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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/workflowtoolkit/In-officePrescribing-ElectronicSystem.pdf
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Patient sees
provider
Log-in to EMR
system Evaluate patient
Patient need
prescription … Patient leaves
No
Order prescription
and/or refill
electronically
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receives
electronic … prescription
and/or refill
order
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pick up
prescription and/or
refill
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Carayon P, Karsh B-T, Cartmill RS, et al.
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st534/stat534.pdf
February 01, 2021 - The total number of people obtaining at least one antipsychotic prescription
increased from 5.0 million … Only prescriptions obtained in an outpatient setting (retail and mail-order
prescribed medicines) are … Refills as well as original prescriptions are included in expenditure
and utilization estimates. … Expenditures include the total direct payments
from all sources to pharmacies for prescriptions reported … Total number of people obtaining one or more prescriptions
for antidepressants and antipsychotics, 2013
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st534/stat534.shtml
February 01, 2021 - The total number of people obtaining at least one antipsychotic prescription increased from 5.0 million … Only prescriptions obtained in an outpatient setting (retail and mail-order prescribed medicines) are … Refills as well as original prescriptions are included in expenditure and utilization estimates. … Expenditures include the total direct payments from all sources to pharmacies for prescriptions reported … nsduh-annual-national-report
Figure 1: Total number of people obtaining one or more prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36395/psn-pdf
May 04, 2015 - An Introduction to the Improved FDA Prescription Drug
Labeling. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/introduction-improved-fda-prescription-drug-labeling
This teleconference … discussed the 2006 FDA medication package insert design program and reviewed
prescription drug labeling … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/introduction-improved-fda-prescription-drug-labeling
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37935/psn-pdf
February 17, 2011 - The (slowly) vanishing prescription pad.
February 17, 2011
Steinbrook R. … The (slowly) vanishing prescription pad. N Engl J Med. 2008;359(2):115-7. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/slowly-vanishing-prescription-pad
This perspective discusses the proliferation … of electronic vs. paper-based prescriptions, as well as how this
new technology can improve efficiency … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/slowly-vanishing-prescription-pad
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35702/psn-pdf
May 30, 2008 - The Prescription Infrastructre: Are We Ready for
ePrescribing? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-infrastructre-are-we-ready-eprescribing
This report outlines … the prescription process and the potential improvements in cost, efficiency, compliance,
and safety … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-infrastructre-are-we-ready-eprescribing
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/workflow
January 01, 2023 - the patient, the provider's thought process, the physical action by the provider of writing a paper prescription … or entering an electronic prescription into an electronic health record and transmitting the order electronically … or having the patient take the prescription to the pharmacy to have the prescription filled.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/workflowtoolkit/In-officePrescribing-PaperSystem.pdf
January 01, 2010 - provider
Evaluate patient
Staff retrieves
patient’s chart and
brings to provider
Patient need
prescription … Patient leaves
No
Receive
prescription and/or
renewal
Write out
prescription and/or
refill … Provider passes
patient chart to
staff
Patient chart filed
Take prescription
and/or refill … to
pharmacy
Fill prescription
and/or refill
Yes
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Carayon P, Karsh B-T, Cartmill
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40807/psn-pdf
September 01, 2016 - Prevalence of medication administration errors in two
medical units with automated prescription and … Prevalence of medication
administration errors in two medical units with automated prescription and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevalence-medication-administration-errors-two-medical-units-automated-
prescription-and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevalence-medication-administration-errors-two-medical-units-automated-prescription-and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevalence-medication-administration-errors-two-medical-units-automated-prescription-and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38675/psn-pdf
February 15, 2011 - Prescription errors and outcomes related to inconsistent
information transmitted through computerized … Prescription errors and outcomes related to inconsistent information
transmitted through computerized … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-errors-and-outcomes-related-inconsistent-information-transmitted … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-errors-and-outcomes-related-inconsistent-information-transmitted-through … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-errors-and-outcomes-related-inconsistent-information-transmitted-through
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37421/psn-pdf
February 15, 2011 - Prescription for error: process defects in a community
retail pharmacy. … Prescription for Error. J Patient Saf. 2008;3(4). doi:10.1097/pts.0b013e31815a613e. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-error-process-defects-community-retail-pharmacy
This study … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-error-process-defects-community-retail-pharmacy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60640/psn-pdf
July 01, 2020 - Standardizing opioid prescriptions to patients after
ambulatory oncologic surgery reduces overprescription … Standardizing Opioid Prescriptions to Patients After Ambulatory
Oncologic Surgery Reduces Overprescription … -
reduces
Opioid prescriptions are associated with harm among postoperative patients. … Pre-
standardization, the median opioid prescription at discharge was 20 pills (up to 140 milligrams … morphine
equivalent, or MME); post-standardization, prescriptions were set to 7-10 pills (24-75 MME
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60255/psn-pdf
April 22, 2020 - Discrepancies in written versus calculated durations in
opioid prescriptions: pre-post study. … Discrepancies in written versus calculated durations in opioid
prescriptions: pre-post study. … -
post-study
This study examined differences in the treatment duration written in an opioid prescription … documented in the prescription. … The
study found that making the opioid prescription duration a required field in the electronic health
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/pitts-samantha
July 24, 2024 - Understanding the information needs of pharmacy staff using CancelRx: A qualitative study of the use of prescription … Understanding the information needs of pharmacy staff using CancelRx: A qualitative study of the use of prescription … Clinical Workflows, Medication Safety Risks, and Patient Outcomes
Pharmacy e-prescription … Pharmacy e-prescription dispensing before and after CancelRx implementation.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36741/psn-pdf
August 15, 2007 - Prescription for Improving Patient Safety: Addressing
Medication Errors. …
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-improving-patient-safety-addressing-medication-errors … medication error in the
outpatient setting and provide recommendations for reducing errors associated with prescription … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-improving-patient-safety-addressing-medication-errors
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38745/psn-pdf
July 01, 2009 - Errors and omissions in hospital prescriptions: a survey
of prescription writing in a hospital. … Errors and omissions in hospital prescriptions: a survey of
prescription writing in a hospital. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/errors-and-omissions-hospital-prescriptions-survey-prescription-writing-hospital … In this study conducted at an Italian university hospital, nearly one in five prescriptions were either … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/errors-and-omissions-hospital-prescriptions-survey-prescription-writing-hospital
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60977/psn-pdf
January 08, 2020 - She was asked to stop taking the
pain medication (oxycodone) and given a prescription for trimethobenzamide … The patient filled her prescription the
same day and started using the medication that same evening. … Although the pharmacist dispensed the prescription as it was prescribed, it was the incorrect
prescription … As the technician and pharmacist review the prescription during data entry, they can check the
prescription … must exercise their professional judgment by contacting the prescriber when they
identify errors in prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/multiple-levels-involved-prescribing-wrong-medication
December 23, 2020 - The patient filled her prescription the same day and started using the medication that same evening. … Although the pharmacist dispensed the prescription as it was prescribed, it was the incorrect prescription … As the technician and pharmacist review the prescription during data entry, they can check the prescription … Our healthcare systems could improve standards of practice in relation to sending prescription orders … must exercise their professional judgment by contacting the prescriber when they identify errors in prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36240/psn-pdf
October 21, 2010 - Prescription errors in psychiatry - a multi-centre study. … Prescription errors in psychiatry - a multi-centre study. J Psychopharmacol.
2006;20(4):553-61. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-errors-psychiatry-multi-centre-study
The investigators analyzed … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-errors-psychiatry-multi-centre-study
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47579/psn-pdf
December 12, 2018 - A prescription for enhancing electronic prescribing
safety. … A Prescription For Enhancing Electronic Prescribing Safety. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-enhancing-electronic-prescribing-safety
Although electronic … interaction alerts and inclusion of free-text notes that
contain inaccurate information within electronic prescriptions … They suggest including drug indications on prescriptions, ensuring a readily available
and accurate