The hospital LIMM-based clinical pharmacy service improves the quality of the patient medication process and saves time
Eriksson, Tommy LU ; Holmdahl, Lydia ; Midlöv, Patrik LU
; Höglund, Peter
and Bondesson, Åsa ÅB
LU
(2012)
In European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy: Science and Practice
19(4).
p.375-377
- Abstract
- Objective:
The Lund Integrated Medicines Management (LIMM) model improves the patient medication process and reduces primary care contact and rehospitalisation. The objective was to evaluate the quality of medication management activities and the time spent on these activities using the LIMM model in hospital and primary care.
Methods:
Questionnaires were distributed to physicians and nurses in hospitals, with and without the LIMM model, and in primary care. A
time study of the activities of clinical pharmacists was also performed.
Results:
Responses were received from 67 physicians and nurses working in hospitals and 210 in primary care. The respondents thought that... (More) - Objective:
The Lund Integrated Medicines Management (LIMM) model improves the patient medication process and reduces primary care contact and rehospitalisation. The objective was to evaluate the quality of medication management activities and the time spent on these activities using the LIMM model in hospital and primary care.
Methods:
Questionnaires were distributed to physicians and nurses in hospitals, with and without the LIMM model, and in primary care. A
time study of the activities of clinical pharmacists was also performed.
Results:
Responses were received from 67 physicians and nurses working in hospitals and 210 in primary care. The respondents thought that the quality of medication management would be much improved using the LIMM model. The model was associated with total median time savings by nurses and physicians of at least 1 h per patient, while the clinical pharmacist spent only 1 h with each patient.
Conclusion:
The LIMM model reduced the total time required for each patient by at least 1 h and improved the quality of the process. (Less)
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- author
- Eriksson, Tommy
LU
; Holmdahl, Lydia
; Midlöv, Patrik
LU
; Höglund, Peter
and Bondesson, Åsa ÅB
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2012
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- in
- European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy: Science and Practice
- volume
- 19
- issue
- 4
- pages
- 375 - 377
- publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group
- external identifiers
-
- wos:000309586900009
- scopus:84868382091
- ISSN
- 2047-9964
- DOI
- 10.1136/ejhpharm-2012-000096
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 024c7f12-4b8b-42aa-9b34-74df910876c1 (old id 3053670)
- date added to LUP
- 2016-04-01 10:26:48
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The Lund Integrated Medicines Management (LIMM) model improves the patient medication process and reduces primary care contact and rehospitalisation. The objective was to evaluate the quality of medication management activities and the time spent on these activities using the LIMM model in hospital and primary care.<br/><br>
<br/><br>
Methods:<br/><br>
Questionnaires were distributed to physicians and nurses in hospitals, with and without the LIMM model, and in primary care. A<br/><br>
time study of the activities of clinical pharmacists was also performed.<br/><br>
<br/><br>
Results:<br/><br>
Responses were received from 67 physicians and nurses working in hospitals and 210 in primary care. The respondents thought that the quality of medication management would be much improved using the LIMM model. The model was associated with total median time savings by nurses and physicians of at least 1 h per patient, while the clinical pharmacist spent only 1 h with each patient.<br/><br>
<br/><br>
Conclusion: <br/><br>
The LIMM model reduced the total time required for each patient by at least 1 h and improved the quality of the process.}},
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