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181. Elements of Access to Health Care: Services | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/access/elements2.html
     June 01, 2018 - medical care People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription … 12 months People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription … and Age People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription … , the percentage of people unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription … Ethnicity People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription

182. Tracking-Measuring-Data-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/tracking-measuring-data-facilitator-guide.docx
     June 01, 2021 - This is the number of new prescriptions for each antibiotic and for all antibiotics. … Antibiotic starts are the number of new antibiotic prescriptions started in a resident. … If that same prescription continued into the next month, it would not count as a new start for the next … If a resident started amoxicillin on the first of the month for 5 days and then had a new prescription

183. Medicare Version of the Health Plan Survey | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/hp/about/Medicares-CAHPS-HP-Survey.html
     December 01, 2023 - The Medicare Survey includes versions for Medicare Advantage plans (including PPOs), Prescription Drug … Getting Needed Prescription Drugs. Care Coordination. … Learn about the Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plan CAHPS Survey .

184. Medication Management Transactions and Errors in Family Medicine Offices: A Pilot Study (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Lynch_37.pdf
     March 21, 2008 - When post-visit interviews with patients who received prescriptions are combined with chart review data … example, receptionists take messages about medication refills; nurses and medical assistants call or fax prescriptions … Nurses, medical assistants (MAs), and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) do not help write any prescriptions … medication management transactions that occur in primary care practices using paper records and paper prescriptions … Improving the quality of the order-writing process for inpatient orders and outpatient prescriptions

185. New Study Shows Reduced Antibiotic Use at Long-term Care Facilities Participating in HHS-funded Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2022 - Antibiotic prescriptions are common in long-term care facilities, yet up to 75 percent of them are considered

186. My-Medicine-List (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/health-literacy/my-medicine-list.docx
     June 02, 2025 - Information: Date: My medicines, vitamins, herbals, and supplements, as of Include all prescription … and non-prescription medicines. … Non-prescription medicines may include vitamins, herbals, supplements, cold or cough medicines, aspirin … relievers, allergy relief medicines, antacids, laxatives, diet pills, and others that you do not need a prescription

187. Case 4. Suntown Hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-case4.html
     November 01, 2014 - A definitive prescription is one that is legible, timely, accurate, and covered by insurance. … The team walked the current process for writing and submitting both a new prescription and a refill prescription … process (i.e., researching the refill request and writing the refill prescription). … ; this speaks to the accuracy of the prescription. … who are actually writing the prescriptions.

188. The “Never Antibiotic” Diagnoses: Acute Bronchitis – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/bronchitis-guide.docx
     September 01, 2022 - Patients represented by the orange line did not receive an antibiotic prescription, patients represented … better in 3-4 days, and patients represented by the green line were given an antibiotic prescription … , but only 20 percent of patients who were instructed to fill the prescription if they were not feeling … Additionally, 16 percent of patients who were not given an antibiotic prescription obtained and took … Here is a graph showing antibiotic prescriptions for acute bronchitis over time.

189. The Challenge and Potential for Assuring Quality Health Care for the 21st Century | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-measures/21st-century/index.html
     June 01, 2018 - In that year, 12 million antibiotic prescriptions were written during office visits for colds, upper … These prescriptions accounted for one out of every five antibiotic prescriptions to adults in that year … If only half of the prescriptions for these antibiotics were written for the low-cost alternatives instead

190. Narrator V/O: (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/publications/pubcomguide/PSA-Video-Script-Sample.doc
     June 02, 2025 - Narrator V/O: PSA DISCOVERY HEALTH & AHRQ “Understanding Your Prescription” – · :30 Version 2 Narrator … Taking prescription medicines is an important way to treat medical conditions. … Put CG on other side in succession CG: Know medicine name and dosage CG: Know prescription duration … Understanding your prescription is essential to keeping yourself safe and healthy. 5.

191. Existing Measures for ADHD Prior to PQMP (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-89-adhd-behavior-section-5-attach-3.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - This measure is used to assess the percentage of members 6 to 12 years of age with an ambulatory prescription … This measure is used to assess the percentage of members 6 to 12 years of age with an ambulatory prescription … and Maintenance Phase) (Source: AHRQ) Numerator Statement: Children ages 6-12 as of the index prescription … start date, with an ambulatory prescription dispensed for ADHD medication, who remained on the medication … Continuous Enrollment ---120 days prior to the Index Prescription Start Date (IPSD) and 300 days after

192. Existing Measures for ADHD (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-88-measure-1-section-5-attachment-3.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - This measure is used to assess the percentage of members 6 to 12 years of age with an ambulatory prescription … This measure is used to assess the percentage of members 6 to 12 years of age with an ambulatory prescription … and Maintenance Phase) (Source: AHRQ) Numerator Statement: Children ages 6-12 as of the index prescription … start date, with an ambulatory prescription dispensed for ADHD medication, who remained on the medication … Continuous Enrollment ---120 days prior to the Index Prescription Start Date (IPSD) and 300 days after

193. Medication Management (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medmanagement_webinar_slides.pdf
     January 01, 2015 - accurate medication list – Patients and family members bring all their medications – OTC and prescriptions … • 2.3 billion prescriptions are prescribed by primary care clinicians each year (CDC) • Adverse drug

194. Final Progress Report: Patient-Centric Risk Model for Medication Safety During Care Transitions (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/gurses-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - : Medication list at discharge; B: medication schedule created by a family caregiver; C: annotated prescription … She picked up all the discharge prescriptions and worked with the pharmacist to develop a new medication … caregiver at home, tasks caregiver help) Medication access (2) (e.g., Have you skipped filling your prescriptions … A significant number of patients reported experiencing trouble with filling prescription after discharge … SE P value Care transition measure (scale)$$ -1.76 0.46 <0.001 # of providers writing prescriptions

195. Improving Error Reporting in Ambulatory Pediatrics with a Team Approach (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Neuspiel_43.pdf
     March 05, 2008 - medication order near misses (five reports), wrong vaccine administered (four reports), wrong outside prescription … dispensed (three reports), incomplete prescriptions returned by pharmacies (three reports), and patients … In one study,21 21 percent of outpatient prescriptions in a family medicine practice had at least one … setting, 22 percent of acetaminophen dose orders were outside the recommendations.25 In a sample of new prescriptions … Prescription-writing patterns and errors in a family medicine residency program.

196. Memorial Hospital Uses AHRQ Resources to Cut Readmissions, Promote Patient Self-Management | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201507.html
     April 01, 2015 - Staff nurses call patients asking if they have pain, have filled their prescriptions, scheduled follow-up

197. Approaches to Address Health Risks for Older Adults
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/about/ncepcr-older-adults-presentation.pptx
     March 15, 2025 - Trends in prior receipt of prescription opioid or adjuvant analgesics among patients with incident opioid … Prescription opioid use, misuse, and use disorders in U.S. adults: 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and … Prescription opioids for chronic pain Key exposures Pain status Uncontrolled pain High-impact pain … opioid use may cause prescription opioid misuse (use without a prescription or for reasons or in ways … Trajectories of prescription opioid dose and risk of opioid-related adverse events among older Medicare

198. Final Progress Report: APPLIED STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY (ASIPS) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/pace-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Providers also stated their plan to continue the medication through written prescriptions (54.9%) and … Prescriptions should clearly state the drug, the dose, the frequency, the time of day (when indicated … ; and 6) pharmacy callbacks for prescription clarifications did not decrease following the introduction …  Prescription-related errors are most frequently associated with clinical harm. … Pharmacy callback data can identify potential prescription concerns, thereby helping practices develop

199. Meeting Minutes, April 2019 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2019 - For example, in 2015-2016, about 10 million elderly adults filled at least 1 opioid prescription and … about 4 million elderly adults filled 4 or more opioid prescriptions. … AHRQ-funded study, reported in The BMJ, stated that nearly a quarter of the 15.5 million antibiotic prescriptions … conditions account for 64 percent of clinician visits, 70 percent of in-patient stays, 83 percent of prescriptions

200. Table 1a. ADAPT Survey Respondent Characteristics (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/outcomes/chipra-146-section-6-tables-1a.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Health Plan Ordinal alpha Counseling on Transition Self-Management .79 .70 .78 Counseling on Prescription … Plan (n=575) P* Counseling on Transition Self- management 33% 36% 31% .17 Counseling on Prescription … (92.1) 691 (92.6) 493 (88.8) Missing due to skip pattern 1 22 12 Missing 1 12 8 Counseling on Prescription … Medications In the last 12 months, did you and this provider talk about all of your prescription medicines … Missing 1 15 8 In the last 12 months, did you and this provider talk about you refilling your own prescriptions