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201. Preventing Medication Errors in Ambulatory Care: The Importance of Establishing Regimen Concordance (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Schillinger.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - receive the full benefits of warfarin therapy. … that, among treated patients, nearly one-half have international normalized ratios (INRs) outside the therapeutic … associated with as many as 10 percent of preventable adverse drug events.6 Drugs that have a narrow therapeutic … ) or bleeding (over- treatment). … data and virological treatment outcome.

202. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4b_pdi02-pressureulcer-bestpractices.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment Protocol. … , physical therapy, enterostomal therapy, wound specialists, etc … ) • Dietitians Equipment • Access to equipment (therapeutic surfaces) Communication • Systemwide … Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers: quick reference guide. … Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment protocol.

203. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4p_combo_pdi02-pressureulcer-bestpractices.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment Protocol. … , physical therapy, enterostomal therapy, wound specialists, etc … ) • Dietitians Equipment • Access to equipment (therapeutic surfaces) Communication • Systemwide … Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers: quick reference guide. … Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment protocol.

204. Materials VI-A (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-164-materials-vi-a.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - MEDICAID ‐ One year of c Year/ Age Category At Least 1 Fluoride Treatment (GROUP B) r of children … Number of children w/ 3 Fluoride Treatment (any D1203, D1206, or D1208), or (CPT 99420 with ICD … D7230, or D7240) S: (GROUP C) % of Denominator Pulp Cap Indirect % of Denomin ator Therapeutic … Pulpotomy % of Denomin ator G Pulpal therapy Posterior Primary ROUP E % of Denomin … ator End Therapy (Root Canals), Anterior Bicuspid and Posterior Tooth % of Denomin ator

205. Reducing the Use of Short-acting Nifedipine by Hypertensives Using a Pharmaceutical Database (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Furmaga.pdf
     January 01, 2005 - The provider was contacted to recommend alternate therapy in 57 (22 percent) of the patients prescribed … facility level in order to take advantage of established relationships between local pharmacy and therapeutics … helped to target drug interactions, medication adherence, and issues requiring prescriber feedback on therapeutic … The risk of myocardial infarction associated with antihypertensive drug therapies. … National use of postmenopausal hormone therapy: annual trends and response to recent evidence.

206. Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/hrqa99b.html
     October 01, 2014 - (b) CENTERS FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ON THERAPEUTICS- (1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary, acting through … primary care research focuses on the first contact when illness or health concerns arise, the diagnosis, treatment … develop and disseminate a report on evidence-based clinical practices for— (A) the examination and treatment

207. Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Medication Errors: The New York Experience (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Duthie.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - with low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) for the proper indication, the patient’s renal function, therapeutic … In the absence of a lab value, the indicator of therapeutic adjustment was the resulting adverse patient … The lack of 24- hour pharmacy oversight and the emergent need for prompt initiation of therapy compounded … situations, once there was onset of symptoms, the adverse effects could not be reversed and supportive treatment … Reactive or supportive treatment was the most common response.

208. Final Progress Report: The National Quality Forum National Annual Policy Conference 2007 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/feeney-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - NQF is helping address this issue through its medication therapy management project. … This permitted rapid isolation of affected patients and application of decolonization therapy to remove … Appropriate drug therapy management has significant impact on patient safety, equity, effectiveness, … actually receive such treatment. … past 15 years, scientific knowledge of effective, evidence-based therapies to treat substance use disorders

209. Chapter 6. Measure Maps and Profiles (continued, 10) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination/atlas/chapter6i.html
     June 01, 2014 - MUPM was developed as part of the Integrating family Medicine and Pharmacy to Advance primary Care Therapeutics … Assessing continuity of care practices in substance use disorder treatment programs. … following outpatient substance-use disorder treatment. … Assessing continuity of care practices in substance use disorder treatment programs. … following outpatient substance-use disorder treatment.

210. Common Cause Analysis: Focus on Institutional Change (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Browne_5.pdf
     January 20, 2008 - hospital formulary does not clearly specify dosing information related to a certain medication, the Therapeutic … Pharmacy, as an agent of the Therapeutic Standards Committee, would lead this work to edit the formulary … consider education and standards of care, so other departments cited included nursing, respiratory therapy … , physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech, child life, and 9 physicians. … , occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech, child life, a nursing educator, and a team facilitator

211. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Safe Medication Administration
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/medication/safemedication.pptx
     May 01, 2017 - Magnesium has a narrow therapeutic window requiring careful attention to appropriate administration. … Elements: Standardize When Possible Immediate removal of the magnesium line from the intravenous port when therapy

212. Implementation Quick Start Guide: Medication Management (Half-Page) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medmanage_quickstartbrochure.pdf
     December 15, 2016 - Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than two-thirds of primary care office visits involve drug therapy … Therapeutic Drug Use. July 2016. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/drug-use- therapeutic.htm.

213. A.3-1 Patient Focus Group Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/crctoolA31.html
     April 01, 2018 - discuss their experiences with the SATIS-PHI/CRC intervention and that they are not part of a support or therapeutic

214. Background Report on request for public comment on initial, recommended core set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for voluntary use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/tables.html
     December 01, 2009 - million children ages 2-12 2 Dental 16 Total EPSDT eligibles who received dental treatment … 7 or 30 days after discharge (two rates) Members 6 yrs of age or older who were hospitalized for treatment … : The types and rigor of studies at various levels of evidence depend on the study purposes (e.g., therapy … studies submitted or identified as documentation of underlying scientific soundness for the measures were therapy … vascular bypass and shunt, not heart. 62 Other diagnostic cardiovascular procedures. 63 Other non-OR therapeutic

215. Final Progress Report: Improving Safety and Quality with Outpatient Order Entry (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/gandhi-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Department of Health and Human Services of a particular drug, device, test, treatment, or other clinical … Management Reminders and Guidelines: DM—Hba1c not measured or not in range—measure HbA1c and intensify therapy … clinician, the system can also automatically generate letters to patients explaining changes in the therapeutic … tests that are performed because of better physician compliance to guidelines and patient compliance to therapeutic

216. The “Usually Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Community-Acquired Pneumonia – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/cap-guide.docx
     September 01, 2022 - known as “CAP” · Describe how to determine if patients with CAP warrant hospitalization · Describe treatment … should be referred to the emergency room as they may be in need of additional diagnostic testing and therapeutic … The first-line treatment for presumed Mycoplasma pneumoniae for patients of all ages is a macrolide. … Refer to the One-Page document for a concise summary of the diagnosis and treatment of community-acquired … It explains the symptoms and treatment of community-acquired pneumonia.

217. Final Progress Report: Gastrointestinal Safety of Antithrombotic Drug Regimens (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/abraham-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - to advance our understanding of GIB in cardiac patients, facilitate risk-benefit consideration of treatment … For Aim #2, we used the sample to examine the heterogeneity of treatment effects related to age, multiple … Such risk stratification can promote better treatment decisions, more efficient monitoring, and implementation … stratification is to incorporate the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) in the context of the treatment … In our manuscript in Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, we quantify the incremental GIB risk

218. Labor and Delivery Unit Safety: Obstetric Hemorrhage | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/labor-delivery-unit/tool-obhemorrhage.html
     July 01, 2023 - Rapid access to pharmacologic therapy and surgical equipment necessary to respond quickly to a hemorrhage … reduces risk of manual placental removal but has no effect on severe hemorrhage, need for transfusion, or therapeutic … These aids ensure that available treatment options are considered and can help the team maintain situational … New WHO recommendations on prevention and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage.

219. Final Progress Report: Improving Quality in Medication Management in Schools (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/grahamlear-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Improving the safety of the management of medication and other treatment regimens when they are in school … Treatment regimens for children with chronic physical or mental health conditions frequently require … schools are asked to manage may include controlled substances, psychotropic medications, and a range of therapeutic … argued that there will be increasing attention to the school’s capacity to assist students adhere to treatment … Within the domain of chronic disease management, specialists have established "gold standards" for treatment

220. Language, Literacy, and Communication Regarding Medication in an Anticoagulation Clinic: Are Pictures Better Than Words? (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Schillinger.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - Advances in Patient Safety: Vol. 2 200 Drugs, such as oral anticoagulants, that have a narrow therapeutic … Fifty-six percent of INRs over the prior 90 days were in the therapeutic range (Table 1). … Helping patients follow prescribed treatment: clinical applications. … data and virological treatment outcome. … Unequal treatment: confronting racial and ethnic disparities in health care.