IA_PM_16
Population Management
Manage medications to maximize efficiency, effectiveness and safety that could include one or more of the following:
- Reconcile and coordinate medications and provide medication management across transitions of care settings and eligible clinicians or groups;
- Integrate a pharmacist into the care team; and/or
- Conduct periodic, structured medication reviews.
Inclusion of medication management practice improvements
1) Documented Medication Reviews or Reconciliation - Patient medical records demonstrating periodic structured medication reviews or reconciliation; or
2) Integrated Pharmacist - Evidence of pharmacist integrated into care team; or
3) Reconciliation Across Transitions - Reconciliation and coordination of mediations across transitions of care; or
4) Medication Management Improvement Plan - Report detailing medication management practice improvement plan and outcomes, if available.
Completing these alternate activities can fulfill the requirements of this Improvement Activity; and Notes
Sub-IA-1: Implement "AHRQ Create a Safe Medicine List Together" strategy.