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MAKING SURE ALL PARTS OF YOUR CARE FIT TOGETHER


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SAFEMED


THE PROBLEM



Preventable drug therapy problems (DTPs) such as medication errors and
nonadherence are major drivers of preventable emergency visits,
hospitalizations, and readmissions.

 * Preventable adverse drug events are responsible for substantial patient
   morbidity and mortality, accounting for health expenditures of $177 billion
   annually, and hospital admissions and readmissions account for 70% of the
   total.
 * Medication nonadherence is linked to increased rates of stroke, acute
   myocardial infarction, and all‐cause mortality.
 * Patients with multiple chronic conditions (MCC), polypharmacy, and high
   social complexity (i.e. mental health issues, low health literacy, limited
   income, lack of transportation, and low social support) are at particularly
   high risk, and account for the majority of high repeat utilization of
   inpatient services.
 * These vulnerable high- cost patients are particularly likely to benefit from
   care coordination by patient-centered medical home (PCMH)-based care
   transitions teams focused on medication and chronic disease management.


THE SOLUTION

The SafeMed Program is a care transitions program with an emphasis on
medication management designed to use a multidisciplinary approach to improve
transitions of care from hospital to home for super-utilizing patients with
multiple chronic conditions and polypharmacy.



RECENT NEWS

 * National Innovation Award Winner November 3, 2015


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The SafeMed study was conducted by a multidisciplinary team from The University
of Tennessee Health Science Center and Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare. The
study was funded by a Health Care Innovations Award from the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services. To learn more, please contact the Center for
Health System Improvement at chsi@uthsc.edu.



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