Intervention to Reduce Antipsychotic Use May Have Moved Needle

Nursing homes exposed to a comprehensive web-based educational program on the appropriateness of antipsychotic drugs in dementia patients — as well as to the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services Partnership to Improve Dementia Care (CMS Partnership) — appeared to have modestly reduced antipsychotic and anticholinergic use without an adverse effect on symptoms, according to a recent evaluation of these programs’ impact.
Source: Caring for the Ages - Category: Health Management Authors: Source Type: news