Brock Hughes - 25 Years

Denise Dunford, Pharmacy Technician is pictured with Sarah Reitz, Appalachian College of Pharmacy intern. Sarah helped Denise and Pharmacist in Charge Sandra Clarke kick off the new Chronic Care Management program in October 2020 which is funded in part by theWythe-Bland Foundation.

Chronic Care Management (CCM): a coordination of care service that includes medication management, plan of care for applicable disease states and communication with all health professionals involved in treatment to improve patient outcomes Medication reconciliation: a process to ensure that a patient is taking medications as prescribed, not taking duplicate medication or discontinued medications; this process can happen routinely during office visits or after hospitalizations Disease state education: educational opportunities to increase awareness for individuals with any chronic diagnosis on cause, treatment, and risk; such education is intended to enhance patient involvement in self-care and goal setting

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