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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK3_P3T5-Training_Slides_for_Nursing_Home_Nurses_Phase_3.docx
May 01, 2014 - No. 14-0023-6-EF
May 2014
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Background: Prescribing … Prescribing clinicians often make decisions before a culture and sensitivity results are available, and … It shows data at the nursing home for the previous year, and it helps prescribing clinicians understand
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Marken.pdf
January 01, 2004 - A functional flow diagram of the prescribing control model is shown in
Figure 1. … Control model of prescribing
produced (q) is a controlled variable. … What
is a prescribing error? Quality in Health Care 2000
(9):232–37. … What is a prescribing
error? Quality in Health Care 2000 (9):232-37.
7. … Control model of prescribing
Figure 2. Error rate versus workload
Figure 3.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/hinson-levin-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - The overall ARI prescribing rate also decreased in the intervention group (from 35.9% to
30.6%) but … By providing attending physicians with regular feedback on their prescribing rates
relative to their … ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIBING DISPARITIES: Using the tools described immediately above, we
investigated the … influence of race and socioeconomic status on inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for
ARIs in ED. … This subproject specifically focused on whether prescribing rates, guided by established
guidelines
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/shareddec-1.pdf
September 08, 2016 - While the JMU
health center already had low antibiotic prescribing
rates for uncomplicated RTIs, the … The team reported outcomes that include:
■ Reduced rate of antibiotic prescribing for RTIs. … The Student Health Center reported a reduction in
their already low rate of antibiotic prescribing after … JMU
decided to explore ways of reducing their already
low antibiotic prescribing rate for RTIs through … Improving
antibiotic prescribing for uncomplicated acute respiratory
tract infections.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T6-Sample_Distribution_Plan_for_an_Antibiogram_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Nursing home prescribing clinicians: If a resident is suspected of having an infection, the nurse should … When distributing the annual updated antibiogram to prescribing clinicians for reference purposes, emailing … Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing
4.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-toolkit-fasttrack.pdf
January 12, 2021 - ☐ Safer and more cautious opioid prescribing has been discussed with clinicians and staff across the … A shared vision for safer and
more cautious opioid
prescribing…
…has not been formally
considered … Clinicians and staff
consistently follow prescribing
standards and practices. … Opioids
for Chronic Pain or State-based
opioid prescribing guidelines…
…do not exist. … Adjustments to achieve safer
opioid prescribing based on
monitoring data…
…are not being made.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/ade.pdf
November 11, 2019 - STOPP is a validated, evidence-based list of 80 criteria
for potentially inappropriate prescribing in … START includes a set of 34 evidence-based and validated prescribing indicators for
common diseases for … (2017) sought to improve prescribing in nursing home residents by implementing the Multidisciplinary … Impact of educational intervention on prescribing inappropriate
medication to elderly nursing homes … Implementing a screening tool to improve prescribing
in hospitalized older patients: a pilot study.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/gap-analysis.docx
June 01, 2021 - approaches
☐ Perform proactive risk assessments to determine areas in which harm related to antibiotic prescribing … the antibiogram and recommend improvement approaches
☐ Develop, review, and distribute materials to prescribing … clinicians, nursing staff, and residents/family members regarding optimal antibiotic prescribing
☐ Provide … feedback to prescribers about antibiotic prescribing practices
☐ Review approaches employed by the contracted … ☐ Yes
☐ No
☐ N/A
Are antibiotic use protocols disseminated to prescribing clinicians at the point
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lambert2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: UIC Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics Tools for Optimizing Prescribing … Reduce prescribing errors and enhance recognition of adverse drug effects in high-hazard contexts by … Principles of
conservative prescribing. (2011). … Principles of conservative
prescribing. Arch Intern Med. 171(16):1433-40. … Promoting more conservative prescribing. (2009). JAMA. 2009; 301 (8):865-867
Schiff GD.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/846.html
January 01, 2023 - Study Finds Evidence of Intentional Inappropriate Painkiller Prescribing
Issue Number
846 … Today's Headlines:
Study Finds Evidence of Intentional Inappropriate Painkiller Prescribing . … Study Finds Evidence of Intentional Inappropriate Painkiller Prescribing
An AHRQ-funded review of painkiller … Scaling-up a pharmacist-led information technology intervention (PINCER) to reduce hazardous prescribing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/improvement-slides.pptx
November 01, 2019 - Care
1
Objectives
Recognize how to differentiate technical and adaptive issues related to antibiotic prescribing … Explain how to be proactive in asking staff about how the next patient may be harmed by antibiotic prescribing … intravenous to enteral therapy
Accidentally miscounting days of therapy during transitions of care
Prescribing … Think about antibiotic usage in your unit…
What is a concern you have had related to antibiotic prescribing … formal meetings, decide on the best approach to periodically review and prioritize antibiotic-related prescribing
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcoe42.html
October 01, 2014 - Learning Network workshop, he sought to explore the safety concerns of second-generation antipsychotic prescribing … The Board used AHRQ's Comparative Effectiveness Review findings as background material to develop prescribing … a bill was approved by the Oregon legislature in 2009 authorizing annual reviews according to these prescribing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/gurwitz.pdf
January 01, 2014 - intensive dissemination
strategies to reach nursing home staff with an evidence-based
antipsychotic prescribing … toolkit demonstrated reductions in
antipsychotic prescribing level in all study arms during the
intervention … Challenge of changing nursing home prescribing culture.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/bronchitis-discussion-guide.docx
September 01, 2022 - How can the practice support clinicians in consistently avoiding prescribing antibiotics for acute bronchitis … How will the practice track data on acute bronchitis and antibiotic prescribing?
4.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-toolkit-fasttrack-complete.pdf
October 01, 2021 - Trends in opioid analgesic-prescribing rates by specialty,
U.S., 2007-2012. … ☐ Safer and more cautious opioid prescribing has been discussed with clinicians and staff across the … Clinicians and staff
consistently follow prescribing
standards and practices. … Opioids
for Chronic Pain or State-based
opioid prescribing guidelines…
…do not exist. … Adjustments to achieve safer
opioid prescribing based on
monitoring data…
…are not being made.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK3_P3T4-Training_Slides_for_Prescribing_Clinicians_Phase_3.ppt
May 01, 2014 - Implementation
Training Slides for
Prescribing Clinicians
Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide … of antibiotics
Follow the impact of the antibiogram on nursing home prescribing
We are conducting … make initial decisions for antibiotics and to follow the effect of the antibiogram on nursing home prescribing … *
Background: Antibiotic Prescribing
Antibiotics are frequently prescribed in nursing homes. … Increase recommended antibiotic prescribing for acute infections.
What is an antibiogram?
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/best-practices/index.html
June 01, 2021 - The one-page documents are intended for health care practitioners who are making prescribing decisions … Tools
Below are several Posters and Pocket Cards that can be distributed to frontline providers and prescribing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/ornstein-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - adopting medication refill protocols, and using performance reports to
identify patients with potential prescribing … First, 90 potential medication prescribing and monitoring measures
were identified, drawn from published … demonstrated that our QI
model improved practice performance on several categories of preventable prescribing … The measure set we developed encompasses both
medications and aspects of the prescribing process commonly … Medication Prescribing and Monitoring
Errors in Primary Care: A Report From the Practice Partner
Research
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=176
January 01, 2024 - Non-Infection-related and non-visit-based antibiotic prescribing is common among Medicaid patients. … This study examined opioid prescribing patterns the year before death of 1,893 Illinois residents who … Opioid prescribing patterns before fatal opioid overdose. … They recommended evidence-based guideline development for surgical and dental prescribing in order to … Patterns of initial opioid prescribing to opioid-naive patients.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/14406-Kuo-draft-1.pdf
March 01, 2005 - MEDICATION ERROR NODES
ME Nodes Overall
MEs
Within
MEs
Within
EMR
Within
PMR
Prescribing 6% … The comparison of electronic and
paper-based medication prescribing methods on medication counseling … Effects of
computerized physician order entry on prescribing practices. … Electronic prescribing in ambulatory practice: promises,
pitfalls, and potential solutions. … Impact of basic computerized prescribing on
outpatient medication errors and adverse drug events.