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101. Electronic prescribing within an electronic health record reduces ambulatory prescribing errors. | PSNet
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     March 21, 2017 - computerized provider order entry system, compared with providers who continued to use paper-based prescriptions … January 7, 2015 How do community pharmacies recover from e-prescription errors? … December 31, 2014 Transmitting and processing electronic prescriptions: experiences of … December 31, 2014 The effect of the electronic transmission of prescriptions on dispensing … errors and prescription enhancements made in English community pharmacies: a naturalistic stepped wedge

102. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 25, 2016 - Prevalence of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions among US ambulatory care visits, 2010–2011. … Prevalence of Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescriptions Among US Ambulatory Care Visits, 2010-2011. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevalence-inappropriate-antibiotic-prescriptions-among-us-ambulatory-care … More than 12% of all outpatient visits in the United States in 2010–2011 resulted in an antibiotic prescription … WebM&M commentary discusses catastrophic complications resulting from an inappropriate antibiotic prescription

103. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 05, 2021 - incidence-and-variables-associated-inconsistencies-opioid-prescribing- hospital-discharge-and Harms related to prescription … 2016, this cohort study found that nearly 50% of hospitalized patients were discharged with an opioid prescription … , and 80% of those prescriptions were among patients discharged from a surgical unit. … Opioid-related medication errors were more common in handwritten discharge prescriptions compared to … electronic prescriptions; electronic prescriptions were associated with a 69% lower risk of opioid-related

104. Prevalence of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions among US ambulatory care visits, 2010–2011. | PSNet
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     November 12, 2014 - Study Prevalence of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions among US ambulatory care … Prevalence of Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescriptions Among US Ambulatory Care Visits, 2010-2011. … More than 12% of all outpatient visits in the United States in 2010–2011 resulted in an antibiotic prescription … WebM&M commentary discusses catastrophic complications resulting from an inappropriate antibiotic prescription … January 15, 2025 Physicians' perspectives regarding prescription drug monitoring program

105. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 02, 2018 - Errors in electronic health record–based data query of statin prescriptions in patients with coronary … Errors in Electronic Health Record-Based Data Query of Statin Prescriptions in Patients With Coronary … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/errors-electronic-health-record-based-data-query-statin-prescriptions-patients … The authors evaluated how their institution's EHR measured a common quality metric—statin prescription … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/errors-electronic-health-record-based-data-query-statin-prescriptions-patients-coronary

106. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 16, 2015 - Physicians failed to write flawless prescriptions when computerized physician order entry system crashed … Physicians Failed to Write Flawless Prescriptions When Computerized Physician Order Entry System Crashed … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physicians-failed-write-flawless-prescriptions-when-computerized-physician … The authors suggest implementation of standalone electronic prescription software so that back-up computerized … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physicians-failed-write-flawless-prescriptions-when-computerized-physician-order-entry-system

107. Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery. | PSNet
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     June 30, 2021 - Safe prescribing dictates that prescriptions should only be written for the patients who are intended … Using claims data, this analysis identified a high rate of opioid prescriptions written for and filled … by the spouses of patients undergoing outpatient surgery (who may be unable to fill prescriptions themselves … Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Adverse events and emergency department opioid prescriptions … May 30, 2019 Inappropriate opioid prescription after surgery.

108. Errors in electronic health record–based data query of statin prescriptions in patients with coronary artery disease in a large, academic, multispecialty clinic practice. | PSNet
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     March 12, 2025 - Study Errors in electronic health record–based data query of statin prescriptions … Errors in Electronic Health Record-Based Data Query of Statin Prescriptions in Patients With Coronary … The authors evaluated how their institution's EHR measured a common quality metric—statin prescription … August 28, 2019 Physicians' perspectives regarding prescription drug monitoring program … 2015 Computerized physician order entry in the cardiac intensive care unit: effects on prescription

109. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 07, 2016 - Potential drug interactions and duplicate prescriptions among cancer patients. … Potential drug interactions and duplicate prescriptions among cancer patients. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potential-drug-interactions-and-duplicate-prescriptions-among-cancer-patients … In a small number of cases, patients received duplicate prescriptions. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potential-drug-interactions-and-duplicate-prescriptions-among-cancer-patients

110. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 09, 2017 - Analysis of prescribers' notes in electronic prescriptions in ambulatory practice. … Analysis of Prescribers' Notes in Electronic Prescriptions in Ambulatory Practice. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/analysis-prescribers-notes-electronic-prescriptions-ambulatory-practice … In this large cross-sectional study, researchers analyzed more than 26,000 electronic prescriptions … The authors outline recommended solutions based on the information most commonly included in prescription

111. Opioid prescribing and adverse events in opioid-naive patients treated by emergency physicians versus family physicians: a population-based cohort study. | PSNet
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     July 18, 2018 - This Canadian study found that patients who received new opioid prescriptions in the emergency department … were more likely to have subsequent opioid complications compared to patients who received new opioid prescriptions … prescribing for opioid-naive patients in emergency departments and other settings: characteristics of prescriptions … December 5, 2018 Incidence and predictors of opioid prescription at discharge after traumatic … March 13, 2015 National patterns of codeine prescriptions for children in the emergency

112. The Lost Start Date: an Unknown Risk of E-prescribing | PSNet
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     December 02, 2020 - Discuss standards for the transmission of electronic prescriptions to pharmacies. … The prescriptions were filled by the pharmacy. … Analysis of prescribers' notes in electronic prescriptions in ambulatory practice. … Scottsdale, AZ: National Council for Prescription Drug Programs; June 2015. … Analysis of 4 million outpatient prescriptions.

113. Incidence and variables associated with inconsistencies in opioid prescribing at hospital discharge and its associated adverse drug outcomes. | PSNet
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     April 29, 2018 - Harms related to prescription opioid use are an ongoing patient safety challenge. … , and 80% of those prescriptions were among patients discharged from a surgical unit . … Opioid-related medication errors were more common in handwritten discharge prescriptions compared to … electronic prescriptions; electronic prescriptions were associated with a 69% lower risk of opioid-related … cumulatively decreased outpatient opioid prescriptions.

114. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 15, 2013 - Clinical pharmacy interventions in paediatric electronic prescriptions. … Clinical pharmacy interventions in paediatric electronic prescriptions. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinical-pharmacy-interventions-paediatric-electronic-prescriptions Pharmacists … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinical-pharmacy-interventions-paediatric-electronic-prescriptions https

115. The impact of electronic communication of medication discontinuation (CancelRx) on medication safety: a pilot study. | PSNet
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     December 07, 2022 - Researchers found that CancelRx did result in the unintentional cancellation of some prescriptions and … December 7, 2022 Impact of CancelRx on discontinuation of controlled substance prescriptions … November 2, 2022 View More Related Resources Pharmacy e-prescription … November 14, 2018 The effect of the electronic transmission of prescriptions on dispensing … errors and prescription enhancements made in English community pharmacies: a naturalistic stepped wedge

116. CDC guideline for opioid prescribing associated with reduced dispensing to certain patients with chronic pain. | PSNet
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     October 13, 2018 - Misuse of prescription opioids represents a serious patient safety issue. … number of days supplied, and the percentage of patients receiving concurrent opioid/benzodiazepine prescriptions … April 27, 2022 Adverse events and emergency department opioid prescriptions in adolescents … September 30, 2020 Alternatives to opioid education and a prescription drug monitoring … program cumulatively decreased outpatient opioid prescriptions.

117. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 20, 2018 - Postsurgical prescriptions for opioid naive patients and association with overdose and misuse: retrospective … Postsurgical prescriptions for opioid naive patients and association with overdose and misuse: retrospective … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/postsurgical-prescriptions-opioid-naive-patients-and-association-overdose … Longer duration of postoperative opioid prescription was also associated with higher odds of future … This study adds to evidence demonstrating the potential harms associated with even short-term opioid prescription

118. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 03, 2015 - The fate of pediatric prescriptions in community pharmacies. … The fate of pediatric prescriptions in community pharmacies. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fate-pediatric-prescriptions-community-pharmacies The need for weight-based … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fate-pediatric-prescriptions-community-pharmacies https://psnet.ahrq.gov

119. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 10, 2019 - Analysis of 4 million outpatient prescriptions. … Analysis of 4 million outpatient prescriptions. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2019;76(13):970-979. … Medication safety experts have advocated that prescribers include indications on prescription labels … that only 7.4% of prescriptions included an indication. … what-do-medical-records-tell-us-about-potentially-harmful-co-prescribing https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-enhancing-electronic-prescribing-safety

120. The (slowly) vanishing prescription pad. | PSNet
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     April 08, 2019 - Commentary The (slowly) vanishing prescription pad. … The (slowly) vanishing prescription pad. … This perspective discusses the proliferation of electronic vs. paper-based prescriptions, as well as … The (slowly) vanishing prescription pad.