The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have placed increased emphasis on avoiding hospital readmissions over the past few years—for good reason. According to the Center for Health Information and Analysis, hospital readmissions cost Medicare $26 million annually. Of that amount, $17 million is avoidable. What role does nursing home Read more…
At Grane Rx, we’re committed to providing the highest-quality post acute care pharmacy services. As part of that commitment, we share an ongoing series of pharmacy updates from our Chief Clinical Officer. This keeps you in the know on clinical topics related to long term care pharmacy and PACE pharmacy. Read more…
At Grane Rx, we’re committed to providing the highest-quality senior care pharmacy services. As part of that commitment, we share an ongoing series of pharmacy updates from our Chief Clinical Officer, designed to keep you in the know on clinical topics related to long term care pharmacy and PACE pharmacy. Read more…
At Grane Rx, we’re committed to providing the highest-quality LTC pharmacy services. As part of that commitment, we share an ongoing series of pharmacy updates from our Chief Clinical Officer, designed to keep you in the know on clinical topics related to long term care pharmacy and PACE pharmacy. Antibiotic Read more…
The National PACE Association (NPA) recently updated the PACE pharmacy performance measures, which are technical specifications pertaining to PACE participants. Of the 11 new measures, four specifically focus on quality. How will they impact PACE pharmacy services? While each of these measures are important and play a role in improving Read more…
At Grane Rx, we’re committed to providing the highest-quality LTC pharmacy services. Accordingly, we share an ongoing series of pharmacy updates from our Chief Clinical Officer. These keep you in the know on clinical topics related to long term care pharmacy and PACE pharmacy. Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, is Read more…
As we know, all psychotropic medications are associated with adverse effects, especially in the geriatric population. Although antipsychotics have historically been associated with the most significant adverse effects, including an increased risk for falls, recent data suggests that antidepressants may be a more significant contributing factor of fall risks in Read more…
In any line of work, when an error occurs, you want to be able to accurately pinpoint the issue in order to prevent it happening again in the future. The need for such root cause analysis is magnified in health care, particularly when it comes to managing medications, because errors Read more…
When selecting a pharmacy services provider, one prominent question for administrators and executive directors revolves around integration: How will the provider integrate with our services? Ultimately, you are looking for long term care pharmacy solutions from a provider that seamlessly blends in with the care you’re already providing for SNF Read more…
Whether you’re just getting started in a career path or looking for a change of pace from retail pharmacy, long term care pharmacy jobs offer a diverse range of opportunities to match varied levels of expertise and education. As the population of older Americans continues to increase, long term care Read more…