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61. Medicare Prescription Drug Data Development: Methods for Improving Patient Safety and Pharmacovigilance Using Observational Data | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    January 01, 2005 - Reports SHARE: Medicare Prescription

62. Management of Suspected Opioid Overdose with Naloxone Guidelines by Emergency Medical Services Personnel | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    August 01, 2019 - In 2014, the number of drug overdose deaths involving prescription or illicit opioids exceeded 28,000 … Vital signs: overdoses of prescription opioid pain relievers---United States, 1999--2008. FIGURE 2. … Risk Factors of Prescription Opioid Overdose Among Colorado Medicaid Beneficiaries. … The underrecognized toll of prescription opioid abuse on young children. … Opioid prescriptions for chronic pain and overdose: a cohort study.

63. Survey of Medicare Part D Plans’ Medication Therapy Management Programs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    May 01, 2019 - Abstract Purpose The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 included … The broad definition of MTM program in this Act allowed Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs) and Medicare Advantage

64. Treatment of Insomnia Disorder | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Insomnia is often treated with prescription medication. … Several prescription medications are FDA approved for the treatment of insomnia (doxepin, triazolam, … Several other prescription medications from various drug classes (e.g., antidepressants, antipsychotics … Olanzapine Quetiapine Prescription hypnotics Benzodiazepines Alprazolam … Prescription of Chinese herbal medicine and selection of acupoints in pattern-based traditional Chinese

65. Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    June 01, 2022 - a taper support intervention might improve functional outcomes compared to no taper support, and co-prescription … Co-prescription of benzodiazepines or gabapentinoids was associated with increased risk of overdose versus … Trials of patients with prescription opioid dependence found buprenorphine maintenance associated with

66. Interventions To Modify Health Care Provider Adherence to Asthma Guidelines | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - The most frequently cited health care process outcome was prescription of asthma controller medication … (n=41), followed by provision of an asthma action plan (n=18), prescription of a peak flow meter (n= … There was moderate evidence for increased prescriptions of asthma controller medications using decision

67. White Paper_Living Systematic Reviews: Examining Excluded Full-Text Articles To Better Understand the Evidence Base on Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2024 - Medical cannabis use reduces opioid prescriptions in patients with chronic back pain. … Medical cannabis use reduces opioid prescriptions in patients with Osteoarthritis. … No Greis, A.27 2022 Medical cannabis use reduces opioid prescriptions in patients with chronic … Medical cannabis use reduces opioid prescriptions in patients with chronic back pain. … Medical Cannabis use reduces opioid prescriptions in patients with osteoarthritis.

68. S5 (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2007 - The advent of Medicare Part D for outpatient prescription drugs has drawn significant attention to the … Quality (AHRQ), trends in evidence-based practice and effective health care, together with Medicare Prescription … examining health insurance benefits, out-of-pocket outlays, and the con- tinuity of pharmaceutical prescription … central role in health care, and never more so than with the initiation of the Part D benefit for prescription … Studying prescription drug use and outcomes with Medicaid claims data: strengths, limitations, and strategies

69. Chicago-Area DEcIDE Center (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2009 - Drug use for indications not approved by the Food and Drug Administration exceeds 20% of outpatient prescriptions … Drug reporting reflects the physician’s best knowledge of new or continuing prescription or non-prescription … orders received by pharmacies, physical prescriptions dispensed by pharmacies, and mean cost per dispensed … This question is directly related to existing policy surrounding the writing of prescriptions. … d The Drug Cost Index value is the mean prescription cost of the drug divided by the maximum mean prescription

70. Closing the Quality Gap Series: Medication Adherence Interventions: Comparative Effectiveness | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - trial of policy interventions (KQ 2) evaluated the effect of reduced out-of-pocket expenses or improved prescription … of improvement in medication adherence for interventions to reduce out-of-pocket expenses or improve prescription

71. Revised Protocol - Opioids 12 13 13[1] (pdf file)
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    December 19, 2013 - In addition, accumulating evidence indicates increasing rates of harms associated with prescription … In 2010, there were 16,651 fatal overdoses involving prescription opioids.13 Prescription opioid misuse … Prescription opioids for back pain and use of medications for erectile dysfunction. … Greater number of narcotic analgesic prescriptions for osteoarthritis is associated with falls and … Opioid prescriptions for chronic pain and overdose: a cohort study.

72. Asthma-Provider-Adherence Executive (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2013 - interventions were those in which statistically significant improvements in a given outcome (e.g., prescriptions … Outcomes Health care process outcomes: – Prescriptions for controller medicine – Environmental control … The health care process outcomes included: • Prescriptions for controller medicine • Environmental … Outcome: Prescription of Controller Medicines Decision support. … The effect on prescriptions by health care providers is smaller.

73. Standardized Library of Asthma Outcome Measures (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2019 - asthma-related hospitalization, ED visit, urgent care center visit, or unscheduled office visit requiring prescription … in asthma controller medication use Measured by patient/caregiver self-report, physician report, prescription … quick-relief asthma medication use Measured by patient/caregiver self-report, physician report, prescription … Events of Interest Systemic corticosteroids for asthma Defined as a prescription for systemic steroids … Patient Reported Medication adherence Measured by patient/caregiver self-report, physician report, prescription

74. Medication-Therapy-Management Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2014 - Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, … Adult patients with multiple chronic conditions who take many different prescription or nonprescription … It is designed to improve patients’ knowledge of their prescriptions, over-the-counter medications, … Question 2 In adults with one or more chronic diseases who are taking prescription medication, is … Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. Public Law 108-173.

75. Survey of Medicare Part D Plans’ Medication Therapy Management Programs (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2007 - i Effective Health Care Research Report Number 1 Abstract Purpose: The Medicare Prescription … The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. HR1. … Efficacy of a clinical medication review on the number of potentially inappropriate prescriptions prescribed … controlled trial of clinical medication review by a pharmacist of elderly patients receiving repeat prescriptions … Interventions to enhance patient adherence to medication prescriptions: scientific review.

76. Improving Medication Safety in High Risk Medicare Beneficiaries Toolkit (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2012 - New prescriptions or changes to medications were forwarded to the pharmacy of the patient’s choice and … to Medications and Prescriber Communication Identified drug related problems requiring changes to prescriptions … New prescriptions or changes to medications were dispensed by the community pharmacy or forwarded to … o Include all pharmacies where the patient gets their prescriptions filled. … Do you have any other conditions for which you are not taking any prescription or non- prescription medications

77. Ventricular Arrhythmias and Cerebrovascular Events in the Elderly Using Conventional and Atypical Antipsychotic Medications | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    January 01, 2020 - verification and weekly updates by the Social Security Administration. 20 We assembled data on all filled prescriptions … Study Population All individuals were >65 and filled a first recorded (index) prescription for an oral … To ensure a uniform 6-month eligibility period prior to filling the index APM prescription, all study … subjects were required to have utilized >1 medical service and >1 prescription, both within the 6 months … from conventional APMs. 38-40 Non-differential exposure misclassification (e.g., not consuming filled prescriptions

78. PHARMACO-EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS FOR A STUDY OF (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2009 - clinical effectiveness, safety, and appropriateness of health care items and services, particularly prescription … verification and weekly updates by the Social Security Administration.20 We assembled data on all filled prescriptions … Study Population All individuals were >65 and filled a first recorded (index) prescription for an … To ensure a uniform 6-month eligibility period prior to filling the index APM prescription, all study … from conventional APMs.38-40 Non-differential exposure misclassification (e.g., not consuming filled prescriptions

79. Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    May 01, 2020 - the "biopsychosocial" framework or perspective). 3 Opioids and Chronic Pain In the United States, prescription … From 1999 to 2014, over 165,000 people died from overdose related to prescription opioids in the United … States, 8 with an estimated 17,087 prescription opioid overdose deaths in 2016. 7 In October 2017, … analgesic with weak opioid mu-agonist properties), and management of opioid use disorder related to prescription … Vital signs: overdoses of prescription opioid pain relievers---United States, 1999--2008. MMWR.

80. Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain Research Protocol (pdf file)
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    December 19, 2018 - the “biopsychosocial” framework or perspective).3 Opioids and Chronic Pain In the United States, prescription … From 1999 to 2014, over 165,000 people died from overdose related to prescription opioids in the United … States,8 with an estimated 17,087 prescription opioid overdose deaths in 2016.7 In October 2017, the … analgesic with weak opioid mu-agonist properties), and management of opioid use disorder related to prescription … Vital signs: overdoses of prescription opioid pain relievers---United States, 1999--2008. MMWR.