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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
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st469/stat469.shtml
February 01, 2015 - Insulin and diabetic supplies and equipment are also included in MEPS prescribed medicines estimates. … Findings
Ranked by total expense, the top five most costly therapeutic classes of prescribed drugs … MEPS prescribed medicines were linked to the Multum Lexicon database to obtain therapeutic class and … Expenditures for top five therapeutic classifications of prescribed drugs relative to total prescription … Total expenses for prescribed drugs by therapeutic classification (top five), Medicare beneficiaries
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st411/stat411.shtml
May 01, 2013 - Insulin and diabetic supplies and equipment are also included in the MEPS prescribed medicines estimates … Findings
Ranked by total expense, the top five most costly therapeutic classes of prescribed drugs … MEPS prescribed medicines were linked to the Multum Lexicon database to obtain therapeutic class and … Expenditures for top five therapeutic classifications of prescribed drugs relative to total prescription … Total expenses for prescribed drugs by therapeutic classification (top five), Medicare beneficiaries
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/arar-nh-et-al-2005
January 01, 2005 - However, fewer than one-fifth of exchanges ended with clear conclusions by both parties regarding prescribed … It also includes information on dosage, prescribing physician, date prescribed, date of last refill, … "In Example 3, another physician had prescribed an immune suppressant medication, but the patient did … polypharmacy: the amount of time spent interacting with the EMR increased with the number of medications prescribed … This list included medications prescribed by this doctor as well as other doctors within the VA system
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/61079/psn-pdf
October 28, 2020 - She was prescribed thioridazine (brand name Mellaril) 10 mg twice daily for the
hiccups. … When questioned by the pharmacist, the resident
physician confirmed that thioridazine had been prescribed … By Kathy Ton, PharmD
Approach to Improving Safety & Patient Safety Target
Medications that are prescribed … label indication for hiccups nor any documentation for use in hiccups.8 Additionally, it is
rarely prescribed … patient did not have any baseline cardiac
comorbidities that may have precipitation harm, and the prescribed
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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?
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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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/multiple-levels-involved-prescribing-wrong-medication
December 23, 2020 - Topamax™ had been accidentally selected by a nurse and pended to the physician who then prescribed the … The provider bypassed multiple opportunities to prevent the wrong medication being prescribed, which … SLICE 3: The Pharmacist Reviewing and Filling the Incorrectly Prescribed Medication The third category … Know the indication for which your medication is prescribed and have the prescriber include it in the … directions Know the dose and directions for the medication being prescribed Ask your doctor, nurse
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st425/stat425.shtml
November 01, 2013 - for nearly one-third of total expenses for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population, while prescribed … Prescribed medicines accounted for 22.3 percent of health expenses, while other health service categories … with large proportions having expenses for office-based medical provider visits (72.3 percent) and prescribed … Expenses for prescribed medicines comprised over one-fifth of expenses for adults aged 18–64 (23.7 percent … Medicare Part D provides optional coverage for prescribed medicines.
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st425/stat425.pdf
November 01, 2013 - Prescribed medicines accounted for 22.3 percent
of health expenses, while other health service categories … with large
proportions having expenses for office-based medical provider visits (72.3
percent) and prescribed … nearly one-
third of total expenses for
the U.S. civilian non-
institutionalized population,
while prescribed … Expenses for prescribed medicines comprised over one-fifth of expenses
for adults aged 18–64 (23.7 percent … Medicare Part D provides optional coverage for prescribed medicines.
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st396/stat396.shtml
January 01, 2013 - approximately one-third of total expenses for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population, while prescribed … Prescribed medicines accounted for 21.4 percent of health expenses, while other health service categories … emergency room services, office-based medical provider services, dental services, home health care, prescribed … Expenses for prescribed medicines comprised over one-fifth of expenses for adults aged 18–64 (21.5 percent … Medicare Part D provides optional coverage for prescribed medicines.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49690/psn-pdf
September 01, 2013 - Outline appropriate monitoring for patients prescribed opioids for non-cancer pain. … As neither the benzodiazepines nor the methadone
were prescribed medications, the hospitalist confronted … the patient who admitted selling his prescribed
opiates and buying diazepam and methadone on the street … The patient in this case was prescribed opioids for his low back pain. … In contrast, among the remaining 20% of overdose
patients, the 10% prescribed high doses (greater than
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digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/research-stories/decision-support-emergency-department-improve-medication-safety
January 01, 2023 - 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 … at three community hospitals, EQUIPPED CDS resulted in a significant and sustained reduction in PIMs prescribed
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/member-codebook-baseline.pdf
January 01, 2014 - 7
C_guidelines1
Collaboratively determined core
item
Patients diagnosed with ASCVD should be prescribed … Collaboratively determined core
item
Patient with a primary elevation of LDL >190mg/dL should be prescribed … of DM, between 40-75 years old, with LDL between 70-189 mg/dL, and no
diagnosis of ASCVD should be prescribed … a statin: Off
Patient with a primary elevation of LDL >190mg/dL should be prescribed a statin: Off … of DM, between 40-75 years old, with LDL between 70-189 mg/dL, and no diagnosis of ASCVD should be prescribed
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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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potentially-inappropriate-medication-combination-opioids-among-older-dental-patients
March 18, 2020 - This study analyzed the association between potentially inappropriate prescribing involving opioids prescribed … Results indicated that a significant proportion of older patients prescribed opioids by their dentist
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meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/survey_comp/hc_ques_sections.jsp
January 01, 2022 - nature of any dental care visit, type of dental care provider, treatments and services performed, and prescribed … should not be included as prescription medicines and sample medicines are collected separately in the Prescribed … should not be included as prescription medicines and sample medicines are collected separately in the Prescribed … of stay, reasons or conditions requiring hospitalization, surgical procedures performed, medicines prescribed … PM – Prescribed Medicines (PM)
The Prescribed Medicines section obtains details on prescribed
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meps.ahrq.gov/survey_comp/hc_ques_sections.jsp
January 01, 2022 - nature of any dental care visit, type of dental care provider, treatments and services performed, and prescribed … should not be included as prescription medicines and sample medicines are collected separately in the Prescribed … should not be included as prescription medicines and sample medicines are collected separately in the Prescribed … of stay, reasons or conditions requiring hospitalization, surgical procedures performed, medicines prescribed … PM – Prescribed Medicines (PM)
The Prescribed Medicines section obtains details on prescribed
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/stafford-fortmann-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - After controlling for other characteristics, the likelihood of visits by Hispanics being
prescribed … inhaled steroids but 80% more likely to be
prescribed short-acting β2 agonists. … Although fluoxetine remained the most
commonly prescribed SSRI, other SSRIs were increasingly prescribed … The proportion of visits in which antidepressants were prescribed rose from 47% in
1995-1996 to 52% … Between 1995 and 2002, fluoroquinolones became the most commonly prescribed class of
antibiotics to
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/845278/psn-pdf
March 01, 2023 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-dose-tapering-overdose-or-mental-health-crisis-among-patients-prescribed-long … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-dose-tapering-overdose-or-mental-health-crisis-among-patients-prescribed-long