A PHARMACIST home visit pilot
program in Minnesota has seen a
reduction in hospital readmissions,
according to a report from
HealthPartners.
The medication management
program which started in 2014
saw Pharmacists visit seriously and
chronically ill patients who take
multiple medications per day.
Among the patients receiving this
service only 6% were readmitted to
hospital within 30-days - less than
half of the readmission rate (16%)
among patients who did not to
receive the visits.
Pharmacists said common
problems they identified during the
visits were medications being taken
at too high a dose or not being
taken as prescribed.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 09 Feb 16 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 09 Feb 16
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