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221. CAHPS Outpatient Mental Health Survey Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/outpatient-mental-health/about/survey-measures.html
     October 01, 2024 - Experience Measures from the Outpatient Mental Health Survey (PDF, 219 KB) Getting Appointments for Prescription … Medicines Q3 Difficulty making appointments for prescription medicine Getting Mental Health Counseling

222. Final Progress Report: TOP-MEDS CERT: Tools for Optimizing Medication Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lambert-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - In the United States, roughly one per thousand prescriptions results in the wrong drug being filled … To further investigate this type of error, we searched for all prescriptions for cycloserine at UI-Health … errors—the type most likely to be the result of name confusion—is roughly 0.13%.5 With 3.9 billion prescriptions … validity of direct observation but are less resource intensive and hence can scale to millions of prescriptions … Using pharmacy data to screen for look-alike, sound-alike substitution errors in pediatric prescriptions

223. Data Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/data/resources/index.html?page=3
     Medical Expenditure Panel Survey: Prescription Drug Use MEPS- Household Component survey participants … are asked about their prescription drugs and then are asked for permission to collect more detailed … At the pharmacies, data are collected on the type, dosage, and payment for each filled prescription. … No information is collected for prescription drugs obtained during hospital visits.

224. The “Never Antibiotics” Diagnoses: ​Viral Acute Upper Respiratory Infection: ​the Common Cold – Slides
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/common-cold-slides.pptx
     September 01, 2022 - taken seriously Understanding conflicting practices among clinicians regarding provision of antibiotic prescriptions … “I know this is my first time coming into this urgent care center, but my doctor always gives me a prescription … Develop a practicewide approach to make sure patients have appropriate expectations around antibiotic prescriptions

225. Medication Management: Common Barriers to Medication Adherence (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medication-mgmt-common-barriers-card-4x6.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Forget to refill: Write a longer prescription. I can’t afford my medicine. … Prescribe generics when possible; offer information about prescription assistance programs. … Use plain language indications on the prescription so plain language appears on the label; use teach-back … Write a longer prescription; suggest mail order options.

226. Final Progress Report: Toward safer opioid prescribing for chronic pain in high risk populations (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/robinson-papp-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Although opioid prescription rates have been declining since 2010, they are still quite high with ~17% … of Americans receiving one or more opioid prescriptions annually. … Check Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMP). 10. … Incidence The incidence of CP in PWH, and more specifically the incidence of new opioid prescriptions … A more realistic goal may be to reduce risk of community exposure to prescription opioids without worsening

227. Support and Advice From Your Clinician | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/tearsheets/tearsheet.html
     October 01, 2014 - your health care provider about which medication will work best for you: Bupropion SR—available by prescription … Nicotine inhaler—available by prescription. Nicotine nasal spray—available by prescription. … Varenicline—available by prescription. . 5.

228. Final Progress Report: Cook County & Rush Developmental Center for Research in Patient Safety: Diagnosis Error Evaluation and Research (DEER) Project (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/schiff-mcnutt-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - and lab data (e.g., to screen for abnormal results, such as elevated TSH, “unaddressed” by thyroxine prescriptions … We also downloaded all outpatient prescriptions for levothyroxine from our pharmacy computer system … Patients with elevated TSH (>20) but lacking recorded prescriptions were followed to identify patients … Providing prescription drugs to public hospital outpatients: Problems and solutions. … Frequency estimates from prescription drug datasets.

229. 152. Treatment Recommendations: Medications-Clonidine (Continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide152.html
     October 01, 2014 - Availability Oral —Prescription only. Transdermal —Prescription only.

230. Tear Sheet. You Can Quit Smoking: Support and Advice from Your Clinician (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/guidelines-recommendations/tobacco/clinicians/tearsheets/tearsheet.pdf
     September 01, 2008 - your health care provider about which medication will work best for you: Bupropion SR—available by prescription … Nicotine inhaler—available by prescription. Nicotine nasal spray—available by prescription. … Varenicline—available by prescription. 5. BE PREPARED FOR RELAPSE OR DIFFICULT SITUATIONS.

231. Opioids AHRQ Works: Building Bridges Between Research and Practice (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/impact-opioid-final.pdf
     November 01, 2018 - The misuse of opioids, such as prescription pain medications and heroin, has become widespread across … showed that 13.0 percent of non-elderly adults, on average, filled at least 1 outpatient opioid prescription … ; 3.1 percent of non-elderly adults had 4 or more prescription fills during the year; and non-elderly … MEPS Statistical Brief “Total Expenses, Total Utilization, and Sources of Payment for Outpatient Prescription … 2014,” published in January 2017, showed that opioid-related hospital stays involving misuse of prescription

232. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK3_P3T5-Training_Slides_for_Nursing_Home_Nurses_Phase_3.ppt
     May 01, 2014 - Among antibiotic prescriptions, broad-spectrum antibiotics are often prescribed.

233. Final Progress Report: Improving quality of postoperative pain care through innovative use of electronic health records (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/hernandez-boussard-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Inappropriate postoperative pain management can result in prescription opioid dependence an epidemic … One postulated cause of this crisis is the easing of availability of prescription opioids in the mid … These data support national initiatives targeting opioid prescriptions and could guide future policies … knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a common and painful procedure accounting for a large number of opioid prescriptions … results underscore the need to create valid quality measures to guide safe and effective opioid prescriptions

234. Acute Care ASP Development
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/program-part2-slides.pptx
     November 01, 2019 - Antibiotic Use – Acute Care 2 Options for Primary ASP Interventions1 Approach Definition Pros Cons Pre-prescription … Antibiotic Use – Acute Care 3 Options for Primary ASP Interventions1 Approach Definition Pros Cons Pre-prescription … restricted agents only Addresses empiric use more than downstream use Is real-time resource intensive Post-prescription … meropenem, ceftolozane/tazobactam) IV to PO conversion 6 Approach Pro Con Prior approval or post-prescription … approval, post-prescription review and feedback, or a combination of these.

235. Final Progress Report: Improving Safe Use of Direct Oral Anticoagulants: A Population Health Approach (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/barnes-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - In fact, multiple studies have identified that as many as 1 in 7 patients have inappropriate DOAC prescriptions … record (EHR) to identify patients from across their health system with potentially inappropriate DOAC prescriptions … who had a change in their prescription within 7 days. … that had a change to their prescription within 7 days. … Specifically, the percentage of patients with off-label DOAC prescriptions declined quarter-by-quarter

236. Reduced Median Annual Spending for Retail Drugs by People Under Age 65 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/retail-drug.html
     April 01, 2021 - AHRQ, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #532: Out-of-Pocket Spending for Retail Prescription … Drugs by Age and Type of Prescription Drug Coverage, 2009 to 2018 ( PDF , 368 KB).

237. MEASURE SUMMARY (CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures) - Control #: CC-2 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/measures-CC-2.pdf
     December 14, 2010 - Numerator: Children 6–12 years of age (as of the index prescription start date) who in addition to the … Denominator: Children 6–12 years of age as of the index prescription date, with an ambulatory prescription

238. Medication Management: Common Barriers to Medication Adherence (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medication-mgmt-common-barriers-full.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Forget to refill: Write a longer prescription; suggest a pharmacy refill reminder or auto-refill system … Prescribe generics when possible; offer information about prescription assistance programs and less … Use plain language indications on the prescription so plain language appears on the label; use teach-back … Write a longer prescription; suggest mail order options.

239. Final Progress Report: Individualized Performance Feedback on Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Practice (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/haut-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - , residents, clinical fellows, NPs, PAs, and attending physicians, about their own VTE prophylaxis prescription … We will compare appropriate VTE prophylaxis prescription over time, identify patients with hospital-associated … We have decided to begin our research by analyzing a standardized measure (the proper prescription for … It is important to highlight that the team has now validated the risk assessments and prescription data … Optimal risk stratification and appropriate prescription of tailored prophylaxis to hospitalized patients

240. Retail and Mail Order Drugs Used in 2014-18 and Later Prescribed For COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/data/visualizations/retail-drugs-covid-19.html
     January 01, 2022 - It includes all prescription fills obtained from retail, mail order, and internet pharmacies. … Use of and Expenditures for COVID-19-Relevant Prescription Medications by Generic Drug Name A unique … Breakdown of Use of COVID-19-Relevant Prescription Medicines by Sociodemographic and Health Characteristics