long term care consulting Archives

Thinking Clinically and Paying Attention – 2 Examples

Date February 5, 2020 Author By Eric Christianson Category Medication Errors

As a clinical pharmacist, I cannot understate the importance of looking for ways to improve our healthcare system. We can be a key lynchpin in identifying concerns before something bad happens. Let me give you a couple of example situations that I have encountered. Situation #1 In the first situation, I was doing a chart […]

What’s it Like Being a Consultant Pharmacist?

Date June 16, 2019 Author By Eric Christianson Category Long Term Care Consulting

I really enjoy receiving questions from other pharmacists and students. On LinkedIn, I recently received the question, “What’s it like being a consultant pharmacist? First, I do want to mention that there may be many different interpretations of what a consultant pharmacist is. From my perspective, I’m going to consider this as a pharmacist who […]

Section N MDS – Drug Regimen Review October 2018 Updates

Date November 11, 2018 Author By Eric Christianson Category Uncategorized

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 PharmD if you are looking […]