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Transfers of Care Around Medicine
Corresponding Author(s) : Dr Bernard Crotty
FFF Clinical Finance Journal,
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): Clinical Finance Journal
Abstract
This article covers both patient safety issues and optimising medicine use, this national initiative is known as Transfers of Care around Medicine (TCAM). When a patient moves from one care setting to another, this is known as a transfer of care. When transfers of care occur there is an increased risk of adverse effects due, in part, to medication errors arising. This article asserts that a relatively small investment can generate significant cost avoidances; thereby delivering significant financial, economic and social benefits to the health community as well as enhancing patient safety.
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References
West of England AHSN. Transfers of Care Around Medicine. [WWW] https://www.weahsn.net/our-work/transforming-services-and-systems/medicines-optimisation/transfers-of-care-around-medicines/ (accessed 16 July 2020)
Healthcare Finance, On the Way Down. HFMA October 2019
Elliott RA, Camacho E, Jankovic D, Sculpher MJ, Faria R. Economic analysis of the prevalence and clinical and economic burden of medication error in England. BMJ Qual Saf 2020;0:1–10. https://doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010206
PharmOutcomes system. Provided by Pinnacle Health Partnership LLP. [WWW] See https://pharmoutcomes.org (accessed 16 July 2020)
Sabir FR, Tomlinson J, Strickland-Hodge B, Smith H. Evaluating the Connect with Pharmacy web?based intervention to reduce hospital readmission for older people. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-019-00887-3
NHS Improvement. National Cost Collection for the NHS. [WWW] https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/national-cost-collection/ (accessed 16 July 2020)
Morris S, Devlin N, Parkin D (2012), Economic Analysis in Health Care. Wiley 2012
House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts. Reducing Emergency Admissions-Forty Fourth Report of Session 2017-19 [WWW] https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmpubacc/795/795.pdf (accessed 16 July 2020)
NHS Digital. Compendium-Emergency Readmission to Hospitals within 30 Days of Discharge. https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/clinical-indicators/compendium-of-population-health-indicators/compendium-hospital-care/current/emergency-readmissions-to-hospital-within-30-days-of-discharge (accessed 16 July 2020)