“The Development and Success of a Transitions of Care Program at a Community Hospital”
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“The Development and Success of a Transitions of Care Program at a Community Hospital”
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Hospital readmissions have a significant impact on the healthcare system. The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continue to expand their criteria of disease states that will be penalized for readmissions. Transitional care involves three domains of transfer: information, education and destination. Medicare quotes a 19 percent all-cause 30-day readmission rate, of which 47 percent may be preventable. Additionally, approximately 65 percent of adverse drug events (ADEs) that occur post hospital discharge are medication related. In current literature, pharmacist involvement has been shown to decrease ADEs and increase patient satisfaction. In this session, attendees will learn a transitions of care program to achieve goals to helpdecrease readmission rates.
Learning Objectives:
- List the goals outlined by the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services and The Joint Commission for transitions of care (TOC).
- Describe the role of pharmacists in the advancement and implementation of a TOC program.
- List and describe the metrics used for a TOC program, including medication related interventions, pharmacy services time, recommendation acceptance rates by other providers, and overall rates of readmission.
Presenters:
Abigail Antigua, PharmD, BCCCP, Clinical Pharmacist, North Florida Regional Medical Center
Christine Corsberg, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacist, North Florida Regional Medical Center
Target audience: Pharmacy
Continuing Education Credit:
- Pharmacy: Belmont University College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. The ACPE Universal Activity Number for this activity is 0863-9999-17-046-L04-P. The activity will provide 1 hour (.1 CEUs) of continuing education credit to pharmacists who attend the webinar and complete the online evaluation.
