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101. Scaling E.Q.U.I.P.P.E.D. Clinical Decision Support | Digital Healthcare Research
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     January 01, 2024 - EQUIPPED) is a well-established quality improvement initiative designed to decrease the number of PIMs prescribed … An evaluation revealed all sites had a significant reduction in PIMs prescribed in the ED post implementation … For older patients, new medications prescribed outside of the primary care setting increases the chance … Discharged from the Emergency Department (EQUIPPED) is a validated CDS tool developed to reduce PIMs prescribed … in repeated ED visits, hospitalizations, or other adverse events Older adults, particularly those prescribed

102. STATISTICAL BRIEF #430: Trends in Antidepressant Utilization and Expenditures in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population by Age, 2000 and 2010
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     February 01, 2014 - From 2000 to 2010, for people ages 45-64 the total number of people purchasing one or more prescribed … Introduction Rising prescribed medicine costs and trends associated with those increases are an area … Medicines Files 1996–2001; HC-051A: 2000 Prescribed Medicines File; HC-135A: 2010 Prescribed Medicines … MEPS prescribed medicines files were linked to the Multum Lexicon database to obtain therapeutic class … Total number of persons purchasing one or more prescribed antidepressant by age, 2000 and 2010

103. Any Use and "Frequent Use" of Opioids among Elderly Adults in 2018-2019, by Socioeconomic Characteristics
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st550/stat550.shtml
     September 01, 2023 - disease treatment (figure 3) Among adults treated for heart disease, 70.9 percent had prescribed … medicines ($130 with prescribed medicine purchases for heart disease). … Shares were 16.1 percent of the total for prescribed drugs, 14.6 percent for office-based visits, 9.0 … , office-based, hospital outpatient or emergency room visits, hospital inpatient stays, prescribed … Prescribed medicines: Includes expenses for all prescribed medications initially purchased or refilled

104. Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 9. Reducing Adverse Drug Events in Older Adults (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/ade.pdf
     November 11, 2019 - Methods prescribed by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA … Petersen et al. (2018) found that, among Medicare beneficiaries prescribed five or more medications, … the mean number of prescribed medications was significantly reduced, from 11.6 to 9.1 (p=0.032), for … There was also a larger reduction in the number of drugs prescribed in the intervention group (p<0.046 … Not provided Intervention led to a decrease in the number of regular prescribed medications, as-

105. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 31, 2024 - primary outcome evaluated was physician documentation of any adverse effects resulting from the newly prescribed … Patients who were included in the control group were also newly prescribed target medication but were … Innovation Patient Safety Focus Newly prescribed or changed medications may result in ADEs for up to … Identify the commonly prescribed medications across the clinical conditions to incorporate into the … Develop criteria for identifying patients with a newly prescribed medication associated with one of the

106. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46472/psn-pdf
     August 20, 2018 - Nearly all patients were prescribed opioids after elective surgery. … The median amount of opioids prescribed, 375 oral morphine equivalents, was nearly twice the maximum … Quantity of opioids prescribed differed by sex, body weight, age, and diagnosis, and there were also

107. Create a Safe Medicine List Together (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medicinelist-slides-508.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Patients are asked to bring in all the medicines they take, both prescribed and over the counter, including … 2/3 of primary care visits involve medicines 3.2 billion ordered or prescribed 160 million … For patients on 5+ medicines, 57% are not needed, are contraindicated, or are not taken as prescribed … More than half of the medicines prescribed to patients on 5 or more medicines are not needed, are contraindicated … , or are not taken as prescribed.

108. Interim Guidance on Testing Healthcare Personnel for SARS-CoV-2 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2021 - payment decisions or insurance coverage of such testing, except as may be otherwise referenced (or prescribed

109. Why Should Your Practice Focus on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing? – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/antibiotic-prescribing-guide.docx
     September 01, 2022 - Slide 4 Antibiotic Overuse SAY: At least 30 percent of all antibiotics prescribed in ambulatory practices … He is diagnosed with bronchitis and prescribed 10 days of levofloxacin.   … dysuria and was diagnosed with cystitis, a different antibiotic and a shorter course could have been prescribed … cystitis can generally be treated with between 3 and 5 days of antibiotics, depending on the agent prescribed … Clinicians may also worry about reactions from patients or family members if antibiotics are not prescribed

110. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46720/psn-pdf
     January 23, 2019 - Research has found that a significant proportion of adults prescribed opioids in the short term remain … analyzed a large, commercial health care claims database to determine whether children and adolescents prescribed … opioids following surgery were more likely to be prescribed opioids 3 to 6 months later, compared to

111. 5 Tk2 P3T2-Sample Procedures Phase 3 (doc file)
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     January 01, 1999 - Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed pharmaceuticals in long-term-care settings, yet reports … reduce inappropriate prescribing and lead to fewer clinical failures of antibiotics that are first prescribed

112. Reduction in opioid prescribing through evidence-based prescribing guidelines. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reduction-opioid-prescribing-through-evidence-based-prescribing-guidelines
     January 27, 2019 - More patients were prescribed nonopioid pain medications after guideline implementation than before. … 27, 2019 Correlation between 24-hour predischarge opioid use and amount of opioids prescribed

113. Procedure To Create a Medicine List (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medicinelist-procedure-final508.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - � Patients – bring in all the medicines they take, both prescribed and over-the-counter. … Compare the medicine name, prescribed dose, and prescribed frequency to what is documented in the electronic … If the patient is not taking the medicine as prescribed, try to find out why. d. … job aid provided with this strategy to help you discuss and resolve common barriers to adhering to prescribed

114. Healthcare Expenditures for Heart Disease among Adults Aged 18 and Older in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2022
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st562/stat562.shtml
     July 01, 2025 - heart disease expenditures were incurred through hospital inpatient stays (46.1%) and prescribed … heart disease treatment (Figure 3) Among adults treated for heart disease in 2022, 68.8 percent had prescribed … Visits File ( H239F ), (e) Emergency Room Visits File ( H239E ), (f) Prescribed … ., office-based, hospital outpatient or emergency room visits, hospital inpatient stays, prescribed … Prescribed medicines: Includes expenses for all prescribed medications initially purchased or refilled

115. Electronic Prescribing and Decision Support to Improve Rural Primary Care Quality - 2011 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/electronic-prescribing-and-decision-support-improve-rural-primary-care-quality/annual-summary/2011
     January 01, 2011 - 2007 - August 2011 AHRQ Funding Amount $1,181,866 Summary: Poor patient compliance with prescribed … advanced e-prescribing software, DrFirst Rcopia, that enables physicians to track the fill status of prescribed … Specific Aims: Improve the rate of adherence to prescribed medications among patients with hypertension … (Achieved) Improve adherence to prescribed medications among patients with hypertension through use

116. Interventions for the reduction of prescribed opioid use in chronic non-cancer pain. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-reduction-prescribed-opioid-use-chronic-non-cancer-pain
     April 04, 2011 - Review Interventions for the reduction of prescribed opioid use in chronic non-cancer … Interventions for the reduction of prescribed opioid use in chronic non-cancer pain. … Interventions for the reduction of prescribed opioid use in chronic non-cancer pain.

117. Toolkit 2. Using Nursing Home Antibiograms To Choose the Right Antibiotic (Concise Antibiogram Toolkit) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/help-clinicians-choose-the-right-antibiotic/toolkit2-concise-antibiogram-toolkit.html
     October 01, 2016 - For example, Ciprofloxacin was prescribed 15% of the time versus 22% of the time during the initial chart … Also, Cefuroxime was prescribed 14% of the time, up from 3% during the initial chart review period. 1

118. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Data File Types
     meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/more_info_download_data_files.jsp
     January 01, 2002 - For a prescription medicines event file, each record represents a unique prescribed medicine … event; that is, a prescribed medicine reported as being purchased or otherwise obtained by … The file contains an identifier for each unique prescribed medicine and information … Each of these files (H68F1–H68F6) can be linked to the corresponding 1996–2001 MEPS-HC prescribed … For 2002 and later, Multum Lexicon variables are available on the prescribed medicines files

119. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Data File Types
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_stats/more_info_download_data_files.jsp
     January 01, 2002 - For a prescription medicines event file, each record represents a unique prescribed medicine … event; that is, a prescribed medicine reported as being purchased or otherwise obtained by … The file contains an identifier for each unique prescribed medicine and information … Each of these files (H68F1–H68F6) can be linked to the corresponding 1996–2001 MEPS-HC prescribed … For 2002 and later, Multum Lexicon variables are available on the prescribed medicines files

120. STATISTICAL BRIEF #468: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs, Adults Age 18 and Older, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2012
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st468/stat468.shtml
     February 01, 2015 - Insulin and diabetic supplies and equipment are also included in MEPS prescribed medicines estimates. … Findings In 2012, the top five therapeutic classes of prescribed drugs purchased by adults age 18 … When expressed as percentages of all prescribed medicine expenses for adults, these classes ranged from … MEPS prescribed medicines files were linked to the Multum Lexicon database to obtain therapeutic class … Top five therapeutic classifications of prescribed drugs ranked by total expenses for adults age 18 and