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121. Maternal and Child Health Care: Care Coordination Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/mchcare-measures.html
     June 01, 2018 - Care Coordination Measures Children and adolescents whose health provider usually asks about prescription … Communication About Prescription Medications and Treatments From Other Doctors Children are at risk … and adolescents ages 0-17 years with a usual source of care whose health provider usually asks about prescription

122. Medicine List Patient Reminder Postcard (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medicinelist-patientreminderpostcard-final508.pdf
     April 03, 2018 - � Prescription medicines. … � Medicines you buy without a prescription (like Tylenol® or cold medicine).

123. Improving HIT Prescribing Safety by Incorporating Indications Into Computerized Prescriber Order Entry | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/chain/research-tools/featured-certs/improving-hit-prescribing-safety.html
     March 01, 2017 - medication use (right drug, dose, patient, route, time) with an element missing from each medication prescription … It is a crucial piece of information needed for every prescription—the right indication. … With the majority of prescriptions now being written electronically, this need and opportunity is particularly … , user experience/satisfaction of the prescribers, as well as enhanced usefulness and safety of the prescriptions … Physician and Patient Evaluations To evaluate the quality and usability of the prescriptions generated

124. Appendix 5: Health Literacy Assessment Facilitator's Guide for Patient Focus Groups | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/pharmacy/guide/app-5.html
     September 01, 2020 - your prescription? … Information on when to refill your prescription. … Information on how to refill your prescription. … A few days after you've gotten your prescription? … Prescription information inserts.

125. Statistical Briefs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/opioids/data/stat-briefs.html
     February 01, 2024 - This statistical brief presents estimates of fills of prescriptions for opioid medications that are commonly … This statistical brief presents estimates of fills of prescriptions for opioid medications that are commonly … This statistical brief presents estimates of fills of prescriptions for opioid medications that are commonly … MEPS Statistical Brief #529: Total Expenses, Total Utilization, and Sources of Payment for Outpatient Prescription … MEPS Statistical Brief 505: Total Expenses, Total Utilization, and Sources of Payment for Outpatient Prescription

126. Toolkit 1. Suspected UTI SBAR Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/determine-whether-to-treat/toolkit1-suspected-uti-sbar.html
     November 01, 2024 - study in 12 nursing homes in Texas found that using the Suspected UTI SBAR form reduced antibiotic prescriptions … nursing homes. 2 However, it can be difficult to differentiate between a UTI that requires an antibiotic prescription … UTI for the prescribing clinician, who then uses the information to assess the need for an antibiotic prescription … A periodic review of charts and prescription trends can validate whether the Suspected UTI SBAR form

127. Sustaining Antibiotic Stewardship Efforts – Slides
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/sustaining-antibiotic-slides.pptx
     September 01, 2022 - Step four: Determine how to access antibiotic prescription data. … Step seven: Monitor and report back antibiotic prescription data to practice. … to focus on Approximate amount of time that will be spent on each condition Frequency of antibiotic prescription … Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care Sustaining 7 Hypothetical Proportion of Visits With an Antibiotic Prescription

128. Medication Management: Common Barriers to Medication Adherence (pdf file)
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     January 11, 2017 - Forget to refill: Write a longer prescription; suggest a pharmacy refill reminder or auto-refill system … Prescribe generics when possible; offer information about prescription assistance programs and less … Use plain language indications on the prescription so plain language appears on the label; use teach-back … Write a longer prescription; suggest mail order options.

129. Outpatient Benzodiazepine Prescribing, Adverse Events, and Costs (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/French.pdf
     April 27, 2004 - and for ZL prescriptions. … The ZL prescriptions were further analyzed by unique patients and by the average prescriptions per … Frequency of prescriptions and unique patients by drug, age 60+ Prescriptions n % Unique patients … Risk of traffic accident injury after a prescription for a benzodiazepine. … Risk of a new benzodiazepine prescription in relation to recent hospitalization.

130. Out-of-Pocket Prescription Expenses To Treat Opioid Use Disorders Are High | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/791.html
     November 01, 2021 - Out-of-Pocket Prescription Expenses To Treat Opioid Use Disorders Are High Issue Number 791 … Today's Headlines: Out-of-Pocket Prescription Expenses To Treat Opioid Use Disorders Are High . … Out-of-Pocket Prescription Expenses To Treat Opioid Use Disorders Are High Patients with retail medications … to treat opioid use disorders spent on average 3.4 times more for out-of-pocket prescriptions than the … They found that about 19 percent of patients paid entirely out of pocket for their retail prescriptions

131. Final Progress Report: Preventing Opioid Misuse Through Safe Opioid Use Agreements Between Patients and Surgical Providers (PROMISE-ME) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/stulberg-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - SCOPE In 2017, 191 million opioid prescriptions were dispensed in the United States, of which a significant … Thus, surgical prescription and over-prescription of opioids can result in harm to patients themselves … It is not surprising that the increased number of opioid prescriptions in the U.S. is highly correlated … Wide Variation and Excessive Dosage of Opioid Prescriptions for Common General Surgical Procedures. … Prescription Opioid Analgesics Commonly Unused After Surgery: A Systematic Review.

132. CAHPS Supplemental Items | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/search.html?page=17
     October 26, 2023 - Topics P-SD1 Provider and respondent talked about starting or stopping a prescription … Health Plan Coordination of care P-CR7 Child took prescription … P-CR8 Someone from doctor's office talked with respondent about all prescription

133. Opioids’ Impact on Seniors (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/opioids-impact-seniors.pdf
     September 01, 2018 - increase in the rate of opioid- related hospitalizations 2010 2015 Filled at least 1 opioid prescription … Filled 4 or more opioid prescriptions 10 million (19%) 4 million (7%) Opioids’ Impact on Seniors … insights into opioid use among seniors, including the average annual number of seniors who filled opioid prescriptions … Average Annual Opioid Prescription Use Among Seniors, 2015-2016 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Increase in

134. CMS Data Sets for CAHPS Surveys | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/ahrq-conference-2015/goldstein-slides.html
     October 01, 2020 - Medicare & Medicaid Services Slide 2 CMS CAHPS Surveys CAHPS Survey for Medicare Advantage and Prescription … Slide 4 Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plan CAHPS Survey MA & PDP CAHPS survey results … Slide 5 Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plan CAHPS Survey, cont’d.

135. Infographic - Opioid Prescriptions Among Elderly Adults By Income Level (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/opioid-rx-elderly.pdf
     January 01, 2018 - Infographic - Opioid Prescriptions Among Elderly Adults By Income Level 2018—2019 5.1 6.8 7.2 9 … 10 Middle Income Low Income Poor High Income 3.4 % % % % Obtained Five or More Opioid Prescriptions … Opioid Prescriptions Among Elderly Adults By Income Level

136. Medicine Safety Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/chain/patient-tools/medicine-safety/index.html
     March 01, 2017 - The guidelines include how to prepare for a medical appointment, what to ask when you receive a prescription … , and how to get your prescription filled.

137. Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/womenhealth/wm-ptsafety.html
     September 01, 2015 - Safety Person- and Family-Centered Care References Summary Tables Inappropriate Prescriptions … for Older Adults Adults age 65 and over with at least 1 prescription from 11 medications that should … Prescription medications received include all prescribed medications initially purchased or otherwise … From 2002 to 2012, the percentage of adults age 65 and over who received potentially inappropriate prescription

138. About AHRQ's Work on Opioids and Substance Use Disorders | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/opioids/about.html
     August 01, 2021 - The rise in drug overdose deaths was initially driven by misuse of prescription opioids but is now also

139. Using Reported Primary Care Errors to Develop and Implement Patient Safety Interventions: A Report from the ASIPS Collaborative (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/West.pdf
     September 01, 2005 - Addressing prescription drug errors The Prescription Drug Learning Group reviewed the process flow … of prescription drug error reports. … • Include the “indication” on prescriptions. … The answer may be critical to avoiding prescription errors by empowering all involved in the prescription … process to determine whether the prescription or the interpretation of the prescription is correct

140. AHRQ_Brand_NameOnly (xls file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK2_T2-Antibiotic_Use_Tracking_Sheet_Final.xlsx
     October 01, 2016 - Nosocomial* Lab Results (Organism Identified) X Ray Other Contributing Factors Prescribing Clinician (PC) Prescription … Date Prescription Duration Antibiotic Name Dose Change of Antibiotic (If Needed) Followup With PC Followup