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181. Figure 4: Medication Reconciliation Upon Discharge: High Level Process Map After Redesign (Text Description) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2012 - Following that is: Prescription(s)/Home Medications (outpatient) with space to record current and … past prescriptions. … Physician updates prescription/home medications to reflect new discharge medication list. … Prescription/home medication information remains stored in the current folder and is available for review … provides reminders and section for physician to highlight changes to prior medications and document new prescription

182. AHRQ Intensifies the Battle Against Opioid Misuse in 2017, Commits to More Progress in 2018 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2018 - Providing Data Insights Into Opioid Prescription Costs and Hospitalizations AHRQ provides researchers … and policymakers with data that help track the use and costs of outpatient prescription opioids. … Survey showed the U.S. civilian noninstutionalized adult population purchased nearly 153 million opioid prescriptions … While these numbers show what Americans are paying out-of-pocket for outpatient prescription opioids, … In another significant advancement, an AHRQ-funded study examining the effects of prescription drug

183. A Pharmacy Health Literacy Assessment Tool User's Guide: Appendix 3 (pdf file)
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     October 15, 2007 - Prescription bottle labels b. Prescription warning labels 3. … Prescription bottle labels b. Prescription warning labels 4. … Prescription bottle labels b. Prescription warning labels 7. … Prescription bottle labels b. Prescription warning labels c. … The patient has many new prescriptions. d. There are many changes in dosage. e.

184. Medicare Payments for Device Implant Surgery Were Higher for Hospitals With High Infection Rates | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2021 - July 13, 2021 AHRQ Stats: Antidepressant Prescriptions for Seniors The number of people age 65 or … older who purchased at least one antidepressant prescription increased from 8.5 million in 2013 to 10.6 … Those purchasing at least one antipsychotic prescription rose from 600,000 to 1 million during the same … Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population Purchasing One or More Antidepressant or Antipsychotic Prescriptions

185. Buprenorphine Education Improves Rural Practice Adoption for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2022 - rural Colorado practices was associated with an 87 percent increase in the number of buprenorphine prescriptions … Including the reason for use on prescriptions sent to pharmacists: scoping review .

186. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - Pharmacy claims for prescriptions filled for opioids and neuropathic pain methods were examined 1 year … The primary outcome studied was prolonged opioid prescription, which is defined as receiving a prescription … Among BPI surgery patients, 27.7% had prolonged opioid prescriptions, but only 10.8% of opioid-naïve … patients had prolonged opioid prescriptions. … The rates of prolonged opioid prescriptions for BPI patients was higher than previous estimates among

187. SOPS Community Pharmacy Database | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2024 - Appendixes A and B present overall results by community pharmacy characteristics (average number of prescriptions

188. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - They found that two-thirds of new osteoporosis drug prescriptions were potentially inappropriate. … , nonmedical use, and emergency department visits involving prescription stimulants. … Little is known regarding the temporal trends in prescriptions, nonmedical use, and emergency department … (ED) visits involving prescription stimulants in the United States. … Prescriptions, nonmedical use, and emergency department visits involving prescription stimulants.

189. Trends in Care Coordination Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2018 - health outcomes, as demonstrated by fewer unnecessary hospitalizations, repeated tests, and conflicting prescriptions

190. 5 Tk2 P1T4-Antibiogram Factsheet Phase 1 (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - pharmaceuticals in long-term care settings, yet research indicates that a high proportion of antibiotic prescriptions

191. 5 Tk2 P3T3-Antibiogram Factsheet Phase 3 (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - pharmaceuticals in long-term care settings, yet research indicates that a high proportion of antibiotic prescriptions

192. Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety (doc file)
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     June 09, 2016 - We have clear expectations about exchanging important prescription information across shifts FORMCHECKBOX … We have standard procedures for communicating prescription information across shifts FORMCHECKBOX … We feel rushed when processing prescriptions FORMCHECKBOX 1 FORMCHECKBOX 2 FORMCHECKBOX 3 … Our pharmacists tell patients important information about their new prescriptions FORMCHECKBOX 1 … The status of problematic prescriptions is well communicated across shifts FORMCHECKBOX 1 FORMCHECKBOX

193. Summary Background Report on 2013 Retirement of Measures from the Child Core Set (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - medications among children age 6-12 by race/ethnicity (MAX) – Expenditures for prescriptions for … for prescriptions for ADHD as percentage of Medicaid expenditures for prescriptions for children as … expenditures for prescriptions (total population <65) (MAX) – Expenditures for prescriptions for … ambulatory ADHD visit expenditures (MEPS) – Medicaid as % of total (all-payer) expenditures for prescription … who had a pregnancy test during the measurement year, followed within 7 days (inclusive) by either a prescription

194. Reducing Harms from Unsafe Use of Antibiotics and Preventing the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2023 - Unsafe antibiotic use includes obtaining and using prescription antibiotics without a prescription, using … Taking prescription antibiotics without a prescription increases the risk of antibiotic resistance, adverse … She received a 5-year AHRQ grant in 2019 to explore why non-prescription antibiotic use occurs. … “Non-prescription antibiotic use in children is an understudied problem,” said Dr. Trautner. … These findings are guiding the development of an educational intervention to decrease non-prescription

195. Timeliness of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Children With Sickle Cell Disease (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2017 - Evidence of antibiotic prophylaxis is determined through administrative records for pharmacy prescriptions … Median duration of prescriptions was 10 days (Sox, Cooper, Koepsell, et al., 2003). … Thus, prescriptions for antibiotics to infants with an initial SCD screening result will be available … Date of prescription. 4. Type of medication (antibiotic). 11.F. … However, some States may not currently track antibiotic prescriptions in conjunction with NBS.

196. Data Analysis Finds Rise in Average Expenditures for Prescription Medications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2019 - Data Analysis Finds Rise in Average Expenditures for Prescription Medications Issue Number … [PDF, 753 KB])  Today's Headlines Data Analysis Finds Rise in Average Expenditures for Prescription … Data Analysis Finds Rise in Average Expenditures for Prescription Medications A new AHRQ data analysis … found that the average total amount spent on prescription medications for people who had at least one … outpatient prescription drug filled has risen considerably in recent years.

197. Opioid Prescription Fills Among Older Adults, 2020-2021 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - Opioid Prescription Fills Among Older Adults, 2020-2021 Opioid Prescription Fills Among Older

198. Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2015 - Safety Person- and Family-Centered Care References Summary Tables Inappropriate Prescriptions … for Older Adults Adults age 65 and over with at least 1 prescription from 11 medications that should … Prescription medications received include all prescribed medications initially purchased or otherwise … From 2002 to 2012, the percentage of adults age 65 and over who received potentially inappropriate prescription

199. CAHPS Supplemental Items | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     descending Title Population Survey Topics CC23 Easy to get prescriptions … Children with chronic conditions CC24 Providers' help getting prescription … Children with chronic conditions CC25 Child needs or uses prescription … Plan Children with chronic conditions CC26 Child needs prescription … Plan Children with chronic conditions CC27 Child needs prescription

200. Improving Patient Safety with the Military Electronic Health Record (pdf file)
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     January 24, 2004 - A provider can access a patient’s prescription history using CHCS to better identify and prevent drug … The CPOE system provides electronic documentation of 32 million appointments, 52 million prescriptions … Regardless of where a prescription is filled (e.g., military pharmacies, participating retail pharmacies … , or national mail-order pharmacies), prescription information from the selected pharmacy is merged … The patient’s prescription history is viewed in real time and the system alerts providers to any potential