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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-case4.html
November 01, 2014 - Return to Contents
Redesigning the Outpatient Medication Prescribing Process
Project Goals
The … goal of the Redesigning the Outpatient Medication Prescribing Process (known as E‑Prescribe) was for … A tentative decision to purchase prescribing software had been made as part of project selection. … The central monitoring activity for this project is ensuring compliance with electronic prescribing. … For example, the E-Prescribe project removed several steps in prescribing that nurses formerly had to
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/four-moments/index.html
October 01, 2022 - Before prescribing antibiotics, ensure that the patient has signs and symptoms suggesting a bacterial
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/TK2_T4_Common_Suspected_Infections_Tools_To_Improve_Communication_and_Decisionmaking.docx
October 01, 2016 - Decision Making
SAY:
Today we are introducing you to new tools to help improve communication and help prescribing … October 2016
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Quality Improvement for Antibiotic Prescribing … Overuse
ASK:
Did you know that 25 to 75 percent of antibiotics do not meet clinical guidelines for prescribing … Slide 10
Goal: BetterInformed Prescribing
SAY:
Now, I would like to switch over and talk about making … clinicians will be trained in more detail on prescribing criteria and their own practices.
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/funding/grants/transform/profiles/fetters.html
March 01, 2017 - Performance Reporting, Individual Care Management, Extended Access, Test Results Tracking and Followup, e-Prescribing … For example, the e-Prescribing domain had two capabilities that required practices to have a full e-prescribing … The e-Prescribing domain had the highest rate of completion and was fully implemented by 59.3 percent
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/profile/fetters.html
October 01, 2015 - Performance Reporting, Individual Care Management, Extended Access, Test Results Tracking and Followup, e-Prescribing … For example, the e-Prescribing domain had two capabilities that required practices to have a full e-prescribing … The e-Prescribing domain had the highest rate of completion and was fully implemented by 59.3 percent
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/cdifftoolkit.pdf
September 01, 2012 - Enlisting these different types of prescribing champions may help others in their
prescribing. … :
Doing spot checks on prescribing … that specific indication
for prescribing but may not be able to be measured when overall prescribing … Thus,
a shift in prescribing can be good and bad, so reviewing the patterns of antibiotic
prescribing … Additional staff education on antimicrobial
prescribing is needed.
7.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/stewardship-slides.pptx
June 01, 2021 - had especially high rates of fluoroquinolone prescriptions
ASP decided to collect baseline antibiotic prescribing … one prescriber
Created individualized prescriber portfolios
Showed each prescriber their antibiotic prescribing … of new antibiotic prescriptions per month or per 100 (or 1,000) resident days Measures frequency of prescribing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-89-adhd-behavior-section-2-attach-2.pdf
February 02, 2017 - diagnosed outside of these ages
Step 3
Exclude any records that indicate a medical reason(s)
for not prescribing … as first-line
treatment
Step 4
Exclude any records that indicate a system reason(s)
for not prescribing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-toolkit-overview.pdf
September 03, 2021 - intend to undertake a more targeted effort to make systems-
based changes to the management of opioid prescribing … all prescription opioids in
the United States.6 Improving the management of chronic pain and opioid prescribing … works in this
clinic says to me, “Do you
remember how much turmoil
there was around it [opioid
prescribing … Trends in opioid analgesic-prescribing rates by specialty,
U.S., 2007-2012. … Team-based clinic redesign of opioid medication management in primary care: impact on opioid
prescribing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-toolkit-overview-rev.pdf
October 01, 2021 - intend to undertake a more targeted effort to make systems-
based changes to the management of opioid prescribing … all prescription opioids in
the United States.6 Improving the management of chronic pain and opioid prescribing … works in this
clinic says to me, “Do you
remember how much turmoil
there was around it [opioid
prescribing … Trends in opioid analgesic-prescribing rates by specialty,
U.S., 2007-2012. … Team-based clinic redesign of opioid medication management in primary care: impact on opioid
prescribing
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcoe47.html
October 01, 2014 - These guidelines help the Office of Clinical Affairs ensure that the prescribing of antidepressant medications … Such findings led Massachusetts to revise its prescribing guidelines that favored first-generation antidepressants
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/heart-health/cholesterol/detailing.html
September 01, 2018 - Care
Resource description: This facts-at-a-glance handout for clinicians summarizes guidelines for prescribing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-medication-safety.pdf
September 30, 2024 - For example:
■ One project successfully implemented a program that improved the quality of prescribing … ■ Physician adherence to clinical practice guidelines (e.g., for prescribing, dosing, monitoring). … Prescribing practices improved over time, as did documentation of pain
assessments. … improved prescribing, approaching the monthly target of 5
percent PIMs or less. … takes longer than handwriting and e-prescribing at the point of care takes
longer than e-prescribing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Lynch_37.pdf
March 21, 2008 - • The prescribing method (electronic vs. paper). … • Method of prescribing (electronic, other). … When the transaction took place during a prescribing encounter, a physician, PA, or APRN was
always … The sheer volume of potential problems related to the prescribing of medications in the primary
care … Other office processes
that demonstrate opportunities for focused improvement include prescribing new
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/four-moments/poster-three-options.pdf
November 01, 2019 - throughout the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use to
ensure we are optimizing antibiotic prescribing
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/index.html?order=field_date_created&page=1&sort=desc
July 18, 2023 - , AHRQ Offers New Tools for Expanding Cardiac Rehabilitation
February 14, 2023
Dentists Prescribing … Disorders
January 17, 2023
Study Finds Evidence of Intentional Inappropriate Painkiller Prescribing … Views Blog: Helping Healthcare Systems Reduce Carbon Pollution
October 11, 2022
Opioid Prescribing
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/index.html?page=1
August 15, 2023 - , AHRQ Offers New Tools for Expanding Cardiac Rehabilitation
February 14, 2023
Dentists Prescribing … Disorders
January 17, 2023
Study Finds Evidence of Intentional Inappropriate Painkiller Prescribing … Views Blog: Helping Healthcare Systems Reduce Carbon Pollution
October 11, 2022
Opioid Prescribing
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=131
January 01, 2024 - of controlled substances with opioid prescribing rates. … substances (EPCS) and trends in opioid prescribing. … Results suggested that an increased use of EPCS was not associated with decreased opioid prescribing … Association of electronic prescribing of controlled substances with opioid prescribing rates. … Keywords: Electronic Prescribing (E-Prescribing), Health Information Technology (HIT), Opioids, Medication
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=111
January 01, 2024 - The investigators concluded that dental prescribing of opioids was decreasing, whereas dental antibiotic … prescribing was increasing. … High prescribing of antibiotics was associated with high prescribing of opioids. … Characteristics associated with opioid and antibiotic prescribing by dentists. … Keywords: Electronic Prescribing (E-Prescribing), Health Information Technology (HIT), Electronic Health
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/reduce-readmissions.html
December 01, 2023 - High rates of readmissions are a major patient safety problem associated with adverse events such as prescribing