BuchananCares Program: A Team-based Care Pilot Led by a Rural Community Hospital and Local Pharmacist
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Description
Describes BuchananCares, a collaboration among health professionals from the Appalachian College of Pharmacy, Buchanan General Hospital in rural Virginia, and the Virginia Department of Health. Designed to reduce patient readmissions and improve medication use for patients with COPD, diabetes, heart failure, and pneumonia.
Date
06/2022
Type
Document
Organization
Community Preventive Services Task Force
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Appalachia · Cardiovascular disease · Care coordination · Chronic disease management · Chronic respiratory conditions · Diabetes · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Virginia