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341. AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Project Highlights (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-hit-hie-rev-0724update.pdf
     July 01, 2024 - appropriate use of antimicrobial medications and resulted in more efficient clinical processes for prescribing … investigators developed a framework to use real-world data to assess pain management and prescription prescribing … the first randomized study testing an intervention to decrease potentially inappropriate medication prescribing … This process included linking patient age and drug prescribing information to identify potentially inappropriate … prescribing among patients aged 65 and over, providing that information to pharmacists, and then having

342. Disseminating Breast Cancer Prevention to African American Women (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/hugheshalbert.pdf
     December 19, 2014 - reductions in distrustAt baseline, 57% of women reported distrust of their providers’ likelihood of prescribing

343. Partnering-Executive-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/partnering-executive-facilitator-guide.docx
     June 01, 2021 - first meeting, you ask the staff members to tell you about problems they have noticed around antibiotic prescribing … · Be specific. · For example: “We want to initiate an intervention to improve antibiotic prescribing … Gather relevant information about your facility’s prescribing patterns and your planned interventions

344. 19-Perioperative-Teams (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/19-perioperative-teams.docx
     June 01, 2023 - the team worked toward the 80 percent goal, team members gained a better understanding of appropriate prescribing … This curriculum has feedback reports for current prescribing patterns, highlighting strengths and areas … Section of Transplantation Director, Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative Director, Michigan Opioid Prescribing

345. 2b.Phase2.3_Practice_Asthma_Data_Collection_RedCAP_Survey_Tool (xls file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/asthma-data-collection-redcap-tool.xlsx
     June 02, 2025 - 2b.Phase2.3_Practice_Asthma_Data_Collection_RedCAP_Survey_Tool 2. Asthma_2b.Phase2.2_Practice Variable / Field Name Form Name Section Header Field Type Field Label Choices, Calculations, OR Slider Labels Field Note Text Validation Type OR Show Slider Number Text Validation Min Text Validation Max Identifier? Branchi…

346. Final Progress Report: APPLIED STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY (ASIPS) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/pace-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - prescribing system. … We worked with a nonprofit company, the Center for Drug Safety, to modify an existing web-based prescribing … We trained clinicians in both practices to use the system for all prescribing. … We also evaluated the impact of prescribing following the installation of an EMR in another practice … The prescribing package in this EMR system was also modified to meet the principles described above.

347. Final Progress Report: Improving Pain Management in Nursing Homes (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/jones1-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Prescribing practices improved over time, as did documentation of pain assessments. … Appropriate prescribing for mild episodic pain and constipation prevention for as-needed opioids was … Prescribing for persistent, recurrent, and neuropathic pain was adequate for half or fewer residents … Assessing the Appropriateness of Pain Medication Prescribing Practices in Nursing Homes. … Assessing the Appropriateness of Pain Medication Prescribing Practices in Nursing Homes.

348. The “Sometimes Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Sinusitis – Slides
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/sinusitis-slides.pptx
     September 01, 2022 - The “Sometimes Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Sinusitis – Slides AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use The “Sometimes Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Sinusitis Ambulatory Care AHRQ Pub. No. 17(22)-0030 September 2022 Sinusitis AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care 1 Objectives Explain …

349. Timeliness of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Children With Sickle Cell Disease (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-135-fullreport.pdf
     February 01, 2017 - For example, e-prescribing systems using a controlled terminology for generic and brand medications … The ONC’s Health IT Standards explicitly address the receipt of electronic prescribing into EHRs, which … Electronic Prescribing Standards The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of … It is unclear whether the dispensing pharmacies will track those events using electronic prescribing … This measure provides an intuitive measure of antibiotic protection and encourages timely prescribing

350. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-COPD.pdf
     June 02, 2021 - should be carefully weighed against the potentially marginal benefits that antibiotics provide prior to prescribing … Antibiotic prescribing choices and their comparative C. difficile infection risks: a longitudinal case-cohort

351. The “Never Antibiotics” Diagnoses: ​Viral Acute Upper Respiratory Infection: ​the Common Cold – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/common-cold-guide.docx
     September 01, 2022 - Prescribing antibiotics for viral infections is not effective for subsequent prevention of bacterial … We are being more careful about only prescribing antibiotics when you really need them.”

352. Consumer Reports Uses AHRQ’s Evidence Reports in Drug Comparisons | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201539.html
     January 01, 2016 - "With Alzheimer's disease, people are desperate, and doctors are prescribing medicines even though the

353. Tool 13: ED Care Plan (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool13_ed_care_plan.docx
     May 01, 2015 - management principles] · [Narcotics have a high potential for abuse] · [Medical ethics do not require prescribing … non-narcotic medications such as xxx] · [Check the State prescription drug monitoring program before prescribing

354. Retail and Mail Order Drugs Used in 2014-18 and Later Prescribed For COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/data/visualizations/retail-drugs-covid-19.html
     January 01, 2022 - Retail and Mail Order Drugs Used in 2014-18 and Later Prescribed For COVID-19 The coronavirus pandemic has placed unprecedented strains on our healthcare system, in some cases prompting novel uses of medications to treat people with COVID-19. Quantifying the use of and expenditures for these medications before …

355. Family-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/family-facilitator-guide.docx
     June 01, 2021 - Slide 2 Social Pressure Can Drive Antibiotic Prescribing SAY: Social pressure can drive antibiotic … prescribing. … Educating residents and family members about the risks of antibiotic treatment is recommended prior to prescribing

356. Impact of Pharmacy-led Dyslipidemia Interventions on Medication Safety and Therapeutic Failure in Patients (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Weaver.pdf
     January 01, 2003 - Preventing prescribing errors is a challenge for the Department of Defense (DoD) since a large proportion … In January 2002, medication safety parameters focusing on prescribing errors and subsequent patient … Advances in Patient Safety: Vol. 1 180 Changes to the simvastatin package insert recommend prescribing … less than 1 percent (0.19 percent) to 9 percent based on PEC guidelines for appropriate atorvastatin prescribing … This improvement in LDL through medication safety initiatives, primarily focused on provider prescribing

357. Appendix B: Example Components of the Conceptual Model | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/casalino/paper/idkeydsrapb.html
     February 01, 2014 - Electronic prescribing. Disease-specific care pathways.

358. Final Progress Report: Gastrointestinal Safety of Antithrombotic Drug Regimens (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/abraham-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - strategies among patients with >1 indication for antithrombotic drugs is still unresolved, and prescribing

359. Final Progress Report: EHR-Based Medication Complete Communication Strategy to Promote Safe Opioid Use (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/mccarthy-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - to minimize new opioid prescriptions and opioid refills from multiple providers, the rate of opioid prescribing … The three prescriber-facing components were 1) a provider medication alert reminding the prescribing … Additional data could help support prescribing tailored by diagnosis and minimize unused pills. 5.C. … A system analysis of an intervention to improve opioid prescribing in emergency medicine.

360. Acute Care Learning From Defects
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/changes-slides.pptx
     November 01, 2019 - with GI consultant Antibiotics with synergistic nephrotoxicity were continued because of concern for prescribing