2022 NAHC Conference
Tweet
Sessions
Speakers
Exhibitors
Products
Press Releases
Show Specials
Floor Plan
Buzz
A Pharmacist-led QI Project to Optimize Medication Evaluation and Reconciliation in Home Health
(
Room
275
)
24 Oct 22
3:15 PM
-
4:15 PM
Tracks:
Quality (Home Health)
Speaker(s):
Brian Gates, Clinical Professor, Washington State University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
CLICK HERE TO VIEW SESSION RECORDING.
At least 20-30% of patients receiving home healthcare experience medication-related problems, many of which occur at the transition of care. To ensure optimal care, a pharmacist led interdisciplinary team conducted a quality improvement project at a non-profit home healthcare agency focusing on improving medication reconciliation and evaluation in patients at high risk for hospitalization. The project connected an improvement in medication reconciliation to a reduction in 30-day hospitalizations in patients with heart failure. Prior to the project, the baseline median for 30-day hospitalizations was 20.0%; following full implementation, this dropped 9.1% among patients with heart failure. This presentation describes the development of the interdisciplinary quality improvement team, the approach of the team, the selection of the metrics, the overall results, and future directions for further collaboration between home healthcare agencies and pharmacists.
Home
Sessions
Speakers
Exhibitors
Products
Press Releases
Show Specials
Floor Plan
Tweet
Login
|
Back to top
ChirpE