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  1. Procalcitonin Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/procalcitonin_executive.pdf
    October 01, 2012 - Outcome: Antibiotic use (duration of antibiotic therapy, prescription rate,a and total antibiotic exposureb … There is high strength of evidence that procalcitonin guidance reduces antibiotic duration and prescription … Absolute reduction in prescription rates ranged from -2 to -7 percent with relative reductions ranging … guidance for initiation and discontinuation of antibiotic therapy significantly reduced antibiotic prescription … Biomarkers in respiratory tract infections: diagnostic guides to antibiotic prescription, prognostic

  2. Improving Otitis Media Care with EHR-based Clinical Decision Support and Feedback - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-otitis-media-care-electronic-health-record-ehr-based-clinical/annual-summary/2010
    January 01, 2010 - The first quality indicator selected was the measurement of appropriate prescription of amoxicillin as

  3. Improving Health Information Technology Implementation in a Rural Health System - 2008 | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-health-information-technology-implementation-rural-health-system/annual-summary/2008
    January 01, 2008 - Evaluation metrics are still in development; although use of functions like e-prescription is being tracked

  4. Comparability of Results for the 2.0 and 3.0 Versions of the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/cg/Comparison_of_CG-CAHPS_v3_and_v2.pdf
    July 01, 2015 - results of blood test, x-ray, or other test --  Someone from provider’s office talked about all the prescription

  5. Statistical Brief #24: The Uninsured in America — 1996-2002 Estimates for the Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population Under Age 65 (pdf file)

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st24/stat24.pdf
    January 01, 2001 - doctor, have a usual source of medical care, receive preventive services, or have a recommended test or prescription

  6. Chapter 5: Crossing the Bridge and Returning | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity/obpcp5.html
    May 01, 2014 - Sample Prescription Pad Tool 10. Sample Brochure Tool 11. Sample Poster Tool 12. 

  7. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease: A Review of the Research for Adults (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fatty-acids-cardiovascular-disease_consumer.pdf
    July 01, 2017 - Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves the quality and safety of all prescription and over-the-counter

  8. 047-Evidence-Behind-Decolonization-Strategies-Notes (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/047-evidence-behind-decolonization-strategies-notes.docx
    October 01, 2024 - An additional consideration is that unlike mupirocin, iodophor does not require a prescription for use … This can be advantageous in circumstances when obtaining provider prescription could be time consuming … Nevertheless, if mupirocin resistance increases or if prescription logistics are problematic, then iodophor … provides a valuable alternative as a non-prescription antiseptic.

  9. Treatment of Dementia Among Community-Dwelling and Institutionalized Medicare Beneficiaries (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dementia-databases-methods_research.pdf
    May 01, 2008 - clinical effectiveness, safety, and appropriateness of health care items and services, particularly prescription … across settings, with 24.7% of dementia cases in the community and 26.3% of those in LTC receiving prescriptions … In the community, prescription fills are self-reported with a four-month recall (3 times a year). … For facility residents, medication prescriptions and administrations are extracted directly from the … only recognized dementia is used; however, it makes the data on medication use more valid in that prescription

  10. Systematic Review on Treatments for Acute Pain: Surveillance Report 3 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/main-apps-surv-report-3-acute-pain.pdf
    June 01, 2022 - pain or prescription refills: a prospective, surgeon-blinded, randomized, controlled trial. … Relationship between initial opioid prescription size and likelihood of refill after spine surgery. … Examining reduced opioid prescriptions after gynecologic laparoscopy: a randomized controlled trial … Larger initial opioid prescriptions following total joint arthroplasty are associated with greater … Supporting pharmacogenetic-guided opioid prescriptions for post-operative pain: the design, protocol

  11. Final Progress Report: UIC Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics Tools for Optimizing Prescribing, Monitoring and Education (TOP-MED) (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lambert2-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - A prescription for improving drug formulary decision-making. PLoS Med 9(5), 1-7. … Data from electronic prescription medication orders for diabetes were collected. … Relationship between leukotriene-modifying agent prescriptions dispensed and rate of suicide deaths … Beyond the prescription: medication monitoring and adverse drug events in older adults. … Computerized interventions to obtain indication information for inpatient prescriptions: A pilot study

  12. Implementation Guide: Factors to Consider in Managing Chronic Pain: A Pain Management Summary (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/implementation-guide.pdf
    December 01, 2018 - urine drug testing at least annually to assess for prescribed medications as well as other controlled prescription … Alpha then decides to review the local Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) database externally … Echo received prescriptions for this or other medications of concern from another medical professional … It is important for clinicians to know whether the calculated amount is based upon prescriptions from … They may need to be adjusted to support other use cases (e.g., integration with Computerized Prescription

  13. How Do I Evaluate Workflow? (ppt file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/workflowtoolkit/HowDoIEvaluateWorkflow.ppt
    December 18, 2021 - Results* Flows for different kinds of tests or normal vs. abnormal Ordering medications, including Prescription

  14. Medication-Adherence-Interventions Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medication-adherence-interventions_executive.pdf
    September 01, 2012 - adherence is relatively common.3,4 Studies have shown consistently that 20 to 30 percent of medication prescriptions … medications, either through reduced medication copayments or improved prescription drug coverage. … drug coveragea Unchanged prescription drug coverage 5 Benefit: moderate SOE Insufficient SOE … Diabetes96,98,100 Improved prescription drug coveragea Unchanged prescription drug coverage 3 Benefit … Prescription medicine compliance: review of the baseline of knowledge – report of the National Council

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836840/psn-pdf
    April 22, 2021 - Defect-free care included receiving appropriate VTE prophylaxis care such as prescriptions and administration … performance feedback to surgical residents improves appropriate venous thromboembolism prophylaxis prescription … performance feedback to surgical residents improves appropriate venous thromboembolism prophylaxis prescription

  16. The Johns Hopkins Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Collaborative Studies and Implements Methods to Prevent Avoidable Cases of Hospital Associated VTE | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/johns-hopkins-venous-thromboembolism-vte-collaborative-studies-and-implements-methods
    June 19, 2024 - Defect-free care included receiving appropriate VTE prophylaxis care such as prescriptions and administration … performance feedback to surgical residents improves appropriate venous thromboembolism prophylaxis prescription … performance feedback to surgical residents improves appropriate venous thromboembolism prophylaxis prescription

  17. In Conversation with Patricia Dykes about The Ongoing Journey to Prevent Patient Falls | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-patricia-dykes-about-ongoing-journey-prevent-patient-falls
    December 18, 2024 - weakness, agitation/confusion or impaired judgment, urinary incontinence/frequency, fall history, and prescription … If the patient had either of those diagnoses and did not have a prescription for a bone-strengthening … take that clinical decision support that we developed with ASPIRE and provide personalized exercise prescriptions … weakness, agitation/confusion or impaired judgement, urinary incontinence/frequency, fall history, and the prescription

  18. The Ongoing Journey to Prevent Patient Falls | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/ongoing-journey-prevent-patient-falls
    December 18, 2024 - weakness, agitation/confusion or impaired judgement, urinary incontinence/frequency, fall history, and the prescription … weakness, agitation/confusion or impaired judgment, urinary incontinence/frequency, fall history, and prescription … If the patient had either of those diagnoses and did not have a prescription for a bone-strengthening … take that clinical decision support that we developed with ASPIRE and provide personalized exercise prescriptions

  19. Final Progress Report: Connected Emergency Care (CEC) Patient Safety Learning Lab (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/hinson-levin-report.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - reductions in inappropriate antibiotic prescribing, revealing racial and socioeconomic disparities in prescription … race, ethnicity, area deprivation index) and the likelihood of receiving an inappropriate antibiotic prescription … White patients were notably more likely to receive an inappropriate prescription compared to Black, … adjusted analyses showing that White patients had a 1.32 times higher likelihood of receiving such prescriptions

  20. Data-Points-8 Tables1 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/data-points-8_tables1.pdf
    January 01, 2009 - Number of Prescription Claims for Antihypertensive Drugs Among Medicare Parts A, B, and D Beneficiaries … Number of Prescriptions (in 100,000s) Breakdown Category Year ACE Inhibitors Angiotensin II Receptor … 0.89 148.77 Black 2007 29.75 11.47 36.67 38.39 37.44 11.74 3.70 0.13 27.89 12 Number of Prescriptions … Number of Prescriptions per Medication Class by Year among beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Parts A … , B, and D - By Antihypertensive Medication Class Number of Prescriptions (in 100,000s) Breakdown
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