on August 9, 2012 |
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Topics: Cardiovascular, Service Lines, Patient Portals, Information Technology, Telemedicine, Remote monitoring, Readmissions, Quality, Performance Improvement, Outcomes, Medication Administration, Medication Reconciliation
Eric Bushlow, Cardiovascular Roundtable
Medication management remains challenging for providers as patients continue to be readmitted for non-compliance with medication. With readmission penalties looming and the gradual shift to value-based models of care, programs must rethink how they can help modify patient behavior outside the hospital setting.
New technologies offer some promise in resolving adherence issues, leveraging reminders and behavioral modification to boost compliance. However many of these solutions have seen limited provider adoption aiming to address the growing readmissions problem.
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Three technologies to improve medication adherence
on March 5, 2012 |
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Topics: Cardiovascular, Service Lines, Clinical Research, Quality, Performance Improvement, Medication Reconciliation, Medication Administration, Readmissions
Eric Bushlow
The FDA last week released a number of updates on the use of statins, in particular highlighting contraindicated medications and potential side effects. Studies have linked statins to increases in glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), adverse effects on liver function, and potential cognitive impairment. While the FDA did not place emphasis on cognitive impairment, they did acknowledge the effects of statins on increased blood sugar and the rare occurrence of reduced liver functionality.
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FDA updates warnings on statin label
on January 19, 2011 |
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Topics: Cardiovascular, Service Lines, Medication Administration, Quality, Performance Improvement
As reported in today's Daily Briefing, trauma patients taking the blood thinner warfarin are more likely to die than those who do not, according to a study in the Archives of Surgery.
For the study, Vanderbilt University researchers and colleagues examined data from 402 trauma centers that were collected in the National Trauma Data Bank from 2002 to 2007. Previous statistics have shown that physicians wrote around 31 million prescriptions for warfarin in 2004, the study noted.
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Trauma Patients on Warfarin Have Higher Mortality Risk, Study Finds
