Navigating the Challenges of Medication Costs, Rehospitalization, and Continuity of Care in Post-Acute Rehabilitation1/14/202110am11:30am
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Members: $65
Prospective Members: $130
Overview
In the ever-changing world of post-acute rehabilitation and long term care, addressing patient needs while managing limited resources can be challenging. From a pharmacy perspective, Pruitt Health Pharmacy Services’ Jessica Patton, Pharm.D. will review key strategies for ensuring continuity of care among healthcare settings, reducing rehospitalization risks, and optimizing medication therapy while minimizing costs
During this webinar, Patton will help you
- Understand the current landscape of post-acute rehabilitation patient population and risks during transitions of care.
- Review potential contributing factors for rehospitalization and medication errors.
- Identify key strategies to reduce risk of medication errors and rehospitalization during admission, throughout stay, and at discharge.
- Evaluate how to optimize medication therapy through assessment of polypharmacy and appropriate deprescribing.
- Review potential medication cost-savings measures with short stay post-acute rehabilitation patients.
Presenter
Jessica Patton, Pharm.D. | Consultant Pharmacist | PruittHealth Pharmacy Services
Dr. Jessica Patton is a consultant pharmacist for post-acute rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and assisted living centers with PruittHealth Pharmacy Services in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. She also functions as a clinical pharmacy resource for multiple PruittHealth hospice locations that service home care and long term care center patients over four states in the Southeast. She received her Doctorate of Pharmacy from the South Carolina College of Pharmacy at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. In addition, she serves as a preceptor for Advanced Practice Long Term Care student rotations for the South Carolina College of Pharmacy.
VHCA-VCAL is grateful for Pruitt Health Pharmacy Services’ commitment as a Pledge Partner.
Continuing Education
This program has been approved for Continuing Education for 1.5 total participant hour by NAB/NCERS—Approval #20220113-1.50-A72266-DL. Attendance will be monitored throughout the webinar. Partial credit will not be awarded. The webinar will be recorded, but NAB credit is only provided to registered participating attendees of the live session.