Facilitating Home Hospice Transitions of Care in Oncology: Evaluation of Clinical Pharmacists' Interventions, Hospice Program Satisfaction, and Patient Representation Rates.
Alison P DuffyNina M BembenJueli LiJames TrovatoPublished in: The American journal of hospice & palliative care (2018)
This well-received pilot initiative demonstrated an improvement in local hospice's perception of patient readiness for discharge and a high percentage of accepted pharmacist interventions during discharge medication reconciliation. A larger sample size of patients and longer follow-up period may be needed to demonstrate statistically significant improvements in representation rates postintervention.
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