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121. 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Detailed Methods for the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2018qdr-mepsmethods.pdf
     January 01, 2020 - Opioid prescription fills—This measure includes outpatient prescription fills of opioids commonly used … These opioids are identified using generic drug names for narcotic analgesics and narcotic analgesic … We identify slightly more opioids commonly used for pain than one would find in the MEPS public use … Opioids excluded from our analysis include respiratory agents, antitussives, and drugs commonly used … prescription is the same as the one used in MEPS Statistical Brief 515, Any Use and Frequent Use of Opioids

122. Appendix E. Category Definitions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/appe.html
     March 01, 2017 - Antibiotic, opioid, and other medication overuse Definition: The overuse of antibiotics and opioids

123. Study Shows Strong Link Between Smoking, Opioid Use | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/923.html
     July 01, 2024 - Heavy smokers, just 12 percent of the population, collectively use as many opioids as the 63 percent

124. Infographic - Outpatient Expenses for Adults with Opioid Prescriptions, 2017 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/opioid-outpatient-expenses.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Infographic - Outpatient Expenses for Adults with Opioid Prescriptions, 2017

125. Medication Discrepancies and Potential Adverse Drug Events During Transfer of Care from Hospital to Home | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/liability/neumiller.html
     August 01, 2017 - Potential ADEs ascribed significant ratings included opioids, anti-hypertensives, anti-coagulants, diuretics … Potential ADEs ascribed a significant rating often involved opioids, antihypertensives, anticoagulants … Frequency of Discrepancies * Percent (%) † Antihypertensive Agents 94 16.6 Opioids … In our study, the top five medication classes involved in a potential ADE were antihypertensives, opioids … requiring an ED visit included the following broad classes: (1) central nervous system agents (including opioids

126. Recovering After Emergency Gallbladder Surgery (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/gallbladder-booklet.pdf
     November 01, 2023 - Opioids are strong pain medications like morphine, oxycodone (Oxycontin® or Percocet®), Vicodin®, Norco … Only take opioids if you need them because: ■ They can be addictive ■ They can make people feel sick … Pain pills (like opioids) slow down your reaction time. … For your safety and the safety of others, driving while taking opioids is NOT recommended and is illegal

127. Recovering After Emergency Appendectomy (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/appendectomy-booklet.pdf
     November 01, 2023 - Opioids are strong pain medications like morphine, oxycodone (Oxycontin® or Percocet®), Vicodin®, Norco … Only take opioids if you need them because: ■ They can be addictive ■ They can make people feel sick … Pain pills (like opioids) slow down your reaction time. … For your safety and the safety of others, driving while taking opioids is NOT recommended and is illegal

128. Opioid-related Hospitalizations in 2016 Involving Women Who Were Pregnant or Giving Birth | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/opioid-related_hospitalizations_women_2016.html
     January 01, 2019 - Opioid-related Hospitalizations in 2016 Involving Women Who Were Pregnant or Giving Birth Opioid-related Hospitalizations in 2016 Involving Women Who Were Pregnant or Giving Birth  (PDF, 91.5 KB) Source:   Statistical Brief #247, Opioid-Related Hospital Stays Among Women in the United States, 2016 . Health…

129. About AHRQ's Six Building Blocks: A Team-Based Approach To Improving Opioid Management in Primary Care Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/improve/six-building-blocks-about.html
     November 01, 2021 - About AHRQ's Six Building Blocks: A Team-Based Approach To Improving Opioid Management in Primary Care Program The AHRQ Six Building Blocks: A Team-Based Approach to Improving Opioid Management in Primary Care (6BBs or Building Blocks) program is an implementation blueprint to guide opioid management. The progr…

130. Women Have Higher Rates of Opioid-related Hospitalizations in Most States | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/opioid-men-women-2014-text.html
     August 01, 2017 - Women Have Higher Rates of Opioid-related Hospitalizations in Most States Text Description Women have higher rates of opioid-related hospitalizations in most states. Opioid-related hospital stays among women increased 75 percent between 2005 and 2014, a jump that significantly outpaced the 55-percent increase…

131. More Opioid-Related Emergency Visits, No Change in Illicit Drug Use Treatment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/ed-visits-opioids.html
     September 01, 2021 - More Opioid-Related Emergency Visits, No Change in Illicit Drug Use Treatment More Opioid-Related Emergency Visits, No Change in Illicit Drug Use Treatment  (PDF, 587.7 KB) Emergency department (ED) visits for opioid-related diagnoses grew by an average of 12.3% per year, 2014-2017, but access to treatment …

132. Recent Evidence Indicates a Flourishing Market for Biosimilar Drugs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/943.html
     January 01, 2025 - Researchers found that state limits were associated with only a statistically insignificant reduction in opioids

133. Acronyms and Terms (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-toolkit-acronyms.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Acronyms and Terms Acronyms and Terms The following acronyms and terms are used throughout the Six Building Blocks How-To-Implement Toolkit. • 42 CFR: 42 Code of Federal Regulations Part 2 regulations have been put in place to protect patient confidentiality related to treatment for substance use di…

134. Research on Person-Centered Care
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/webinars/ncepcr-webinar-person-centered-care.pptx
     June 27, 2024 - implementation study in 2020 to improve the management of NCCP in older adults, both those who are on opioids … We also know that the use of opioids and other medications show a quite different pattern in older populations … At least 20 patients 60+ with NCCP OR At least 20 patients 60+ on opioids

135. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/prevhosp/transfer.html
     September 01, 2017 - alpha blockers, antipsychotics, antianxiety, sedative /hypnotics, anticonvulsants, antihypertensives, opioids

136. PS Grantee | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - Date: September 2018 Reducing Adverse Drug Events from Anticoagulants, Diabetes Agents and Opioids

137. Meeting Minutes, March 2018 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2018-03-nac/nacmtg0317-minutes.html
     July 01, 2018 - A new HCUP tool allows for county-level comparisons of hospitalization rates for opioids, alcohol, stimulants

138. AHRQ Releases Toolkit To Prevent MRSA and Hospital Surgical Site Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/955.html
     April 01, 2025 - Average Annual Total Expenses, Total Utilization, and Sources of Payment for Outpatient Prescription Opioids

139. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health - National Institute for Research on Safety and Quality (NIRSQ) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/mission/budget/2021/FY_2021_CJ_NIRSQ.pdf
     January 01, 2021 - These data have been used to brief the Assistant Secretary of Health on the use of opioids and rates … , as well as the extent to which hospital-based births involve complications related to the use of opioids … It also includes questions about critical public health crises, such as the nation’s opioids epidemic … AHRQ data have demonstrated that prescription opioids use has increased among adults 65 years of age … • These results can contribute to efforts to make appropriate use of outpatient prescription opioids

140. Data Infographic: Women have higher rates of opioid-related hospitalizations in most states (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/opioid-men-women-2014.pdf
     January 01, 2014 - Data Infographic: Women have higher rates of opioid-related hospitalizations in most states Opioid-related hospital stays among women increased 75 percent between 2005 and 2014, a jump that significantly outpaced the 55-percent increase among men. The trend resulted in virtually identical rates nationwide for wo…