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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/computerised-prescribing-safer-medication-ordering-still-work-progress
October 13, 2018 - Analysis of 4 million outpatient prescriptions. … December 21, 2022
A machine learning-based clinical decision support system to identify prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47821/psn-pdf
May 22, 2019 - /psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-15
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-electronic-transmission-prescriptions-dispensing-errors-and-prescription-enhancements
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838929/psn-pdf
October 26, 2022 - toolkit-improve-antibiotic-use-ambulatory-care
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-inappropriate-outpatient-pediatric-antibiotic-prescriptions-adverse-drug-events
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/849338/psn-pdf
May 24, 2023 - improving-communication-patients-limited-english-proficiency
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/language-barriers-prescriptions-patients-limited-english-proficiency-survey-pharmacies
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72805/psn-pdf
March 03, 2021 - when-machine-learning-goes-rails-guide-managing-risks
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/machine-learning-based-clinical-decision-support-system-identify-prescriptions-high-risk
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49728/psn-pdf
March 01, 2015 - know the percentage of medication errors associated with LASA drugs, a rate of at
least 1 per 1000 prescriptions … the inpatient setting.(2) Given that the average 1000-
bed hospital will have approximately 300,000 prescription … These strategies involve using both the brand and generic names on prescriptions and
patient labels; … including the indication or purpose of the medication on prescriptions and medication orders;
and configuring … Look-Alike and Sound-Alike Medication Errors
For Written
Order
Add both brand and generic names to prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/its-all-syringe
February 01, 2013 - Altogether, clinicians wrote more than 1.6 billion prescriptions in the United States in 2004.( 1 ) This … amounts to 5.4 prescriptions for every U.S. resident.( 2 ) Patients leave the doctor's office with a … prescription in hand in 7 out of 10 visits.( 1 ) An increasing number of prescriptions are written electronically … Although most prescription medications are dispensed by the pharmacy for patients to self-administer … A call to action: eliminate handwritten prescriptions within 3 years!
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60752/psn-pdf
August 05, 2020 - association-state-level-opioid-reduction-policies-pediatric-opioid-poisoning
This study explored the association of state-level opioid-reduction policy implementation (a prescription … association-state-level-opioid-reduction-policies-pediatric-opioid-poisoning
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/opioid-safety
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/four-states-robust-prescription-drug-monitoring-programs-reduced-opioid-dosages … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/four-states-robust-prescription-drug-monitoring-programs-reduced-opioid-dosages … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/outpatient-opioid-prescriptions-children-and-opioid-related-adverse-events
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60215/psn-pdf
April 08, 2020 - decision-making are fundamental tactics to guide clinical team and patient
efforts to minimize the potential for prescription … i-think-medicine-actually-killed-my-wife-patient-and-family-perspectives-shared-decision
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/postsurgical-prescriptions-opioid-naive-patients-and-association-overdose-and-misuse
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837631/psn-pdf
July 06, 2022 - The impact of an electronic alert to reduce the risk of co-
prescription of low molecular weight heparins … The impact of an electronic alert to reduce the risk of co-prescription of
low molecular weight heparins … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-electronic-alert-reduce-risk-co-prescription-low-molecular-weight … Researchers assessed prescribers’ actions following an alert for new
prescriptions of Low Molecular … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-electronic-alert-reduce-risk-co-prescription-low-molecular-weight-heparins-and-direct
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-warning-cpoe-system-inappropriate-pill-splitting-prescribed-medications-outpatients
July 16, 2015 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Physicians failed to write flawless prescriptions … label: prevalence and description of discrepancies from a cross-sectional evaluation of electronic prescriptions … May 16, 2012
Computerized order entry with limited decision support to prevent prescription … April 8, 2011
The (slowly) vanishing prescription pad. … February 17, 2011
Patient-specific electronic decision support reduces prescription of
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48006/psn-pdf
May 15, 2019 - limits-opioid-prescribing-leave-patients-chronic-pain-vulnerable
Patients with chronic pain can experience unintended consequences related to prescription … offers insights from primary care
providers and regulators regarding the difficulty of managing opioid prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73638/psn-pdf
August 25, 2021 - This
article discusses how an endometriosis patient was unable to get prescriptions to manage her pain
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36567/psn-pdf
August 05, 2008 - common medication errors that consumers can avoid by asking the right
questions and being familiar with prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33834/psn-pdf
May 22, 2017 - recent review of overdose deaths in North Carolina found that half of
the victims had active opioid prescriptions … Approximately 249 million
opioid prescriptions were issued in the US in 2013 alone, enough for every … to the epidemic (9) by providing large quantities of opioids to patients who do not complete their
prescriptions … storage of opioids; take-back programs that facilitate the efficient disposal of
unused and unneeded prescriptions … The Prescription Opioid Epidemic: An Evidence-Based
Approach.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867147/psn-pdf
November 13, 2024 - This clinical guideline
outlines safe opioid prescription practices for children and adolescents. … opioid-prescribing-acute-pain-management-children-and-adolescents-outpatient-settings
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/outpatient-opioid-prescriptions-children-and-opioid-related-adverse-events
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47708/psn-pdf
February 13, 2019 - This commentary describes how use of colored ink heightened awareness of prescriptions
written by students
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47667/psn-pdf
February 27, 2019 - psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/never-events
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevalence-inappropriate-antibiotic-prescriptions-among-us-ambulatory-care-visits
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73658/psn-pdf
September 01, 2021 - machine-learning-medicine
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/machine-learning-based-clinical-decision-support-system-identify-prescriptions-high-risk
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pediatric-adhd-medication-exposures-reported-us-poison-control-centers
November 28, 2018 - November 28, 2018
Prescription opioid exposures among children and adolescents in the … November 2, 2018
Outpatient opioid prescriptions for children and opioid-related adverse … August 10, 2016
Potential drug interactions and duplicate prescriptions among cancer … 2016
Evaluation of drug utilization and prescribing errors in infants: a primary care prescription-based