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  1. Pharmacy clarification of prescriptions ordered in primary care: a report from the Applied Strategies for Improving Patient Safety (ASIPS) collaborative. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacy-clarification-prescriptions-ordered-primary-care-report-applied-strategies-improving
    March 28, 2011 - Commentary Pharmacy clarification of prescriptions ordered in primary care: a report … Pharmacy clarification of prescriptions ordered in primary care: a report from the Applied Strategies … Pharmacy clarification of prescriptions ordered in primary care: a report from the Applied Strategies … June 16, 2019 A prescription for enhancing electronic prescribing safety.

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38612/psn-pdf
    May 06, 2009 - 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 for

  3. 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

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836850/psn-pdf
    March 31, 2022 - For example, after a policy was implemented to require prior authorization for opioid prescriptions … exceeding six weeks of treatment, the prevalence of opioid prescriptions for a 60-day supply dropped … of prescriptions exceeding 30 MME, and (4) the number of prescriptions written for opioids that were … opioids and reduced deaths from prescription opioid overdoses, Lee and colleagues found that some state … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacist-and-prescriber-responsibilities-avoiding-prescription-drug-misuse

  5. 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.

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49447/psn-pdf
    June 01, 2004 - However, because the patient's family had a copy of the original prescription from the oncologist, the … In one analysis of prescriptions requiring clarification, while faxed and written prescriptions required … Pharmacists should not dispense any drug based on a prescription without data that support its use in … Relationships between ambient sounds and the accuracy of pharmacists' prescription-filling performance … of the first five million prescriptions in 1999.

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866438/psn-pdf
    August 07, 2024 - Using machine learning or deep learning models in a hospital setting to detect inappropriate prescriptions … Using machine learning or deep learning models in a hospital setting to detect inappropriate prescriptions

  8. Pharmacy dispensing of electronically discontinued medications. | PSNet

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    October 03, 2012 - care practices that use a commercial electronic medical record system, this study found that 1.5% of prescriptions … January 7, 2015 The effect of the electronic transmission of prescriptions on dispensing … errors and prescription enhancements made in English community pharmacies: a naturalistic stepped wedge … label: prevalence and description of discrepancies from a cross-sectional evaluation of electronic prescriptions … November 1, 2011 Using human error theory to explore the supply of non-prescription medicines

  9. Adverse drug events in pediatric outpatients. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-drug-events-pediatric-outpatients
    February 06, 2008 - AHRQ-funded prospective cohort study evaluated the frequency of medication errors via chart review, review of prescriptions … April 10, 2019 The fate of pediatric prescriptions in community pharmacies. … doses of pediatric liquid medicines to parents/caregivers: a comparison of written dosing directions on prescriptions

  10. Medicare letters to curb overprescribing of controlled substances had no detectable effect on providers. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medicare-letters-curb-overprescribing-controlled-substances-had-no-detectable-effect
    May 25, 2016 - has been shown to reduce other instances of medical care overuse , such as inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions … very frequently prescribed Schedule II controlled substances (the highest risk category for which a prescription … is still legal) were randomized to receive a letter showing their prescription practices compared to … February 15, 2023 Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids, length of … October 17, 2012 Prescription errors in psychiatry - a multi-centre study.

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73964/psn-pdf
    October 13, 2021 - Medication reconciliation in the geriatric unit: impact on the maintenance of post-hospitalization prescriptions … Medication reconciliation in the geriatric unit: impact on the maintenance of post-hospitalization prescriptions

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60018/psn-pdf
    March 04, 2020 - psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/2018-update-pediatric-medical-overuse-review https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/outpatient-opioid-prescriptions-children-and-opioid-related-adverse-events … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/outpatient-opioid-prescriptions-children-and-opioid-related-adverse-events

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60804/psn-pdf
    August 12, 2020 - pharmacist, who is responsible for obtaining the best possible medication history and preparing discharge prescriptions … surgical team improved the accuracy of medication histories, inpatient prescribing, and discharge prescriptions

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837426/psn-pdf
    June 15, 2022 - 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

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72568/psn-pdf
    January 01, 2021 - Alternatives to opioid education and a prescription drug monitoring program cumulatively decreased outpatient … opioid prescriptions. … opioid prescriptions. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/alternatives-opioid-education-and-prescription-drug-monitoring-program- … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-drug-monitoring-programs-evolution-and-evidence

  16. Differences of reasons for alert overrides on contraindicated co-prescriptions by admitting department. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/differences-reasons-alert-overrides-contraindicated-co-prescriptions-admitting-department
    January 23, 2017 - Study Differences of reasons for alert overrides on contraindicated co-prescriptions … Differences of Reasons for Alert Overrides on Contraindicated Co-prescriptions by Admitting Department … Differences of Reasons for Alert Overrides on Contraindicated Co-prescriptions by Admitting Department … July 29, 2020 Reducing drug prescription errors and adverse drug events by application … Impact of a clinical decision support system for high-alert medications on the prevention of prescription

  17. Lapane KL, Rosen RK, Dubé C. "Perceptions of e-prescribing efficiencies and inefficiencies in ambulatory care." | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/lapane-kl-rosen-rk-dub%C3%A9
    January 01, 2023 - The next closest method was computer generated fax and prescriptions in which approximately 25% rated … Clinicians appreciated the efficiency of the technology, including that it allowed them to write and send prescriptions … directly to the pharmacy while they were meeting with patients, and also that it allowed them to approve prescriptions

  18. Wogen S et al. 2003 "Improving the efficiency of the prescription process and promoting plan adherence." | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/wogen-s-et
    January 01, 2023 - Wogen S et al. 2003 "Improving the efficiency of the prescription process and promoting plan adherence … Improving the efficiency of the prescription process and promoting plan adherence. … Objective To "describe the impact of introducing an automated electronic prescription process in large … The use of home delivery of prescriptions increased 10 percent. … control group) Study Participants The 14 physicians in the practice and their patients receiving prescriptions

  19. Enabling E-Prescribing and Enhanced Management of Controlled Medications - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017157-carrow-final-report-2012.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - for reconciling e-prescribed and dispensed controlled substances prescriptions. … Prescription fraud, other forms of drug diversion and the resulting abuse and misuse of prescription … In many cases the prescription was ready when the patient arrived at the pharmacy. 6. … No adjustment was made for prescriptions transmitted but not picked up. … substances prescriptions presented electronically. 2.

  20. Length of Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017151-fischer-final-report-2011.pdf
    January 01, 2011 - Quantitative evaluation included e-prescription data and medical claims data for physicians and patients … We asked respondents about the effect of their e-prescribing system on taking care of prescription … Evaluation of e-prescriptions We obtained data on e-prescriptions written with the Zix PocketScripte … We also obtained records of alerts that were issued in the process of issuing an e-prescription. … The rates were very similar across prescriptions that were completed and prescriptions that were cancelled
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