2022 Stronger - PH406 - Implementation of a Pharmacy-Driven COPD Transition of Care Service - On Demand

With the addition of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Hospital Readmission Reduction Program, hospitals could be penalized with up to a 3% reduction in Medicare reimbursements for 30-day readmissions. As a result, in addition to the need to provide a high standard of COPD care, hospitals now have a financial incentive to reduce COPD readmissions. COPD patients who are nonadherent to their medications are at high risk of readmission. We implemented a pharmacy-driven, multidisciplinary, transition-of-care service to identify and circumvent barriers to medication adherence to improve patient care and reduce 30-day hospital readmissions. Implementation of this pharmacist-led, transition of care program showed a significant reduction in COPD-related 30-day readmission rates and a reduction in all-cause readmissions.

Target Audience

  • Pharmacists
  • Pharmacy Technicians
  • Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives

 

  • Explain the impact of a pharmacy-driven transition of care service on COPD-related hospital readmissions.
  • Identify different areas of intervention that would benefit COPD patients who are admitted to a hospital.

 

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 0.50 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
  • 0.50 General CE - Attendance
Course opens: 
09/14/2022
Course expires: 
09/21/2023

Faculty

Lauren Marozzi, MS, Project Manager, Value Based Care, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Gayle Wadford, MSN, MBA, RN, Program Manager, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Deanna Marie Carter, BSN, RN, CCM, CPN, Spine Center Care Coordinator, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Stacey Seipel, MSN, RN, Director, Value Based Care Coordination, MUHA, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Disclosure

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Absence of Relevant Financial Relationships
 
None of the planners, faculty, or others in a position to control content for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Vizient, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
 
 

Credit Types

Pharmacists (CPE)

Vizient, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 contact hours for Pharmacists. 

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Pharmacy Technicians (CPE)

Vizient, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 contact hours for pharmacy technicians. 

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Other Healthcare Professionals (General CE Credit)

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Available Credit

  • 0.50 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 0.50 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
  • 0.50 General CE - Attendance
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