PPN's David Bronstein talks with Amy A. Lemieux, PharmD, a staff pharmacist at Hallmark Health System, in the northern suburbs of Boston, about using home visits to help reduce 30-day readmissions. The addition of a pharmacist on a care transition team made a difference in these patients. The pharmacist not only assured that medication management was optimum, but educated patients about health issues, such as the importance of smoking cessation and inhaler use. The readmission rate was
APRIL 5, 2018