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61. Toolkit 1. Suspected UTI SBAR Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/determine-whether-to-treat/toolkit1-suspected-uti-sbar.html
    October 01, 2016 - study in 12 nursing homes in Texas found that using the Suspected UTI SBAR form reduced antibiotic prescriptions … nursing homes. 2 However, it can be difficult to differentiate between a UTI that requires an antibiotic prescription … UTI for the prescribing clinician, who then uses the information to assess the need for an antibiotic prescription … A periodic review of charts and prescription trends can validate whether the Suspected UTI SBAR form

62. Section 2: Detailed Measure Specifications, Attachment 2: EHR Recommended Data Locations (pdf file)
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-89-adhd-behavior-section-2-attach-3.pdf
    February 02, 2017 - diagnosis or problem in initial evaluation report 9 ADHD-focused evidence-based behavior therapy prescription … to other provider), or patient determined to be at risk for harming themselves or others) Note Prescription

63. SOPS® Database De-Identified Research Dataset Contents (pdf file)
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/SOPS-De-IdentifiedResearchDatasets.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - • Survey administration mode • End dates of data collection • Pharmacy type • Average number of prescriptions

64. More Effort Is Needed To Ensure Patients Understand Doctors' Instructions (pdf file)
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/dataspotlight-health-literacy.pdf
    March 01, 2019 - Health literacy: a prescription to end confusion. … Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2004. https://www.nap.edu/catalog/10883/health-literacy-a-prescription-to … www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/index.html https://www.nap.edu/catalog/10883/health-literacy-a-prescription-to-end-confusion … https://www.nap.edu/catalog/10883/health-literacy-a-prescription-to-end-confusion

65. Primary Care Connection Prior to Emergency Department Visits for Children With Identifiable Asthma (pdf file)
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-136-fullreport.pdf
    July 01, 2018 - Have no prescriptions filled for rescue medications or controller medications within the specified time … Have both a qualifying visit with primary care provider and prescriptions filled for both a rescue medication … When prescriptions for both controller and rescue medications are not filled, it can be interpreted … By combining the two medication measures, we can identify those children with filled prescriptions for … Have no prescriptions filled for rescue medications or controller medications within the specified time

66. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK2_T4-Common_Suspected_Infections_Tools_to_Improve_Communication_and_Decision_Making.ppt
    May 01, 2014 - regarding the importance of the topic * Indications of Overuse Between 25 to 75 percent of antibiotic prescriptions … Encourage research into new classes of antibiotics Reduce overuse in key areas Populations with high prescription … Already efforts have been successful in reducing unnecessary prescriptions for children with respiratory … This QI project is part of a national effort directed at another population with high antibiotic prescription … Goal: Better Informed Prescribing Now, I would like to switch over and talk about making better prescription

67. AHRQ Pharmacy Health Literacy Center | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/pharmacy/index.html
    January 01, 2024 - Only 12% of adults have proficient health literacy (e.g., can interpret the prescription label correctly … likely higher with patients with limited health literacy, as they are more likely to misinterpret the prescription … Explicit and Standardized Prescription Medicine Instructions .

68. About the Measure | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/antipsychotic/about.html
    September 01, 2021 - for Children and Adolescents on Antipsychotics Percentage of children and adolescents with a new prescription … Denominator: Age 1-17 with a new prescription for an antipsychotic. … Denominator: Age 1-17 with at least two prescriptions for antipsychotics within a year. … antipsychotics in children as a practice to be avoided. 16 These guidelines express concern regarding the prescription

69. SOPS Community Pharmacy Database | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sops/databases/pharmacy/index.html
    December 01, 2022 - Appendixes A and B present overall results by community pharmacy characteristics (average number of prescriptions

70. AHRQ News Now | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/index.html?page=2
    April 05, 2022 - Date Sort ascending Top Story April 5, 2022 Dental Opioid Prescriptions … Physicians Report Lasting Trauma From COVID-19 Experiences November 30, 2021 Out-of-Pocket Prescription … AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW Initiative Improved Smoking and Blood Pressure Outcomes May 18, 2021 Prescription

71. Final Progress Report: Advancing Patient Safety Innovation in Rheumatology (ASPIRE) (pdf file)
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/yazdany-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Over 4.2 billion prescriptions were dispensed in the US in 2018, with almost half of Americans taking … at least one prescription drug. … We constructed a longitudinal, retrospective cohort of patients with hydroxychloroquine prescriptions … Biologic drugs account for 37% of total prescription drug spending in the US, representing $125 billion … . 2014; http://www.prnewswire.com/news- releases/us-prescription-drug-spending-increased-131-percent-in

72. ADHD: Available Information on Impact and Gaps/Variations in Care (pdf file)
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-88-measure-1-section-5-attachment-2.pdf
    November 12, 2010 - The researchers found that increases in stimulant prescriptions have taken place since 1989. … Particularly, prescriptions now represent three fourths of all visits to physicians by children with

73. ADHD: Available Information on Impact and Gaps/Variations in Care (pdf file)
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-89-adhd-behavior-section-5-attach-2.pdf
    November 12, 2010 - The researchers found that increases in stimulant prescriptions have taken place since 1989. … Particularly, prescriptions now represent three fourths of all visits to physicians by children with

74. Getting Ready for Your Ambulatory Surgery | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/getting-ready.html
    August 01, 2017 - These instructions usually explain whether you need to stop medications or fill new prescriptions, when … Preventing infection: Your doctor may give you a prescription for an antibiotic to take before your … Be sure to fill any prescriptions before surgery and follow directions as prescribed.

75. National Collaborative for Innovation in Quality Measurement (pdf file)
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/CHIPRA0087-NCINQSexualActivityStatusSpec-Pop.pdf
    October 04, 2016 - barrier methods such as condoms, diaphragm) Prescription for birth control/contraception with indication … for pregnancy prevention Current or past diagnosis of pregnancy Documentation of Prescription for

76. National Collaborative for Innovation in Quality Measurement (pdf file)
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/CHIPRA0087-NCINQSexualActivityStatusSpec-Prov.pdf
    October 04, 2016 - based methods of birth control (e.g. rhythm method; barrier methods such as condoms, diaphragm) Prescription … indication for pregnancy prevention Current or past diagnosis of pregnancy Documentation of Prescription

77. AHRQ Health Literacy Tools for Use in Pharmacies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/pharmacy/tools.html
    January 01, 2024 - Explicit and Standardized Prescription Medicine Instructions . … Top of Page Explicit and Standardized Prescription Medicine Instructions Explicit, standardized instructions … Get started: Explicit and Standardized Prescription Medicine Instructions .

78. AHRQ Stats | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2023 - Antidepressant Prescriptions in Low-Income Households The average total expenditure for an antidepressant … Antidepressant Prescriptions for Seniors The number of people age 65 or older who purchased at least … Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population Purchasing One or More Antidepressant or Antipsychotic Prescriptions … Brand-Name and Generic Drugs From 2011 to 2016, the share of filled prescriptions that were nonspecialty … Average Per-Pill Prices for Prescription In 2016, average prescription prices ranged from $1.00 per

79. Meeting Minutes, April 2019 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2019-04-nac/nacmtg0419-minutes.html
    July 01, 2019 - For example, in 2015-2016, about 10 million elderly adults filled at least 1 opioid prescription and … about 4 million elderly adults filled 4 or more opioid prescriptions. … AHRQ-funded study, reported in The BMJ, stated that nearly a quarter of the 15.5 million antibiotic prescriptions … conditions account for 64 percent of clinician visits, 70 percent of in-patient stays, 83 percent of prescriptions

80. Opioid-Chronic-Pain (pdf file)
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/opioid-chronic-pain.pdf
    August 22, 2019 - U.S. adults with chronic pain Percentage of all opioid prescription fills U.S. adults who use