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  1. The impact of an intervention to improve intrapartum maternal vital sign monitoring and reduce alarm fatigue. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-intervention-improve-intrapartum-maternal-vital-sign-monitoring-and-reduce-alarm
    September 23, 2020 - September 2, 2020 The impact of an electronic alert to reduce the risk of co-prescription

  2. Testimonial injustice: linguistic bias in the medical records of black patients and women. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/testimonial-injustice-linguistic-bias-medical-records-black-patients-and-women
    July 28, 2021 - April 1, 2020 Influence of opioid prescription policy on overdoses and related adverse

  3. Culture change in infection control: applying psychological principles to improve hand hygiene. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/culture-change-infection-control-applying-psychological-principles-improve-hand-hygiene
    November 21, 2021 - February 10, 2012 Strategies to identify patient risks of prescription opioid addiction

  4. The MedSafer study-electronic decision support for deprescribing in hospitalized older adults: a cluster randomized clinical trial. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medsafer-study-electronic-decision-support-deprescribing-hospitalized-older-adults-cluster
    July 31, 2019 - October 4, 2023 Drug-drug interactions and prescription appropriateness at hospital discharge

  5. The burden of opioid-related mortality in the United States. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/burden-opioid-related-mortality-united-states
    June 02, 2021 - August 16, 2017 Prescription of long-acting opioids and mortality in patients with chronic

  6. Efficacy, tolerability, and dose-dependent effects of opioid analgesics for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/efficacy-tolerability-and-dose-dependent-effects-opioid-analgesics-low-back-pain-systematic
    March 02, 2011 - View More Related Resources Strategies to identify patient risks of prescription

  7. Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of pharmacist-led medication reconciliation in the community after hospital discharge. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-effectiveness-pharmacist-led-medication-reconciliation
    January 23, 2017 - Assessment of patient medication adherence, medical record accuracy, and medication blood concentrations for prescription

  8. Correlation between the number of patient-reported adverse events, adverse drug events, and quality of life in older patients: an observational study. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/correlation-between-number-patient-reported-adverse-events-adverse-drug-events-and-quality
    August 10, 2022 - May 25, 2022 Drug-drug interactions and prescription appropriateness at hospital discharge

  9. Cancer diagnostic delay in Northern and Central Italy during the 2020 lockdown due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cancer-diagnostic-delay-northern-and-central-italy-during-2020-lockdown-due-coronavirus
    March 08, 2023 - Using Failure Mode, Effect and Criticality Analysis to improve safety in the cancer treatment prescription

  10. Estimating the information gap between emergency department records of community medication compared to on-line access to the community-based pharmacy records. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/estimating-information-gap-between-emergency-department-records-community-medication-compared
    March 11, 2011 - reconciliation process is assembling the best possible medication history—the gold standard list of a patient's prescription

  11. What quality and safety of care for patients admitted to clinically inappropriate wards: a systematic review. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-quality-and-safety-care-patients-admitted-clinically-inappropriate-wards-systematic
    February 15, 2023 - View More Related Resources Strategies to identify patient risks of prescription

  12. The "weekend effect" in pediatric surgery—increased mortality for children undergoing urgent surgery during the weekend. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/weekend-effect-pediatric-surgery-increased-mortality-children-undergoing-urgent-surgery
    February 01, 2012 - 2022 Evaluation of drug utilization and prescribing errors in infants: a primary care prescription-based

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33771/psn-pdf
    August 22, 2014 - in 4829 serious permanent injuries and 2587 deaths.(6) Physicians write approximately 3.6 billion prescriptions … prescribing errors that have potential for patient injury is 3%, that's about 108,000 potentially harmful prescription … Trends in outpatient prescription drug use and related costs in the US: 1998–2003.

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49648/psn-pdf
    March 01, 2012 - improved rapidly over 48 hours and was discharged home (she lived with her daughter and grandson) with a prescription … The patient's daughter was able to get the prescription the same day and the patient began taking the … understanding discharge instructions, problems obtaining outpatient appointments, problems filling prescriptions

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/840255/psn-pdf
    November 16, 2022 - patient transitions, specifically medication transitions, or changes in medications such as a new prescription … or deprescribing of an existing prescription.12 Other PSLLs have used HFE to analyze failure to rescue

  16. Falling Between the Cracks in the Software | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/falling-between-cracks-software
    March 09, 2011 - The new prescription was reflected in the outpatient medical record, which was on a different information … inpatient medical record did not automatically update to include the patient's outpatient oxycodone prescription

  17. Looking for Meds in All the Wrong Places | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/looking-meds-all-wrong-places
    June 16, 2021 - She went to the emergency department (ED) where she was given the prescription, but before the patient … Nurses should also be sure that each medication order has all aspects of the prescription clearly documented

  18. Computerized Provider Order Entry | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/computerized-provider-order-entry
    March 15, 2025 - Transcribing : if handwritten, the prescription must be read and understood by the recipient (usually … e-prescribing systems—CPOE systems used primarily in outpatient practices that allow direct transmittal of prescriptions

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/850362/psn-pdf
    June 14, 2023 - however, when the desired medication is not available, patients are encouraged to bring their home prescriptions … Going home on the right medications: prescription errors and transitions of care. 

  20. Experience of hospital-initiated medication changes in older people with multimorbidity: a multicentre mixed-methods study embedded in the OPtimising thERapy to prevent Avoidable hospital admissions in Multimorbid older people (OPERAM) trial. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/experience-hospital-initiated-medication-changes-older-people-multimorbidity-multicentre
    August 18, 2021 - June 16, 2021 Drug-drug interactions and prescription appropriateness at hospital discharge
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