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221. Stewardship-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/stewardship-facilitator-guide.docx
     June 01, 2021 - facility had especially high rates of fluoroquinolone prescriptions. … A documented this information for all of his prescriptions. … SAY: The antibiotic stewardship team sent out a newsletter showing the difference in prescription … Some facilities may only track prescriptions that have a duration of greater than 7 days. … training staff to discuss the risks and benefits of antibiotic therapy every time a new antibiotic prescription

222. AHRQ_Brand_NameOnly (xls file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK2_T3-Sample_Monthly_Summary_Reports_Final.xlsx
     October 01, 2016 - Number of Negative Cultures Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec TOTAL Rx = prescription … name] [Antibiotic name] [Antibiotic name] [Antibiotic name] Jan In each cell, enter the number of prescriptions

223. 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 - The real-world GIB risk of antithrombotic prescription regimens (ASA +/- thienopyridine antiplatelet … i.e., ASAC] therapy and triple antithrombotic therapy strategies (anticoagulant-antiplatelet- ASA prescription … boosting ([GBoost]) demonstrated similar performance in identifying high-risk GIB patients following prescription … Pharmacology and Therapeutics, we quantify the incremental GIB risk associated with clopidogrel or ticagrelor prescription … versus prescription of ticagrelor following the percutaneous intervention.

224. Final Progress Report: Improving Safe Use of Direct Oral Anticoagulants: A Population Health Approach (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/barnes-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - In fact, multiple studies have identified that as many as 1 in 7 patients have inappropriate DOAC prescriptions … record (EHR) to identify patients from across their health system with potentially inappropriate DOAC prescriptions … who had a change in their prescription within 7 days. … that had a change to their prescription within 7 days. … Specifically, the percentage of patients with off-label DOAC prescriptions declined quarter-by-quarter

225. Final Progress Report: Addressing Preventable Medication Use Variance in Mississippi (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/brown-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - The must have received a prescription during that encounter. … about errors in prescriptions; d) to understand people’s actions and expectations after a medication … A significant component of the follow-up questionnaire focused on filling of prescriptions, causes for … nonfilling of prescriptions, and continued understanding of medication directions. … and “real” examples of errors that occurred because of variances in prescription format.

226. Evaluation of a Medication Therapy Management Program in Medicare Beneficiaries at High Risk of Adverse Drug Events: Study Methods (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Masica_112.pdf
     November 30, 2010 - the medical care of individuals over age 65, a population that consumes more than 30 percent of all prescriptions … drug plans and Medicare Advantage plans offering prescription drug coverage have a medication therapy … practice, external MTM pharmacists often have little information about patients other than a record of prescriptions … Prescription drug spending: The impact of age and chronic disease status. … Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003.

227. Establishing a Culture of Patient Safety Through a Low-tech Approach to Reducing Medication Errors (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Shaha.pdf
     May 01, 2004 - Indication: attention to the “why” of prescribing The FFF also featured a new prescription ordering … Most importantly, physicians within the WCHOB became aware of the importance of precision in prescription … reflecting the impact of the zero tolerance policy requiring rewrites for all incomplete or incorrect prescriptions … Results (Figure 4) showed a 180.3 percent increase in the use of the Indication column on the prescription … The focus on completeness and correctness in prescription orders created a basis from which to ensure

228. 4 Tk3 T2B-Sbar Lri Final (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK3_T2b-SBAR_LRI_Final.pdf
     June 01, 2014 - The resident may have a lower respiratory tract infection and need a prescription for an antibiotic … The resident does NOT need an immediate prescription for an antibiotic, but may need additional observation

229. CAHPS Outpatient Mental Health Survey English (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/mhs/cahps-outpatient-mental-health-survey-adult-english.pdf
     February 05, 2025 - www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/echo/index.html CAHPS Outpatient Mental Health Care Survey 1 Your Prescription … In the last 6 months, have you taken prescription medicine for any kind of mental health reason? … CAHPS Outpatient Mental Health Survey Your Prescription Medicines Getting Mental Health Counseling

230. Relationship Between Patient Harm and Reported Medical Errors in Primary Care: 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-2/vol1/Advances-West_102.pdf
     March 31, 2008 - Prescription-related errors were most frequently associated with clinical harm (OR 5.25; 95 percent … categories of errors significantly associated with one or both of these highest levels of harm: (1) prescription … Prescription-related errors, reported in 165 events (27.1 percent), were more than three times as likely … The high prevalence of errors involving prescription medications makes this finding a particular concern … by elderly patients found that 2.58 percent (95 percent CI = 2.44 - 2.72) of visits that included prescription

231. Implementing Antibiotic Stewardship in Your Practice | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/improve/implementing-stewardship.html
     September 01, 2022 - Identify sources of antibiotic prescription data and develop effective approaches to feedback antibiotic

232. Infographic - Adult Opioid Fills by Race (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/adult-opioid-fills-by-race.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Non-Hispanic Black 7.3% Hispanic 3.5% Percentage of adults aged 18-64 who filled at least one opioid prescription

233. Final Progress Report: Improving quality of postoperative pain care through innovative use of electronic health records (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/hernandez-boussard-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Inappropriate postoperative pain management can result in prescription opioid dependence an epidemic … One postulated cause of this crisis is the easing of availability of prescription opioids in the mid … These data support national initiatives targeting opioid prescriptions and could guide future policies … knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a common and painful procedure accounting for a large number of opioid prescriptions … results underscore the need to create valid quality measures to guide safe and effective opioid prescriptions

234. Final Progress Report: Demonstration of Quality Improvement of Medication Therapy Management Services (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/doucette-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - CareFirst is a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) located in Medicare Region 5 in Maryland. … patient then was put into a study group based on the pharmacy from which he/she obtained the most prescriptions … the time of assignments, the patient was assigned to the pharmacy filling the next higher number of prescriptions … The sample included all those beneficiaries who had obtained at least 12 prescriptions during a 6-month … for plan, number of unique prescriptions, pharmacy training status, and gender; age was matched to

235. Best Practices in Medication Safety: Areas for Improvement in the Primary Care Physician’s Office (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Galt.pdf
     April 23, 2004 - orders required a pharmacist to resolve a prescription-related problem. … or renewal prescription to the pharmacy. … Similar patterns were observed for both new and renewal prescriptions. … The low number of medication indications included on written prescriptions or telephoned prescriptions … Patient counseling detects prescription errors.

236. Slide 1
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/access/qrdr2015-chartbookaccess.pptx
     January 01, 2020 - medical care People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription … 12 months People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription … Percent People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription … , the percentage of people unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription … Percent People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription

237. Summary and Next Steps in Response to Federal Register Notice (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/cg/about/public-summary-2015-cg-cahps-fedreg.pdf
     January 01, 2015 - commenters specifically supported the change in the response scale for “Provider talked about all prescription … Suggested revisions to the item “Provider talked about all prescription medicines being taken” included … address the challenges faced by many patients, including vulnerable populations, in understanding prescription … test results; Knows important information about medical history; and Provider talked about all prescription … As noted above, AHRQ proposes moving the item ‘‘Provider talked about all the prescription medicines

238. 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 - reports from AHRQ's Evidence-based Practice Centers Program to inform consumers and clinicians about prescription

239. Table 20. Number of prescribed medications and supplies by Veterans Administration Therapeutic Medication Class. All project sites. Fiscal year 2010 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/ihs/chap5tab20.html
     December 01, 2017 - Veterans Administration Therapeutic Medication Class Number of prescriptions Percent of prescriptions

240. Final Progress Report: Improve Safety, Quality, and Efficiency in Radiotherapy with Automated HIT System (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/yang-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Prescription Treatment prescriptions consistent among TMS, TPS, WMS, and Approved. … Consistent with prescription. … In this way, the potential prescription errors, as the irregular prescriptions, could be identified … radiation therapy prescription errors, because RT and chemotherapy prescriptions are often interdependent … to the previous similar patients’ prescriptions, are much more difficult to detect due to the variety