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301. 5 Tk2 P4T2-Quality Improvement Review Tool For Antibiotic Use In Uti Phase 4 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P4T2-Quality_Improvement_Review_Tool_for_Antibiotic_Use_in_UTI_Phase_4.pdf
     May 01, 2014 - staff to review empiric antibiotic choices recorded in the Antibiotic-Use Tracking Sheet to see if prescribing

302. AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/index.html
     February 01, 2025 - Acute Care Hospitals provides presentations and tools for clinicians to use to improve antibiotic prescribing … approach to antibiotic stewardship that empowers clinicians to be stewards of their own antibiotic prescribing … developing and improving your antibiotic stewardship program, creating a culture of safety around antibiotic prescribing

303. Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/medlist.html
     October 01, 2022 - In the primary care setting, medication safety issues include prescribing errors, contraindications,

304. Measures: Safe and Judicious Antipsychotic Use in Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra_1415-p011-1-ef_0.pdf
     March 01, 2015 - Recognizing the need to encourage health care providers to think carefully before prescribing these medications … For example, the frequency of prescribing antipsychotics increased from 8.6 per 1,000 children in 1996 … Trends in prescribing of antipsychotic medications for U.S. children.

305. Use of Antipsychotics in Very Young Children (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-178-fullreport.pdf
     March 01, 2019 - Importance Antipsychotic prescribing for children has increased rapidly in recent decades, driven both … patterns in community use (e.g., combinations of medications, off-label prescribing, or dosing outside … The increase in antipsychotic prescribing among youth is associated with the availability of atypical … The measure is intended for use by States and plans to target potentially inappropriate prescribing … E-prescribing platforms can be designed to feed databases that can be used for performance reporting

306. AHRQ Topic Brief Supports Primary Care Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/oud-brief.html
     October 01, 2023 - removing the barriers common to conventional OUD treatment and prioritizes “medication first” through prescribing

307. Ambulatory Safety and Quality Program: Health IT Portfolio (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/ambulatory-safety.pdf
     July 01, 2010 - Enhanced Management of Controlled Medications Estimated Total Funding: $1,199,794 Uses electronic prescribing … (e-prescribing) for federally controlled medications in the ambulatory care setting, to improve medication … on Prescribing Processes and Outcomes Estimated Total Funding: $1,199,007 Evaluates the full spectrum … of e-prescribing by partnering with the makers of an office-based, e-prescribing system that is already … Focus Area(s): Impact of health IT on outcomes in ambulatory settings Type of Health IT: E-prescribing

308. New Clinical Processes and Improving Workflows for Opioid Management in a Geriatric Clinic: Using Input from The Team Case Study (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/opioids/compendium/opioids-case-study-clinical-processes-workflows.pdf
     December 15, 2023 - clinicians, and staf, the QI-lead recognized the need to implement harm– reduction strategies when prescribing … Tool; The Pain, Enjoyment of Life and General Activity (PEG) Scale; the annual urine drug screen; and prescribing … primary care practices like University of Chicago's South Shore Senior Center that are improving opioid prescribing

309. Medication Reconciliation for Children: General - Figure 1 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/medication-reconciliation/chipra-0173-figure1.pdf
     January 22, 2020 - Coordination of Care Integrates settings (admission, discharge, transitions) IT Solutions (EMR, e-prescribing

310. Timeliness of Follow-up Visits Following a Hospital Discharge for Children with a Primary Mental Health Diagnosis: Figure (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0176-figure.pdf
     September 26, 2019 - Coordination of Care Integrates settings (admission, discharge, transitions) IT Solutions (EMR, e-prescribing

311. Best Practices in the Management of Patients With Antibiotic Allergies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/best-practices/allergies.html
     September 01, 2022 - presentation, viewers will be able to— Explain the importance of clarifying antibiotic allergies before prescribing

312. Improving Communication and Teamwork Around Antibiotic Decision Making (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/communication-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - Title and Commentary Slide Number and Slide Improving Communication and Teamwork Around Antibiotic Prescribing … Explain how to work as a team to improve antibiotic prescribing using The Four Moments of Antibiotic … Unscheduled conversations outside of rounds should be used as needed for complex or controversial prescribing … used throughout the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use to ensure optimal antibiotic prescribing … to improve communication and teamwork by reviewing barriers that they identify around antibiotic prescribing

313. Collecting Bacterial Cultures (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/poster-bacterial-cultures.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - contaminated specimen, which may be due to poor collection techniques, can lead to unnecessary antibiotic prescribing

314. Antipsychotic Medications in Children and Adolescents Toolkit (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/antipsychotics-toolkit.pdf
     June 01, 2020 - before prescribing. … Antipsychotics Prescribing in Children: • Strategies to Promote Best Practice in Antipsychotic Prescribing … Specific to Antipsychotics Prescribing: • Prescribing Guidelines for Psychotropic Medications (Minds … Patterns and determinants of antipsychotic prescribing in children and adolescents, 2003-2004. … Quality concerns in antipsychotic prescribing for youth: a review of treatment guidelines.

315. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=339
     January 01, 2024 - Health, Sepsis Fain KM , Alexander GC , Dore DD Frequency and predictors of analgesic prescribing … Frequency and predictors of analgesic prescribing in U.S. nursing home residents with persistent pain … In this cross-sectional study, the investigators quantified transdermal fentanyl prescribing in elderly … They suggest that changes in prescribing practices may be necessary to ensure Food and Drug Administration … Inappropriate fentanyl prescribing among nursing home residents in the United States.

316. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=368
     January 01, 2024 - Penti B , Liebschutz JM , Kopcza B Novel peer review method for improving controlled substance prescribing … Novel peer review method for improving controlled substance prescribing in primary care. … The authors aimed to identify factors associated with a cholesterol treatment discussion and statin prescribing … that single risk factor management strongly influences cholesterol treatment discussions and statin prescribing … Predictors of cholesterol treatment discussions and statin prescribing for primary cardiovascular disease

317. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=488
     January 01, 2024 - study was conducted to assess the effect of implementing a commercial electronic health record with e-prescribing … on rates and types of prescribing errors. … Use of e-prescribing resulted in relatively low error rates (6.0 errors per 100 prescriptions). … The effects of electronic prescribing by community-based providers on ambulatory medication safety. … Keywords: Electronic Prescribing (E-Prescribing), Health Information Technology (HIT), Medication: Safety

318. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=489
     January 01, 2024 - study was conducted to assess the effect of implementing a commercial electronic health record with e-prescribing … on rates and types of prescribing errors. … Use of e-prescribing resulted in relatively low error rates (6.0 errors per 100 prescriptions). … The effects of electronic prescribing by community-based providers on ambulatory medication safety. … Keywords: Electronic Prescribing (E-Prescribing), Health Information Technology (HIT), Medication: Safety

319. Chainonline | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/chain/index.html
     Self-management versus adherence Improving HIT Prescribing

320. Antibiotic Stewardship Program Development: Part 2 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/program-part2-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - described on the previous slide as well as interventions that target specific problems around antibiotic prescribing … advantage of this approach is that it engages frontline clinicians/teams to think about optimizing prescribing … Also, sometimes clinicians think their prescribing is correct when in reality there might be room for … assist ASPs in working with frontline teams to change permanently how they think about antibiotic prescribing … ASPs should determine that they are using methods to ensure uptake of change regarding antibiotic prescribing