Medication Management Through Collaborative Practice for Children With Medical Complexity: A Prospective Case Series.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Care coordination for children and youth with special health care needs and medical complexity (CYSHCN-CMC), especially medication management, is difficult for providers, parents/caregivers, and -patients. This report describes the creation of a clinical pharmacotherapy practice in a pediatric long-term care facility (pLTCF), application of standard operating procedures to guide comprehensive medication management (CMM), and establishment of a collaborative practice agreement (CPA) to guide drug therapy.

Methods

In a prospective case series, 102 patients characterized as CYSHCN-CMC were included in this pLTCF quality improvement project during a 9-month period.

Results

Pharmacists identified, prevented, or resolved 1355 drug therapy problems (DTP) with an av

SUBMITTER: Quinn J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11001202 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature