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1. AHRQ Research Helps Pharmacists in Mentoring Program to Reduce Drug Errors in Emergency Departments | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   October 01, 2014 - goal of this ongoing mentoring experience is to encourage the creation of permanent programs featuring clinical … services they found helpful, and to gather ideas about how an emergency pharmacist program might be … The program has attracted pharmacists already working in emergency departments, as well as pharmacists … whose institutions are interested in establishing an emergency pharmacist program. … A small hospital, for example, may not be able to afford a dedicated emergency pharmacist."

2. New Models of Primary Care Workforce and Financing - Case Example #3: Fairview Health Services (pdf file)
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   October 01, 2016 - The pharmacist-provided MTM services, which won the 2004 American Pharmacists Association Foundation … agreement with the Fairview Medical Group (consisting of Fairview’s primary care clinics) allowing the retail … MTM Pharmacist: The MTM pharmacist is considered a provider in the Fairview system. … which monitors and manages patients on anticoagulant medication, is nurse led, but supervised by a clinical … Collaborative Practice Agreements and Pharmacists’ Patient Care Services: A Resource for Pharmacists.

3. AHRQ Research Inspires Efforts at Banner Desert To Reduce Drug Errors in E.D. Patients | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   January 01, 2018 - Clinical pharmacists at the 549-bed hospital now depend on pharmacy technicians to work with E.D. patients … time for nurses and doctors who previously collected the information, and is making the hospital's clinical … pharmacist program more effective. … Hays, Pharm.D., B.C.P.S., found that pharmacists in the E.D. often devoted an inordinate amount of time … nurses; when issues arose, they "resulted in a significant amount of time spent on the back end by pharmacists

4. AHRQ Pharmacy Health Literacy Center | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/pharmacy/index.html
   January 01, 2024 - , and Funding AHRQ Pharmacy Health Literacy Center This site provides pharmacists … Resources for pharmacists interested in understanding more about health literacy. … Pharmacists are responsible for making sure patients obtain the maximum positive health outcomes from … Pharmacists care for patients with low to high education levels, low to high incomes, and multiple races … Pharmacists are one of the most accessible health care providers.

5. A Patient Safety Program & Research Evaluation of U.S. Navy Pharmacy Refill Clinics (pdf file)
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   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

6. Pharmacy Health Literacy Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   March 01, 2023 - CPE credits available for pharmacists. … America's Pharmacist 2006; December:63-71. Brown L. … Low health literacy: What pharmacists can do to help. J Am Pharm Assoc 2006;46(1):4-6. … Frontline pharmacist. Am J Health-Sys Pharm 2005;62(4):364-5. Select for abstract . … Hospital Pharmacist 2006;41:542-551. Wolf MS, Davis TC, Curtis, LM, et al (2016).

7. AHRQ Health Literacy Tools for Use in Pharmacies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   January 01, 2024 - Funding AHRQ Health Literacy Tools for Use in Pharmacies This site provides pharmacists … The training program: Introduces pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and other pharmacy staff to the … Get started: Strategies to Improve Communication Between Pharmacists and Patients: Curriculum Guide … In the randomized control study of the Re-Engineered Discharge (RED), a pharmacist conducted these calls

8. Ohio Veterans’ Facility Relied on AHRQ Resource to Develop Diabetes Initiative | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   March 01, 2023 - Clinical pharmacists can change medications and adjust dosages quickly, without a patient needing an … “We have found that having pharmacists work directly with patients is usually a huge relief to patients … She added, “Not only do our pharmacists use our screening tool, our primary care doctors also use it.

9. Chapter 5. Education and Training | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   July 01, 2022 - Education and Training Strategy Multidisciplinary training (i.e., physicians, nurses, and pharmacists … It is also important that physicians, nurses, and pharmacists understand how the medication reconciliation … Patient's own medication list. * When nurses and/or pharmacists learn new information during medication … Developing scripts for nurses and pharmacists for clarifying medication discrepancies with physicians … Using pharmacists in the emergency room or on floors to perform medication histories or having pharmacy

10. 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

11. Appendix, MATCH Resources for Patients | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2022 - The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists … (ASHP) is a national professional society comprised of pharmacists who work with doctors and other … The mission of ASHP is to support pharmacists to help people use medications safely and effectively.

12. 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

13. Chapter 1. Building the Project Foundation: Gaining Leadership Support Within the Organization | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2022 - To be successful, you need the support of leadership, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other stakeholders … preventable adverse drug events (ADEs); the second model demonstrates a cost-benefit analysis of the use of pharmacists … Table 2 indicates average time requirements for pharmacists performing various levels of interaction … Model 2: Pharmacist Justification for Medication History Collection and Reconciliation on Admission … Source: This template was presented by Steve Rough, MS, RPh, at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

14. Practice Survey (pdf file)
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    August 23, 2018 - Social Workers or Licensed Social Workers FTE (combined Social Workers FTE) Number of PharmD or Pharmacists … (number of PharmD or Pharmacists) Combined PharmD or Pharmacists FTE (combined PharmD or Pharmacists … licensed social workers: Combined social workers or licensed social workers FTE: Number of PharmD or Pharmacists … : Combined PhardD or Pharmacists FTE: Number of other practice site members: Combined other

15. Chapter 3. Developing Change: Designing the Medication Reconciliation Process | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2022 - This list should be shared and utilized by all physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and others caring for … the physician signs off on the admission order set, this could trigger a task for the nurse and/or pharmacist … Depending on the care unit, incorporating medication reconciliation steps into the nurse and/or pharmacist … Nurse and/or Pharmacist Prompting . … Enlist the support of primary care physicians and community pharmacists to encourage patients to carry

16. SOPS Community Pharmacy Survey Items and Composites (pdf file)
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    June 19, 2018 - We encourage patients to talk to pharmacists about their medications. B7. … Our pharmacists spend enough time talking to patients about how to use their medications. B11. … Our pharmacists tell patients important information about their new prescriptions.

17. Chapter 6. Measure Maps and Profiles (continued, 9) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2014 - Surveys can be directed at physicians and pharmacists respectively: questions are identical with provider … title (physician/pharmacist) interchanged depending on the study population. … Utility of a questionnaire to measure physician/pharmacist collaborative relationships. … A conceptual framework for collaborative working relationships between pharmacists and physicians. … Influential characteristics of physician/pharmacist collaborative relationships.

18. Medication Discrepancies and Potential Adverse Drug Events During Transfer of Care from Hospital to Home | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2017 - all cases of disagreement, the physician co-investigator’s assessment agreed with that of one of the pharmacist … The pharmacist reviewers determined that none of the potential ADEs were likely to have resulted in “ … White, PharmD; Clinical Pharmacist, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center. Cynthia F. … Impact of pharmacist involvement in the transitional care of high-risk patients through medication reconciliation … Nurse-pharmacist collaboration on medication reconciliation prevents potential harm.

19. Final Progress Report: Leveraging a Social Network of Elders and Families To Improve Medication Safety at Transitions of Care (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2024 - Pharmacists' recommendations to improve care transitions. Ann Pharmacother. 2012;46(9):1152-1159. … Effect of a care transition intervention by pharmacists: an RCT. BMC Health Serv Res. 2014;14:406. … Effect of clinical pharmacist intervention on medication discrepancies following hospital discharge. … Impact of pharmacist discharge medication therapy counseling and disease state education: Pharmacist … New drug information resources for pharmacists at the National Library of Medicine.

20. Gap Analysis for Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (doc file)
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/gap_analysis_tool.docx
    November 01, 2019 - ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A Pharmacist Leadership Has a pharmacist leader been identified? … ☐ Yes ☐ No Is the pharmacist leader trained in infectious diseases? … Number: FTE for pharmacist leader: FTE for other AS pharmacists: Does ASP have access to a data … ☐ ASP members ☐ Non-AS infectious disease physicians ☐ Non-ASP pharmacists ☐ Front-line prescriber content … ☐ No ☐ Yes: Nurses ☐ Yes: Pharmacists ☐ Yes: Prescribers ☐ Yes: Other(s) How frequently does your