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181. Be More Involved in Your Health Care: Tips for Patients (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/beinvolved.pdf
     August 01, 2011 - This includes— n Prescription medicines n Non-prescription medicines, such as aspirin or antacids … n If you need a prescription, tell your doctor if you are pregnant, are nursing, have reactions to medicines

182. 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 - Studies show that 5 to 7 percent of prescriptions result in a medication error. … Almost half the people in the United States have used at least one prescription in the last 30 days, … unintentionally overdosing by taking both the generic and name brand medicines, are taking outdated prescriptions … , or are taking supplements that negatively interact with their prescription medicines.

183. Final Progress Report: Risk-Informed Interventions in Community Pharmacy: Implementation and Evaluation (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/cohen2-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - However, the information patients desire most with new prescriptions is about adverse effects (58.2% … Prescription Volume. … volume increased, up to 6,000 prescriptions per week (Tables 4 and 5). … Characteristics Type of prescription (Tables 13 and 14). … The volume of prescriptions filled at these stores ranged from less than 700 up to 6,000 prescriptions

184. Data Infographics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/index.html
     February 01, 2025 - Treat-and-Release Emergency Department Visits, 2020 Electronic Nicotine Product Use by Race/Ethnicity, 2021 Opioid Prescription … to Assess Mental Health Apps State Variations in Inpatient Stays for Substance Use Disorders Opioid Prescriptions … Dispensed to Adults, 2017 Opioid Outpatient Prescriptions Expenses Among Adults, 2017 Outpatient Expenses … for Adults with Opioid Prescriptions, 2017 Total Outpatient Prescriptions Expenses for Adults with Opioid … Prescriptions Emergency Department Visits, 2017 Receiving Courtesy and Respect From Home Health Providers

185. Off-Label Drugs: What You Need to Know | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/patient-involvement/off-label-drug-usage.html
     September 01, 2015 - In fact, one in five prescriptions written today are for off-label use. … Approved Drugs Off-Label Drug Use in Cancer Treatment Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs: Off-label prescription

186. Caregivers of children discharged from the hospital during the last month and who were discharged with a prescription for new medical equipment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/medical-equipment.html
     August 01, 2021 - Caregivers of children discharged from the hospital during the last month and who were discharged with a prescription

187. Figure 3: Medication Reconciliation Upon Admission: High Level Process Map After Redesign (Text Description) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/figure-3txt.html
     July 01, 2022 - Following that is: Prescription(s)/Home Medications (outpatient) with space to record current and … past prescriptions.

188. Figure 3: Medication Reconciliation Upon Admission: High Level Process Map After Redesign (Text Description) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/figure-3txt.html
     July 01, 2022 - Following that is: Prescription(s)/Home Medications (outpatient) with space to record current and … past prescriptions.

189. 24. Hypoglycemia | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/curriculum/diabnotebk/diabnotebk24.html
     October 01, 2014 - Have your doctor write a prescription for Glucagon What Happens If You Pass Out? … Glucagon is a prescription drug that raises blood sugar. It is injected like insulin. … Glucagon is available only by prescription. … Have your doctor write a prescription for Glucagon.

190. Asthma Measure 1: Pediatric Emergency Department Use (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/technical-specifications.pdf
     March 03, 2021 - detailed definition of exclusion and inclusion criteria for identifiable asthma and asthma-related prescriptions … One ambulatory visit with asthma as a diagnosis AND at least one asthma-related prescription c. … Two or more ambulatory visits with a diagnosis of asthma AND one or more asthma- related prescriptions

191. Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Health Plan Adult Survey 5.0: Health Literacy | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/hp/suppl-healthlit-items-hp-survey50-adult.html
     April 01, 2020 - In the last 12 months, did you start a prescription medicine? … Did you find the information you needed about how much you would have to pay for prescription medicines … Was the information about how much you would have to pay for prescription medicines easy to understand … Was there too much information about how much you would have to pay for prescription medicines? … Was the information about how much you would have to pay for prescription medicines confusing?

192. Supplemental-Health-Literacy-Hpcahps-Adult-2157-3A (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/HP/supplemental-health-literacy-hpcahps-adult-2157-3a.docx
     May 08, 2017 - In the last 12 months, did you start a prescription medicine? … Did you find the information you needed about how much you would have to pay for prescription medicines … Was the information about how much you would have to pay for prescription medicines easy to understand … Was there too much information about how much you would have to pay for prescription medicines? … Was the information about how much you would have to pay for prescription medicines confusing?

193. Medication Management Transactions and Errors in Family Medicine Offices: A Pilot Study (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Lynch_37.pdf
     March 21, 2008 - When post-visit interviews with patients who received prescriptions are combined with chart review data … example, receptionists take messages about medication refills; nurses and medical assistants call or fax prescriptions … Nurses, medical assistants (MAs), and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) do not help write any prescriptions … medication management transactions that occur in primary care practices using paper records and paper prescriptions … Improving the quality of the order-writing process for inpatient orders and outpatient prescriptions

194. Patient-Portal-Form (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/health-literacy/3rd-edition-toolkit/patient-portal-form.docx
     March 01, 2024 - Ask if they could show you how to do something while on the practice’s portal (e.g., request a prescription … on the portal (e.g., find information on a particular topic, look up recent lab results, request a prescription

195. Impact of Medicaid Policy on Cardiovascular Drug Use and Clinical Outcomes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/abstract-fischer.html
     December 01, 2017 - The second set includes caps on the number of prescriptions covered and variations in required copayments … available files provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, including quarterly data on total prescriptions … Results While prescription drug reimbursement policies varied widely across Medicaid programs, States

196. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=26
     January 01, 2024 - A comparison between the prescription counts and days supplied. … The study found that the mean days supplied per prescription continued mainly unchanged during the study … or less), prescription number and days supplied reflected an increasing discrepancy. … A comparison between the prescription counts and days supplied. … Gabapentin prescriptions increased by 8.1%.

197. Existing Sepsis Policies May Harm Safety-Net Hospitals and Widen Health Disparities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/681.html
     September 01, 2019 - Filling Opioid Prescriptions Linked to New Persistent Use Among Women Following Childbirth . … received opioid prescriptions immediately before or following childbirth and had a cesarean delivery … Women with opioid prescriptions who had a vaginal delivery had a 1.7 percent new opioid use rate. … opioid use among 308,000 women with no prior opioid use and who received a pregnancy-related opioid prescription … Filling an opioid prescription before delivery was the strongest factor associated with new persistent

198. Emergency Visits for Opioid Use Rose White Treatment for Illicit Drug Use Remained Unchanged (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/qdr-data-spotlight-opioids-edvisits-tx.pdf
     August 11, 2021 - opioids (also called prescription pain relievers) or use of heroin (some data sources include synthetic … Misuse of prescription opioids is the use of a prescription opioid in any way not directed by a doctor … , including without a prescription; use in greater amounts, more often, or longer than told; or use … It is sometimes also called “nonmedical prescription opioid use” or “misuse of prescription pain relievers … ,” depending on the data source, and refers only to misuse of prescription opioids.

199. Study Finds Racial and Ethnic Inequities in End-of-Life Prescription Opioid Access | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/875.html
     August 01, 2023 - Study Finds Racial and Ethnic Inequities in End-of-Life Prescription Opioid Access Issue Number … Today's Headlines: Study Finds Racial and Ethnic Inequities in End-of-Life Prescription Opioid Access … Study Finds Racial and Ethnic Inequities in End-of-Life Prescription Opioid Access An AHRQ-funded study

200. Final Progress Report: The Effect of EMR on Medication Safety: A SPUR-Net Study (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/kuo-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - However, most patients in the US obtain prescriptions from primary care physicians. … In 2001 alone, 3 billion prescriptions were dispensed in US pharmacies, with retail prescription drug … We did not scan the original prescriptions (written or printed) given by primary care physicians, nor … An EMR with CPOE features that allow physicians to hand-type prescriptions can create errors in spelling … bottles and printed prescriptions, prescribing errors could also be more easily transferred to dispensing