Care Transitions

Topic: Care Transitions What are care transitions? -Acute to home or chronic care/step down -Example: Hospital to home Concern -Don’t want patient to return to the hospital within 30 days for same problem - Medicare refusal to pay for certain conditions to promote prevention Issues -Understand discharge orders -Comply with discharge orders -Drug coordination from pre-hospital, to in hospital, or post-hospital regimen -Labs and services to follow up Examples -Pneumonia & Serious infections – injectable to oral antibiotic, antibiotics compliance, monitor for symptoms (temperature, swelling, pain, GI symptoms, dizzy/confused, etc.) -Heart Failure – monitor weight everyday, comply with medicines -COPD/Emphysema – arrange for O2, use FiO2 to expand vital capacity, correct use of inhalers -Asthma – correct use of inhalers -Heart Attack – BP, lipid, ACEI regimen of medications – promote compliance -DVT – transition from injectable-to-oral anticoagulants – promote compliance, alert notification if bleed -Pain management – CDC recommendations Support -Nurse case managers -Pharmacists -Home – rest, anabolic diet, hydration ______ Make sure to subscribe to get the latest episode. Contact Us: Pharmacy Benefit News: http://www.propharmaconsultants.com/pbn.html Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.propharmaconsultants.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/propharmainc Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProPharma/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/propharmainc/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pro-pharma-pharmaceutical-consultants-inc/ Podcast: https://anchor.fm/pro-pharma-talks