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Immune Globulin
16 minutes Posted Aug 1, 2022 at 2:00 pm.
] Intermountain Healthcare is a complex system.
] Challenges included the size and scale of the organization, drug shortages, as well as technology and data capture issues.
] The development of IG appropriate use guidelines was intricate and enterprise-wide.
] A medication use evaluation was conducted.
] Evaluation of adherence to weight-based dosing strategies produced shocking results.
] Surveying stakeholders revealed a lack of awareness of internal guidelines and standards.
] A formal policy to optimize IG weight-based dosing is in the process of being approved.
] Advice for those planning similar strategies includes system-wide collaboration, establishing and monitoring adherence rates, standardization, and quantification of cost savings.
] Intermountain Healthcare has exciting developments on the horizon.
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Jim Lichauer, Meryl Biksacky, and Conor Hanrahan discuss the strategies Intermountain Healthcare implemented to improve their immune globulin utilization.
 
Guest speaker:
Meryl Biksacky, PharmD
Pharmacist, Drug Information Specialist
Drug Shortage Management CO-Lead
Intermountain Healthcare Drug Information Services
 
Conor Hanrahan, PharmD, MS, BCPS, CPHQ
Medication Policy, Outcomes and Stewardship Director
System PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director
Intermountain Healthcare Pharmacy Services
 
Moderator:
Jim Lichauer, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP
Sr Performance Improvement Program Director, Pharmacy
Vizient
 
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