-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-iodophor.pdf
March 01, 2022 - What if my patient has been prescribed other nasal medications? … If the patient’s doctor
has prescribed or recommended other nasal medicines, the patient should continue … to use
them as prescribed. … What if my patient has been prescribed other nasal medications?
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK3_P3T5-Training_Slides_for_Nursing_Home_Nurses_Phase_3.ppt
May 01, 2014 - *
Background: Prescribing Antibiotics
Antibiotics are prescribed frequently in nursing homes. … Among antibiotic prescriptions, broad-spectrum antibiotics are often prescribed. … type of nursing home, historical experience)
Preference/knowledge
Antibiotics are the most commonly prescribed
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T5-Sample_Policy_Letter_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - [NAME OF NURSING HOME]
RE: Antibiogram Policy
[DATE]
Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed … antibiotics as initial therapy and leads to fewer clinical failures of
antibiotics that are first prescribed
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T5-Sample_Policy_Letter_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Letter
[NAME OF NURSING HOME]
RE: Antibiogram Policy
[DATE]
Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed … broad-spectrum antibiotics as initial therapy and leads to fewer clinical failures of antibiotics that are first prescribed
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medmanage_medlist.pdf
June 02, 2025 - ___________
Date of Birth: __________________________
Date of Visit: ___________________________
Prescribed … Y/N
Taking as
Prescribed?
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/common-cold-guide.docx
September 01, 2022 - that her temperature is normally 97 degrees Fahrenheit and that whenever she feels like this, she is prescribed … Slide 4
Harm Associated With Antibiotics
SAY:
Antibiotics should not be prescribed for the common … the clinician is taking their symptoms seriously, and historically as a profession, clinicians have prescribed … Work together as a practice to reach a consensus on when antibiotics will and won’t be prescribed for … Slide 18
Take-Home Messages
SAY:
Antibiotics should not be prescribed for acute viral upper respiratory
-
www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/inhaled-corticosteroid.html
August 01, 2021 - Inhaled corticosteroid for children with persistent asthma prescribed at time of discharge from the emergency
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/antibiotic-prescribing-slides.pptx
September 01, 2022 - Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care
4
5
Antibiotic Overuse
30% of antibiotics prescribed … Prescribed 10 days of levofloxacin. … colony-forming units per mL of E. coli susceptible to all tested antibiotics
7-day course of ciprofloxacin prescribed … Promoting antibiotic stewardship can improve patient outcomes by ensuring the most effective antibiotic is prescribed
-
www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/antibiotic-stewardship.html
October 01, 2024 - Antibiotics are life-saving drugs, but a significant amount of antibiotics in hospital settings are prescribed … The tool asks the prescriber to: (1) Track prescribed antibiotics and treatment day; (2) Record indication
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Feldstein.pdf
January 01, 2004 - decision support relevant to this project: (1) drug-specific alerts that appear
when the target drug is prescribed … Their electronic
medical record triggered an alert if the relevant drug was newly prescribed. … In the event that a medication requiring dose or drug
modification was prescribed, an alert would present … A real-time alert was triggered if a drug was prescribed for patients who
had an interacting drug already
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-89-adhd-behavior-section-5-attach-3.pdf
June 02, 2025 - psychostimulant medication whose medical records are reviewed
Process
Follow-up care for children
prescribed … Developer]
Measure Description Type of Measure/
Level of Measurement
Follow-up care for children
prescribed … the measurement year who were enrollees in
Medicaid/CHIP
Process
Follow-up care for children
prescribed
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-88-measure-1-section-5-attachment-3.pdf
June 02, 2025 - psychostimulant medication whose medical records are reviewed
Process
Follow-up care for children
prescribed … Developer]
Measure Description Type of Measure/
Level of Measurement
Follow-up care for children
prescribed … the measurement year who were enrollees in
Medicaid/CHIP
Process
Follow-up care for children
prescribed
-
www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/951.html
March 01, 2025 - Opportunity for Improved Patient Safety and Cost Savings in Children Prescribed Multiple Medications … Opportunity for Improved Patient Safety and Cost Savings in Children Prescribed Multiple Medications … Researchers reviewed the records of 529,055 children prescribed one or more medications annually in the
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/field-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - More than
275 providers prescribed the study drugs during the project. … Characteristics of providers who prescribed high-risk/study drugs in 2009 through 2012
2009 2010 2011 … Furthermore, infrequently
prescribed medications are at higher risk for poor monitoring. … Qualitative
interviews included a subset of show and no-show patients prescribed a cardiovascular, … Liver and thyroid monitoring in ambulatory patients
prescribed amiodarone in 10 HMOs.
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/sfmeasures.pdf
June 02, 2025 - 6 months, or more often if needed
2 Inhaled
Corticosteroids
or other
controller
medication
prescribed … Definition: If asthma severity is “persistent,” a controller/maintenance medication was prescribed
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/44-sample-pathway-checklist.docx
June 01, 2023 - · Yes
· No
Medications prescribed/recommended for postdischarge pain management? … [Fill in medications that are prescribed/recommened for postdischarge pain management from your pathway … (e.g., acetaminophen, ibuprofen)]
· Yes
· No
· N/A
If opioids were prescribed for postdischarge
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-iodophor.docx
March 01, 2022 - What if my patient has been prescribed other nasal medications? … If the patient’s doctor has prescribed or recommended other nasal medicines, the patient should continue … to use them as prescribed.
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/smith-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Even though six percent of
surgical patients who are prescribed an opioid will become a persistent user … In one recent study, a decrease in the average number of pills
prescribed from 50 (in 2017; national … Within a short period of time, 15 rather than 50 became the new average
number of pills prescribed. … Using this calculation has the potential to
reduce the number of opioids prescribed by 40 percent.11 … Prescribed opioids pose a risk beyond the patient who receives the prescription.
-
www.ahrq.gov/coronavirus/data-analytics.html
August 01, 2023 - characteristics, health insurance coverage, access to care and satisfaction with care, medical conditions, and prescribed … Retail and Mail Order Drugs Used in 2014–18 and Later Prescribed for COVID-19 Research and Analyses AHRQ's
-
www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/antipsychotic/qi-strategies.html
July 01, 2021 - Pharmacy Review Panels
Use pharmacy review panels to determine appropriateness of prescribed medications … patient needs a recommended service (e.g., primary care providers may not be aware that a patient was prescribed … one plan developed predictive reports based on claims data to: 1) identify youth who might be soon prescribed … Plan A: Pharmacy edits to reject second prescription when a child or adolescent is already prescribed … While antipsychotics were often prescribed by psychiatrists, lab tests to monitor side effects were not