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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49600/psn-pdf
April 01, 2010 - Nonetheless, it is estimated that 21% of handwritten prescriptions contain at least one
prescription-writing … research has focused on dispensing errors, and investigators estimate
that between 1.7% and 24% of prescriptions … When prescriptions are electronically prescribed, they cannot always be
transmitted directly to the … Pharmacists are accustomed to correctly interpreting handwritten prescriptions. … only, in the remainder for both new
prescriptions and refills.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/outpatient-cpoe-orders-discontinued-due-erroneous-entry-prospective-survey-prescribers
October 13, 2018 - Analysis of 4 million outpatient prescriptions. … May 11, 2019
Quality and variability of patient directions in electronic prescriptions … December 21, 2017
Physician satisfaction with transition from CPOE to paper-based prescription … July 12, 2017
Prescription errors related to the use of computerized provider order-entry … June 14, 2017
Differences of reasons for alert overrides on contraindicated co-prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/classification-medication-incidents-associated-information-technology
November 23, 2012 - December 31, 2014
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 … label: prevalence and description of discrepancies from a cross-sectional evaluation of electronic prescriptions
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/grossman-joy
January 01, 2023 - Grossman, Joy
Transmitting and processing electronic prescriptions: … Transmitting and processing electronic prescriptions: experiences of physician practices and pharmacies
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017149-veline-final-report-2011.pdf
January 01, 2011 - within 28 days of the prescription written/transmission date suggests the prescription was
filled by … and the filling of the
prescription. … These results provide some insight on the prescription filling patterns of
patients after new prescriptions … The
starting and end dates for the prescriptions were bounded by the date of prescription entry in the … The numbers of prescriptions are fairly similar for the first two phases with fewer
prescriptions completed
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43323/psn-pdf
January 07, 2015 - To improve safety, the
authors recommend developing systems to track abandoned prescriptions, offering … 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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-human-factors-patient-safety-when-prescribing
June 15, 2022 - Prescription errors have the potential to cause harm to patients. … June 16, 2019
The fate of pediatric prescriptions in community pharmacies. … May 11, 2011
Pharmacy mixes up prescriptions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-language-barriers-patient-care-pharmacy-perspective
February 05, 2025 - May 27, 2020
Alternatives to opioid education and a prescription drug monitoring program … cumulatively decreased outpatient opioid prescriptions. … May 24, 2015
Language barriers to prescriptions for patients with limited English proficiency
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-and-opioid-medications
January 01, 2015 - Moreover, an analysis of new prescriptions of long-acting opioids for chronic noncancer pain showed … Because most opioids misused by patients originate from prescription medications, it is important, at … Similarly, the number of opioid prescriptions following low-risk surgical procedures increased between … The authors identified a steep decline in hydrocodone prescriptions and in overall dispensing of this … While a modest increase in other opioid medication prescriptions was seen, this effect did not approach
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/mr12/mr12.shtml
June 01, 2001 - It also included pharmacies that did not fill prescriptions for the sampled persons … but reported having filled no prescriptions for the person in 1996, the person was … In the first run, 512 HC prescription mentions were exactly matched to prescriptions reported for the … The procedure used to match HC prescription mentions for NSF households to PC prescriptions mirrors … Of the remaining 64,187 prescriptions, 52.0 percent (33,394 prescriptions) were classified as 1996 drug
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/AppendixA_Comm_Tech_For_AA_Women.pdf
February 01, 2010 - any prescriptions for the following health issues? … prescriptions for the following health issues? … any prescriptions for the following health issues? … take any prescriptions for the following health issues? … open-ended number
4
How many times in the
past year have you used
an illegal drug or used a
prescription
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/u18hs016970-bates-final-report-2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Electronic Prescribing in the Ambulatory Setting
Electronic prescribing is defined as the writing of a prescription … electronic prescription (e-prescribing) errors. … • Errors introduced by ePrescribing: Each prescription with error underwent further detailed review … Data Sources: For all providers included in the study, we obtained electronic prescription downloads … Error rates were 10.7 per 100 prescriptions at baseline and 11.7 per 100
prescriptions at 1 year (p
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/computer-technology-and-clinical-work-still-waiting-godot
October 19, 2022 - Reduce Missed and Delayed Diagnoses of Cancer
July 31, 2023
Standardizing opioid prescriptions … February 13, 2019
A prescription for enhancing electronic prescribing safety. … June 13, 2018
Pediatric emergency department discharge prescriptions requiring pharmacy
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/chui-michelle-anne
January 01, 2023 - Outpatient Setting
Impact of CancelRx on discontinuation of controlled substance prescriptions … Impact of CancelRx on discontinuation of controlled substance prescriptions: an interrupted time series
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49396/psn-pdf
April 01, 2003 - She received a handwritten prescription for Zyrtec and Atarax. … With
prescriptions for Zyprexa and Zyrtec there are many. … Therefore,
including the purpose on prescriptions will reduce the likelihood of such name confusions … Include
purpose of medication on prescriptions. … Prescription errors. Legibility and drug name confusion.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47312/psn-pdf
October 13, 2018 - Perhaps the most notable finding is that the
number of high-dose opioid prescriptions declined by nearly … 50% over the study period (from 683 to 356
prescriptions per 100,000 adults). … opioid-prescribing-united-states-and-after-centers-disease-control-and-preventions-2016
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/four-states-robust-prescription-drug-monitoring-programs-reduced-opioid-dosages
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/enhancing-medication-cpoe-safety-and-quality-indications-based-prescribing
January 01, 2023 - Analysis of 4 million outpatient prescriptions. … Analysis of 4 million outpatient prescriptions. … A prescription for enhancing electronic prescribing safety. … However, if the patient has several prescriptions, they may confuse their medications. … If the indication was recorded in the CPOE, pharmacists would have more information about the prescription
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/e-prescribing-impact-patient-safety-use-and-cost/annual-summary/2009
January 01, 2009 - with concurrent controls to evaluate the effects of e-prescribing on patient safety, use, and cost of prescription … Early results also indicated that patients getting e-prescriptions had less severe potential drug-drug … with concurrent controls to evaluate the effects of e-prescribing on patient safety, use, and cost of prescription … Cost
E-prescriptions in the intervention group showed a 6.6 percent increase in the proportion of Tier … with a chronic condition had either a death or a hospitalization in the year following their first e-prescription
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/bad-writing-wrong-medication
March 01, 2015 - Nonetheless, it is estimated that 21% of handwritten prescriptions contain at least one prescription-writing … research has focused on dispensing errors, and investigators estimate that between 1.7% and 24% of prescriptions … When prescriptions are electronically prescribed, they cannot always be transmitted directly to the pharmacy … Pharmacists are accustomed to correctly interpreting handwritten prescriptions. … only, in the remainder for both new prescriptions and refills.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/some-health-workers-suffering-addiction-steal-drugs-meant-patients
October 28, 2020 - November 1, 2023
California doctors alarmed as state links their opioid prescriptions … February 6, 2019
Doctors and dentists still flooding U.S. with opioid prescriptions.