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221. Incidence and predictors of opioid prescription at discharge after traumatic injury. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-and-predictors-opioid-prescription-discharge-after-traumatic-injury
     July 02, 2019 - Recent studies have shown that opioids are frequently prescribed in situations where there is little … Investigators found that patients with more severe injuries were more likely to be prescribed opioids

222. Changes in prescription and over-the-counter medication and dietary supplement use among older adults in the United States, 2005 vs 2011. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/changes-prescription-and-over-counter-medication-and-dietary-supplement-use-among-older
     May 06, 2020 - Since older patients are typically prescribed more medications, they are at higher risk for adverse … while the use of over-the-counter medications declined over time, the number of dietary supplements and prescribed

223. Effect of pharmacist email alerts on concurrent prescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines by prescribers and primary care managers: a randomized clinical trial. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-pharmacist-email-alerts-concurrent-prescribing-opioids-and-benzodiazepines-prescribers
     September 07, 2022 - This randomized study found that pharmacist email alerts to clinicians caring for patients recently co-prescribed … multifaceted clinical pharmacist intervention on medication safety after hospitalization in persons prescribed

224. STATISTICAL BRIEF #272: National Health Care Expenses in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2007
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st272/stat272.shtml
     December 01, 2009 - for nearly one-third of total expenses for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population, while prescribed … While prescribed medicines accounted for approximately one-fifth of health expenses (20.7 percent), other … with large proportions having expenses for office-based medical provider visits (71.0 percent) and prescribed … Compared to adults, a substantially smaller share of total expenses for children under 18 were for prescribed … 2007 Total expenses = $1.13 trillion Type of service Hospital inpatient Office-based visits Prescribed

225. Optimizing Acute Post-Operative Dental Pain Management Using New Health Information Technology | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/optimizing-acute-post-operative-dental-pain-management-using-new-hit
     January 01, 2024 - Impact Actively tracking patient-reported symptoms should decrease the number of patients who are prescribed … opioids after surgery upon discharge, as well as the strength of the opioid and length of time they are prescribed … These remaining pills are a potential source of drug diversion—the transfer of a legally prescribed controlled … substance from the individual for whom it was prescribed to another person for any illicit use—and thus

226. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47266/psn-pdf
     August 08, 2018 - Dentists prescribed the largest share of more than 1 million opioid prescriptions, followed by surgeons … cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states-2016 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overdose-risk-young-children-women-prescribed-opioids

227. 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

228. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45097/psn-pdf
     May 09, 2017 - Since older patients are typically prescribed more medications, they are at higher risk for adverse … the use of over-the-counter medications declined over time, the number of dietary supplements and prescribed

229. Development and pilot testing of guidelines to monitor high-risk medications in the ambulatory setting. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/development-and-pilot-testing-guidelines-monitor-high-risk-medications-ambulatory-setting
     December 06, 2013 - testing revealed that the developed guidelines were not being consistently followed, with infrequently prescribed … multifaceted clinical pharmacist intervention on medication safety after hospitalization in persons prescribed

230. Dementia and risk of adverse warfarin-related events in the nursing home setting. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dementia-and-risk-adverse-warfarin-related-events-nursing-home-setting
     February 23, 2011 - independent risk factor for medication errors among a cohort of geriatric nursing home patients who were prescribed … multifaceted clinical pharmacist intervention on medication safety after hospitalization in persons prescribed

231. Electronic Prescribing and Decision Support to Improve Rural Primary Care Quality - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/electronic-prescribing-and-decision-support-improve-rural-primary-care-quality/annual-summary/2010
     January 01, 2010 - Hypertension, Rural Health * Summary: For many chronic conditions, poor patient compliance with prescribed … e-prescribing software (DrFirst Rcopia) that provides physicians the capability to track the fill status of prescribed … Specific Aims: Improve the rate of adherence to prescribed medications among patients with hypertension … in rural communities. ( Ongoing ) Improve adherence to prescribed medications among patients with

232. Harnessing HIT to Prevent Medication-Induced Birth Defects - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/harnessing-health-information-technology-prevent-medication-induced-birth/annual-summary/2010
     January 01, 2010 - collected to inform the study: 1) data abstracted from the electronic medical record (EMR) when clinicians prescribed … teratogenic medications; 2) phone interviews conducted with women prescribed medications by study clinicians … As the CDS system was only designed to issue one alert, the clinician was not alerted if the newly prescribed … into modifying the system so that physicians will be alerted to any risks that may result from a newly prescribed

233. Data and Analytics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     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

234. 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

235. STATISTICAL BRIEF #341: Changes in Children's Use and Expenditures for Asthma Medications, United States, 1997-1998 to 2007-2008
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st341/stat341.shtml
     September 01, 2011 - Average annual total expenditures on all prescribed asthma medications (in constant 2008 dollars) more … Average annual out-of-pocket expenditures per user on all prescribed asthma medications (in constant … Average annual total expenditures on all prescribed asthma medications by children with reported treatment … Average annual out-of-pocket expenditures per user on all prescribed asthma medications by children with … Asthma medications Each drug that was listed as purchased or otherwise obtained in the MEPS Prescribed

236. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49558/psn-pdf
     April 01, 2008 - She was prescribed Augmentin (amoxicillin-clavulanate). … She was then prescribed azithromycin. … A 2007 study found that antibiotics were prescribed in 82.7% of outpatient visits due to acute sinusitis … The patient was prescribed Augmentin (amoxicillin-clavulanate) as initial therapy. … While this agent is the second most common antibiotic prescribed for acute sinusitis (behind amoxicillin

237. Final Progress Report: Opioid Stewardship in Urology (pdf file)
     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.

238. Medication Without Harm: How Digital Healthcare Tools Can Support Providers and Improve Patient Safety (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/medication-without-harm-slides-07242024.pdf
     January 12, 2025 - • Identified medications in the EHR that were e-prescribed from a Johns Hopkins ambulatory practice … the current standard Additional use cases • Temporary "holds" • Dose adjustments • Medications prescribed … Medications Prescribed Outside of the Local EHR Medications prescribed outside of the local provider … adapted for the ED To decrease the proportion of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs)* prescribed … Change in PIM proportion: » Total PIMs / All discharge medications prescribed to patients aged 65+

239. When Do You Need An Antibiotic? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/reduce/antibiotic-brochure.html
     March 01, 2017 - Take all antibiotics as prescribed for as long as they are prescribed.

240. When Do You Need An Antibiotic? (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/reduce/when-need-antibiotic.pdf
     March 01, 2017 - Take all antibiotics as prescribed for as long as they are prescribed. What shouldn’t you do?