Frank Grosso, Pharmacist
President
HealthCare Consults, LLC
Email Address: frank.grosso74@gmail.com
Telephone Number: (617) 785-0067
Presentation(s):
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Tuesday, October 9
7:45 AM – 9:00 AM
Post Acute Care
2018 AHCA/NCAL Annual Convention
PAC-3 - Achieving Quality and Financial Outcomes by Improving Medication Safety in Transitions of Care
Tuesday, October 9
7:45 AM - 9:00 AM
CE: NAB: 1.25 | Nurses 1.25
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Frank Grosso, Pharmacist
President
HealthCare Consults, LLC 
Marylee Grosso, BSPharm, RPh, PD, FASCP
Managing Partner
HealthCare Consults, LLC
Addolorata Ciccone, PharmD, BCGP
Geriatric Clinical Pharmacist
Jefferson House, Hartford HealthCare
Speaker(s)
Pharmacy-related Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services quality measures for medication reconciliation and drug regimen review are important in addressing medication-related problems (MRPs) that result in patient harm and increased health services utilization and costs, including ED visits, rehospitalizations, and mortality. This session explores the value of pharmacist-provided medication reconciliation during transitions of care. The speakers will share the impact pharmacists have on resolving MRPs, streamlining individualized care, reducing rehospitalization rates, and decreasing total cost of care.
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the current transitions of care landscape and how the consultant pharmacist can positively impact medication safety, rehospitalization rates, and cost sharing
- Explain the medication reconciliation process
- Describe examples of significant discrepancies and medication-related problems commonly identified during medication reconciliation
- Discuss cost-benefit analyses to develop strategies to effectively and efficiently coordinate medication management services during transitions of care