Integrate Pharmacy Staff Into the Medication History Process

March 2015

You'll see intensified efforts at your hospital to prevent readmissions...to help maximize Medicare reimbursement.

Excess 30-day readmissions will cost hospitals $428 million in the next year. These are patients initially admitted for MI or heart failure...pneumonia...COPD...or hip or knee replacement. CABG patients will be added in 2017...but keep in mind that data are being collected now for this measure.

Work as a team to provide the best care for your patients...and help them stay out of the hospital.

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Readmissions Integrate Pharmacy Staff Into the Medication History Process
Vaccines Help Debunk The Myth That Thimerosal Causes Autism
New Drugs Use Actual Body Weight When Calculating Renal Function For Edoxaban
New Drugs Switch Unit-Per-Unit From Afrezza to Your Formulary Rapid-Acting Insulin
New Drugs Watch for Dosing Confusion with Ceftolozane/Tazobactam
Med Safety Use Safety Huddles to Report IV Room Errors or Near Misses
Kidney Stones Use NSAIDs Instead of Opioids for Kidney Stone Pain
Women's Health Educate About A Small Risk of Neural Tube Defects With Opioids
Practice Re-Titrate Lisdexamfetamine At Discharge If It's Stopped For Several Days
Diabetes Don't Worry About Stopping Metformin For Contrast Procedures in Healthy Patients
Infectious Diseases Consider Steroids for CAP Patients on the Floor

Integrate Pharmacy Staff Into the Medication History Process

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