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  1. Stewardship-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/stewardship-facilitator-guide.docx
    June 01, 2021 - facility had especially high rates of fluoroquinolone prescriptions. … A documented this information for all of his prescriptions. … SAY: The antibiotic stewardship team sent out a newsletter showing the difference in prescription … Some facilities may only track prescriptions that have a duration of greater than 7 days. … training staff to discuss the risks and benefits of antibiotic therapy every time a new antibiotic prescription

  2. Physicians failed to write flawless prescriptions when computerized physician order entry system crashed. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physicians-failed-write-flawless-prescriptions-when-computerized-physician-order-entry-system
    January 21, 2015 - Study Physicians failed to write flawless prescriptions when computerized physician … Physicians Failed to Write Flawless Prescriptions When Computerized Physician Order Entry System Crashed … The authors suggest implementation of standalone electronic prescription software so that back-up computerized … Physicians Failed to Write Flawless Prescriptions When Computerized Physician Order Entry System Crashed … January 31, 2018 Differences of reasons for alert overrides on contraindicated co-prescriptions

  3. Prescribing Patterns of Preferred or Formulary Medications (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/prescribing-patterns-of-preferred-or-formulary-medications-quick-reference-guide.pdf
    April 01, 2009 - After implementation of this functionality, Zoloft® prescriptions decreased from 4.7 to 2.4 percent … of total selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) prescriptions (from 1,042 to 738 total Zoloft … ® prescriptions).4 Researchers in an urban academic medical center implemented decision support for … Compared with the control group, the prescription ratio for high­cost drug classes was 17.5 percent … The tier 2 prescription rate decreased by 5.2 percent (95% CI, −5.9 to −4.5 percent) in the intervention

  4. Final Progress Report: Rural Trial of Clinic Order Entry With Decision Support (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/samore-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Electronic prescription refills typically began with an “Rx Summary” page view, and new electronic prescriptions … of “new” prescriptions were “clinical staff involved.” … The overall duration of clinical staff- involved prescriptions was longer than for provider-only prescriptions … Figure 2: Baseline (paper prescriptions) Baseline (Paper prescriptions) Implementation of electronic … 2) prescription of an unfamiliar drug; 3) prescription at higher dose; 4) prescription for a controlled

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73287/psn-pdf
    May 19, 2021 - Influence of opioid prescription policy on overdoses and related adverse effects in a primary care population … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/influence-opioid-prescription-policy-overdoses-and-related-adverse-effects … opioid overdose and adverse events, many states enacted policies limiting dose and duration of opioid prescriptions … there was a 78% decrease in adverse effects rates, particularly among patients with chronic opioid prescriptions … Statewide policies limiting dose and duration of opioid prescriptions may have positive results among

  6. Association between opioid prescribing patterns and abuse in ophthalmology. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-opioid-prescribing-patterns-and-abuse-ophthalmology
    April 12, 2019 - Analyzing Medicare data, this study found that most ophthalmologists wrote fewer than 10 opioid prescriptions … per year, but a small group, concentrated in the Southern states, wrote more than 100 prescriptions … View More Related Resources Association of household opioid availability and prescription … August 15, 2018 Outpatient opioid prescriptions for children and opioid-related adverse

  7. The frequency and nature of prescribing problems by general practitioners in training (REVISiT). | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/frequency-and-nature-prescribing-problems-general-practitioners-training-revisit
    December 16, 2020 - This retrospective review of prescriptions from ten general practitioners in training in the United Kingdom … identified a high rate of prescribing errors (8.9% of prescriptions reviewed) and suboptimal prescribing … label: prevalence and description of discrepancies from a cross-sectional evaluation of electronic prescriptions

  8. Effect of a pharmacist-led educational intervention on inappropriate medication prescriptions in older adults: the D-PRESCRIBE randomized clinical trial. | PSNet

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    February 14, 2017 - Classic Effect of a pharmacist-led educational intervention on inappropriate medication prescriptions … Effect of a Pharmacist-Led Educational Intervention on Inappropriate Medication Prescriptions in Older … Effect of a Pharmacist-Led Educational Intervention on Inappropriate Medication Prescriptions in Older … March 16, 2022 Prescribers' perspectives on including reason for use information on prescriptions

  9. A National Web Conference on E-prescribing: Overcoming Barriers with Successful Implementation Techniques (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/overcoming-barriers-slides-090512.pdf
    September 05, 2012 - like faxed or paper prescriptions ■ More e-prescribing vendors were being enabled for new prescriptions … reduced manual prescription entry at the pharmacy but staff often had to complete or edit certain … Launch ► “Prescription Pad” Handout Dear Pharmacist: My prescription … Electronic prescriptions should also save you time by giving your prescription a head start to the pharmacy … We are also handling prescription renewals electronically with your pharmacy.

  10. Unrealized potential and residual consequences of electronic prescribing on pharmacy workflow in the outpatient pharmacy. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unrealized-potential-and-residual-consequences-electronic-prescribing-pharmacy-workflow
    December 31, 2014 - To improve safety, the authors recommend developing systems to track abandoned prescriptions, offering … between electronic health record and pharmacy computer systems to decrease manual entry, limit duplicated prescriptions … A past AHRQ WebM&M commentary describes how a nurse entered an outpatient prescription for the wrong … January 7, 2015 How do community pharmacies recover from e-prescription errors? … December 31, 2014 Transmitting and processing electronic prescriptions: experiences of

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45778/psn-pdf
    April 26, 2017 - outcomes of medication intervention using the screening tool of older persons potentially inappropriate prescriptions … Outcomes of Medication Intervention Using the Screening Tool of Older Persons Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions … medication recommendations based on the STOPP (Screening Tool of Older Persons potentially inappropriate Prescriptions … The prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescriptions remained lower in the group receiving the

  12. Errors associated with outpatient computerized prescribing systems. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/errors-associated-outpatient-computerized-prescribing-systems
    June 28, 2010 - This retrospective cohort study analyzed nearly 4000 computer-generated prescriptions over a 4-week period … January 7, 2015 How do community pharmacies recover from e-prescription errors? … January 7, 2015 Transmitting and processing electronic prescriptions: experiences of … December 31, 2014 The effect of the electronic transmission of prescriptions on dispensing … errors and prescription enhancements made in English community pharmacies: a naturalistic stepped wedge

  13. Effective Use of e-Prescribing in Physician Practices and Pharmacies | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/effective-use-e-prescribing-physician-practices-and-pharmacies
    January 01, 2023 - This research focused specifically on e-prescribing among users who electronically send or receive prescriptions … However, electronic prescription renewal was conducted less consistently than transmission of new prescriptions … Pharmacy staff noted that although there was an overall reduction in manual prescription entry, staff … that a broad group of public stakeholders, including the Federal government, the National Council for Prescription … Transmitting and processing electronic prescriptions: experiences of physician practices and pharmacies

  14. Postsurgical prescriptions for opioid naive patients and association with overdose and misuse: retrospective cohort study. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/postsurgical-prescriptions-opioid-naive-patients-and-association-overdose-and-misuse
    October 19, 2022 - Study Classic Postsurgical prescriptions for opioid naive … Postsurgical prescriptions for opioid naive patients and association with overdose and misuse: retrospective … Longer duration of postoperative opioid prescription was also associated with higher odds of future diagnosis … Postsurgical prescriptions for opioid naive patients and association with overdose and misuse: retrospective … August 16, 2017 Prescription of long-acting opioids and mortality in patients with chronic

  15. Communicating doses of pediatric liquid medicines to parents/caregivers: a comparison of written dosing directions on prescriptions with labels applied by dispensed pharmacy. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communicating-doses-pediatric-liquid-medicines-parentscaregivers-comparison-written-dosing
    July 10, 2024 - doses of pediatric liquid medicines to parents/caregivers: a comparison of written dosing directions on prescriptions … doses of pediatric liquid medicines to parents/caregivers: a comparison of written dosing directions on prescriptions … doses of pediatric liquid medicines to parents/caregivers: a comparison of written dosing directions on prescriptions

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60200/psn-pdf
    April 08, 2020 - retrospective Using data from a large, national private insurance provider including 134 million opioid prescription … In 2017, the top 1% of opioid providers prescribed 27% of all opioid prescriptions and accounted for … A large proportion of prescriptions written by high prescribing opioid providers exceeded guidelines … In contrast, the majority of prescriptions for the bottom 99% of prescribers met prescribing guidelines

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/61035/psn-pdf
    October 21, 2020 - More than 3% of children ages 1 to 17 years had at least one opioid prescription filled annually; 76.6 … Black and urban children were less likely to fill opioid prescriptions or experience adverse events, … children-and-opioid-epidemic-age-stratified-exposures-and-harms https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/outpatient-opioid-prescriptions-children-and-opioid-related-adverse-events … opioid-related-critical-care-resource-use-us-childrens-hospitals https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-opioid-prescriptions-dental-clinicians-us-adolescents-and-young-adults-subsequent

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40229/psn-pdf
    January 01, 2017 - Pharmacy mixes up prescriptions. February 20, 2011 Brushwood DB. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacy-mixes-prescriptions This article reports on a court case of a … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacy-mixes-prescriptions

  19. Assessing controlled substance prescribing errors in a pediatric teaching hospital: an analysis of the safety of analgesic prescription practice in the transition from the hospital to home. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessing-controlled-substance-prescribing-errors-pediatric-teaching-hospital-analysis-safety
    August 02, 2010 - substance prescribing errors in a pediatric teaching hospital: an analysis of the safety of analgesic prescription … substance prescribing errors in a pediatric teaching hospital: an analysis of the safety of analgesic prescription … This study evaluated the quality of analgesic prescriptions in patients being discharged from a pediatric … Most prescriptions contained at least one error, including frequent use of error-prone abbreviations … and failure to use weight-based dosing , and 3% of prescriptions were judged to have the potential

  20. Characteristics of initial prescription episodes and likelihood of long-term opioid use—United States, 2006–2015. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/characteristics-initial-prescription-episodes-and-likelihood-long-term-opioid-use-united
    April 24, 2018 - Study Classic Characteristics of initial prescription episodes … Characteristics of Initial Prescription Episodes and Likelihood of Long-Term Opioid Use - United States … Patients started on higher doses (cumulative dose ≥ 700 mg morphine equivalent), provided prescriptions … with longer duration (more than 10 days), or given 3 or more prescriptions for opioids were most likely … Effect of a Veterans Health Administration mandate to case review patients with opioid prescriptions
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