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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/kennelty-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - The second medication list was
generated from the patient’s most recent prescribing provider encounter … provider
visit
Patient visits their
prescribing provider
before their
community
pharmacy post … Twenty-seven patients (77.1%) visited their
community pharmacy before having a follow-up prescribing … The days until the patients’ first prescribing provider visit varied and ranged from zero
days (i.e. … , the patient had a prescribing provider visit the same day as discharge) to 61 days after
discharge
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/evidence/cholesterol.html
March 01, 2021 - Management in Primary Care
This facts-at-a-glance handout for clinicians summarizes guidelines for prescribing … Lipid Algorithm
This decision tree summarizes recommendations for prescribing statins in primary and
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK2_T2-Antibiotic_Use_Tracking_Sheet_Final.xlsx
October 01, 2016 - NHAI/ Other Nosocomial* Lab Results (Organism Identified) X Ray Other Contributing Factors Prescribing
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/coe1304.html
April 01, 2013 - Maryland Guides Prescribers on Use of Atypical Antipsychotic Medications
Search All Impact Case Studies
April 2013
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene used materials created by AHRQ's Effective Health Care Program to help set up a new program for appropriate use of antipsychotic medications…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=45
January 01, 2024 - Keywords: Medication, Provider: Pharmacist, Electronic Prescribing (E-Prescribing), Health Information … JY Look-back and look-forward durations and the apparent appropriateness of ambulatory antibiotic prescribing … Researchers assessed how the apparent appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing changes when using different … They further indicated that programs and studies focused on potentially appropriate antibiotic prescribing … Look-back and look-forward durations and the apparent appropriateness of ambulatory antibiotic prescribing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P3T9-Sample_email_for_distribution_of_the_antibiogram_Phase_3.pdf
May 01, 2014 - the Antibiogram
Suggested Subject Line: Attached Antibiogram for [NURSING HOME NAME]
Dear [name of prescribing
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=72
January 01, 2024 - This study assessed the impact of nurse practitioner (NP) practices on PIM prescribing across states … in the United States and compared the change in PIM prescribing rates between 2016 and 2018. … This study examined opioid and non-opioid prescribing before and after the issuing of CDC’s 2016 opioid … The authors developed a theory of physician prescribing behavior under the CDC’s two-pronged incentive … Opioid and non-opioid analgesic prescribing before and after the CDC's 2016 opioid guideline.
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www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/index.html
Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection With Antibiotics
Help Prescribing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/kane-gill-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Clinical decision support alerts were developed to inform pharmacists of inappropriate
prescribing and … Pharmacists performed an MRR for inappropriate prescribing or
monitoring of high-risk medications. … errors), patient progress inadequately monitored,
necessary treatment not provided (i.e., prescribing … Evaluating
prescribing during transitions of care, when residents are at a known risk for ADEs, and … correcting the prescribing/monitoring of high-risk drugs should prevent ADEs.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/Medication_Dashboard_2020.xlsx
January 01, 2020 - Process Percentage Frequency Total
Unknown 32.2% 22,196 69,032
Administering 22.3% 15,376 69,032
Prescribing … No Harm Frequency Harm Percentage Harm Frequency Total
Administering 43.3% 9,530 51.0% 983 23,943
Prescribing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/Medication_Dashboard_Data_2022.xlsx
January 01, 2022 - Process Percentage Frequency Total
Unknown 41.1% 51,579 125,648
Administering 20.8% 26,155 125,648
Prescribing … Frequency Total
Monitoring 90.7% 1,726 9.3% 178 46,619
Administering 91.9% 15,502 8.1% 1,363 46,619
Prescribing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/Medication_Dashboard_Data_2023.xlsx
January 01, 2023 - Process Percentage Frequency Total
Unknown 40.3% 51,641 128,016
Administering 21.4% 27,426 128,016
Prescribing … Frequency Total
Monitoring 90.1% 1,779 9.9% 195 48,303
Administering 91.5% 16,322 8.5% 1,517 48,303
Prescribing
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/index.html?order=field_date_created&page=1&sort=asc
January 19, 2022 - Improves Rural Practice Adoption for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
February 8, 2022
Opioid Prescribing … Research Identifies Themes for Successful Practice Facilitation
October 11, 2022
Opioid Prescribing
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=414
January 01, 2024 - Medication
Powers C , Gabriel MH , Encinosa W AHRQ Author: Encinosa W Meaningful use stage 2 e-prescribing … The authors investigated whether physicians who meet the meaningful use stage 2 threshold for e-prescribing … They found that physician e-prescribing to Medicare beneficiaries was associated with reduced risk of … Meaningful use stage 2 e-prescribing threshold and adverse drug events in the Medicare Part D population … Keywords: Electronic Prescribing (E-Prescribing), Diabetes, Medication, Patient Safety
Swanson
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=327
January 01, 2024 - Costs, Medicare, Rural Health
Gabriel MH , Powers C , Encinosa W AHRQ Author: Encinosa W E-prescribing … The researchers examined the impact of e-prescribing on emergency visits or hospitalizations for diabetes-related … They concluded that at the e-prescribing threshold of 75 percent and above, there were significant reductions … E-prescribing and adverse drug events: an observational study of the Medicare part D population with … Keywords: Adverse Drug Events (ADE), Electronic Prescribing (E-Prescribing), Diabetes, Medicare, Medication
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=463
January 01, 2024 - implementation of a skilled nursing facility (SNF) specific antibiogram to improve empirical antibiotic prescribing … They estimated the frequency of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in 3 Maryland SNFs and measured … the effectiveness of the antibiograms on antibiotic prescribing in 1 of the SNFs. … Using antibiograms to improve antibiotic prescribing in skilled nursing facilities. … They suggested targeted interventions to improve adherence to prescribing guidelines.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=448
January 01, 2024 - Data
Gidengil CA , Linder JA , Hunter G The volume-quality relationship in antibiotic prescribing … higher ARI volume physicians had lower quality across a number of domains, including higher antibiotic prescribing … rates, higher broad-spectrum antibiotic prescribing, and lower guideline concordance. … The volume-quality relationship in antibiotic prescribing: when more isn't better. … No association was detected between the level of atypical antipsychotic prescribing and reports of any
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=467
January 01, 2024 - Huybrechts KF , Gerhard T , Franklin JM Instrumental variable applications using nursing home prescribing … objective of this study was to explore the presence of unexplained between-nursing home (NH) variation in prescribing … and to empirically evaluate the validity of instruments based on NH prescribing preference. … High-prescribing and low-prescribing nursing homes differed by a factor of 2. … Instrumental variable applications using nursing home prescribing preferences in comparative effectiveness
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=10
January 01, 2024 - Dentists are the top specialty prescriber of antibiotics in the United States, prescribing 10% of all … The purpose of this retrospective study was to assess trends in the rates of antibiotic prescribing by … The annual rate of dental antibiotic prescribing remained steady over time. … Changes in antibiotic prescribing by dentists in the United States, 2012-2019. … Impact of state opioid laws on prescribing in trauma patients.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/16774-Bundy-draft-1.pdf
September 29, 2009 - • MPH errors were more likely to involve prescribing and less likely to involve dispensing. … MPH errors were more likely to originate with physicians and involve prescribing
problems. … in harmful medication errors included use of ISMP High-
Alert Medications, errors occurring in the prescribing … Additional risk factors for harm also emerged in this study and include errors that begin in the
prescribing … We did not find a majority of prescribing errors as previously
cited, likely because voluntary error