As of October 1st, 2018, there has been a big update in long term care. Section N of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) has been updated to include a drug regimen review for residents upon admission. CMS will begin tracking this new quality measure. (Be sure to check out LTC...
Assessing medications in a frequent faller is something I do on a pretty regular basis. There are often multifactoral reasons for the falls, but as a pharmacist, our obvious focus is on the medications and how they might complicated our frequent faller’s...
There’s been a recent update from CMS that has started to be implemented. The F-Tags have been given a little facelift and renumbering. I’m a consultant pharmacist, so I’m going to focus on the changes in Pharmacy Services F-Tags. The pharmacy...
As a consultant pharmacist, I have encountered numerous scenarios of drug diversion in long term care and assisted living settings. I have a deep appreciation for the safe and appropriate use of medications and tracking and monitoring of controlled substances is an...
Part of a consultant pharmacist job is trying to prevent nursing home survey deficiencies. In the video above I break down some examples of deficiencies that have already happened here in 2018. You can find the most up to date deficiency reports on the Minnesota...
There are a lot of examples that fit this criteria and I suspect a lot of heavy opinions on this topic. I’ve certainly made suggestions to switch to a likely “safer” medication, but have had instances where I disagree with this practice as well in...
