Bloom Healthcare’s Post

This article does an excellent job clearly explaining the potential perils of poly-pharmacy and how it happens. It underscores the importance of routine medication reconciliation, which Bloom Healthcare primary care providers conduct during each patient visit. #homebasedprimarycare #valuebasedcare #Medicationmanagement #medicationsafety #deprescribing

Robust collaborative practice must become the bedrock of modern healthcare. In a new blog on the hub today, Dr Charlie describes how although digital prescribing can work well it needs all those involved in the system to put their heart and soul into it. Families and patients must be involved, drugs prescribed must be regularly reviewed and care must be joined up. Link: https://lnkd.in/d2MsyAgr #pslhub #patientsafety #avoidableharm #digitalhealth #digitalprescribing #patientinvolvement #patientengagement #medicationsafety

Every day, 750 older people are hospitalized due to serious medication-related side effects. Different factors can lead to misprescribing, including: •Prescriber-related factors (clinical inertia, lack of communication, concerns about possible complications, etc.) •Patient-related factors (non-adherence, limited understanding) •Lack of integrated care •Time constraints •Poorly designed clinical decision systems Systematizing medication reconciliation, including pharmacists in multidisciplinary care teams, educating prescribers, and limiting polypharmacy are all strategies that have been proven to prevent misprescribing. #MedicationSafety #IntegratedCare #HealthcareSolutions Read the full article to learn more about the dangers of misprescribing and what can be done to reduce this phenomenon. https://hubs.li/Q02gHtK-0

Medication errors are among the most common medical errors, harming at least 1.5 million people every year. The extra medical costs of treating drug-related injuries occurring in hospitals alone are at least to $3.5 billion a year, and this estimate does not take into account lost wages and productivity or additional health care costs, the report says... See More. See Why eLife PPHS is so important for preventative health practices, patient safety and education.

My loved one had a 13th #medication added to their regimen today in their recovery after a major illness. With multiple hospitalists, 4 specialists, 1 PCP, & 1 NP all writing scrips, it's a struggle to maintain accurate records from one visit to another. We find ourselves being the ones keeping med records accurate. It shouldn't have to be this way. #collaborativecare agreements between doctors & #pharmacists can help address issues associated with #polypharmacy thru #MTM (#medication therapy management) insuring greater records accuracy, reducing potential #druginteractions and reducing #medicationcosts for patients, insurers & employers. #ipcrx #communitypharmacy

Balancing the need for safe and effective treatment with the unique circumstances of individual patients and the limitations of existing resources is a critical issue for clinicians worldwide. Jordan Fulcher delves into these challenges, offering insightful solutions. #Healthcare #Clinicians #PatientCare #GlobalChallenges

Let’s get Bate’s Book of Physical Assessment into the curriculum and CE programs.

Benefits of medication synchronization are ifevtified in this study

The effectiveness of a specialty drug relies on patients starting and maintaining treatment. That is where patient engagement strategies in integrated health system specialty pharmacies can support adherence and better outcomes, benefiting the broader health system. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3ZvXR4t

What are the challenges of pharmacy in the UK? Many reported several other significant contributing factors causing pharmacy teams to struggle to cope with the ongoing pressures, including 81% reporting the significant increase in workload, problems sourcing medicines for patients (71%), increases in patients requests for support (81%) staff unavailability (34%) Please complete our #Neurodivergent #Medication #Survey #fridaymotivation