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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866217/psn-pdf
    July 10, 2024 - Many health plans have pharmacists who help support patient safety functions, such as medication reconciliation … that within days of a member getting home, a healthcare professional such as a home health nurse or pharmacist

  2. Confusion With Acetaminophen | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/confusion-acetaminophen
    December 01, 2009 - Physicians’ office personnel, pharmacists, and all health care providers play an important role in educating … be aware of agents that might amplify acetaminophen toxicity and adjust dosing accordingly using a pharmacist

  3. From Pain Relief to Risk: A Case of Suspected Opioid Overdose in a Pediatric Patient | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pain-relief-risk-case-suspected-opioid-overdose-pediatric-patient
    October 04, 2023 - dispensing and education as the incidence of overdose has risen, especially among adolescents. 15,16 Pharmacists … Kristine Markham, PharmD, BCPPS Pediatric Pharmacist  UC Davis Health  Kmmarkham@ucdavis.edu Maki Usui … , PharmD, BCPPS Pediatric Pharmacist  UC Davis Health  Mkusui@ucdavis.edu Cady Smith, BA Medical Student

  4. Healthcare Systems and Infrastructure | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/recent-grants-systems.html
    May 01, 2024 - Integrating Pharmacists into an Automated Discharge Process to Promote  Comprehensive Medication Management … Farley Organization: University of Minnesota Examines pharmacist-provided comprehensive medication management … information exchange’s automated electronic alert system notifies primary care sites when patients need pharmacist-provided

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49387/psn-pdf
    February 01, 2003 - committed at the prescribing end of the medication process are likely to be detected (by nurses or pharmacists … transcribed to wrong Medication Administration Record (MAR) for any of a variety of reasons Dispensing Pharmacist

  6. Sustaining Stewardship Activities Acute Care (pdf file)

    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

  7. Detecting Med Errors in Rural Hospitals Using Technology - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/uc1hs015400-brown-final-report-2008.pdf
    January 01, 2008 - Practitioners, pharmacists, nurses, and other staff members can enter data that in turn can be stored … Sixty-seven percent (540/805) of the errors were “discovered” by the nursing staff; pharmacists accounted … Who Made Error Totals Physician 8 Pharmacist 21 Non-Physician Provider 6 Nurse 734 Other 36 Total … Who Discovered Error Totals Physician 16 Pharmacist 234 Non-Physician Provider 3 Nurse 540 Other … Count of staff who made the reported medication error by facility Physician Pharmacist Non-Physician

  8. Changing-System-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)

    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

  9. AHRQ_DHR_2022_Annual_Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/ahrq-dhr-2022-year-in-review.pdf
    January 01, 2022 - and artificial intelligence-developed tools in the ICU has the potential to optimize critical care pharmacist … Research shows that having a pharmacist on rounds in the ICU has significant benefits, including reduction … But access to these pharmacists in the United States is lacking. … RESEARCH PROFILE Machine Learning Validation of Medication Regimen Complexity for Critical Care Pharmacist … is taking in the ICU with the goal that it’s going to help predict how much effort you need from a pharmacist

  10. Spotlight (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2021-09/spotlight_lost_in_transitions_of_care_09.22.2021_final.pdf
    January 01, 2021 - . – Tables reflect what the pharmacist and prescriber(s) saw, or would have seen, in the prescription … three-quarters of a methadone tablet likely contributed to delay in filling the prescription, as the pharmacist … gaps in access to medications for the patient in this case. – In response to the opioid epidemic, pharmacists … Although delaying fills while awaiting clarification is within the scope of pharmacist practice, it … Improve Safety (1) Several factors contributed to sub-optimal transitions of care in this case: • Pharmacists

  11. Lost in Transitions of Care: Managing an Opioid-Dependent Patient with Frequent Hospitalizations | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lost-transitions-care-managing-opioid-dependent-patient-frequent-hospitalizations
    October 27, 2022 - The tables below show what the pharmacist and prescriber(s) saw, or would have seen, in the PDMP at key … three-quarters of a methadone tablet likely contributed to delay in filling the prescription, as the pharmacist … In the prescribing climate created by the current opioid epidemic, pharmacists may request clarifications … Although delaying fills while awaiting clarification is within the scope of pharmacist practice, it can … First, pharmacists had difficulty reaching the prescribing providers for necessary clarifications of

  12. Medicine communication from hospital to residential aged care facilities: a cross-sectional survey of aged care facility staff. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medicine-communication-hospital-residential-aged-care-facilities-cross-sectional-survey-aged
    December 06, 2023 - August 14, 2024 A clinical pharmacist-led transitions of care program for veterans with

  13. High prevalence of medication discrepancies between home health referrals and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services home health certification and plan of care and their potential to affect safety of vulnerable elderly adults. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/high-prevalence-medication-discrepancies-between-home-health-referrals-and-centers-medicare
    December 23, 2011 - September 23, 2020 A clinical pharmacist-led transitions of care program for veterans

  14. Say It Again | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/say-it-again
    January 31, 2020 - Errors January 31, 2020 Annual Perspective Pharmacist … Patients November 26, 2019 Perspective The Role of Community … Pharmacists in Patient Safety October 24, 2021 View More Related

  15. Oregon Patient Safety Commission. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/oregon-patient-safety-commission
    June 22, 2007 - January 9, 2025 Oncology pharmacist-led medication reconciliation among cancer patients

  16. Hospitals that mess up are urged to confess. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospitals-mess-are-urged-confess
    December 14, 2016 - Improved medication management with introduction of a perioperative and prescribing pharmacist

  17. MGH faces suit over drug error that killed woman. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mgh-faces-suit-over-drug-error-killed-woman
    September 18, 2013 - December 30, 2014 Clinical and safety impact of an inpatient pharmacist-directed anticoagulation

  18. Quick Tips—When Getting A Prescription. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quick-tips-when-getting-prescription
    December 24, 2008 - This Web site suggests questions that all patients should ask a physician, nurse, and/or pharmacist when

  19. Multiple High-Risk Events Involving Workflow for Wasting of Medications Used by Anesthesia | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/multiple-high-risk-events-involving-workflow-wasting-medications-used-anesthesia
    August 29, 2021 - statements on medication-use in the perioperative setting including the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists … packaging would ideally be returned immediately at the end of case to the pharmacy to be wasted by a pharmacist … Br J Anaesth. 2018;120(3):438-440. doi:10.1016/j.bja.2018.01.005 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

  20. Health Literacy and Patient Safety: Help Patients Understand. Manual for Clinicians. 2nd ed. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-patient-safety-help-patients-understand-manual-clinicians-2nd-ed
    November 26, 2008 - November 30, 2016 Pharmacist and prescriber responsibilities for avoiding prescription
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