Five deprescribing strategies for reducing the risks of polypharmacy
By
Monica Ott
Nov 07, 2023
Medication management in nursing homes is complicated and time consuming. It can also be fraught with risks. Most nursing home residents take more than five medications daily, which makes them particularly...
Drug reduction may be all the rage, but it shouldn’t be outrageous
By
Steven Levenson
Jul 10, 2023
In recent years, there has been much talk about drug reduction in nursing homes. We hear about “GDR meetings” and even a new verb, as in “We are ‘GDRing’ our residents’ medications.” ...
Polypharmacy stands at the core of customized care
By
Tom Katofiasc
Oct 13, 2022
With an aging population comes the unfortunate increase in hospital visits, often resulting in an increase in medication needs. When long-term care residents return to their facilities after a hospital...
Drug diversion, a series: How to prevent and spot it
By
Norris Cunningham
Angela Rinehart
Jul 19, 2021
Drug diversion occurs when prescription medicines are obtained or used illegally. While diversion has always been a concern, without question, COVID-19 certainly increased personal stress and pressure...
Generic but not simple
By
John Hall
Oct 06, 2017
Pharmacists view new generics wave with caution, urge close look at regimens
Medication management tied to hospitalizations
By
David Siegelman
Nov 12, 2014
Plans are being put into place that will also penalize the skilled nursing facility for avoidable readmissions. As such, to distinguish oneself as a desirable downstream provider, one must effectively...
A very tangled web
By
John Hall
Oct 01, 2014
Medication management is as much art as science in a patient’s final days, and that can present multifaceted caregiving challenges for hospice providers
3 strategies for improved medication management communications in SNFs
By
Anne Tumlinson
Mar 17, 2014
One area where many SNFs have room to improve is medication management. Optimizing medication management services during care transitions will position SNFs as high-value partners in the preferred referral...
Feature: Prescribing Unity
By
John Andrews
Feb 01, 2014
Assembling a well-coordinated medication management team requires solid communication, collaboration and convergence of clinical professionals
Providers embracing technology bring in honors in second Tech Awards program
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2013
The second annual McKnight’s Long-Term Care News Excellence in Technology Awards begged the question: How can you compare to last year’s storied winners?