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3481. 1_ScenariosGuide (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/1_ScenariosGuide_1.pdf
      June 16, 2021 - The PBM receives a prescription from Patient X, an employee of the hospital, for the antipsychotic medication … the prescribing physician to complete a prior authorization in order to fill and pay for the Geodon prescription …  Employees A PBM (PBM1) has an agreement with Company A to review the companies’ employees’ prescription … The objective would be to see if PBM1 could save the company money on their prescription drug benefit … Company A is self-insured and as part of their current benefits package, they have the prescription

3482. 1_ScenariosGuide (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/1_ScenariosGuide_0.pdf
      June 16, 2021 - The PBM receives a prescription from Patient X, an employee of the hospital, for the antipsychotic medication … the prescribing physician to complete a prior authorization in order to fill and pay for the Geodon prescription … ) Employees A PBM (PBM1) has an agreement with Company A to review the companies’ employees’ prescription … The objective would be to see if PBM1 could save the company money on their prescription drug benefit … Company A is self-insured and as part of their current benefits package, they have the prescription

3483. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49681/psn-pdf
      April 01, 2013 - observational study at one institution identified 74 PN-related medication errors (16 per 1000 PN prescriptions … (24%), and administration (35%).(4) Because this group had a nutrition support team that wrote the prescriptions … This structure is optimal but atypical, and mistakes in the PN prescription and in the PN order review … One major contributing factor is the lack of prescription uniformity between institutions and across … systems of independent double-checks.(14) However, as happened here, the issue often begins with PN prescription

3484. Medication Reconciliation Technology to Improve Quality of Transitional Care - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs018183-weiner-final-report-2013.pdf
      January 01, 2013 - Approximately 20% of medical errors are related to prescription of medications. … Since prescriptions at hospital discharge are intended to be followed in ambulatory care, improving … transitional and ambulatory care requires attention to the discharge prescriptions.

3485. Watch the Warfarin! | PSNet
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      December 01, 2013 - Warfarin is a commonly prescribed oral anticoagulant, with 30 million prescriptions written per year … care doctor specifically for INR testing in the setting of recent acute illness and new antibiotic prescriptions

3486. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49816/psn-pdf
      January 01, 2018 - A recent study found that for common surgical procedures, the average duration of opioid prescriptions … Defining optimal length of opioid pain medication prescription after common surgical procedures. 2018 … Guideline for discharge opioid prescriptions after inpatient general surgical procedures.

3487. App-D-Opioid-Chronic-Pain-Surveillance-Report-3 (xls file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-d-opioid-chronic-pain-surveillance-report-3.xlsx
      September 30, 2015 - Inclusion: Adults aged 18 to 64 years with post-surgical, non-cancer back pain; addiction to prescription … Duration: Up to 12 months of followup Inclusion: 12 months of continuous opioid prescriptions of at least … Prospective cohort Nested within an ongoing nationwide prospective cohort study, the Evaluating Opioid Prescription … 83% Black: 10% Other: 6% Female: 83% Long-term opioid therapy defined as the presence of at least 3 prescription … factors (marital status, educational level, employment status, economic status, health insurance and prescription

3488. An Evaluation of the Spread and Scale of PatientToc™ From Primary Care to Community Pharmacy Practice for the Collection of Patient-Reported Outcomes | Digital Healthcare Research
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      March 31, 2024 - Typically, adherence is monitored by prescribing providers during in-person visits or may be informed by prescription … However, relying on infrequent visits does not provide timely information, and merely filling a prescription

3489. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60611/psn-pdf
      June 24, 2020 - The prescription and written instructions on the After-Hospital Summary (AHS) were correct, but nurse-generated … Relying upon the easy visual instruction sheet included in the AHS, as opposed to the prescription label … cognitive burden, prevent errors and minimize the time involved in completing clinical work.15   Prescriptions … For this particular case, an order set or prescription should not have included “acute arterial occlusion … This approach also makes it easier for physicians to write the prescription and to ensure proper dose

3490. Opioid-Related Hospital Stays Among Women in the United States, 2016 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb247-Opioid-Hospital-Stays-Women.pdf
      October 01, 2018 - opioids and are likely to have higher rates of drug overdose deaths involving prescription or illegal … opioids.6,7 Women aged 65 years and older have a higher prevalence of long-term prescription opioid … Prescription Painkiller Overdoses: A Growing Epidemic, Especially Among Women. … Prescription Opioid Analgesic Use Among Adults: United States, 1999–2012. NCHS Data Brief #189. … Opioid prescription claims among women of reproductive age—United States, 2008–2012.

3491. Count and Be Counted: Preparing Future Pharmacists to Promote a Culture of Safety | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/count-and-be-counted-preparing-future-pharmacists-promote-culture-safety
      April 01, 2006 - Pharmacists are comfortable participants in the patient safety movement in matters pertaining to prescriptions … visual identifiers and bar codes to avoid human error.( 1 ) Several different pharmacists may check the prescription … When I was about 10, I started doing odd jobs there, like delivering prescriptions on my bicycle. … January 21, 2019 Expanded pharmacy technician roles: accepting verbal prescriptions and … communicating prescription transfers.

3492. Final Research Plan: Unhealthy Drug Use: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/drug-use-illicit-screening
      October 20, 2016 - manufactured fentanyl [IMF]) Stimulants (cocaine, amphetamine, Catha edulis [khat], methamphetamine) Prescription … opioid pain relievers Prescription sedatives (barbiturates, benzodiazepines, sleep medications) … Prescription stimulants Over-the-counter drugs (e.g., DXM) Combination of any of the above

3493. The Role of Community Pharmacists in Patient Safety | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-community-pharmacists-patient-safety
      October 24, 2021 - A clinical review is essential for all prescriptions and can help ensure that any errors occurring as … discharge process, the inpatient providers may have an incomplete history of the patient’s existing prescriptions … Community pharmacist involvement in prescription drug monitoring programs. Pharmacy Times . … Prescription drug monitoring programs in community pharmacy: an exploration of pharmacist time requirements … We mentioned those Five Rights, verifying that the interpretation of the prescription you're getting

3494. Research Findings #12: Health Care Expenses in the United States, 1996
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      December 01, 2000 - Females were more likely than males to have a prescription medicine expense (71 percent … The uninsured paid 88 percent of their prescription expenses out of pocket, compared to … The proportion of expenses attributable to purchases of prescription medicines was 13 … Prescription medicines 6. … Prescription medicines a —median and mean expenses per person with

3495. Chronic Pain Management | The Academy
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      January 01, 2012 - opioid use disorder to also experience acute or chronic pain, as this pain may have led to the misuse of prescription … and recommendations from other clinicians, cultural beliefs or concerns, and data from the State’s prescription … costs, while others may be concerned that undertreated pain may be a trigger for illicit opioid use or prescription

3496. Toolkit Implementation Guide for Acute Care Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/acute_care_implementation_guide.pdf
      November 01, 2019 - medical information to each other and approached to improve communication and teamwork in antibiotic prescription … workstations, break rooms) • Regular follow up from the ASP with frontline staff both through routine post-prescription … syndrome, disseminating information about the syndrome, focusing its daily interventions (e.g., post-prescription

3497. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/864868/psn-pdf
      March 27, 2024 - settings and exchanging and sharing information among multiple care team members may introduce errors in prescription … reconciliation should be the established standard of practice conducted at every care transition involving the prescription … medicine, when adjustments to existing orders are made, or the addition of “home medications" and “non-prescription

3498. STATISTICAL BRIEF #255: Trends in Health Care Expenditures for Adults Ages 45-64: 2006 versus 1996
      meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st255/stat255.shtml
      August 01, 2009 - care substantially declined between 1996 and 2006 (35.7 versus 25.7 percent) while the portion for prescription … The average expenditures per prescription medicine purchase nearly doubled from 1996 to 2006 (increase … average per diem $3005 $3491 Emergency room visit $563 $947 Dental visit $195 $265 Prescription

3499. Nurse error spotlights drug's danger. | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurse-error-spotlights-drugs-danger
      November 21, 2016 - July 5, 2006 Handwritten-prescription ban puts pharmacists in awkward position as "enforcers

3500. Ways You Can Help Your Family Prevent Medical Errors! | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ways-you-can-help-your-family-prevent-medical-errors
      December 24, 2008 - November 21, 2016 Quick Tips—When Getting A Prescription.