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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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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/schiff-gordon-david
January 01, 2023 - Analysis of 4 million outpatient prescriptions. … Analysis of 4 million outpatient prescriptions. … Enhancing Medication CPOE Safety and Quality by Indications-Based Prescribing
A prescription … A prescription for enhancing electronic prescribing safety.
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digital.ahrq.gov/medical-condition/hyperlipidemia-hl
January 01, 2023 - Corser, William
Primary medication non-adherence: analysis of 195,930 electronic prescriptions … Primary medication non-adherence: analysis of 195,930 electronic prescriptions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-blood-loss-phlebotomy-and-hospital-acquired-anemia-during-acute-myocardial
March 14, 2022 - December 2, 2020
Prevalence of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions among US ambulatory … Analysis of 4 million outpatient prescriptions.
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digital.ahrq.gov/funding-mechanism/e-prescribing-pilot-projects
January 01, 2023 - Pharmacies
Analysis of community chain pharmacists' interventions on electronic prescriptions … Analysis of community chain pharmacists' interventions on electronic prescriptions.
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/schwarz-eleanor
January 01, 2023 - Women's information-seeking behavior after receiving contraceptive versus noncontraceptive prescriptions … Women's information-seeking behavior after receiving contraceptive versus noncontraceptive prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/role-computerized-physician-order-entry-usability-reduction-prescribing-errors
June 23, 2021 - Analysis of 4 million outpatient prescriptions. … December 21, 2017
Differences of reasons for alert overrides on contraindicated co-prescriptions
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hypertension-drugs-utilization_research.pdf
January 25, 2011 - Between 2007 and 2009,
87 to 88 percent of Medicare
beneficiaries with hypertension
used at least one prescription … Utilization files showed that 72 percent of
Medicare beneficiaries filled at least one
antihypertensive prescription … Hypertension
Total drug cost and total out-of-pocket
expense were calculated within the
Medicare Part D Prescription … The PDE file contains
summary records of drug dispensing
information from prescription plan
sponsors … of One or More Antihypertensive Drugs, by 2006-2009
HRR; Adjusted by Age Category, Gender, Number of Prescription
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/Event%20Transcipt%20August.pdf
August 27, 2009 - 10% of total prescriptions in the United States. … That is, non-medical users or abusers of prescription drugs. … Right now the system is that the prescriber sees the patient, writes the prescription. … comprise about a quarter of their
prescriptions. … The question has arisen, why can't prescriptions be
transmitted similarly.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/europe-e-prescribing-report.pdf
February 01, 2011 - One interviewee cited a study showing that 80 percent
of prescriptions were e-prescriptions in 1998, … Another interviewee indicated that e-prescriptions were used,
in particular, for prescription refills … The pharmacist can
scan the barcode on the prescription and downloads the prescription from the
Spine … Y Y
prescription
Release and return of prescription messages Y Y
Enables automated repeat dispensing … N Y
Cancellation of prescriptions N Y
Digital signing of prescriptions by prescribers N Y
Patient
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/krall-m-et-al-1995
January 01, 1995 - select code diagnoses, and directly order laboratory, Imaging, and other tests, internal referrals, and prescriptions … select code diagnoses, and directly order laboratory, imaging, and other tests, internal referrals, and prescriptions
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/kobb-r-et-al-2003
January 01, 2003 - coordination enhanced by technology reduces hospital admissions, bed days of care, emergency room visits, and prescriptions … Hospital admissions, bed days of care, emergency room visits, and prescriptions in the experimental groups
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r21hs019726-kahn-final-report-2014.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Patient demographics, diagnoses, encounters, medication prescriptions
and fulfillment data were extracted … In
addition to time between prescription and fill events illustrated here, the percent of prescriptions … (fills)
without matching fills (prescriptions) was also measured. … In addition to time between prescription and fill events illustrated here, the percent of prescriptions … (fills) without matching fills (prescriptions) was also measured.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ten-ways-improve-medication-safety-community-pharmacies
May 08, 2017 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Analysis of prescribers' notes in electronic prescriptions … May 8, 2017
Quality and variability of patient directions in electronic prescriptions … October 19, 2022
Physicians' perspectives regarding prescription drug monitoring program … August 11, 2010
Patient-centered approach for improving prescription drug warning labels
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-year-review
May 02, 2018 - Work effort, readability and quality of pharmacy transcription of patient directions from electronic prescriptions … Analysis of 4 million outpatient prescriptions. … May 27, 2011
Effect of computerisation on the quality and safety of chemotherapy prescription
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/Root.ppt
June 01, 2005 - Case reporting;
Queries to Controlled Substance Data Base E-prescriptions;
refills, renewals,
Prior auth … ;
refills, renewals,
Prior auth requests; questions about prescriptions; fill status Drug reconciliation … claims; medication history; medical history Reporting and queries to Controlled Substance Data Base Prescription … Payers
Clinics
Providers
Hospitals
Clinics
Integrated health care system
Payers
Laboratories
Prescription … Clinics
Providers
Hospitals
Clinics
Integrated health care system
Payers
RxHub
PBM
PBM
PBM
E-Prescription
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37935/psn-pdf
February 17, 2011 - The (slowly) vanishing prescription pad.
February 17, 2011
Steinbrook R. … The (slowly) vanishing prescription pad. N Engl J Med. 2008;359(2):115-7. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/slowly-vanishing-prescription-pad
This perspective discusses the proliferation … of electronic vs. paper-based prescriptions, as well as how this
new technology can improve efficiency … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/slowly-vanishing-prescription-pad
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36081/psn-pdf
July 05, 2006 - Handwritten-prescription ban puts pharmacists in
awkward position as "enforcers." … June 22, 2006
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/handwritten-prescription-ban-puts-pharmacists-awkward-position-enforcers … This article reports on a Washington state law that prevents pharmacists from accepting prescriptions … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/handwritten-prescription-ban-puts-pharmacists-awkward-position-enforcers
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/enabling-electronic-prescribing-and-enhanced-management-controlled-medication/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - evaluation of a safe, secure, and efficient system for electronic transmission of controlled substance prescriptions … Specific Aims:
Develop, implement, and verify a system of safe and secure electronic transmission of prescriptions … 2010, the project also collaborated with DrFirst to create an interface file of Schedules II through V prescriptions … The availability of this data, along with dispensed prescription information currently received by MA … using a new field to validate the process of reconciling prescribed and dispensed controlled substances prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/achieving-institute-medicines-6-aims-quality-midst-opioid-crisis-considerations-emergency
June 24, 2015 - department to identify how emergency room nurses can help reduce unintended consequences associated with prescription … View More
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Alternatives to opioid education and a prescription … drug monitoring program cumulatively decreased outpatient opioid prescriptions. … March 7, 2018
The effect of opioid prescribing guidelines on prescriptions by emergency