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AGED
CARE FACILITIES
Consultancy and Patient Outcomes
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Does Consultancy add to better health outcomes for residents?
Where is the research to demonstrate this?
I, like most involved, will have documented cases where there has been life saving intervention.
In the four years since November 1997, have the Reviews produced closer working relationships between the Pharmacists and the G.P.s, such that sharing skills for the resident's better health occurs?Yes!
In the past few months I have had many calls from doctors wishing to case conference, and work in with the Pharmacist.
I would like to think it is more than due to the case conference fee the G.P. earns.
The Health Insurance Commission (H.I.C) have yet to report on the financiual impact from November 1997 until now, in respect of Reviews.
What has been spent?
Was there an increase or decrease in dollar value script per resident.
More importantly, what were the savings to the Health Budget (or not) of keeping residents out of acute care, because of drug issues (under/over dosing, interactions, etc)?
I for one, am proud of the work my four Consultants Pharmacists are doing and the aged care facilities we service are "closer" to us as a result of the time my pharmacists spend with their staff on site.
Naturally, I, like most involved, would wish that the Review process continues, for these highly trained professionals have so much to offer.Let us have some direction for the clock is ticking.
It would be nonsensical to start off new facilities now with only a few months remaining.
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