RT Book, Section
A1 Wooster, Jessica
A2 Bethishou, Laressa
A2 Wooster, Jessica
A2 On, Phung C.
SR Print(0)
ID 1191921609
T1 Transitions of Care in the Outpatient Setting
T2 Transitions of Care in Pharmacy Casebook
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260474619
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1191921609
RD 2024/04/19
AB Pharmacist  involvement  in  transitional  care  management  activities  post-discharge  is  critical  to  ensure  safe  and  effective  medication  therapy  outcomes  in  patients  as  they  move  between  healthcare  settings.  Pharmacists  in  the  outpatient  setting,  including  both  community  and  ambulatory  care,  may  be  involved  prior  to  discharge  in  patient  care  activities  such  as  medication  reconciliation  prior  to  discharge,  bedside  teaching  of  discharge  medications,  patient  assistance  for  improving  medication  access,  or  prescription  delivery  services  such  as  “meds-to-beds.”  Post-discharge,  outpatient  pharmacists  may  conduct  follow-up  phone  calls  to  patients  preferably  made  within  1  to  3  days  once  the  patient  returns  home.  The  purpose  of  these  calls  is  to  reinforce  any  patient  education,  ensure  the  patient  has  received  their  medications,  check  on  the  clinical  status  of  the  patient,  and  to  answer  any  questions  they  may  have.  In  addition,  this  is  a  good  time  to  ensure  the  patient  has  a  post-discharge  follow-up  appointment  scheduled  with  a  primary  care  or  specialty  physician  to  ensure  continuity  of  care.  The  next  point  of  contact  differs  in  purpose  and  timing  based  on  location.