by Keri McDermott | Oct 9, 2020 | Featured, Medication Safety
Poll shows only 29% of adults who take five or more prescription drugs have had a comprehensive medication review. A new survey from the University of Michigan indicates that older adults do not check with a pharmacist to look for possible interactions in their...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 22, 2020 | Featured, Medication Safety
Access to geriatric care improves the quality of life for patients and residents in our communities. Great Plains Quality Innovation Network is partnering with the University of North Dakota to improve access to care for patients with complex conditions in rural and...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 14, 2020 | Events, Featured, Medication Safety
Access to geriatric care improves the quality of life for patients and residents in our communities. Great Plains Quality Innovation Network is partnering with the University of North Dakota to improve access to care for patients with complex conditions in rural and...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 11, 2020 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Featured, Medication Safety
The healthcare community has an opportunity to take better care of our patients who struggle with an opioid use disorder. We can tailor the words we use, the treatments offered and work to establish trust. The Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 8, 2020 | Featured, Medication Safety
A pharmacist-managed telemedicine intervention for people with uncontrolled hypertension was associated with favorable health and economic outcomes, according to 5-year results of the 450-patient Hyperlink trial. Home-based telemonitoring is where a blood pressure...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 7, 2020 | Events, Featured, Medication Safety
Access to geriatric care improves the quality of life for patients and residents in our communities. Great Plains Quality Innovation Network is partnering with the University of North Dakota to improve access to care for patients with complex conditions in rural and...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 4, 2020 | Featured, Medication Safety
The American Medical Association released its annual Opioid Task Force 2020 Drug Overdose Report. This report shared that progress continues to be made to limit unsafe opioid usage, provide patients necessary treatments and lower the risk of fatal overdose deaths. ...
by Keri McDermott | Jul 23, 2020 | Featured, Medication Safety
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends healthcare professionals discuss naloxone with all patients when prescribing opioid pain relievers or medicines to treat opioid use disorder For all patients who are prescribed opioid pain relievers, healthcare...
by Keri McDermott | Jul 14, 2020 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety
Want to test your knowledge about medications that are potentially inappropriate in older adults and learn more about polypharmacy and associated risks. You can access the July 8 DePrescribing in the Elderly Webinar presentation and recording on our Web site. Access...
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by Keri McDermott | Jun 29, 2020 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety
Did you know? According to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the LOWN Institute; every day, 750 individuals [65+) in the United States are hospitalized due to serious side effects from one or more medications. Over the last decade, older people sought...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 1, 2020 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety, Quality of Care Transitions
Older adults who receive direct support for up to 90 days after a care transition have lower odds of hospital readmission and better medication continuity, according to a new meta-analysis. The most effective support is medication reconciliation, telephone follow-up...
by Keri McDermott | Mar 9, 2020 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety
In 2018, 9.9 million people reported misuse of prescription pain relievers, such as opioids, during the past year on the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Doctors prescribe opioids to treat moderate to severe pain, often following a surgery or injury or for...
