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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201604.html
May 01, 2016 - Based on "Questions Are the Answer," the mailer encouraged members to ask their pharmacist questions
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/sustain-facilitator-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - First, a physician and pharmacist lead should have
been identified. … may have daily activities run by nurse
practitioners or physician assistants in conjunction
with pharmacists
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/changing-system-facilitator-guide.docx
June 01, 2021 - Pharmacists may catch some medication errors. … example, we often embed alerts in the electronic medical system to notify a health care practitioner or pharmacist … Another is an automatic review of the dose, duration, and indication of antibiotic prescriptions by a pharmacist
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Savino.pdf
July 01, 2003 - Guidelines promulgated by the American Society of Health-system
Pharmacists (ASHP)12 formed the basis … American Society of Health-system Pharmacists
(ASHP) Commission on Therapeutics. … American Journal of Health Systems
Pharmacists 1999;56:1839–88.
13. Trowbridge R, Weingarten S.
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-older-adults2.html
September 01, 2024 - In volume-based healthcare systems where primary care clinician appointments are time crunched and clinical … pharmacists are generally not part of the primary care clinical team, inaccurate medication lists are … providing primary care services to older adults lack clinical support staff (e.g., registered nurses, clinical … pharmacists, social workers, nutritionists) and face institutional pressure to maintain unrealistically
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/apcfigtxt1.html
December 01, 2017 - Benzodiazepines
_X_ Sedatives/hypnotics
___ Digoxin
___ N/A
_X_ Medication review by consultant pharmacist
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/warmhandoff.html
April 01, 2018 - clinicians, medical assistants, front and back office staff, and members of the extended care team, such as pharmacist
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/survey-codebook-post-intervention.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Licensed Social Worker
______ combined Social worker FTE
Number_pharma
Optional item
PharmD or Pharmacist … ______ number of PharmD or Pharmacists
FTE_pharma
Optional item
PharmD or Pharmacist
______ combined … PharmD or Pharmacist FTE
Number_other
Optional item
Other
______ number of other practice members
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/services/quality/patientsftyupdate/ptsafetysum.pdf
March 01, 2013 - Examples include some
fall prevention programs, many clinical pharmacist
interventions, and participation … pharmacists to prevent
adverse drug events; brief review
Common/Low Moderate-to-
high
Low High Little … pharmacists; in-depth review
Common/Low Moderate Low Moderate Moderate/
Moderate
Identifying patients … Encouraged patient safety practices
• Multicomponent interventions to reduce falls
• Use of clinical … pharmacists to reduce adverse drug events
• Documentation of patient preferences for life-sustaining
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hemorrhage_3_communication.pptx
July 01, 2023 - Pharmacist was the sender.
Resident was the receiver. … The pharmacist says, “correct."
What communication errors were avoided? … Pharmacist did not rely on memory to give correct dosing information. … Sender = pharmacist
Receiver = resident
How did they complete the check-back? … Resident repeated the order; pharmacist confirmed
What communication errors were avoided?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hemorrhage_3-communication-speaker-notes.pdf
July 01, 2023 - Pharmacist was the sender.
Resident was the receiver. … The pharmacist says, “correct."
What communication errors were avoided? … Pharmacist did not rely on memory to give correct dosing information. … o Sender = pharmacist
o Receiver = resident
• How did they complete the check‐back? … o Resident repeated the order; pharmacist confirmed
• What communication errors were avoided?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/ebeling-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Pharmacy Director for Belmond Medical Center and Hancock County
Memorial Hospital and Medication Safety Pharmacist … B) A large number of employed and contracted primary care physicians and
specialists, nurses, and pharmacists … We jointly purchase hospital supplies and equipment; share physicians, nurses,
pharmacists, and other … with Steering Committee members;
hospital clinical and administrative leaders; physicians, nurses, pharmacists … three groups
Participating Groups:
Network Clinic Nurses Group
Network HIM Group
Network Hospital Pharmacist
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/findings.html
March 01, 2017 - focused on:
Medication reconciliation, 102–105
Patient medication lists, 67 , 69 , 70 , 106–109
Pharmacist-led … as innovative approaches to medication reconciliation, e-prescribing, 60 , 114 and integration of community … pharmacists into the extended care team 110 , 111 , 113 , 123 , 124 all appeared to improve medication … Provider
Practice staff
Team approach to patient care
Expand the health care team (e.g., pharmacists
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/recent-grants-patient-safety.html
May 01, 2024 - items of the Checklist to create a comprehensive care transition intervention that can be delivered by clinical … pharmacists and a pharmacy technician.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/fallspx/reports.html
November 01, 2017 - Weekly Behavior Review Meeting
Pharmacist and DON or nurse manager. … Pharmacist Monthly Medication Review
DON or ADON, nurse manager, restorative nurse and rehab director … Weekly Fall Risk Huddle
Pharmacist and director of nursing or nurse manager. … Pharmacist Monthly Medication Review
DON or ADON, nurse manager, restorative nurse, and rehab director
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/tearsheets/helpsmokers.html
October 01, 2014 - You can ask your pharmacist for more information.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/casestudies.html
December 01, 2017 - include a doctor or nurse practitioner, registered nurse, care team coordinator, schedule, and even pharmacist
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK3_T2c-SBAR_SST_Final.pdf
June 01, 2014 - Antibiotic 2 __________________________________ Dose ________ Route ________ Duration ________
¨ ¨ No ¨ Yes Pharmacist
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/landrigan2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - pharmacists to
monitor medication orders (6), and adoption of structured patient sign-out systems ( … Both computerized physician order entry and ward-based clinical
pharmacists have been shown to decrease … fell 83%. (2;3) These findings have been substantiated elsewhere. (11-14)
Leape et al. found that clinical … pharmacists participating in ICU rounds decreased preventable
ADE rates by 66%. (6)
2
The use of … Pharmacist participation on physician rounds and
adverse drug events in the intensive care unit.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/cdifftoolkit.pdf
September 01, 2012 - Physicians may resist taking direction from pharmacists, even those trained in Infectious Diseases … pharmacists.
19
How do we engage staff in an ASP to reduce C. difficile? … STAFF RESOURCE Check If Available:
Infectious disease–trained physician
Clinical pharmacist … Infectious
disease
physician
Clinical
pharmacist
Microbiologist
Infection
prevention … Outlay of effort by stewardship team
and others (e.g., IT)
Technology costs
Training clinical