Impact of obtaining prescriptions upon discharge on hospital readmissions in a large healthcare system.

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Discharged on Enteral Nutrition: What Now? The Poor State of Outpatient Support for Patients on Enteral Nutrition Support.

Purpose Of Review: While the use of enteral nutrition (EN) has increased, and more medical centers have developed inpatient programs to address the unique needs of these patients, our collective experience at a few large institutions indicates that there is very little systemic support for patients after discharge. Here, we discuss what we have observed to be some of the barriers to providing outpatient follow up care, summarize the impact we have seen on patients, and propose some possible solutions.

Recent Findings: We have observed and identified some of the root causes to include financial barriers; uncoordinated care transitions; high complexity of care, including medication management; and diffuse leadership to a multidisciplinary problem.

Identifying Potential High-Risk Medication Errors Using Telepharmacy and a Web-Based Survey Tool.

Background And Introduction: Obtaining patient medication histories during emergency department (ED) admissions is an important step towards identifying potential errors that could otherwise remain in the patient's active medication list. This is a descriptive report of a standardized, electronic data collection tool created to document potential medication errors in patients receiving high-risk medications during ED admissions.

Materials And Methods: Trained pharmacy technicians completed a survey following medication history collection using a secure web platform called REDCap®.

Assessing the impact of virtual medication history technicians on medication reconciliation discrepancies.

Background To overcome resource limitations, Ascension hospitals have implemented a virtual pharmacy technician program to facilitate the completion of medication histories in select emergency departments. Objective This multicenter retrospective study aimed to assess the impact of taking a medication history virtually by pharmacy technicians on medication reconciliation accuracy in comparison to other clinicians. Setting Ascension Seton hospitals in Austin, Texas, United States.