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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/2019-pharmacy-sops-database-report-appendix.pdf
January 01, 2019 - We have clear expectations about exchanging important prescription information
across shifts. … We have standard procedures for communicating prescription information across
shifts. … We have standard procedures for communicating prescription
information across shifts. … We have standard procedures for communicating prescription
information across shifts. … We have standard procedures for communicating
prescription information across shifts.
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/872.html
July 01, 2023 - Survey Finds That Many Patients Take Antibiotics Without a Prescription . … Survey Finds That Many Patients Take Antibiotics Without a Prescription
More than two-fifths of 564 … patients responding to a survey said they had taken antibiotics without a prescription, according to … (19.1 percent), or purchasing them abroad without a prescription (17.9 percent). … uninsured patients who report financial barriers to care are likely to acquire antibiotics without prescriptions
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/measures-CC-2.pdf
December 14, 2010 - Numerator: Children 6–12 years of age (as of the index prescription start date) who in addition
to the … Denominator: Children 6–12 years of age as of the index prescription date, with an ambulatory
prescription
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0138-fullreport.pdf
April 01, 2018 - Median duration of prescriptions was 10 days (Sox, et al., 2003). … 90 days following the prescription date. … One case (3 percent) had an antibiotic prescription claim filled 90 or more days after the
prescription … data; 30/34 (88 percent) of antibiotic prescriptions
from the medical record review had a Medicaid … Importantly, the accuracy of this measure hinges on the completeness of antibiotic prescriptions
for
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www.talkingquality.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
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www.talkingquality.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
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0138-section-6b.pdf
December 01, 2013 - Medical Records) for Antibiotic
Prescriptions for Children with Sickle Cell Disease
Antibiotic
Prescription … in Medicaid
Claims Data
Antibiotic Prescription in
Medical Record
(n=34)
Yes No Total
Yes
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www.talkingquality.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
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-89-adhd-behavior-section-6-attach-1.xlsx
June 01, 2012 - not involve child-directed play therapy (Yes - 1/No - 2) ADHD-focused evidence-based behavior therapy prescription … before submitting ADHD treatment medication prescribed (Yes - 1/No - 2) ADHD treatment medication prescription … submitting For patients 4 - 5 behaior therapy was prescribed as first line treatment prior to medication prescription
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www.talkingquality.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 .
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-136-section-2-tech-specs.pdf
January 01, 2012 - diagnosis, OR
One ambulatory visit with asthma as a diagnosis AND at least
One asthma related prescription … Bronchitis AND one or more asthma related prescriptions … Asthma medication prescription fills
iii. Insurance benefit type
iv. … diagnosis, OR
3) One ambulatory visit with asthma as a diagnosis AND at
least One asthma related prescription … for a controller medication prescription within the prior
6 months before the ED visit and/or hospitalization
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www.talkingquality.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
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-89-adhd-behavior-section-2-attach-3.pdf
February 02, 2017 - diagnosis or problem in initial
evaluation report
9 ADHD-focused evidence-based
behavior therapy prescription … to other provider), or
patient determined to be at risk for
harming themselves or others)
Note Prescription
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www.talkingquality.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
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www.talkingquality.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
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www.talkingquality.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 .
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www.talkingquality.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.
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-148-testing-summary.pdf
February 22, 2019 - year
1 or more psychosocial visits
within 90 days prior to or 30
days after a new
antipsychotic prescription … 4 months prior
and 1 month
following the
new script
0 to 20 years with a new
antipsychotic prescription … the measurement year
1 or more visits with a
prescriber within 30 days
after a new antipsychotic
prescription … Medicare
and those with inpatient
behavioral health
claims during the 30
days after the index
prescription … 4 months prior
and 1 month
following the
new script
0 to 20 years with a new
antipsychotic prescription
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www.talkingquality.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
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-135-fullreport.pdf
February 01, 2017 - Evidence of antibiotic prophylaxis is
determined through administrative records for pharmacy prescriptions … Median duration of prescriptions was 10 days (Sox, Cooper, Koepsell, et al., 2003). … Thus, prescriptions for antibiotics to infants with an initial SCD screening result will
be available … Date of prescription.
4. Type of medication (antibiotic).
11.F. … However, some States may not currently track antibiotic prescriptions in conjunction with NBS.