Medication Optimization

Chronic Care, Hospice, Medication Optimization, PACE, Pharmacy

Beyond the Prescription: Why Clinical Context Matters More Than Ever

When it comes to pharmacy, the question healthcare leaders should be asking is not simply whether medications are being dispensed correctly. It is whether their pharmacy partner is helping their interdisciplinary team make better clinical...

Medication Optimization, PACE

Transforming Medication Risk into Coordinated PACE Performance

Every year, National Adverse Drug Event Awareness Day serves as a critical reminder of a persistent—and often underrecognized—challenge in healthcare: medications, while lifesaving, can also cause harm. For PACE organizations, ADEs represent more than a...

Heart Health, Medication Optimization, PACE, Science

Statin Therapy in Older Adults: Clinical Insights and Implications

Statins are primarily used to lower blood cholesterol levels, specifically low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). As a result, statins are recommended as first-line therapy for nearly all persons with—or at risk of developing—atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD)....

Medication Optimization, PACE, Pharmacy

World Cancer Day: Exploring Oral Chemotherapy Medication Interactions

Oral chemotherapy medications are frequently used to treat and manage many types of cancer. The ability to self-administer oral medications provides benefits such as more independence for administration and fewer trips to the doctor’s office....

Hospice, Medication Optimization, Pharmacy

Addressing New HOPE Tool Requirements in Hospice

Starting October 1, 2025, the Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) tool replaced the Hospice Item Set (HIS) as the system to collect patient-specific data in hospice patients. The HOPE tool was designed and implemented...

Medication Optimization, Pharmacy

Reflections on the Future of Pharmacy

Earlier this month, I was deeply honored to receive the University of Florida College of Pharmacy’s Distinguished Service to the Pharmacy Profession Award. My sincere thanks to Dean Peter Swann and all those involved in...

Medication Optimization, PACE, Pharmacy

Deprescribing in Older Adults in PACE

In recent years, there has been an increased focus on deprescribing in the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) practice setting. As more programs incorporate clinical pharmacists into their interdisciplinary care teams (IDTs),...