Interprofessional Transitional Care Teams Reduce Medications Needed Post-Discharge
Location
Ballroom
Start Date
4-5-2018 8:00 AM
End Date
4-5-2018 12:00 PM
Poster Number
94
Name of Project's Faculty Sponsor
McKenzie Calhoun
Faculty Sponsor's Department
Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy
Type
Poster: Competitive
Project's Category
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Abstract or Artist's Statement
Purpose: The United State health system is fractionated: most patients travel from location to location to see various clinicians about specific aspects of their health. The poor outcomes and high cost we currently see in the United States health system has challenged clinicians to explore better processes. This study sought to identify the potential impact of utilizing interprofessional transitional care (IPTC) teams in the primary care setting following hospitalization. One outcome measured was the relationship between pharmacist’s participation and number of medications a patient was taking after their IPTC visit. Electronic Health Records were utilized to extract patient data and it was analyzed using SPSS and R programming to examine relationships between patient populations, disease states, number of medications, and pharmacist intervention. This study was conducted as part of an overall investigation into benefits of IPTC teams in Primary Care. We expect that the number of the medications to be reduced for patients that had a pharmacist involved in their transitional care visit.
Interprofessional Transitional Care Teams Reduce Medications Needed Post-Discharge
Ballroom
Purpose: The United State health system is fractionated: most patients travel from location to location to see various clinicians about specific aspects of their health. The poor outcomes and high cost we currently see in the United States health system has challenged clinicians to explore better processes. This study sought to identify the potential impact of utilizing interprofessional transitional care (IPTC) teams in the primary care setting following hospitalization. One outcome measured was the relationship between pharmacist’s participation and number of medications a patient was taking after their IPTC visit. Electronic Health Records were utilized to extract patient data and it was analyzed using SPSS and R programming to examine relationships between patient populations, disease states, number of medications, and pharmacist intervention. This study was conducted as part of an overall investigation into benefits of IPTC teams in Primary Care. We expect that the number of the medications to be reduced for patients that had a pharmacist involved in their transitional care visit.