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41. SOPS Community Pharmacy Survey Items and Composites (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/pharmsops-composites.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Our pharmacists tell patients important information about their new prescriptions. … We feel rushed when processing prescriptions. (negatively worded) B12. … We have clear expectations about exchanging important prescription information across shifts. … We have standard procedures for communicating prescription information across shifts. B14. … The status of problematic prescriptions is well communicated across shifts.

42. CHIPRA 136 Section 2, Tables 1-3 (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-136-section-2-tables-1-3.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Medications) HEDIS 2013 NDC List – Use of Appropriate Medications for People with Asthma (ASM) Description Prescriptions … beta-2 agonists Albuterol Levalbuterol Metaproterenol Pirbuterol Asthma Controller Medications Prescriptions

43. Non-Elderly Use of Opioids, 2015-2016 (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/non-elderly-use-opioids.pdf
    September 01, 2018 - Non-Elderly Use of Opioids, 2015-2016 An average 26 million non-elderly adults filled an opioid prescription … Use Among Non-Elderly Adults 2015-2016 Filled at least 1 opioid prescription 13% 3% Filled 4 or … more prescriptions 0 10 20 30 40 50 0 3 6 9 12 15 45 % 6% For those in excellent health For those … to Health Status Average Annual Opioid Prescription Use Among Non-Elderly Adults, 2015-2016: By … Urban and Rural Areas 17% 12%Filled any outpatient opioid prescription Filled 4 or more prescriptions

44. Opioids’ Impact on Seniors (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/opioids-impact-seniors.pdf
    September 01, 2018 - increase in the rate of opioid- related hospitalizations 2010 2015 Filled at least 1 opioid prescription … Filled 4 or more opioid prescriptions 10 million (19%) 4 million (7%) Opioids’ Impact on Seniors … insights into opioid use among seniors, including the average annual number of seniors who filled opioid prescriptions … Average Annual Opioid Prescription Use Among Seniors, 2015-2016 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Increase in

45. Recent Data Analyses | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/opioids/data/analyses.html
    November 01, 2022 - Physician Networks and Potentially Inappropriate Opioid Prescriptions . J Addict Dis . … The Impact of the Abuse-Deterrent Reformulation of Extended-Release OxyContin on Prescription Pain Reliever … December 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106268 Price elasticity of demand for buprenorphine/naloxone prescriptions

46. Antibiotic Stewardship Program (ASP) Development
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/program-dev-slides.pptx
    June 01, 2021 - No notification of the daytime clinician of new prescription. … No notification of the daytime clinician of new prescription. 13 Decision To Prescribe Antibiotic … No notification of the daytime clinician of new prescription. … Tell the primary clinician about new antibiotic prescriptions. … by infectious disease–trained consultants 24 to 72 hours after the initial prescription Consultants

47. Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2015 User Comparative Database Report, Part 1 (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/databases/pharmacy/2015-report-part-1.pdf
    January 01, 2015 - Communication About Prescriptions Across Shifts 3. Communication Openness 4. … Communication About Prescriptions Across Shifts Information about prescriptions is communicated well … Communication About Prescriptions Across Shifts 1. … We have clear expectations about exchanging important prescription information across shifts. … We have standard procedures for communicating prescription information across shifts.

48. Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2019 User Database Report Part I (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/2019-pharmacy-sops-database-report-parti.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - Communication About Prescriptions Across Shifts Information about prescriptions is communicated well … prescription information across shifts (B4) 84 We have standard procedures for communicating prescription … Communication About Prescriptions Across Shifts 1. … We have clear expectations about exchanging important prescription information across shifts. … We have standard procedures for communicating prescription information across shifts.

49. Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2019 User Database Report Part I (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/2019-pharmacy-sops-database-report-parti-rev091721.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - Communication About Prescriptions Across Shifts Information about prescriptions is communicated well … prescription information across shifts (B4) 84 We have standard procedures for communicating prescription … Communication About Prescriptions Across Shifts 1. … We have clear expectations about exchanging important prescription information across shifts. … We have standard procedures for communicating prescription information across shifts.

50. National Collaborative for Innovation in Quality Measurement (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-177-section-2-technical-specs.pdf
    May 23, 2014 - of age who were on antipsychotic medication and who received two or more antipsychotic medication prescriptions … For example, a prescription dose for aripiprazole containing 30 pills, 15 mg each pill, 30 days supply … Exclusions None Numerator Received two or more prescriptions for an antipsychotic medication (for … For example, a prescription for aripiprazole containing 30 pills, 15 mg each pill, 30 days supply has … Numerator Members who received two or more prescriptions for an antipsychotic medication (for the same

51. Better Nurse Staffing Levels Associated With Lower Rates of Cesarean Section | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/945.html
    February 01, 2025 - a Call for Better Guideline Adherence Despite national guidelines that recommend five- to seven-day prescriptions … systems showed that 61,612 of the treatments for children aged 2 years or older resulted in an antibiotic prescription … Of these, 75 percent were 10-day prescriptions, 20 percent were seven-day prescriptions and only 5 percent … were five-day prescriptions. 

52. Multiple Chronic Conditions: A Day in the Life | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/prevention/chronic-care/decision/mcc/video/index.html
    December 01, 2018 - care provider after another, struggling to keep track of the various instructions, treatments, and prescriptions

53. Asthma Measure 1: Pediatric Emergency Department Use (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/technical-specifications.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - detailed definition of exclusion and inclusion criteria for identifiable asthma and asthma-related prescriptions … One ambulatory visit with asthma as a diagnosis AND at least one asthma-related prescription c. … Two or more ambulatory visits with a diagnosis of asthma AND one or more asthma- related prescriptions

54. Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 9. Reducing Adverse Drug Events in Older Adults (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/ade.pdf
    November 11, 2019 - percent of people age 65 years and older have at least two chronic diseases and take at least five prescription … were substituted for more appropriate medications, and for 10 percent, the patient received a new prescription … When two STOPP criteria, the prescription of benzodiazepines or of neuroleptic drugs to patients who … , one being an active benzodiazepine prescription, dispensed for at least 3 consecutive months … group participants Patient Population: Older adults, 65 years and older, taking at least five prescription

55. Measures To Assess the Safe and Judicious Use of Antipsychotics in Children and Adolescents Field Test Summary (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-148-testing-summary.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - year 1 or more psychosocial visits within 90 days prior to or 30 days after a new antipsychotic prescription … 4 months prior and 1 month following the new script 0 to 20 years with a new antipsychotic prescription … the measurement year 1 or more visits with a prescriber within 30 days after a new antipsychotic prescription … Medicare and those with inpatient behavioral health claims during the 30 days after the index prescription … 4 months prior and 1 month following the new script 0 to 20 years with a new antipsychotic prescription

56. Impact of Medicaid Policy on Cardiovascular Drug Use and Clinical Outcomes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/abstract-fischer.html
    December 01, 2017 - The second set includes caps on the number of prescriptions covered and variations in required copayments … available files provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, including quarterly data on total prescriptions … Results While prescription drug reimbursement policies varied widely across Medicaid programs, States

57. A Patient Safety Program & Research Evaluation of U.S. Navy Pharmacy Refill Clinics (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Reige.pdf
    March 01, 2004 - Technicians are capable of checking prescriptions as well as pharmacists. … Each prescription change saves the hospital $360 per year. … over a data collection period of 18 days for an average of 16 prescriptions per day (Table 1). … Neither of these locations renews more than 4–5 prescriptions per week. … Number of prescriptions renewed per day at Naval Hospital Bremerton and Figure 1.

58. Off-Label Drugs: What You Need to Know | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/patient-involvement/off-label-drug-usage.html
    September 01, 2015 - In fact, one in five prescriptions written today are for off-label use. … Approved Drugs Off-Label Drug Use in Cancer Treatment Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs: Off-label prescription

59. Physician Use of Hand-held Computers for Drug Information and Prescribing (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Galt.pdf
    January 01, 2004 - electronically in the future.5 The PDA also provides a convenient means of generating a legible printed prescription … Accessing evidence-based information to improve medical decisionmaking at the point of care and improving prescription … The learning of new technology (the PDA) and its applications (prescription writing and drug information … Each subject was given a verbal order for prescriptions, and he or she had to generate a printed prescription … Physicians believed that improved accuracy and completeness of prescription information are related

60. 3 Tk2 T1-Suggested Agenda For Meeting On Monitoring Final (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK2_T1-Suggested_Agenda_for_Meeting_on_Monitoring_Final.docx
    October 01, 2016 - Examples of moderately complex measures: (1) number of antibiotic prescriptions divided by the number … Examples: Percentage of antibiotic prescriptions, number of residents receiving antibiotics, number and