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301. Use of Higher-Than-Recommended Doses of Antipsychotics in Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-177-fullreport.pdf
     May 01, 2018 - This measure in particular assesses the proportion of children who are prescribed higher- than-recommended … Risks of Antipsychotics, Particularly for Subgroups Children and adolescents prescribed antipsychotics … one behavioral health service, diagnosis, or medication in the index year) on an antipsychotic were prescribed … study of children placed into foster care in New York found that black children were more likely to be prescribed … this measure is a valid way to assess whether higher-than-recommended doses of antipsychotics were prescribed

302. 009-Antibiotic-Stewardship-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/009-antibiotic-stewardship-guide.docx
     October 01, 2024 - Antibiotic stewardship aims to optimize the use of antibiotics by ensuring antibiotics are prescribed

303. Improving Antibiotic Use is a Patient Safety Issue
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/implementing-stewardship-slides.pptx
     September 01, 2022 - 59% of antibiotic expenditures occurring in outpatients in the United States1 30% of all antibiotics prescribed

304. Final Progress Report: Individualized Performance Feedback on Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Practice (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/haut-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - of effective prophylaxis, numerous studies have reported that appropriate VTE prophylaxis is under-prescribed … collisions combined.4 Numerous studies have demonstrated that VTE prophylaxis medication is under-prescribed

305. PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/changing-system-slides.pptx
     June 01, 2021 - He was prescribed a 14-day course of oral amoxicillin/clavulanic acid for cellulitis.   8 Changing

306. Measure Descriptions for Low Tidal Volume Ventilation: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/ltvv-fac-guide.html
     October 01, 2020 - If the ventilator mode is in a volume cycled mode, user the preset/prescribed tidal volume.

307. Strategy 6J: Support Groups and Self-Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/health-promotion-education/strategy6j-support-self-care.html
     March 01, 2020 - programs can increase patients' knowledge about their disease and, in some cases, improve compliance with prescribed

308. PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK3_T5-Minimum_Criteria_for_3_Infections_Training_Slides-final.pptx
     October 01, 2016 - prescribing clinician elects to start antibiotics, this is where you would document which antibiotic is prescribed … But, unless there are actual symptoms, antibiotics shouldn’t be prescribed. 25 Suspected Skin and Soft

309. VA Provides Specialty Care in Local Offices Across the Country | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cp31307.html
     May 01, 2013 - What is being done, what types of medication are being used, how much medicine is prescribed?

310. Appendix B. National Quality Measures Clearinghouse™ Data Sources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/clinical-community-relationships-measures-atlas/ccrm-atlasapb.html
     March 01, 2013 - factors or patient care such as the patient's vital signs, preventive services delivered, or medications prescribed

311. Identifying Targets for Improvement in Antibiotic Decision Making (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/improvement-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - Not addressing the Four Moments each time an antibiotic course is prescribed is one example of an antibiotic

312. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Performance Measurement Set (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-89-adhd-behavior-section-2-attach-1.pdf
     February 01, 2012 - Children identified with ADHD, including those prescribed medication, had a median of only one follow-up … Children identified with ADHD, including those prescribed medication, had a median of only one follow-up … Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), for whom ADHD-focused evidence-based behavior therapy was prescribed … Components Numerator Statement Patients for whom ADHD-focused evidence-based behavior therapy* was prescribed … does not involve child-directed play therapy **First line treatment: Prior to any ADHD medication prescribed

313. Proactive Postmarketing Surveillance: Overview and Lessons Learned from Medication Safety Research in the Veterans Health Administration (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Campbell-R_106.pdf
     April 14, 2008 - reactions and other adverse outcomes, such as fall-related fractures, that occurred while patients were prescribed … surveillance systems require detailed information on relatively large numbers of patients who have been prescribed … Ischemic optic neuropathy in male veterans prescribed phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors. … Efficacy of a clinical medication review on the number of potentially inappropriate prescriptions prescribed

314. 5 Tk2 P3O-Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit Phase 3 Implementation (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P3O-Comprehensive_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Phase_3_Implementation.doc
     June 02, 2025 - Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit Phase 3 Implementation After the antibiogram has been developed, the nursing home team will need a plan for how the program will be introduced and sustained. Nursing home management should decide if a new policy is required; if so, this must be developed and communicated. Procedures to…

315. Create a Culture of Safety Around Antibiotic Prescribing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/safety/index.html
     January 01, 2024 - Create a Culture of Safety Around Antibiotic Prescribing For information on how the materials below can be integrated into institutional efforts to improve antibiotic use, read the Implementation Guide for Long-Term Care Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (PDF, 402 KB). Presentations Improving antibi…

316. Implementation Quick Start Guide: Medication Management (Half-Page) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medmanage_quickstartbrochure.pdf
     December 15, 2016 - Patients are asked to bring in all the medications they take, both prescribed and over the counter, … This job aid can be used to help clinicians discuss the core challenges to filling and adhering to prescribed

317. Implementation Quick Start Guide: Medication Mangement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medmanage_quickstartfull.pdf
     December 15, 2016 - Patients are asked to bring in all the medications they take, both prescribed and over the counter, … This job aid can be used to help clinicians discuss the core challenges to filling and adhering to prescribed

318. Time 0: Baseline Data Reporting (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/reporting-instructions-baseline-sw.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - years with a diagnosis of diabetes with a fasting or direct LDL-C level of 70-189 mg/dL; who were prescribed

319. Introduction to the Quality Indicators Best Practices Tool (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4_combo_bestpracticescover.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - tool is to provide: • Detailed description of best practices, including suggestions for improvement, prescribed

320. Final Progress Report: RCT to Reduce Prescribing Errors in Hypertension (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/soumerai-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: RCT to Reduce Prescribing Errors in Hypertension Principal Investigator: Soumerai, Stephen B. AHRQ GRANT FINAL PROGRESS REPORT RCT TO REDUCE PRESCRIBING ERRORS IN HYPERTENSION Principal Investigator: Stephen B. Soumerai, ScD Team Members: Ken Kleinman, ScD Sumit R. Majumdar, MD, MPH I…