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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-prescribing-practices-2010-through-2015-among-dentists-united-states-what-do-claims
December 20, 2017 - The sharpest rise occurred among 11–18 year olds, and nearly one-third of opioid prescriptions were not … April 18, 2019
Association of opioid prescriptions from dental clinicians for US adolescents
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-prescribing-united-states-and-after-centers-disease-control-and-preventions-2016
November 17, 2021 - Perhaps the most notable finding is that the number of high-dose opioid prescriptions declined by nearly … 50% over the study period (from 683 to 356 prescriptions per 100,000 adults). … November 25, 2020
Prescription opioid use, misuse, and use disorders in U.S. adults: … June 25, 2018
Trends in medical and nonmedical use of prescription opioids among US adolescents
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49396/psn-pdf
April 01, 2003 - She received a handwritten prescription for Zyrtec and Atarax. … With
prescriptions for Zyprexa and Zyrtec there are many. … Therefore,
including the purpose on prescriptions will reduce the likelihood of such name confusions … Include
purpose of medication on prescriptions. … Prescription errors. Legibility and drug name confusion.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physician-satisfaction-transition-cpoe-paper-based-prescription
January 06, 2018 - Study
Physician satisfaction with transition from CPOE to paper-based prescription … Physician satisfaction with transition from CPOE to paper-based prescription. … Physician satisfaction with transition from CPOE to paper-based prescription. … 2011
Medication safety at the interface: evaluating risks associated with discharge prescriptions … Related Resources
A machine learning-based clinical decision support system to identify prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-nature-medication-errors-icu-computerized-physician-order-entry-system
August 24, 2015 - This study reviewed prescriptions following implementation of a computerized provider order entry system … More than half of examined prescriptions had medication errors , most often related to incorrect documentation … January 13, 2010
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Case not closed: prescription … May 27, 2011
Computerized order entry with limited decision support to prevent prescription
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/skin-deep-diagnosis-affective-bias-and-zebra-retreat-complicating-diagnosis-systemic
July 29, 2020 - January 27, 2019
Association of hydrocodone schedule change with opioid prescriptions … March 3, 2019
The effect of opioid prescribing guidelines on prescriptions by emergency
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overrides-medication-related-clinical-decision-support-alerts-outpatients
September 01, 2016 - observational study of outpatient clinical decision support found that approximately 53% of alerts in prescriptions … May 10, 2017
Adherence to black box warnings for prescription medications in outpatients … September 1, 2016
Differences of reasons for alert overrides on contraindicated co-prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/bad-writing-wrong-medication
March 01, 2015 - Nonetheless, it is estimated that 21% of handwritten prescriptions contain at least one prescription-writing … research has focused on dispensing errors, and investigators estimate that between 1.7% and 24% of prescriptions … When prescriptions are electronically prescribed, they cannot always be transmitted directly to the pharmacy … Pharmacists are accustomed to correctly interpreting handwritten prescriptions. … only, in the remainder for both new prescriptions and refills.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-inappropriate-polypharmacy-process-deprescribing
September 23, 2020 - January 23, 2019
Expanded pharmacy technician roles: accepting verbal prescriptions and … communicating prescription transfers. … May 28, 2015
Language barriers to prescriptions for patients with limited English proficiency … October 4, 2011
Patient-centered approach for improving prescription drug warning labels … September 24, 2008
Prescription for Improving Patient Safety: Addressing Medication Errors
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-preprinted-order-sheet-reduce-prescription-errors-pediatric-emergency-department
March 04, 2011 - Study
Using a preprinted order sheet to reduce prescription errors in a pediatric … Using a preprinted order sheet to reduce prescription errors in a pediatric emergency department: a randomized … Using a preprinted order sheet to reduce prescription errors in a pediatric emergency department: a randomized … April 22, 2011
The proportion of errors in medical prescriptions and their executions … August 29, 2016
Pediatric emergency department discharge prescriptions requiring pharmacy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-opioid-consumption-profiles-after-hospitalization-risk-adverse-health-care-events
May 05, 2021 - Among patients who filled at least one opioid prescription in the 90 days following hospital discharge … Results from this study can inform policies and strategies to limit opioid prescription dose and … October 14, 2020
Association of inappropriate outpatient pediatric antibiotic prescriptions … June 26, 2019
Inappropriate opioid prescription after surgery. … May 29, 2019
Association of hydrocodone schedule change with opioid prescriptions following
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/role-computerized-physician-order-entry-usability-reduction-prescribing-errors
June 23, 2021 - Analysis of 4 million outpatient prescriptions. … December 21, 2017
Differences of reasons for alert overrides on contraindicated co-prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-blood-loss-phlebotomy-and-hospital-acquired-anemia-during-acute-myocardial
March 14, 2022 - December 2, 2020
Prevalence of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions among US ambulatory … Analysis of 4 million outpatient prescriptions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/automated-identification-antibiotic-overdoses-and-adverse-drug-events-analysis-prescribing
May 08, 2017 - In this study, investigators used a trigger tool approach and reviewed all antibiotic prescriptions … They found that antibiotic prescriptions with overridden alerts were associated with dosing errors.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72618/psn-pdf
December 23, 2020 - Opioid Prescribing in Emergency Medicine
In an effort to decrease opioid prescription quantities, the … for 10 pills, while seeing a
13.3% decrease in the proportion of prescriptions from 11-19 pills and … a 6.7% decrease in the proportion of
prescriptions for 20 pills. … to prescribers the default prescription could be set even lower in the electronic health
record. … Association between electronic medical record
implementation of detail opioid prescription quantities
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/e-prescribing-and-medication-safety-community-settings-rapid-scoping-review
January 22, 2025 - June 29, 2022
Including the reason for use on prescriptions sent to pharmacists: scoping … Work effort, readability and quality of pharmacy transcription of patient directions from electronic prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-automated-methods-detect-safety-problems-health-information-technology-scoping-review
April 07, 2019 - Machine learning was often used to detect errors occurring in laboratory test results, prescriptions, … April 29, 2018
A machine learning-based clinical decision support system to identify prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-abuse-and-poisoning-trends-inpatient-and-emergency-department-discharges
June 03, 2020 - Resources
Association between electronic medical record implementation of default opioid prescription … April 12, 2019
Emergency department contribution to the prescription opioid epidemic. … January 23, 2019
Incidence and predictors of opioid prescription at discharge after traumatic … prescribing for opioid-naive patients in emergency departments and other settings: characteristics of prescriptions … April 22, 2015
National patterns of codeine prescriptions for children in the emergency
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/exploring-safety-systems-dispensing-community-pharmacies-focusing-how-staff-relate
February 17, 2021 - November 13, 2019
The effect of the electronic transmission of prescriptions on dispensing … errors and prescription enhancements made in English community pharmacies: a naturalistic stepped wedge … December 12, 2014
The effect of the electronic transmission of prescriptions on dispensing … errors and prescription enhancements made in English community pharmacies: a naturalistic stepped wedge … June 29, 2011
Using human error theory to explore the supply of non-prescription medicines
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/racial-inequality-receipt-medications-opioid-use-disorder
April 24, 2018 - include prescribing medications to treat OUD ( naltrexone , naloxone, or buprenorphine) and limiting prescriptions … Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
State legal restrictions and prescription-opioid … prescribing for opioid-naive patients in emergency departments and other settings: characteristics of prescriptions