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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49567/psn-pdf
September 01, 2008 - /psnet.ahrq.gov//#references
support a search is that there are more and more relatively specific therapies … Let us hope that the proper therapeutic regimen (including antiinfectives and discontinuing the
glucocorticoids … The exceptions must be diseases that are chronic and prolonged for which there are no more
therapeutic … a single high dose of intramuscular glucocorticoids very early in the disease
process before other therapies … The drug can
be stopped if the patient does not improve, or if a cause for which there are specific therapies
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-therapy-management-programs-forming-new-cornerstone-quality-and-safety-medicare
January 06, 2017 - Commentary
Medication therapy management programs: forming a new cornerstone for … Medication therapy management programs: forming a new cornerstone for quality and safety in medicare. … Medication therapy management programs: forming a new cornerstone for quality and safety in medicare.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49602/psn-pdf
April 01, 2010 - heart valves (as in this case), prevention of stroke in atrial fibrillation (a heart arrhythmia), and
treatment … al; Italian Federation of Centers for the Diagnosis of Thrombosis and
Management of Antithrombotic Therapies … Extended
oral anticoagulant therapy after a first episode of pulmonary embolism. … Comparison of low-intensity warfarin therapy with conventional-intensity warfarin
therapy for long-term … • Consider the efficacy of therapeutic anticoagulation in preventing thromboembolism.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46556/psn-pdf
November 01, 2017 - So much care it hurts: unneeded scans, therapy, surgery
only add to patients' ills. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/so-much-care-it-hurts-unneeded-scans-therapy-surgery-only-add-patients-ills … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/so-much-care-it-hurts-unneeded-scans-therapy-surgery-only-add-patients-ills
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/design-and-implementation-point-care-computerized-system-drug-therapy-stockholm-metropolitan
October 21, 2010 - Commentary
Design and implementation of a point-of-care computerized system for drug therapy … Design and implementation of a point-of-care computerized system for drug therapy in Stockholm metropolitan … Design and implementation of a point-of-care computerized system for drug therapy in Stockholm metropolitan
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47486/psn-pdf
January 27, 2019 - common errors at the prescribing, dispensing, and administration
phases of direct oral anticoagulant therapy … direct-oral-anticoagulants-new-drugs-practical-problems-how-can-nurses-help-prevent-patient
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/2017-ismp-medication-safety-self-assessmentr-antithrombotic-therapy-hospitals … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/2017-ismp-medication-safety-self-assessmentr-antithrombotic-therapy-hospitals
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-radiation-oncology
September 23, 2020 - safety issues and describes recommendations developed at a conference to reduce errors in radiation therapy … September 18, 2019
Chasing zero harm in radiation oncology: using pre-treatment peer … August 10, 2011
Compliance to technical guidelines for radiotherapy treatment in relation … The use of human factors methods to identify and mitigate safety issues in radiation therapy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49827/psn-pdf
April 01, 2018 - She made progress with recovery as expected and
participated in physical therapy. … The therapist returned the patient to bed at the
end of the therapy session. … After physical therapy treatment or mobilization, the
nurse and physical therapist should discuss the … A cognitive bias known as anchoring can result in the failure of a health care
provider to adjust treatment … treatment.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866194/psn-pdf
June 26, 2024 - describes patient safety,
patient satisfaction, and financial savings for patients receiving radiation therapy … patient-safety-and-satisfaction-fully-remote-management-radiation-oncology-care
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/planning-pandemic-mitigating-risk-radiation-therapy-service-delivery-covid
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/bleeding-risk
November 01, 2003 - The principal complication of warfarin therapy is hemorrhage. … inadequate monitoring, co-administration of medications that interact with warfarin, or inadequate treatment … disorders, but it has a relatively narrow therapeutic window. … Treatment of warfarin-associated coagulopathy with oral vitamin K: a randomized clinical trial. … Conservative treatment of overanticoagulated patients.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49407/psn-pdf
July 01, 2003 - The principal complication of warfarin therapy is hemorrhage. … inadequate monitoring, co-
administration of medications that interact with warfarin, or inadequate treatment … disorders, but it has a relatively narrow therapeutic window. … Treatment of warfarin-associated coagulopathy with oral
vitamin K: a randomized clinical trial. … Conservative treatment of overanticoagulated patients.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/impatient-inpatient-dosing
June 24, 2020 - Fourth, there is wide inter-subject variation in the dose of warfarin required to raise the INR to a therapeutic … than 1.3, indicating that a maintenance dose of approximately 1 mg will be needed to achieve the usual therapeutic … On the fourth day of warfarin therapy, the INR was 1.8. … If one wanted to shorten the time required to achieve a therapeutic INR of 2.5, one could give a modestly … Computer-adjusted dosage of anticoagulant therapy improves the quality of anticoagulation.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/anticoagulation-held-too-long
April 01, 2008 - heart valves (as in this case), prevention of stroke in atrial fibrillation (a heart arrhythmia), and treatment … al; Italian Federation of Centers for the Diagnosis of Thrombosis and Management of Antithrombotic Therapies … Comparison of low-intensity warfarin therapy with conventional-intensity warfarin therapy for long-term … • Consider the efficacy of therapeutic anticoagulation in preventing thromboembolism. … June 16, 2019
Heparin: improving treatment and reducing risk of harm.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/empiric-steroids-good-bad-and-ugly
June 01, 2015 - One point to support a search is that there are more and more relatively specific therapies for parasitic … Let us hope that the proper therapeutic regimen (including antiinfectives and discontinuing the glucocorticoids … The exceptions must be diseases that are chronic and prolonged for which there are no more therapeutic … a single high dose of intramuscular glucocorticoids very early in the disease process before other therapies … The drug can be stopped if the patient does not improve, or if a cause for which there are specific therapies
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-surgical-wards-safer-patients-diabetes-reducing-hypoglycaemia-and-insulin-errors
February 18, 2019 - guidelines , educational initiatives, and a whiteboard system to enhance the reliability of insulin therapy … January 5, 2017
Avoiding errors associated with insulin therapy.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49446/psn-pdf
August 30, 2021 - Secondly, clinicians may administer therapies to patients who
would have been excluded from trials.( … , or unnecessary treatment. … However, even as we focus on ensuring that such therapies are uniformly used, we must
remember that … quality and safety improvement projects focus on correcting underuse of particular
medications or therapies … Intensive insulin therapy in the critically ill patients.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/analysis-medication-therapy-discontinuation-orders-new-electronic-prescriptions-and
July 23, 2018 - Study
Analysis of medication therapy discontinuation orders in new electronic prescriptions … Analysis of medication therapy discontinuation orders in new electronic prescriptions and opportunities … Analysis of medication therapy discontinuation orders in new electronic prescriptions and opportunities
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-antituberculosis-therapy-inpatient-academic-setting-forgotten-not-gone
April 27, 2016 - Study
Medication errors with antituberculosis therapy in an inpatient, academic setting … Medication errors with antituberculosis therapy in an inpatient, academic setting: forgotten but not … This retrospective, single-site study found that 61% of patients receiving antituberculosis treatment … Medication errors with antituberculosis therapy in an inpatient, academic setting: forgotten but not
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/call-action-anticoagulation-stewardship
March 04, 2020 - Anticoagulants are high-risk medications due to their narrow therapeutic window and association with … Author(s)
Reduce the likelihood of patient harm associated with the use of anticoagulant therapy … November 7, 2018
Delivery of optimized inpatient anticoagulation therapy: consensus statement … January 9, 2019
Delivery of optimized inpatient anticoagulation therapy: consensus statement
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60019/psn-pdf
March 04, 2020 - individual’s
underlying mental health conditions may be more likely to be prescribed long-term opioid therapy … This
study examined opioid treatment patterns among individuals with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder … chronic-pain-diagnoses-and-opioid-dispensings-among-insured-individuals-serious-mental
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incident-and-long-term-opioid-therapy-among-patients-psychiatric-conditions-and-medications