The KPS Difference: Clinicians Enhancing Quality

KPS clinicians strive to improve quality of life by addressing the complex needs of the geriatric resident in the long term care facility setting. The expertise of our consultant nurses and pharmacists allows KPS to provide clinical excellence in a cost-effective environment.

Education

• Lending Library
• In-services by pharmacists and nurses

Reporting

• Monthly Consultant Report
• Quarterly Consultant Report
• Recommendations to Physicians, Nurses, and other Disciplines as needed
• Residents Receiving Nine or More Medications
• Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) Screen Evaluation
• Psychoactive and Sedative/Hypnotic Utilization Trends
• Summary of OBRA Psychoactive & Hypnotic Regulation
• Analysis of Recommendation Categories Grouped By Routing
• Characterization of Responses To Previous Recommendations Grouped By Routing
• Characterization of Responses To Previous Recommendations By Recommendation Routing
• Medication Pass Observation Summary

Preferred Medication Program

• MED-SELECT- KPS’ preferred medication program, provides optimal medication selection to optimize clinical and financial outcomes.
• KPS Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee, consisting of board-certified physicians, nurses and pharmacists, works in conjunction with Samford University’s McWhorter School of Pharmacy to continually review the most current information and studies to facilitate appropriate medicine selection
• "Preferred” medications must meet clinical standards for efficacy and safety in the geriatric population. Consideration is also given to drug products that require less frequent dosing, subsequently saving nursing administration time.
• KPS pharmacists work with residents’ physicians to determine that each resident’s medication selection is optimal for their special needs; by prescribing “preferred” medications, when appropriate.

Clinical Initiatives

• KPS features programs that focus on the complex medical conditions of the geriatric population