-
meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st313/stat313.pdf
February 01, 2011 - Insulin and diabetic supplies and equipment are
also included in MEPS prescribed medicines estimates … Findings
In 2008, the top five therapeutic classes of prescribed drugs purchased
by adults age 18 and … When
expressed as percentages of all prescribed medicine expenses for adults,
these classes ranged … ● Forty-six percent of the
adult population with a
prescribed drug expense in
2008 purchased a … Top five therapeutic classifications of
prescribed drugs ranked by total expenses for
adults age 18
-
meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st526/stat526.pdf
October 01, 2019 - received treatment for flu had one or more
ambulatory visits and nearly two-thirds had at
least one prescribed … 2017 dollars) per user was $840 for
emergency room visits, $312 for ambulatory
visits, and $119 for prescribed … categories of care for
influenza: ambulatory visits (office-based and hospital outpatient visits), prescribed … an annual average of 78.6 percent had at least one ambulatory visit, 63.8 percent had at least one prescribed … treat the condition was $312 for ambulatory visits (among those with one or more visits), $119 for prescribed
-
meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st186/stat186.pdf
September 01, 2007 - Only prescribed medicines purchases in an outpatient setting are
included in the estimates. … Insulin and diabetic supplies and equip-
ment are included in MEPS prescribed medicines estimates. … for Medicare beneficiaries with any
private insurance included the following:
2004 MEPS-HC Prescribed … insurance population
Rank
Prescribed
medicine
name
Total
dollars
(in billions) … insurance only population
Rank
Prescribed
medicine
name
Total
dollars
(in billions
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medication-mgmt-staff-procedure.pdf
January 17, 2017 - Write down the medication name, prescribed dose, and prescribed frequency.
b. … Check on the form whether the patient is taking the medication
as prescribed.
f. … If the patient is not taking the medication as prescribed, try to find out why.
g. … Make the clinician aware of any prescription that is not being taken as prescribed and the
reason, if
-
meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st168/stat168.shtml
April 01, 2007 - medicines for those with a prescribed drug purchase. … Only prescribed medicines purchased in an outpatient setting are included in the estimates presented … Insulin and diabetic supplies and equipment are included in MEPS prescribed medicines estimates. … For those persons having at least one prescribed medicine purchase, the average annual number of drug … Definitions/Methodology "Utilization" is defined as one or more purchases of a prescribed medicine.
-
meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st168/sb168.xml
April 01, 2007 - medicines for those with a prescribed drug purchase. … This brief also provides the percentage of total health care expenditures represented by prescribed drug … Insulin and diabetic supplies and equipment are included in MEPS prescribed medicines estimates. …
Between 1997 and 2004, total prescribed medicine purchases in an outpatient setting increased …
For those persons having at least one prescribed medicine purchase, the average annual number
-
meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st168/draft/stat168.shtml
April 01, 2007 - medicines for those with a prescribed drug purchase. … Only prescribed medicines purchased in an outpatient setting are included in the estimates presented … Insulin and diabetic supplies and equipment are included in MEPS prescribed medicines estimates. … For those persons having at least one prescribed medicine purchase, the average annual number of drug … Definitions/Methodology "Utilization" is defined as one or more purchases of a prescribed medicine.
-
meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st168/stat168.pdf
April 01, 2007 - medicines
for those with a prescribed drug purchase. … This brief also provides
the percentage of total health care expenditures represented by
prescribed … Only prescribed medicines purchased in an outpatient setting are
included in the estimates presented … Insulin and diabetic
supplies and equipment are included in MEPS prescribed medicines
estimates. … For those persons having at least one prescribed medicine purchase, the average annual number of drug
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/stulberg-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - In addition, on
average, 70% to 90% of prescribed opioid pills following surgery remain unused after … In addition to decreasing the number of pills prescribed, effective prevention of harm
caused by prescription … Of these patients, 254 patients were prescribed opioids
following their surgery. … These patients had surgery, were prescribed an opioid, and had leftover opioid medication at their final … Also,
during this time, we found that the number of opioid pills being prescribed was much lower than
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/physician-survey-post-intervention-nw.pdf
January 01, 2014 - some
patients
Negatively
impact all
of my
patients
Patients diagnosed with ASCVD should be
prescribed … a statin
Patient with a primary elevation of LDL
>190mg/dL should be prescribed a statin … DM, between 40-
75 years old, with LDL between 70-189 mg/dL,
and no diagnosis of ASCVD should be
prescribed … a statin: Off
Primary elevation of LDL >190mg/dL should be prescribed a statin: Off
Diagnosis of DM … , between 40-75 years old, with LDL between 70-189 mg/dl, and no diagnosis of ASCVD should be prescribed
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wide-variation-and-overprescription-opioids-after-elective-surgery
April 24, 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 … 17, 2018
Correlation between 24-hour predischarge opioid use and amount of opioids prescribed
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-89-adhd-behavior-section-8-attach-1.pdf
February 02, 2017 - Behavior Therapy as First-line Treatment
N Agree %
ADHD-focused evidence-based behavior therapy prescribed … (Yes -
1/No - 2) 8 72.73%
ADHD treatment medication prescribed (Yes - 1/No - 2) 8 72.73%
For patients … 4 - 5 behavior therapy was prescribed as first line
treatment prior to medication prescription (Yes
-
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
-
meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st363/stat363.pdf
March 01, 2012 - Insulin and diabetic
supplies and equipment are also included in MEPS prescribed medicines
estimates … Findings
In 2009, the top five therapeutic classes (ranked by total expense) of
prescribed drugs purchased … When expressed as percentages of all prescribed
medicine expenses for elderly Medicare beneficiaries … MEPS prescribed medicines files
were linked to the Multum Lexicon database to obtain therapeutic class … age 65
and older with prescribed medication expenses, 2009
63.6
77.1
46.1
19.5
27.2
0
20
40
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/final-drugs-for-covid.pdf
August 19, 2021 - agent
Albuterol Azithromycin
17 million per year 14 million per year
used by used by
Most widely
prescribed … retail and
mail-order
drugs in
2014-2018
that were later
prescribed
to treat
COVID-19
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T5-Suspect_a_Urinary_Tract_Infection_brochure_MA_Coalition_final.pdf
June 18, 2015 - Need Them
Can Cause More Harm Than Good
Did You Know That…
»Up to 50 percent of all antibiotics prescribed … are not
needed or are not prescribed appropriately? … CDC)
Spotlight on Urinary Tract Infections in Seniors
One of the most frequent reasons seniors are prescribed … I was prescribed antibiotics before. Why not now? … What you can do
Whenever you are prescribed antibiotics, make sure you
understand why you need them
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-212-tech-specs.pdf
September 11, 2018 - measurement year, presented to a hospital emergency department (ED) for an asthma
exacerbation and were prescribed … higher
proportion indicates better performance, as reflected by children with persistent asthma being prescribed … who, during the
measurement year, presented to a hospital ED for an asthma exacerbation and were
prescribed … Asthma
Measure 9: Inhaled Corticosteroid for Children with Persistent Asthma
Prescribed at Time of … who, during the
measurement year, presented to a hospital ED for an asthma exacerbation and were
prescribed
-
meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/Pub_ProdResults_Details.jsp?pt=Statistical+Brief&opt=2&id=743
May 18, 2006 - Updates
Font Size:
Search MEPS
S
M
L
XL
Publication Details
Title:
Outpatient Prescribed … and non-Medicare subpopulations in the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized (community) population on prescribed … Only prescribed medicine purchases in an outpatient setting are included in the estimates. … , Medical Expenditures , Medicare/Medicaid/SCHIP , Outpatient Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures , Prescribed
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/literacy-toolkit/healthlittoolkit2-tool8b.docx
October 07, 2015 - any other clinician in this practice
|_| Patient started taking a new prescription medicine (i.e., prescribed … patient did not match the medicine list in the patient’s record
|_| Patient not taking medicine as prescribed … thrown away)
|_| Updated prescriptions were written for expired medicines
|_| Alternate medicines were prescribed … to replace existing medicines
|_| New medicines were prescribed
|_| Medicine regimen was simplified
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/adhd-medicines-risks
January 01, 2005 - A Multicenter, Observational Cohort Study to Assess the Cardiovascular Risks of Medications Prescribed … A Multicenter, Observational Cohort Study to Assess the Cardiovascular Risks of Medications Prescribed