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361. Discussion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2017 - Pediatric measures such as immunizations, filling of prescriptions for asthma, and appropriate antibiotic … prescriptions already are defined in other data sources.

362. AHRQ Views Blog Post: AHRQ Evidence Reviews Are Catalysts for Practice Change | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2022 - January 19, 2022 AHRQ Stats: Antidepressant Prescriptions in Low-Income Households The average total … expenditure for an antidepressant prescription decreased from $73 in 2013 to $49 in 2018 among people … (Source: AHRQ, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #538, Average Expenditures per Prescription

363. 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

364. 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

365. 24. Hypoglycemia | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - Have your doctor write a prescription for Glucagon What Happens If You Pass Out? … Glucagon is a prescription drug that raises blood sugar. It is injected like insulin. … Glucagon is available only by prescription. … Have your doctor write a prescription for Glucagon.

366. Implementation Tools and Resources for Shared Decision Making | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2023 - Shared Decision Making For People Who Drink Alcohol: A Patient Decision Aid Managing chronic pain with Prescription … appointments if they are getting a checkup, talking about a problem or health condition, getting a prescription

367. Improving Treatment and Care Processes for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2018 - For example, they are tracking prescriptions filled for hydroxyurea, a drug used to prevent pain episodes

368. Making Healthcare Safer for Older, Vulnerable Patients | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2019 - visits by clinical pharmacists to older patients who’ve recently been discharged from the hospital with prescriptions

369. Figure 10: Script for Patient Reminders | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2012 - Your complete list of medications includes all prescription medications, samples from your doctor, and … any medications you buy without a prescription, including over-the-counter medications, vitamins, and

370. SNAC Member: Cheryl L. Damberg, Ph.D., M.P.H. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2021 - is the principal investigator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare Advantage and Prescription … Drug Plan Star Ratings project and the Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plan Disenrollment Survey

371. Figure 10: Script for Patient Reminders | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2022 - Your complete list of medications includes all prescription medications, samples from your doctor, and … any medications you buy without a prescription, including over-the-counter medications, vitamins, and

372. Figure 10: Script for Patient Reminders | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/figure-10.html
     July 01, 2022 - Your complete list of medications includes all prescription medications, samples from your doctor, and … any medications you buy without a prescription, including over-the-counter medications, vitamins, and

373. Final Progress Report: TOP-MEDS CERT: Tools for Optimizing Medication Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/21093-Lambert-draft-1.pdf
     November 20, 2017 - 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

374. Variability in Statin Use After Hospitalization for Cardiovascular Events or Procedures Among Commercially Insured Beneficiaries Ages 45-64 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/data-innovations-statbrief-statins-commercial-insurance.pdf
     October 02, 2024 - The brief focuses on regional and state variability in prescription statin use among commercially insured … We examined any outpatient statin prescription use during the first 3 months after the hospitalization … This analysis was limited to events that occurred in a hospital setting and outpatient prescription … Statin Prescription Fills We examine the percentage of adults ages 45-64 with any outpatient statin … The database consists of a sample of inpatient, outpatient, and prescription drug claims, including

375. Final Progress Report: Medication Management at Home: Patient-Identified Processes and Risk Assessment (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/17143-Minnitti-draft-1.pdf
     August 31, 2009 - Respondents described how they manage medications at home, including filling and refilling prescriptions … risk factors associated with the processes patients’ identified from the time they receive and fill prescriptions … interview 1.843 1.5 Supplements brought to the interview 2.125 1 The number of medications (including prescriptions … Other Interview Findings Respondents were asked how they get information about their prescriptions, … the prescription order to the pharmacy • Office doesn’t fax prescription to pharmacy – forgets, too

376. Patient-Portal-Form (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/health-literacy/3rd-edition-toolkit/patient-portal-form.docx
     March 01, 2024 - Ask if they could show you how to do something while on the practice’s portal (e.g., request a prescription … on the portal (e.g., find information on a particular topic, look up recent lab results, request a prescription

377. Supplemental-Health-Literacy-Hpcahps-Adult-2157-3A (doc file)
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     May 08, 2017 - In the last 12 months, did you start a prescription medicine? … Did you find the information you needed about how much you would have to pay for prescription medicines … Was the information about how much you would have to pay for prescription medicines easy to understand … Was there too much information about how much you would have to pay for prescription medicines? … Was the information about how much you would have to pay for prescription medicines confusing?

378. The “Never Antibiotics” Diagnoses: ​Viral Acute Upper Respiratory Infection: ​the Common Cold – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/common-cold-guide.docx
     September 01, 2022 - The patient asks for a prescription for azithromycin. … There are a few reasons why patients and clinicians may have different views on the prescription of antibiotics … Messages SAY: Another concern is that patients may be getting conflicting messages around 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 practice-wide approach to make sure patients have appropriate expectations around antibiotic prescriptions

379. AHRQ Health Literacy Tool Helps University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy Educate Students and Community Pharmacists | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2013 - Community pharmacy sites—most commonly, chain pharmacies dispensing 100 to 500 prescriptions per day

380. 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.