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181. Decision Support in the Emergency Department to Improve Medication Safety for Older Adults | Digital Healthcare Research
     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

182. STATISTICAL BRIEF #277: Trends in Outpatient Prescription Gastrointestinal Agents Purchases and Expenditures for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 1997 and 2007
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st277/stat277.shtml
     January 01, 2010 - Prescribed medicines are one of many treatments for digestive conditions. … Only prescribed medicine purchases in an outpatient setting are included in the estimates presented in … Medicines File, MEPS HC-113: 2007 Full Year Consolidated Data File, and MEPS HC-110A: 2007 Prescribed … Individuals were classified as purchasing a prescribed gastrointestinal agent if they reported one or … MEPS prescribed medicines files were linked to the Multum Lexicon database to obtain therapeutic class

183. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.173_slideshow.ppt
     April 01, 2008 - She was prescribed Augmentin [amoxicillin- clavulanate]. … She was then prescribed azithromycin. … Over-treatment with Antibiotics Despite guidelines, over-treatment with antibiotics is common Prescribed … Patient was prescribed amoxicillin-clavulanate This drug is second most common prescribed for acute … sinusitis, but is generally not considered as first-line therapy Azithromycin was then prescribed A

184. The “Never Antibiotics” Diagnoses: ​Viral Acute Upper Respiratory Infection: ​the Common Cold – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
     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

185. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     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

186. Inhaled corticosteroid for children with persistent asthma prescribed at time of discharge from the emergency department | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     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

187. Why Should Your Practice Focus on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing? – Slides
     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

188. Nonrandomized intervention study of naloxone coprescription for primary care patients receiving long-term opioid therapy for pain. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nonrandomized-intervention-study-naloxone-coprescription-primary-care-patients-receiving-long
     July 15, 2020 - This observational study found that patients prescribed naloxone to treat overdose in home and community … settings were less likely to have opioid-related emergency department visits compared to those not prescribed

189. Antibiotic Stewardship | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     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

190. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47134/psn-pdf
     March 04, 2019 - hydrocodone to a schedule II agent, which restricted hydrocodone to a 90-day supply that could not be prescribed … refill rates decreased, overall there was no significant difference in the total amount of opioids prescribed

191. STATISTICAL BRIEF #301: National Health Care Expenses in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2008
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st301/stat301.shtml
     December 01, 2010 - for about one quarter of total expenses for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population, while prescribed … Prescribed medicines accounted for 21.5 percent of health expenses, while other health service categories … Compared to adults, a substantially smaller share of total expenses for children under 18 were for prescribed … Medicare Part D provides coverage for prescribed medicines. … Type of service distribution for health care spending, by age, 2008 Hospital inpatient Prescribed

192. Decision Support System Design and Implementation for Outpatient Prescribing: The Safety in Prescribing Study (pdf file)
     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

193. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45288/psn-pdf
     September 04, 2016 - This observational study found that patients prescribed naloxone to treat overdose in home and community … settings were less likely to have opioid-related emergency department visits compared to those not prescribed

194. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44403/psn-pdf
     June 21, 2016 - VTE at one tertiary care hospital found that many patients who developed VTE while hospitalized were prescribed … appropriate prophylaxis but did not receive all of the prescribed doses.

195. Existing Measures for ADHD Prior to PQMP (pdf file)
     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

196. Existing Measures for ADHD (pdf file)
     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

197. AHRQ Report Identifies Strategies To Reduce Emergency Department Boarding | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     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

198. Prescribing Patterns of Preferred or Formulary Medications (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/prescribing-patterns-of-preferred-or-formulary-medications-quick-reference-guide.pdf
     April 01, 2009 - Quality Domain: Efficiency Current Findings in the Literature: Although brand medications are commonly prescribed … the ability to provide clinicians with immediate access to the formulary and generic status of a prescribed … Preimplementation Rate = (number of preferred or formulary prescribed medications actions in base­ line … thera­ peutic class in baseline period) Postimplementation Rate = (number of preferred or formulary prescribed … Control Rate = (number of preferred or formulary prescribed medications actions in control/total pre

199. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49611/psn-pdf
     October 01, 2010 - Further history obtained from the paramedics revealed that the patient had been prescribed amitriptyline … Specifically, a primary care physician prescribed psychiatric medications for a patient with depression … According to one study, antidepressants were prescribed in 2.6% of all primary care visits (~6 million … Antidepressants Prescribed by Medical Doctors in Office Based and Outpatient Settings by Specialty for … CDC: Antidepressants most prescribed drugs in U.S. CNNhealth.com. July 9, 2007.

200. MEPS
     meps.ahrq.gov/communication/participants/faq_pharm.shtml
     identified by participants in the MEPS Household Component as sources of prescribed … typically send in a computerized summary of medications prescribed … again in future years if it is identified as a continued source of prescribed … household participants or identified as a source of prescribed