Session Information
2007 Midyear Clinical Meeting
Measuring Up: Finding Your Role in Quality Improvement
Track: Educational Session
Program Code: 234-L05
Date: Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Location:
Bellini 2001-4/2101-4MEETING PLANNING ASSOCIATE:
Dr. Lesley Maloney, PharmD, Medication Systems Management Specialist, Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality
MODERATOR:
Dr. Lesley Maloney, PharmD, Medication Systems Management Specialist, Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality
PRESENTERS:
Mr. Dale Bratzler, DO, MPH, QIOSC Medical Director, Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality
Dr. Lesley Maloney, PharmD, Medication Systems Management Specialist, Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality
Ms. Julie Kuhle, RPh, Pharmacy Manager, Iowa Foundation for Medical Care
Dr. Kenneth Mishler, PharmD, Senior Vice President, Quality Improvement, Kansas Foundation for Medical Care
Ms. Lynn Pezzullo, RPh, Manager, Pharmacy Services, Quality Partners of Rhode Island
Dr. Darren Triller, PharmD, Director, Medicare Pharmacy Projects, Island Peer Review Organization (IPRO)
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Describe the process for development of quality measures and the alignment of measures from groups including the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the National Quality Forum (NQF), and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI).
- Identify opportunities for pharmacists to partner with quality improvement organizations and understand the Plan, Do, Study, Act Cycle for testing change.
- Define two types of medication adherence measures proposed by the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA).
- Describe the importance of proper medication reconciliation, and the opportunities that exist for improvements as patients transition through various levels of care.
- Characterize clinical evidence and quality measures relating to the detrimental effects of anticholinergic drugs in elderly patients.
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(Code: 234-L05)
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