Leveraging Collaborative Practice Agreements as One Health-System

Leveraging Collaborative Practice Agreements as One Health-System

Topic Description : Collaborative Practice Agreements (CPAs) are an effective way to streamline patient care, by affording non-prescriber clinicians the ability to write orders and make dose adjustments within protocols. Discuss and explore the use of electronic health records, telemedicine, or other digital tools to facilitate communication and coordination among different healthcare providers; ultimately improving the implementation and effectiveness of collaborative practice agreements.
Topic Description : Collaborative Practice Agreements (CPAs) are an effective way to streamline patient care, by affording non-prescriber clinicians the ability to write orders and make dose adjustments within protocols. Discuss and explore the use of electronic health records, telemedicine, or other digital tools to facilitate communication and coordination among different healthcare providers; ultimately improving the implementation and effectiveness of collaborative practice agreements.

Learning Objectives

  • Reflect on patient care services underutilized and understaffed.
  • Describe advantages and disadvantages of CPAs for providers and pharmacies.
  • Contrast heath-system versus stand-alone pharmacy CPA development and maintenance.
  • Speaker(s)

    Alysha Lopez PharmD, RPh
    Pharmacy Manager
    Geisinger

    Jessica Koch BSN, RN
    Nurse Manager
    Geisinger

    Michelle Ligotski RPh
    Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator
    Geisinger

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