About the artist: Virginia Leighton, a resident of The Fairfax, a retirement community in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, rendered this beautiful watercolor titled "Still Life with Vase."
FEATURES
Drug Therapy Surveyor Guidelines: Will New HCFA Survay Tools Provide an Answer to Fickle Medication Use Oversight and a Partial Antidote to PPS?
David K. Buerger
Cautious optimism is meeting the new surveyor guidelines developed by HCFA. The reason? They may counterbalance the disincentives of PPS-good news for consultant pharmacists and the residents they serve.
How to Manage Drug-Induced Weight Changes in Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities
Jeanette Y. Wick
If a needed medication causes a resident to gain or lose weight, it can lead to non-compliance and serious health risks. Fortunately, there are ways to counteract such changes in weight. Careful assessment and monitoring are key.
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C O N T E N T S
December 1998
Volume 13, Number 12
Research and Reports
The Fleetwood Model: An Enhanced Method of Pharmacist Consultation
Susan L. Harms, Judith Garrard
The authors describe a collaborative effort to develop a new model for drug
regimen review, one with the following characteristics: prospective review,
high-risk assessment, direct contact with the physician, and patient assessment.
The SAGE Database: Medication Use in Elderly Nursing Facility Residents
Anne L. Hume, Kate L. Lapane, Sarah Middleton, Giovanni Gambassi,
Marilyn M. Barbour, Vincent Mor
The Systematic Assessment of Geriatric drug use via Epidemiology database
permits longitudinal assessments of medication use and will offer opportunities to
measure the effects of PPS and the use of drugs as quality indicators.
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D E P A R T M E N T S
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Bylines
The Fleetwood Project:
A New Model for a New Century
Janice Feinberg
Commentary
The Erikson Model of Human Development and the Evolution of the Pharmacist
George Taniguchi
Health Trends
Presumed Contraindications to
Post-MI Beta Blockade Unfounded; Cardiovascular Risks of Sildenafil:
New Consensus Statement
Calendar
Instructions for Authors
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Consultant Pharmacist Forum
Minimizing on Flu Outbreaks; New Findings in Incontinence Management
Close to Home
Access to Health Care Services Varies Widely from State to State
Helpful Ideas
Medication Management in Assisted Living: Key Roles for Pharmacists
The Changing Marketplace
HCFA Predicts Future of Heath Care Spending: Some Ups and Downs
Late Additions
Future of Pharmacy May Soon Be Banking on New Degree of Knowledge
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