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  1. Ptoutcsurvey (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/hospitals/red-toolkit/ptoutcsurvey.docx
    June 02, 2025 - Include prescription and nonprescription medicines as well as any medicines you were already taking before … Include prescription and nonprescription medicines as well as any medicines you were already taking before

  2. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 254: Improving Rural Health Through Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-254-rural-telehealth-executive-summary.pdf
    December 01, 2022 - Understanding the rural-urban differences in nonmedical prescription opioid use and abuse in the United … Examining rural/urban differences in prescription opioid misuse among US adolescents.

  3. Management of Insomnia Disorder in Adults: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/insomnia_clinician.pdf
    August 01, 2017 - insomnia symptoms, including sleep hygiene education, behavioral and psychological interventions, prescription … Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved several prescription drugs for insomnia, typically

  4. Topic-Brief2-Opioid-Withdrawal (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/topic-brief2-opioid-withdrawal.pdf
    April 01, 2021 - Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids, length of opioid treatment, and overdose or … Patient-centered prescription opioid tapering in community outpatients with chronic pain. … Patient-centered prescription opioid tapering in community outpatients with chronic pain: 2- to 3-year … Prescription opioid taper support for outpatients with chronic pain: a randomized controlled trial. … that involves shifting “waves” of overdose deaths associated with heroin, synthetic opioids, and prescription

  5. Topic-Brief2-Opioid-Withdrawal (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/topic-brief2-opioid-withdrawal.pdf
    April 01, 2021 - Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids, length of opioid treatment, and overdose or … Patient-centered prescription opioid tapering in community outpatients with chronic pain. … Patient-centered prescription opioid tapering in community outpatients with chronic pain: 2- to 3-year … Prescription opioid taper support for outpatients with chronic pain: a randomized controlled trial. … that involves shifting “waves” of overdose deaths associated with heroin, synthetic opioids, and prescription

  6. Final Progress Report: Pediatric Emergency Assessment Tool (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/gorelick-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - presenting complaint; age; triage acuity category; arrival by emergency medical services; current use of prescription … report of qualifying condition Current medications dichotomous based on reported current use of prescription … CAH, urea cycle defects, galactosemia, organic acidurias) VP shunt Similarly, current use of any prescription … Use of prescription medications may reflect the existence of important medical conditions or may be … body fluids (e.g., EKG, slit lamp exam) therapeutic procedures: • intravenous fluids • oxygen • prescription

  7. ADHD Medications and Risk of Serious Coronary Heart Disease in Yough and Middle-Aged Adults (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/adhd-heart-disease-children_research.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - the period 1999 to 2003, national prescribing data suggest that approximately 25% of all stimulant prescriptions … The number of days of drug use per prescription was estimated based on the fill date and days supply … On this survey population, electronic pharmacy data on prescriptions for ADHD medications was obtained … While use of ADHD medications was based on electronic pharmacy records of filled prescriptions, filled … prescriptions may not represent medications actually consumed and days supply may not represent actual

  8. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Review: Supply Chain Disruption Monitoring Programs (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/monitoring-programs-rapid-research.pdf
    April 01, 2025 - Search strategy for Embase Set Query 1 'drug shortage'/exp 2 'antiinfective agent'/mj OR 'prescription … Caterpillar breaks new ground managing the prescription drug supply chain. … Prescription drug shortages: Pediatric emergency and critical care medications. … Prescription drug shortages: Implications for ambulatory pediatrics. … Emergency supply of prescription-only medicines to patients by community pharmacists: A mixed methods

  9. One Dose, Two Errors | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/one-dose-two-errors
    September 29, 2017 - Filice, MD Before addressing the elephant in the room—the prescription of a highly toxic medication … October 14, 2015 Incidence of prescription errors in patients discharged from the emergency

  10. STATISTICAL BRIEF #370: Health and Insurance Status, Health Care Use, and Expenditures for Male Veterans, 2008: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st370/stat370.shtml
    May 01, 2012 - different types of service such as ambulatory visits, inpatient hospital stays, emergency department care, prescription … Medicare Part D, which started in 2006, covers prescription drug expenses.

  11. Screening for Depression in Adults | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/depression/depsum1.html
    April 01, 2013 - Prescription of treatment was not assessed. … Rates of recognition of depression were similar in each group, but prescription of antidepressant medication

  12. Translating CAHPS Surveys (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/translating-cahps-surveys.pdf
    January 17, 2017 - In the last 3 months, did you try to get information or help from your prescription drug plan’s … In the last 3 months, did you look for information from your drug plan about which prescription

  13. Restricted Data Files Available through the AHRQ Data Center

    meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/onsite_datacenter.jsp
    December 01, 2023 - characteristics, residence history, health and functional status, use of services, use of prescription … Diagnosis codes for medical visits and stays and NDC codes for prescription drugs are also

  14. Restricted Data Files Available through the AHRQ Data Center

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_stats/onsite_datacenter.jsp
    December 01, 2023 - characteristics, residence history, health and functional status, use of services, use of prescription … Diagnosis codes for medical visits and stays and NDC codes for prescription drugs are also

  15. Restricted Data Files Available through the AHRQ Data Center

    meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/onsite_datacenter.jsp%20
    December 01, 2023 - characteristics, residence history, health and functional status, use of services, use of prescription … Diagnosis codes for medical visits and stays and NDC codes for prescription drugs are also

  16. Archived: Breastfeeding: Counseling, July 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breastfeeding-counseling-2003
    July 01, 2003 - Some medications (prescription and non-prescription) are contraindicated or advised for use "with caution

  17. Patient Outcome Survey (mailed version (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/hospitals/red-toolkit/ptoutcsurvey.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Include prescription and nonprescription medicines as well as any medicines you were already taking … Include prescription and nonprescription medicines as well as any medicines you were already taking

  18. Medication Administration Errors | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/medication-administration-errors
    December 15, 2024 - Patients are often advised to double check their tablet color upon getting a new prescription refill. … If the prescription didn’t change, the tablet color shouldn’t either.

  19. Translating CAHPS Surveys (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/translating/translating-cahps-surveys.pdf
    January 17, 2017 - In the last 3 months, did you try to get information or help from your prescription drug plan’s … In the last 3 months, did you look for information from your drug plan about which prescription

  20. About the CAHPS® Health Literacy Item Set for Hospitals (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/literacy/about_the_health_literacy_item_set_for_hospitals_911.pdf
    October 01, 2015 - Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion. … million people—have difficulty with common health-related tasks, such as following directions on a prescription
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