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  1. Mourning the Loss of Deputy Director David Meyers, M.D. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    July 01, 2023 - Prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication prescribing in US nursing homes, 2013-2017 .

  2. The Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families (pdf file)

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/pfepc-fullguide-final508.pdf
    April 01, 2018 - � Medication Errors, including failures in communicating, prescribing, filling, and dispensing, as … of physician office visits involve drug therapy, with 3.2 billion medicines provided each year.9 Prescribing … errors occur in 5 to 7 percent of prescriptions.3,10,11 That is at least 160 million medication prescribing … Research into practice: safe prescribing. … Research into practice: safe prescribing.

  3. EvidenceNOW: North Carolina Cooperative | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/cooperatives/north-carolina.html
    March 01, 2021 - Prescribing for statins is up by 50 percent across participating practices.

  4. New Challenge Competition Offers Prizes for Ideas on Advancing AHRQ’s CDS Connect | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    September 01, 2023 - Best Practice Alerts Informed by Inpatient Opioid Intake to Reduce Opioid Prescribing after Surgery (

  5. Engaging Patients and Families in Their Health Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    June 01, 2023 - Members This toolkit helps nursing homes encourage an open and respectful dialogue between nurses and prescribing

  6. 6 Tk1 T1-Talking With Residents Checklist Version Final (pdf file)

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    October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Educate & Engage Residents, Family Toolkit To Educate and Engage Residents and Family Members Tool 1. Talking With Residents—short checklist version  What are antibiotics? • Antibiotics are medicines that fight infections caused by bacteria. Antibiotics work by targ…

  7. Engaging Patients and Families in Their Health Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    April 01, 2018 - Members This toolkit helps nursing homes encourage an open and respectful dialogue between nurses and prescribing

  8. Register Now: April 25 Webinar Will Launch HHS Series on National Action Alliance To Advance Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    April 01, 2023 - April 4, 2023 AHRQ Stats: Inappropriate Medication Prescribing Among Seniors In 2019, among adults

  9. Implementing Evidence-based Heart Health Care in Asheville | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    March 01, 2021 - SHARE: More topics in this section EvidenceNOW EvidenceNOW Model Practice Facilitation EvidenceNOW Projects Advancing Heart Health About Advancing Heart Health Origin Cooperatives EvidenceNOW Stories EvidenceNOW …

  10. 6 Tk1 T2-Talking With Residents Family Members Checklist Version Final (pdf file)

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T2-Talking_with_Residents_Family_Members_checklist_version_Final.pdf
    October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Educate & Engage Residents, Family Toolkit To Educate and Engage Residents and Family Members Tool 2. Talking With Residents’ Family Members—short checklist version  What are antibiotics? • Antibiotics are medicines that fight infections caused by bacteria. Antibiot…

  11. Opioid Use in Older Adults Compendium of Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    January 01, 2024 - SHARE: More topics in this section Opioids and Substance Use Disorders Data & Analytics Health Systems Research Practice Improvement Evidence for Practice Implementing What Works Opioid Use in Older Adults Compendium of Resources …

  12. Tailoring Digital Technologies To Improve Outcomes Among Minorities With Chronic Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    March 01, 2024 - SHARE: More topics in this section Funding & Grants Notice of Funding Opportunities Research Policies Funding Priorities Training & Education Funding Grant Application, Review & Award Process Post Award Grants Management AHR…

  13. Use the Teach-Back Method: Tool 5 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    April 01, 2024 - When prescribing new medicines or changing a dose, research shows that even when patients correctly say

  14. EvidenceNow Executive Summary - North Carolina Cooperative (pdf file)

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/cooperatives/evidencenow-executive-summary-nc.pdf
    November 01, 2017 - • Prescribing for statins is up by 50 percent across participating practices.

  15. Integrating Clinical Prediction Rules into EHRs to Improve Care, Reduce Waste | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    January 01, 2024 - SHARE: More topics in this section Funding & Grants Notice of Funding Opportunities Research Policies Funding Priorities Training & Education Funding Grant Application, Review & Award Process Post Award Grants Management AHR…

  16. Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3) (doc file)

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy2/Strat2_Tool_3_Get_to_Know_508.docx
    February 10, 2011 - Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3) Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3) Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3) Get to Know Your Health Care Team Guide to Patient and Family Engagement :: 1 Getting to know your health care team helps you get the best care possible. …

  17. AHRQ Research Priorities and Compliance Guidance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    January 01, 2024 - Safe use of medical devices and medications, including safely prescribing opioids.

  18. Optimizing Health and Function as We Age: Roundtable Report (pdf file)

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/healthy-aging-roundtable.pdf
    September 08, 2022 - https://www.england.nhs.uk/personalisedcare/social-prescribing/ • Social prescribing is … an approach … In social prescribing, local agencies such as local charities, social care, and health services refer … people to a social prescribing link worker. … Social prescribing link workers give people time—focusing on “what matters to me?” … https://nccare360.org/ https://www.england.nhs.uk/personalisedcare/social-prescribing/ 27 Appendix

  19. Final Progress Report: Leveraging a Social Network of Elders and Families To Improve Medication Safety at Transitions of Care (pdf file)

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/quintana-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - help older adults and their families keep an accurate medication list, coordinate the list with the prescribing … Although initially designed to encompass the most common prescribing practices while maintaining the … The impact of hospitalization on potentially inappropriate prescribing in an acute medical geriatric … Prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing and prescribing omissions in older Irish adults:

  20. Module 11: Using Root Cause Analysis to Help (pdf file)

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/pcpf-module-11-root-cause-analysis.pdf
    September 01, 2015 - Just as it is important to properly diagnose a patient’s condition before prescribing a treatment, when … Physician is using old guideline recommendations and has not updated prescribing practices.
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