by Eric Christianson | Apr 27, 2025 | Long Term Care Consultant Pharmacist Education and Information
In my work as a consultant pharmacist (which I love!), I write recommendations to nurses and providers of long term care and assisted living facilities. I wanted to share some of the most recent recommendations I’ve found that can help you identify potential...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 27, 2021 | Long Term Care Consultant Pharmacist Education and Information
Working in long-term care, I’ve had the opportunity to audit medication carts and storage areas on a daily basis. In addition, surveyors will often cite deficiencies when they find expired medications. The most commonly cited medications that I’ve seen in...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 24, 2019 | Long Term Care Consultant Pharmacist Education and Information, Writing Medication Recommendations For Pharmacists
I’ve written thousands of recommendations to physicians and other healthcare providers throughout my career. I’ve gotten over the fear of failure so to speak, but there’s always still a little doubt in the back of my mind when a physician...
by Eric Christianson | Jun 4, 2017 | Long Term Care Consultant Pharmacist Education and Information
I’ve spent years of my life working in and around long term care (nursing homes). The CMS F-tag, F-329 Unnecessary Medications tag is by far (in combination with F-428) the most common survey deficiency that a consultant pharmacist can help a facility avoid. The...
