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Counseling and Patient Education

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Objectives

• Define a pharmacy counseling visit and identify when one is required

• Describe the utility of computer programs to document patient education and utilize the Patient Education module provided by EHR including education pick lists to document patient education.

• Facilitate documentation of the pharmacy education• State requirements by states and quality organizations

regarding patient medication handouts. Discuss how to use them.

• Explain proper use and patient benefit from the On-Demand Drug Checker in EHR

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Patient Consultation

• Provide counseling to each patient receiving medication

• Verify the patient’s understanding of the purpose of therapy

• Facilitate patient’s understanding of medication regimen

http://www.ihs.gov/IHM/index.cfm?module=dsp_ihm_pc_p3c7#3-7.3C

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Documentation - PharmED

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Documentation - PharmED

• To Append or Not to Append?

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Documentation – Pick Lists

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Patient Medication Handouts

• Types• Medication Guides• Patient Medication Information sheets• Medication Reconciliation Lists

• Meeting requirements• States• Accrediting organizations• Other: Meaningful Use

• Availability from RPMShttp://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm085729.htm

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On-Demand Drug Checker

• On demand drug checker (check interactions with allergies, other meds, labs at any time with the click of a button)

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On-Demand Drug Checker

Click the CHECK button at any time to check active, hold, suspense, expired, pending, and unsigned meds against each other and against SIGNED allergies.