31. CAHPS Supplemental Items | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    literacy P-HL36 Information about how much patient would have to pay for medicines … P-HL35 There was too much information about how much patient would have to pay for medicines … literacy P-HL34 Information about how much patient would have to pay for medicines … P-HL33 Patient found information about how much patient would have to pay for medicines … P-HL32 Patient looked for information about how much patient would have to pay for medicines

32. Create a Safe Medicine List Together: How To Use the Training Toolkit (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medicinelist-training-final508.pdf
    April 03, 2018 - Patients are asked to bring in all the medicines they take, both prescribed and over-the-counter, including … non-oral medications such as injections, inhalers, ointments, and drops, as well as medicines they … Scripts are provided to: � Request that patients bring in all their medicines. … � Remind patients to bring in all their medicines. … � Respond to patients who are reluctant to bring in their medicines.

33. Patient Experience Measures from the CAHPS® Child Hospital Survey (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/pt-experience-measures.pdf
    March 20, 2017 - herbal medicines, and over-the-counter medicines. … and the side effects of those medicines. … Q5 Parent was asked about child’s prescription medicines Q6 Parent was asked about child’s vitamins … , herbal medicines, and over- the-counter medicines Q39 Providers explained how child should take new … medicines after leaving the hospital Q40 Providers explained side effects of new medicines to be

34. Pediatric Health Care Quality Measures: Considerations for Pharmacotherapy (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/LomotanDougherty2013.pdf
    April 01, 2013 - Use of Medicines (RUM), can be conceptual­ ized in multiple ways [4, 5]. … This set of measures included several related to the use of prescription medicines. … In addition, several topics relate indirectly to appropriate use of pediatric medicines. … The national strategy for quality use of medicines 2002 [online]. … The World Medicines Situation 2011—Rational Use of Medicines [online]. http://apps.who.int/ medicinedocs

35. Access to Health Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/womenhealth/wm-access.html
    September 01, 2015 - People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines … likely than males to be delayed or unable to get needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines … Women who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines … Alaska Native women to experience a delay in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines … non-Hispanic Black women to experience a delay in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines

36. Tool 5: How To Conduct a Postdischarge Followup Phone Call | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool5.html
    March 01, 2013 - on the hospital discharge summary with the medicines listed in the AHCP. … Patients taking more medicines will require longer calls. … patients' medicines are for and how to take them. … Inability to pay for or pick up medicines. … Smith on September 20, 2012, in order to discuss his condition and medicines.

37. Health Literacy Tools for Providers of Medication Therapy Management | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/pharmacy/medication-mgt.html
    September 01, 2020 - Personal Medication List (PML) - a reconciled list of all the medicines the beneficiary uses (i.e., … active medicines). … Provide patients with resources to manage their medicines. … Help Patients to Remember How and When to Take Their Medicines Taking Care of Myself How to Create

38. CAHPS Supplemental Items | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    P-HL32 Patient looked for information about how much patient would have to pay for medicines … P-HL33 Patient found information about how much patient would have to pay for medicines … literacy P-HL34 Information about how much patient would have to pay for medicines … P-HL35 There was too much information about how much patient would have to pay for medicines … literacy P-HL36 Information about how much patient would have to pay for medicines

39. Transitional Care Medication Safety: Stakeholders' Perspectives | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/liability/corbett.html
    August 01, 2017 - Solution themes were improving information management, increasing access to medicines, and enhancing … She reported taking 16 medicines at home. … The patient reported taking nine home medicines, including warfarin. … Another common patient-specific barrier was patients’ use of medicines already in the home. … Sub-theme related to increasing access to medicines.

40. Patient Self-Management & Empowerment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/guide/selfmgmt.html
    September 01, 2020 - Tool 8: Conduct Brown Bag Medicine Reviews can help you begin discussions about taking medicines accurately … Tool 5: Use the Teach-Back Method can help you to ensure that patients understand how to take their medicines … goal of this tool is to outline some approaches your practice can use to help patients manage their medicines … your patient's responses to these questions and the methods used to educate and help them manage their medicines … Your practice may target patients who take multiple medicines or medicines that are dangerous if taken