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61. Data Brief Provides Insights Into Heat-Related Emergency Department Visits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - Dental Opioid Prescriptions Have Fallen Over Time, AHRQ Study Finds . … Dental Opioid Prescriptions Have Fallen Over Time, AHRQ Study Finds Opioid prescriptions written by … The study, published in in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine , found that prescriptions for … opioids written by dentists and dental specialists decreased by 58.4 percent (347.10 to 156.88 prescriptions

62. SOPS Community Pharmacy Survey Items and Composites (pdf file)
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    June 19, 2018 - 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.

63. Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2019 User Database Report Part I (pdf file)
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    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.

64. Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2019 User Database Report Part I (pdf file)
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    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.

65. Antibiotic Stewardship Program (ASP) Development
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    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

66. Existing Sepsis Policies May Harm Safety-Net Hospitals and Widen Health Disparities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2019 - Filling Opioid Prescriptions Linked to New Persistent Use Among Women Following Childbirth . … received opioid prescriptions immediately before or following childbirth and had a cesarean delivery … Women with opioid prescriptions who had a vaginal delivery had a 1.7 percent new opioid use rate. … opioid use among 308,000 women with no prior opioid use and who received a pregnancy-related opioid prescription … Filling an opioid prescription before delivery was the strongest factor associated with new persistent

67. National Collaborative for Innovation in Quality Measurement (pdf file)
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    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

68. Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2015 User Comparative Database Report, Part 1 (pdf file)
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    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.

69. Impact of Medicaid Policy on Cardiovascular Drug Use and Clinical Outcomes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    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

70. Better Nurse Staffing Levels Associated With Lower Rates of Cesarean Section | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    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. 

71. AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, 2nd Edition (pdf file)
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    January 22, 2016 - • Email or text messages to remind patients to take their medicines and to refill their prescriptions … ■ Always write prescriptions that include precise instructions for taking the medicine. … Include a plain language description of what the prescription is for (e.g., “for high blood pressure … Make patients aware that color, shape, and size of pills may change when they refill prescriptions.

72. Asthma Measure 1: Pediatric Emergency Department Use (pdf file)
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    March 03, 2021 - 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

73. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2024 - A comparison between the prescription counts and days supplied. … The study found that the mean days supplied per prescription continued mainly unchanged during the study … or less), prescription number and days supplied reflected an increasing discrepancy. … A comparison between the prescription counts and days supplied. … Gabapentin prescriptions increased by 8.1%.

74. Off-Label Drugs: What You Need to Know | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    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

75. 3 Tk2 T1-Suggested Agenda For Meeting On Monitoring Final (doc file)
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    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

76. State Variation in Opioid Prescription Fills After Childbirth Among Women Ages 18-44 With Commercial Insurance (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2024 - * The opioid prescription fill rate refers to the percentage of women who filled an opioid prescription … Studies have reported that a small percentage of women who received opioid prescriptions after birth … Findings Opioid Prescription Fill Rate Figures 1-3 display the opioid prescription fill rate within … Comparison of Postpartum opioid prescriptions before vs during the COVID-19 pandemic. … We also examined the average count of prescriptions filled among users.

77. Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 9. Reducing Adverse Drug Events in Older Adults (pdf file)
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    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

78. 3 Tk2 T1-Suggested Agenda For Meeting On Monitoring Final (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2016 - (b) 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

79. Average Expenditures per Prescription Antidepressant Fill in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2021 - Average Expenditures per Prescription Antidepressant Fill in the U.S. … Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population MEPS Statistical Brief #538 Prescription … Average Expenditures per Prescription Antidepressant Fill in the U.S. … antidepressants in the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population purchasing one or more antidepressant prescriptions … Select to access Average Expenditures per Prescription Antidepressant Fill in the U.S.

80. CAHPS Supplemental Items | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    Children with chronic conditions CC25 Child needs or uses prescription … Health Plan Coordination of care P-CR7 Child took prescription … Health Plan Coordination of care C-CR5 Child took prescription … Health Plan Mental health care C-MH6 Difficulty in getting prescriptions … & Group Mental health care P-MH6 Difficulty in getting prescriptions