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21. Medication Therapy Tools Help Pharmacists Educate Patients, Improve Adherence and Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201714.html
    September 01, 2019 - Medication Therapy Tools Help Pharmacists Educate Patients, Improve Adherence and Safety Search All … AHRQ’s Health Literacy Tools for Providers of Medication Therapy Management make it easier for pharmacists … Pharmacists work directly with patients, their medical providers, and community pharmacists to ensure … Busy pharmacists can find what they need in one consolidated resource. … Patients talk by phone with a pharmacist to address their personal needs.

22. A Patient Safety Program & Research Evaluation of U.S. Navy Pharmacy Refill Clinics (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Reige.pdf
    March 01, 2004 - The clinical pharmacist asks the patients about over-the-counter medications and herbal preparations … This could be helpful in staffing pharmacists. … The clinical pharmacist is empowered in this revised practice model to facilitate the work they know … The clinical pharmacist is given the opportunity to discuss with patients such issues as adverse drug … Upon interpreting a patient’s laboratory values, the clinical pharmacist would contact the provider

23. Final Report: Improving Drug Safety (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/magid-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Whether computer-assisted dosing and the services of clinical pharmacists can improve renal drug dosing … The pharmacist cannot dispense these prescriptions without active intervention. … The pharmacist confirms an alert’s validity and consults decision support guides that assist the pharmacist … To determine whether a medication error had occurred, all medications dispensed were reviewed by a clinical … To determine whether a medication error had occurred, all medications dispensed were reviewed by a clinical

24. Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 9. Reducing Adverse Drug Events in Older Adults (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/ade.pdf
    November 11, 2019 - Four medication review sessions were performed by two research assistants, one clinical pharmacist, … The contribution of a clinical pharmacist to the improvement of medication at a geriatric hospital unit … , focusing on involving community pharmacists.16 More rigorous, long-term examination is necessary to … Not provided Not provided High Hannou et al., 20173 Clinical pharmacist medication reviews to … Not provided Not provided Moderate Kiel and Phillips, 201712 Clinical pharmacist comprehensive

25. Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 9. Reducing Adverse Drug Events in Older Adults (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/reducing-adverse-drug-1.pdf
    March 01, 2020 - Four medication review sessions were performed by two research assistants, one clinical pharmacist, … The contribution of a clinical pharmacist to the improvement of medication at a geriatric hospital unit … , focusing on involving community pharmacists.16 More rigorous, long-term examination is necessary to … Not provided Not provided High Hannou et al., 20173 Clinical pharmacist medication reviews to … Not provided Not provided Moderate Kiel and Phillips, 201712 Clinical pharmacist comprehensive

26. List of Doctors and Pharmacists | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2020 - List of Doctors and Pharmacists Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Your Medicine … List of Doctors and Pharmacists Medicine Wallet Card Questions To Ask Before Taking Medicine Notes … List your doctors and pharmacists on this guide to keep with your medicines in case … __________ Contact Information: ________________________________________________________________ Pharmacist

27. AHRQ Patient Safety Research Spurs Development of 100 Emergency Department Pharmacies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2013 - July 2013 Since 2007, nearly 100 U.S. hospitals have developed and implemented an emergency pharmacist … Hays, PharmD, an emergency pharmacist at the University of Arizona and one of PCIP's two mentors. … reducing medication errors in the fast-paced ED by helping hospitals create permanent programs that get clinical … pharmacists involved with ED medication use. … Part of the reason, Hays notes, is the impact an emergency pharmacist can have, including reducing preventable

28. Strategies to Improve Communication Between Pharmacists and Patients (ppt file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pharmhealthlit/pharmlit/kripalani.ppt
    January 01, 2010 - Strategies to Improve Communication Between Pharmacists and Patients Strategies to Improve Communication … Between Pharmacists and Patients [Presenters Names Here] Developed by Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSc and … As pharmacists wrap up a patient encounter, they often solicit questions from the patient, in part to … Each person should have a chance to play the pharmacist. … Was it easier for the third pharmacist than the first?

29. Chapter-7 - Harm Due to Anticoagulants (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/anticoagulants-1.pdf
    March 01, 2020 - examined telephone-based models of anticoagulation management services—managed by nurse practitioner, clinical … patient self-testing (69.0% vs. 68.0%, p=0.25).8 The Philip et al. study examined a telephone-based clinical … percent reduction in bleeding (hazard ratio [HR]=0.25; 95% CI, 0.18 to 0.36).6 When comparing a prior clinical … pharmacist model with a telephone-based service led by a clinical pharmacist, bleedings were not significantly … the correct range.6 Philip et al. did not find significant differences between the telephone- based clinical

30. Improving Medication Safety for Older Adults | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2022 - AHRQ, I have been able to look at medication safety from a systems perspective and develop tools that community … pharmacists can use to reduce patient harm.” … Chui aims to prevent ADEs in seniors by providing community pharmacists with interventions to improve … With funding from AHRQ, she designed and implemented a medication information resource for pharmacists … making older adults aware of high-risk OTC medications would facilitate their communication with a pharmacist

31. Improving Patient Safety in Healthcare | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2023 - University School of Medicine, received a 2-year AHRQ grant in 2005 to evaluate an emergency medicine clinical … events, and interviewed ED physicians and nurses to understand their perception of the value of the clinical … pharmacist, learn which pharmacist services they found helpful, and gather ideas on ideal ways to structure … an ED pharmacist program. … expanded his work by serving as a mentor for a program developed by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

32. Final Progress Report: Risk-Informed Interventions in Community Pharmacy: Implementation and Evaluation (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/cohen2-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - software was conducted, and perceptions regarding the extent to which the software could be used by community … Pharmacist Survey Results Nineteen of approximately 50 pharmacists from the 18 participating pharmacies … Pharmacist disinterest was perceived by BS/MS- prepared pharmacists to be a stronger barrier to patient … BS/MS-prepared pharmacists were less likely to believe that familiarity between a pharmacist and patient … National Community Pharmacists Association and Pfizer Inc. 2003.

33. Final Progress Report: Pharmacist Technology for Nursing Home Resident Safety (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lapane-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Pharmacist Technology for Nursing Home Resident Safety TITLE OF PROJECT: PHARMACIST … , that the pharmacist report any “irregularities” to the attending physician and director of nursing … , that the pharmacist report any “irregularities” to the attending physician and director of nursing … The workload of consultant pharmacists is approximately 1,000 residents per month. … As part of the drug regimen review process, the consultant pharmacist evaluated the patient’s medications

34. Evaluation of a Medication Therapy Management Program in Medicare Beneficiaries at High Risk of Adverse Drug Events: Study Methods (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Masica_112.pdf
    November 30, 2010 - MTM programs are typically provided by pharmacists, although this is not mandated by the MMA. … recommendations Physician-pharmacist communication sheet Chi-square Pharmacist time Pharmacist … • Create an MTM intervention involving pharmacists, physicians, and other health care professionals … (i.e., it would not be feasible for a community pharmacist to work without a set of visit objectives … In current practice, external MTM pharmacists often have little information about patients other than

35. Highmark Uses AHRQ Conference to Evaluate Safety, Effectiveness of Diabetes Treatments | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcoe35.html
    October 01, 2014 - Web conference was offered as part of AHRQ's Comparative Effectiveness Knowledge Transfer Project for Pharmacists … Highmark was one of 171 participants in the Insulin Analogue Web conference, which was targeted to pharmacists … The Web conference provided high-quality research to participating pharmacists and pharmacy decisionmakers … A clinical pharmacist and a member of the clinical team supporting the P&T Committee at Highmark participated … KT-COE-35 AHRQ Product(s): Effective Health Care Program, KT Project for Pharmacists

36. Final Progress Report: Demonstration of Quality Improvement of Medication Therapy Management Services (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/doucette-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - One treatment group also received pharmacist training. … The pharmacist training intervention provided online support of MTM delivery but had limited pharmacist … Settings MTM services were conducted by trained community pharmacists in Outcomes’ MTM program network … ’ pharmacists serving the beneficiaries in the study. … Value of online medication therapy management resources: Community pharmacist perspectives.

37. Translating Patient Safety Research into Clinical Practice (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Magid.pdf
    January 01, 2004 - Similarly, a review of studies addressing the impact of clinical pharmacists in preventing medication … Hanlon et al.,39 for example, conducted a randomized controlled trial of a clinical pharmacist intervention … The study found that a clinical pharmacist providing pharmaceutical care for elderly outpatients reduced … The improvement in prescribing with the clinical pharmacist was noted by 3 months and was sustained … The impact of clinical pharmacists’ consultations on physicians’ geriatric drug prescribing.

38. From Insight to Implementation: Lessons from a Multi-site Trial of a PDA-based Warfarin Dose Calculator (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Kravitz.pdf
    February 09, 2005 - randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of WARFDOCS relied heavily upon inpatient clinical … pharmacists. … The potential benefits of a computerized warfarin dosing assistance program were most clear to clinical … ’ — pharmacist at Hospital C More experienced pharmacists anticipated fewer gains, and a few expressed … Challenges to the pharmacist profession from escalating pharmaceutical demand.

39. Figure 3: Medication Reconciliation Upon Admission: High Level Process Map After Redesign (Text Description) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2022 - In the second direction, depending on the care unit, nurse and/or pharmacist verify medication history … Forms: Created standardized approach for physicians, nurses, and pharmacists for medication reconciliation … Creates standardized process for nurses and pharmacists to identify, resolve, and document followup on … Nurse (or pharmacist in ICUs) prompted to confirm history and reconcile with current orders. … Pharmacist performs final reconciliation and followup on unresolved or outstanding unintended discrepancies

40. Figure 3: Medication Reconciliation Upon Admission: High Level Process Map After Redesign (Text Description) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/figure-3txt.html
    July 01, 2022 - In the second direction, depending on the care unit, nurse and/or pharmacist verify medication history … Forms: Created standardized approach for physicians, nurses, and pharmacists for medication reconciliation … Creates standardized process for nurses and pharmacists to identify, resolve, and document followup on … Nurse (or pharmacist in ICUs) prompted to confirm history and reconcile with current orders. … Pharmacist performs final reconciliation and followup on unresolved or outstanding unintended discrepancies