The vital role of clinical pharmacy services within the hospital at home interdisciplinary team.

Purpose: Hospital at home (HaH) program development, spurred by hospital congestion during the COVID-19 pandemic, is moving from a novel idea to a standard of inpatient practice. Understanding pharmacy's clinical role in the HaH patient care team is exceedingly important as programs across the country continue to develop, implement, and expand. The purpose of this study is to describe how clinical pharmacy services are currently provided for home hospital patients and to explain the vital role of pharmacists within the HaH care team.

Developing pharmacy services in a home hospital program: The Mayo Clinic experience.

Purpose: Home hospital programs are rapidly becoming a more common patient care model in the market. The impact on hospital pharmacy practices is not well defined. This article describes the development of pharmacy services in a home hospital program in an attempt to help other organizations create their own home hospital pharmacy programs.

A Framework for Outpatient Infusion of Antispike Monoclonal Antibodies to High-Risk Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Coronavirus Disease-19: The Mayo Clinic Model.

The administration of spike monoclonal antibody treatment to patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 is very challenging. This article summarizes essential components and processes in establishing an effective spike monoclonal antibody infusion program. Rapid identification of a dedicated physical infrastructure was essential to circumvent the logistical challenges of caring for infectious patients while maintaining compliance with regulations and ensuring the safety of our personnel and other patients.