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21. Using Reported Primary Care Errors to Develop and Implement Patient Safety Interventions: A Report from the ASIPS Collaborative (pdf file)
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/West.pdf
    September 01, 2005 - Addressing prescription drug errors The Prescription Drug Learning Group reviewed the process flow … of prescription drug error reports. … • Include the “indication” on prescriptions. … The answer may be critical to avoiding prescription errors by empowering all involved in the prescription … process to determine whether the prescription or the interpretation of the prescription is correct

22. AHRQ Views Blog: Asking the Hard Questions About Telehealth | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/770.html
    June 01, 2021 - Continued Use of Opioids The proportion of chronic pain patients who maintained an existing opioid prescription … While just under 35 percent of existing opioid users received tapered prescriptions prior to the CDC … guidance, nearly 54 percent were given tapered prescriptions afterward. … However, CDC guidance had no impact on the initiation of opioid prescriptions for new chronic pain patients … Inappropriate prescription of direct oral anticoagulant starter packs.

23. Infographic - Opioid Prescription Fills Among Older Adults, 2020-2021 (pdf file)
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/opioid-rx-older-adults-2020-21.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - Infographic - Opioid Prescription Fills Among Older Adults, 2020-2021 Opioid Prescription Fills Among … Older Adults, 2020-2021 � NHR& One Opioid Prescription During the Year 12.8% Adults Aged

24. Section 6.A, Figures 1 to 4 and Table 5 (pdf file)
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0138-section-6a.pdf
    December 01, 2013 - Scientific Soundness VI.A Reliability Figure 1: Provision of Antibiotic Prescriptions, 300‐Day Rate …                                                                       Figure 2: Provision of Antibiotic Prescriptions

25. Opioid Use Among Elderly and Non-Elderly Adults by Socioeconomic Characteristics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/opioids/data/online-resources/opioids-elderly-nonelderly.html
    February 01, 2024 - , and 4.4 percent had four or more prescription fills during the year. … , and 7.1 percent obtained four or more prescription fills during the year. … , and 1.8 percent had four or more prescription fills during the year. … During this period, women were more likely to fill at least one opioid prescription (7.7 percent) and … , and 3.1 percent had four or more prescription fills during the year.

26. Transcranial Doppler (TCD) Ultrasonography Screening for Children with SCD; and Appropriate Antibiotic Prophylaxis (pdf file)
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra-1416-p007-2-ef.pdf
    November 01, 2015 - ● Measuring TCD screening and receipt of antibiotic prescriptions are both feasible using existing … ● Sensitivity was high for identifying antibiotic prescription events using Medicaid administrative … administrative claim for an antibiotic within 1 month of the prescription date in the medical record … The positive predictive value of a Medicaid claim for an antibiotic prescription event was 100 percent … ● Between States, the rates of prescriptions for antibiotics varied from 5 percent to 33 percent

27. CHIPRA 233: Section 7.D, Tables 6-8, Rurality/Urbanicity Data (pdf file)
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-233-section-7d-tables-6-8.pdf
    August 08, 2018 - Table 8: Teratogen Use Stratified by Urban Influence Code UIC Deliveries Number Who Filled Class X Prescriptions

28. Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/medlist.html
    October 01, 2022 - Studies show that 5 to 7 percent of prescriptions result in a medication error. … Almost half the people in the United States have used at least one prescription in the last 30 days, … unintentionally overdosing by taking both the generic and name brand medicines, are taking outdated prescriptions … , or are taking supplements that negatively interact with their prescription medicines.

29. AHRQ Safety Program Helps Hospitals Decrease Antibiotic Use and Reduce Infections, Study Finds | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/antibiotic-stewardship-hospital.html
    February 01, 2021 - Antibiotics are a cornerstone of modern medicine, with more than 150 million antibiotic prescriptions … demonstrated improvements in four key components of ASPs: prior approval, review and feedback of antibiotic prescriptions

30. New Study Shows Reductions in Antibiotic Use at Ambulatory Care Clinics Participating in HHS-funded Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/antibiotic-prescribing.html
    July 01, 2022 - Millions of antibiotic prescriptions are written annually in the United States, mainly in ambulatory … However, up to half of all prescriptions are medically inappropriate, which can increase the risk of

31. Table 3. Testing Results in New York State Medicaid (pdf file)
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-233-section-6a-table-3.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - have at least one refill of a teratogenic medication in the 15 months prior to pregnancy who have no prescriptions

32. 2019 Community Pharmacy SOPS Database Report Executive Summary Infograpic (pdf file)
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/2019-pharmacy-sops-execsum.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - OTHER FINDINGS Average percent positive response of 11 composite measures AVERAGE NUMBER OF PRESCRIPTIONS

33. 5 Tk2 P3T3-Antibiogram Factsheet Phase 3 (pdf file)
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P3T3-Antibiogram_Factsheet_Phase_3.pdf
    May 01, 2014 - pharmaceuticals in long-term care settings, yet research indicates that a high proportion of antibiotic prescriptions

34. Use of First-Line Psychosocial Care for Children and Adolescents on Antipsychotics (APP) (pdf file)
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-148-section-2-tech-specs.pdf
    February 22, 2019 - Description The percentage of children and adolescents 1–17 years of age who had a new prescription … IPSD Index Prescription Start Date. … The earliest prescription dispensing date for an antipsychotic medication where the date is in the … prior to the IPSD when the member had no antipsychotic medications dispensed for either new or refill prescriptions … For each member identified in step 1, test each antipsychotic prescription for a Negative Medication

35. Opioid Prescription Fills Among Older Adults, 2020-2021 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/opioid-rx-older-adults-2020-21.html
    January 01, 2024 - Home Data & Analytics Data Infographics Opioid Prescription … Health Information Knowledgebase Data Sources Available from AHRQ Opioid Prescription … Fills Among Older Adults, 2020-2021 Opioid Prescription Fills Among Older Adults, 2020-2021 … reviewed January 2024 Page originally created January 2024 Internet Citation: Opioid Prescription

36. Explicit and Standardized Prescription Medicine Instructions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/pharmacy/instructions.html
    September 01, 2020 - Health Literacy Health Literacy Improvement Tools Explicit and Standardized Prescription … and Education Research Tools, Data, and Funding Explicit and Standardized Prescription … and colleagues developed these instructions in response to research that has shown that more explicit prescription … For more information about the explicit, standardized prescription medicine, contact Dr. … Page originally created December 2014 Internet Citation: Explicit and Standardized Prescription

37. Section 1, Tables 1 to 3 (pdf file)
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-216-scd-fever-section-1-tables-1-3.pdf
    February 20, 2018 - anemia) Hb F,S 282.6, 282.61, 282.62 Table 2: Parenteral broad‐spectrum antibiotics Drug Class Prescriptions

38. Timeliness of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Children With Sickle Cell Disease (pdf file)
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-135-fullreport.pdf
    February 01, 2017 - Evidence of antibiotic prophylaxis is determined through administrative records for pharmacy prescriptions … Median duration of prescriptions was 10 days (Sox, Cooper, Koepsell, et al., 2003). … Thus, prescriptions for antibiotics to infants with an initial SCD screening result will be available … Date of prescription. 4. Type of medication (antibiotic). 11.F. … However, some States may not currently track antibiotic prescriptions in conjunction with NBS.

39. CHIPRA 150 Section 6, Antipsychotics Testing Summary (pdf file)
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-150-metabolic-monitoring-testing-summary.pdf
    December 31, 2015 - The percentage of children and adolescents 1 to 20 years of age with two or more antipsychotic prescriptions … The set includes a measure that assesses whether youth with a new prescription of antipsychotics received … prescribing for children has increased rapidly in recent decades, driven both by new prescriptions

40. Assessing the Availability of the Preconception Component of High-Risk Obstetrical Services by Estimating the Use of Teratogenic Medications Before and During Pregnancy (pdf file)
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-233-fullreport.pdf
    August 07, 2018 - Prescription drug use during pregnancy is common. … As such, the data elements of interest include: • Prescription fill date. … Prescription fill data can be achieved through administrative data. … Prescription drug use during pregnancy in developed countries: A systematic review. … Prescription of teratogenic medications in United States ambulatory practices.