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21. Statistical Briefs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.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

22. Opioids’ Impact on Seniors (pdf file)
    www.cpsi.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

23. Using Reported Primary Care Errors to Develop and Implement Patient Safety Interventions: A Report from the ASIPS Collaborative (pdf file)
    www.cpsi.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

24. Data Infographics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/index.html
    March 01, 2024 - sources in-depth. 2024 Electronic Nicotine Product Use by Race/Ethnicity, 2021 Opioid Prescription … 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

25. AHRQ Pharmacy Health Literacy Center | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/pharmacy/index.html
    January 01, 2024 - Only 12% of adults have proficient health literacy (e.g., can interpret the prescription label correctly … likely higher with patients with limited health literacy, as they are more likely to misinterpret the prescription … Explicit and Standardized Prescription Medicine Instructions .

26. Be More Engaged in Your Healthcare | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/questions/be-engaged/index.html
    December 01, 2020 - This includes: Prescription medicines. … Non-prescription medicines, such as aspirin or antacids. … If you need a prescription, tell your doctor if you are pregnant, are nursing, have reactions to medicines

27. A Patient Safety Program & Research Evaluation of U.S. Navy Pharmacy Refill Clinics (pdf file)
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Reige.pdf
    March 01, 2004 - Technicians are capable of checking prescriptions as well as pharmacists. … Each prescription change saves the hospital $360 per year. … over a data collection period of 18 days for an average of 16 prescriptions per day (Table 1). … Neither of these locations renews more than 4–5 prescriptions per week. … Number of prescriptions renewed per day at Naval Hospital Bremerton and Figure 1.

28. More Effort Is Needed To Ensure Patients Understand Doctors' Instructions (pdf file)
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/dataspotlight-health-literacy.pdf
    March 01, 2019 - Health literacy: a prescription to end confusion. … Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2004. https://www.nap.edu/catalog/10883/health-literacy-a-prescription-to … www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/index.html https://www.nap.edu/catalog/10883/health-literacy-a-prescription-to-end-confusion … https://www.nap.edu/catalog/10883/health-literacy-a-prescription-to-end-confusion

29. Behavioral Health | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/topics/behavioral-health.html
    March 01, 2022 - Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2019 (MEPS Stat Brief #539) Average Expenditures per Prescription … Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population Purchasing One or More Antidepressant or Antipsychotic Prescriptions … (MEPS Stat Brief #534) Total Expenses, Total Utilization, and Sources of Payment for Outpatient Prescription … Determinants, and Opioid Utilization (April 2021)   Physician Networks and Potentially Inappropriate Opioid Prescriptions … (July 2020) The Impact of the Abuse-Deterrent Reformulation of Extended-Release OxyContin on Prescription

30. AHRQ Health Literacy Tools for Use in Pharmacies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/pharmacy/tools.html
    January 01, 2024 - Explicit and Standardized Prescription Medicine Instructions . … Top of Page Explicit and Standardized Prescription Medicine Instructions Explicit, standardized instructions … Get started: Explicit and Standardized Prescription Medicine Instructions .

31. SOPS Community Pharmacy Survey Items and Composites (pdf file)
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/pharmsops-composites.pdf
    June 19, 2018 - Our pharmacists tell patients important information about their new prescriptions. … We feel rushed when processing prescriptions. (negatively worded) B12. … We have clear expectations about exchanging important prescription information across shifts. … We have standard procedures for communicating prescription information across shifts. B14. … The status of problematic prescriptions is well communicated across shifts.

32. Integration of Medication Information | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/carecoordination/measure4.html
    June 01, 2018 - include: People under age 65 with a usual source of care whose health provider usually asks about prescription … Doctors People under age 65 with a usual source of care whose health provider usually asks about prescription … 2013, the percentage of people with a usual source of care whose health provider usually asked about prescription … The percentage of people with a usual source of care whose health provider usually asked about prescription … of 12 years, high school graduates were less likely than people with any college to be asked about prescription

33. Overcoming Barriers to Medicine Adherence (pdf file)
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medicinelist-barriers-postcard-final508.pdf
    April 03, 2018 - Forget to refill: Write prescriptions for a longer length of time; synchronize refills so that refills … Prescribe generics when possible; offer information about prescription assistance programs; prescribe … Use plain language instructions on the prescription so plain language appears on the label; use teach … Write prescriptions for a longer length of time; suggest mail order options.

34. Final Progress Report: Advancing Patient Safety Innovation in Rheumatology (ASPIRE) (pdf file)
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/yazdany-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Over 4.2 billion prescriptions were dispensed in the US in 2018, with almost half of Americans taking … at least one prescription drug. … We constructed a longitudinal, retrospective cohort of patients with hydroxychloroquine prescriptions … Biologic drugs account for 37% of total prescription drug spending in the US, representing $125 billion … . 2014; http://www.prnewswire.com/news- releases/us-prescription-drug-spending-increased-131-percent-in

35. Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.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.

36. Study Finds Evidence of Intentional Inappropriate Painkiller Prescribing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/846.html
    January 01, 2023 - Evidence of Intentional Inappropriate Painkiller Prescribing An AHRQ-funded review of painkiller prescriptions … suggests that some prescriptions are inappropriately written for patients’ spouses because patients … did not fill prescriptions prior to surgery and then are not able to fill the prescriptions themselves … at least one person was prescribed opioids after surgery, researchers found that the rate of opioid prescriptions … authors said the finding highlights the need for more comprehensive policies and regulations surrounding prescription

37. Opioid-Chronic-Pain (pdf file)
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/opioid-chronic-pain.pdf
    August 22, 2019 - U.S. adults with chronic pain Percentage of all opioid prescription fills U.S. adults who use

38. AHRQ Views Blog: Asking the Hard Questions About Telehealth | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/770.html
    June 01, 2021 - Continued Use of Opioids The proportion of chronic pain patients who maintained an existing opioid prescription … While just under 35 percent of existing opioid users received tapered prescriptions prior to the CDC … guidance, nearly 54 percent were given tapered prescriptions afterward. … However, CDC guidance had no impact on the initiation of opioid prescriptions for new chronic pain patients … Inappropriate prescription of direct oral anticoagulant starter packs.

39. Creating a Safe Medicine List: Patient Information/Reminder Flyer (pdf file)
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medicinelist-patient-flier-final508.pdf
    April 12, 2018 - . � Prescription medicines. � Medicines you buy without a prescription (like Tylenol® or cold medicine

40. Qdr2015-Chartbook-Access (pdf file)
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/access/qdr2015-chartbook-access.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - months  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 … People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription … People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription … Hispanic People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription