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1. My Medicines List (pdf file)
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   September 20, 2022 - and non-prescription medicines. … I take these every day Name (brand and generic) Strength of medicine I take this medicine for … and non-prescription medicines. … I take these regularly, but not every day Name (brand and generic) Strength of medicine I take … and non-prescription medicines.

2. Explicit and Standardized Prescription Medicine Instructions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   September 01, 2020 - Health Literacy Health Literacy Improvement Tools Explicit and Standardized Prescription … and Education Research Tools, Data, and Funding Explicit and Standardized Prescription … to calculate when to take a medicine. … For more information about the explicit, standardized prescription medicine, contact Dr. … Medicine Instructions.

3. How To Create a My Medicines List | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   October 01, 2022 - The strength of each medicine. What you take the medicine for. … Return to Contents Step 3: Gather and Sort Your Medicines Gather up all your prescription and non-prescription … Non-prescription medicines may include vitamins, herbals, supplements, cold or cough medicines, aspirin … relievers, allergy relief medicines, antacids, laxatives, diet pills, and others that you do not need a prescription … Look at My Medicines List every time you take prescription or non-prescription medicine.

4. Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   October 01, 2022 - What Is Create a Safe Medicine List Together? … 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States have used at least one prescription in the last 30 days, … both the generic and name brand medicines, are taking outdated prescriptions, or are taking supplements … that negatively interact with their prescription medicines.

5. AHRQ Health Literacy Tools for Use in Pharmacies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   January 01, 2024 - Explicit and Standardized Prescription Medicine Instructions . … A My Medicines List can remind you when, how, and how much medicine to take. … Top of Page Explicit and Standardized Prescription Medicine Instructions Explicit, standardized instructions … tested instructions for pills follow the Universal Medication Schedule (UMS), which simplifies complex medicine … Get started: Explicit and Standardized Prescription Medicine Instructions .

6. AHRQ Pharmacy Health Literacy Center | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   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 . … Related Resources Create a Safe Medicine List Medication Management Strategy   Your Medicine: Be

7. Please bring ALL your medicines to your next appointment. (pdf file)
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   November 27, 2017 - ALL Your Medicines to Your Next Appointment You will work with your health care team to make a medicine … � Prescription medicines. … � Medicines you buy without a prescription (like Tylenol® or cold medicine). … important because it… ■ Helps you be an active member of your health care team. ■ Gives you a complete medicine

8. Medication Management: Sample Process for Medication Management Strategy (pdf file)
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   January 12, 2017 - Using the Medication List form, go through the prescription medications one by one: a. … Check whether the prescription indicates that no refills remain, and note on the Medication List form … Use the word “medicine” instead of medication as it is more likely to be understood. … For medications that are expired or prescriptions that have no refills remaining, consider whether a … new prescription is needed. 3.

9. CAHPS American Indian Survey (doc file)
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   March 04, 2009 - 1|_| Never 2|_| Sometimes 3|_| Usually 4|_| Always Prescriptions 53. … In the last 12 months, did you need any new prescription medicine or need to refill a prescription? … In the last 12 months, was it easy to get prescription medicine you needed through your [NAME OF PROVIDER … In the last 12 months, how often did you get the prescription medicine you needed through your [NAME … Do you now need or take medicine prescribed by a doctor?

10. More Effort Is Needed To Ensure Patients Understand Doctors' Instructions (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2019 - Institute of Medicine. 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

11. AHRQ Views Blog: Asking the Hard Questions About Telehealth | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2021 - Continued Use of Opioids The proportion of chronic pain patients who maintained an existing opioid prescription … guidance, nearly 54 percent were given tapered prescriptions afterward. … longtime faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania, where he served as the Leon Hess Professor of Medicine … and Health Management and Economics at the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School of Business … Inappropriate prescription of direct oral anticoagulant starter packs.

12. AHRQ Safety Program Helps Hospitals Decrease Antibiotic Use and Reduce Infections, Study Finds | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2021 - Antibiotics are a cornerstone of modern medicine, with more than 150 million antibiotic prescriptions … demonstrated improvements in four key components of ASPs: prior approval, review and feedback of antibiotic prescriptions … The study was conducted by researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, NORC at

13. National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2018 - (NAM) Reports AHRQ has long collaborated with the National Academy of Medicine (formerly Institute … of Medicine) to develop comprehensive reports on topics that are critical to making the American health … This report is a continuation of the landmark Institute of Medicine reports To Err is Human: Building … Read the Institute of Medicine Report and Designer's Guide on Bringing Human Factors into Home Health … 20, 2006 According to one estimate, in any given week four out of every five U.S. adults will use prescription

14. PBRN Registry Search | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 25, 2024 - Network (at least 75% are Family Medicine Clinicians) (56) Internal Medicine Network (at least 75% … practitioners) (2) Mixed Network (a combination of family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics … interests (40) Population health (76) Pregnancy and childbirth including preterm birth* (51) Prescription … Network (at least 75% are Family Medicine Clinicians) Network Status: Established State: Texas … : California UMass Family Medicine PBRN Acronym: UMASS-FM-PBRN Network Type: Family Medicine

15. Speaking Plainly: Communicating the Patient’s Role in Health Care Safety (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2004 - from the pharmacy, ask: Is this the medicine that my doctor prescribed?”) … , because they believed that prescription accuracy is routinely verified. … • Ask about side effects and what to avoid while taking the medicine. … • Read the label when you get your medicine, including all the warnings. … Prescription errors tied to lack of advice: pharmacists skirting law, Mass. study finds.

16. Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3) (doc file)
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    February 10, 2011 - Doctors and nurses may know more about medicine, but you are the expert on you. … They talk to you about your health history and symptoms, order lab tests, help with surgery, and write prescriptions … They prescribe medicine and help you make treatment decisions.

17. Eastern Carolina Association for Research & Education | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2012 - 2012 Network Acronym: E-CARE Network Type: Mixed Network (a combination of family medicine … , internal medicine, pediatrics, nursing and/or other specialties) Network Status: Established … Behavioral health Cardiovascular disease including stroke and HTN* Diabetes (Type 1 or 2)* Obesity* Prescription

18. 2022 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Detailed Methods for Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Tables (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2022 - Adults age 65 and over who received potentially inappropriate prescription medications in the calendar … year—Prescription medications received include all prescribed medications initially purchased or otherwise … vaccination in the calendar year 40-59, 60+ People with current asthma who are now taking preventive medicine … measure: People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription … Composite measure: People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription

19. PBRN Registry Search | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 25, 2024 - Network (at least 75% are Family Medicine Clinicians) (56) Internal Medicine Network (at least 75% … practitioners) (2) Mixed Network (a combination of family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics … interests (40) Population health (76) Pregnancy and childbirth including preterm birth* (51) Prescription … : Mixed Network (a combination of family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, nursing and/or other … Acronym: CDN Network Type: Mixed Network (a combination of family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics

20. Study Finds Evidence of Intentional Inappropriate Painkiller Prescribing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    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 … authors said the finding highlights the need for more comprehensive policies and regulations surrounding prescription … seem to reduce burnout, according to an AHRQ-funded study published in Journal of General Internal Medicine