Make Deprescribing Facility-Specific, With Thoughtful Communication

GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Participants in a survey conducted in 2017 at AMDA — the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine’s Annual Conference said they were likely to strongly agree that deprescribing can improve residents’ quality of life and prevent transfers to the emergency department and hospital, reduce administrative time and burden, and reduce the cost to the resident, Steven M. Handler, MD, PhD, CMD reported at this year’s conference.

Source: Caring for the Ages - June 1, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Christine Kilgore Source Type: news