Description

This presentation will review how a large nursing home company systematically reduced their utilization of psychotropic medications and achieved a sustained Long‐stay Antipsychotic QM rate of less than 12%. There will be a special focus on how to ensure regulatory compliance and accurate diagnoses while achieving this success. Participants will learn about this systematic approach, how to engage their facility and achieve similar results. There will be a focus on how to ensure regulatory compliance and accurate diagnoses while achieving this success. Objectives
Understand how to ensure regulatory compliance with psychotropic medications and associated diagnoses.
Understand how an organization systematically reduced psychotropic medication utilization with sustained success.
Understand the key roles of interdisciplinary team members in implementing a systematic approach to psychotropic medication reduction.