Comprehensive solutions to support your clinical team
Optum's Clinical Services team of hospice and palliative care trained pharmacists offers a range of of comprehensive hospice pharmacy solutions that assist you in complying with Medicare Hospice Conditions of Participation (CoPs).
Whether you need clinical consulting, support with formulary and plan dispensing decisions, or more robust clinical services, we provide support for your staff and enhance your mission in patient care and cost-containment.
Clinical services and support we offer
Medication therapy profile review
HospiMTM™ provides a patient medication profile review retrospectively – upon admission and at least every 15 days thereafter. The pharmacist will provide additional reviews upon request for medication changes, symptom management and more.
Automated patient assessments software
Our proprietary clinical software HospiLogic checks for effectiveness of therapy, adverse effects, interactions, duplicate therapy and possible drug therapy alternatives, then prepares an electronic patient report whenever you need it.
Formulary and plan design options
Collaborate with your dedicated account manager and clinical team to choose the right formulary with various options designed to meet your unique needs.
Pediatric support
Pediatric medication profiles are often complex and include life-prolonging medications as well as symptom management medications. Optum provides evidence-based pediatric hospice and palliative care resources and guidance. Our pharmacists provide valuable symptom management support for your hospice staff to enhance patient care.
Hospice consultations
Consulting services we provide to assist your staff and improve patient outcomes.
Hospice pharmacist consultations
Get a better understanding of medication utilization, costs, quality and more with documentation of each patient’s clinical review. This helps you comply with Medicare Hospice Conditions of Participation (CoPs).
Wound care support
Compromised skin integrity can contribute to physical, emotional and psychosocial distress. Optum provides evidence-based wound care resources and guidance for clinicians to help improve quality of life by palliating wound symptoms.
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