“I have had the opportunity to work with Samm Anderegg over his high school career as a classroom teacher and a high school basketball coach. Samm possesses many outstanding characteristics that set him apart from others. His creativity and leadership, his work ethic, and his approach have all lead to his successes. First and foremost in Samm’s personality is his creativity and leadership. In the classroom, Samm participated sharing his thoughts and opinions. He doesn’t shy away from being different knowing that to be the best you must be willing to step outside of your comfort zone. His creativity and ability to think outside the box allow him to help others cultivate their ideas. Besides the classroom, Samm has been able to share these traits on the basketball team. Samm helped others to realize the hard work necessary to be the best. He did this not only in a positive verbal way, but also by example. Second, Samm’s work ethic is outstanding. Samm worked on a daily basis to be the best. He will do all the necessary detailed work to achieve the highest success possible. In the classroom, Samm learned and was creative and then has applied those skills to his work. As a basketball player, Samm has pushed himself and his teammates. He accepted any role that the coaching staff desired from him. This work ethic gained him the respect of his peers, the coaching staff, and the community. He has developed his talent to reach his potential. He has shown this not only in basketball but also to the community. Samm has volunteered his time to younger students. His work ethic has definitely contributed to the direct successes he has had as a person, student, and athlete. Last, Samm approaches life with great perspective. He enjoys the people around him and has fun in working toward achieving his goals. His view on situations has allowed him to develop strong personal relationships. Building these relationships has allowed him to network with many people in our community. Samm’s perspective and approach allow him opportunities for a successful future. Samm’s creativity and leadership, his work ethic, and his approach toward others will lend him to be a person of success. Samm has proven to be one that has set himself apart from others. I would highly recommend Samm Anderegg based upon his track of success and his future contributions.”
Samm Anderegg, PharmD
Austin, Texas, United States
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Pharmacist, music fanatic, data nerd, dreamer. I want to fix healthcare.
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Thankful for my patients and clinical team members at Northwest Eye for a wonderful five years! Here's to many more!
Thankful for my patients and clinical team members at Northwest Eye for a wonderful five years! Here's to many more!
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PPCN represented well at the CPESN Mid-Year meeting in Charlotte, NC! What a pleasure to network, share progressive ideas and strategize for a bright…
PPCN represented well at the CPESN Mid-Year meeting in Charlotte, NC! What a pleasure to network, share progressive ideas and strategize for a bright…
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Practice-Based Teaching and Precepting Certificate
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
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Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist | BCPS
Board of Pharmacy Specialties
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Development of a Pharmacy Technician–Driven Program to Improve Vaccination Rates at an Academic Medical Center
Hospital Pharmacy
Background: Influenza and pneumococcal disease contribute substantially to the burden of preventable disease in the United States. Despite quality measures tied to immunization rates, health systems have struggled to achieve these targets in the inpatient setting. Pharmacy departments have had success through implementation of pharmacist standing order programs (SOP); however, these initiatives are labor-intensive and have not resulted in 100% immunization rates.
Objective: The…Background: Influenza and pneumococcal disease contribute substantially to the burden of preventable disease in the United States. Despite quality measures tied to immunization rates, health systems have struggled to achieve these targets in the inpatient setting. Pharmacy departments have had success through implementation of pharmacist standing order programs (SOP); however, these initiatives are labor-intensive and have not resulted in 100% immunization rates.
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate a pilot utilizing pharmacy technician interventions, in combination with a nursing SOP, to improve vaccination rates of hospitalized patients for influenza and pneumococcal disease.
Methods: A process was developed for pharmacy technicians to identify patients who were not previously screened or immunized during the weekend days on the Cardiovascular Progressive Care unit at the University of Kansas Health-System. Targeted pharmacy technician interventions consisted of phone call reminders and face-to-face discussions with nursing staff. The primary study outcome was the change in immunization compliance rates between the control and intervention groups.
Results: Influenza vaccine rates showed a statistically significant increase from 72.2% (52 of 72) of patients during the control group to 92.9% (65 of 70, P = .001) of patients during the intervention group. A pneumococcal vaccination rate of 81.3% (61 of 75) was observed in the control group, compared with 84.3% (59 of 70) of patients in the intervention group (P = .638).
Conclusion: An improvement in inpatient influenza immunization rates can be achieved through targeted follow-up performed by pharmacy technicians, in combination with a nursing-driven SOP.Other authorsSee publication -
Pharmacist Providers — An Untapped Healthcare Resource
DocStation Blog
Patient access to high-quality, cost-effective care can be achieved by leveraging our existing pharmacist workforce.
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Mixed Outpatient-Inpatient Autologous Stem Cell Transplant for Multiple Myeloma: A Cost-Saving Initiative in a Resource Constrained Environment.
Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice
Background: Although administration of chemotherapy prior to autologous stem cell transplantation in the outpatient setting has been reported as safe and cost-effective, many limitations exist with previously reported methods of transitioning out of the hospital ward. Specifically, lack of a caregiver and distance from treatment facility are key factors particularly in rural settings. Given these limitations, not all institutions have transitioned the transplant process, or even portions of it,…
Background: Although administration of chemotherapy prior to autologous stem cell transplantation in the outpatient setting has been reported as safe and cost-effective, many limitations exist with previously reported methods of transitioning out of the hospital ward. Specifically, lack of a caregiver and distance from treatment facility are key factors particularly in rural settings. Given these limitations, not all institutions have transitioned the transplant process, or even portions of it, to the outpatient setting despite the known benefits.
Methods: To achieve financial benefit without compromising safety, a novel mixed outpatient-inpatient model was adopted at our institution. Eligible patients receive melphalan in the clinic the day prior to being admitted for peripheral blood stem cell re-infusion where they remain until recovery of myelosuppression.
Results: In the year since implementation, nineteen total patients received high-dose melphalan prior to autologous stem cell transplantation. Eighteen of these patients successfully received melphalan in the outpatient clinic with admission to the hospital on day zero for infusion of stem cells. No patient experienced any adverse event on the day or evening of chemotherapy or required early admission. The average estimated total reduction in cost per patient to the institution was over US$2,000. When comparing the cost of the chemotherapy drug, melphalan, from the year before and the year after implementation of the mixed model the total annual cost saving was approximately US$90,00 or 53% of the previous year's expenditure.
Conclusions: The implementation of this mixed outpatient-inpatient model was safe, feasible, and cost-effective.Other authorsSee publication -
Effects of a Hospitalwide Pharmacy Practice Model Change on Readmission and Return to Emergency Department Rates
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
Purpose: The impact of an innovative medication reconciliation and discharge education program on 30-day readmissions and emergency department (ED) visits was evaluated.
Methods: An observational pre-post analysis was conducted at an academic medical center to compare rates of hospital readmissions and return to ED visits during three-month periods before and after implementation of a restructured pharmacy practice model including (1) medication reconciliation at transitions of care for…Purpose: The impact of an innovative medication reconciliation and discharge education program on 30-day readmissions and emergency department (ED) visits was evaluated.
Methods: An observational pre-post analysis was conducted at an academic medical center to compare rates of hospital readmissions and return to ED visits during three-month periods before and after implementation of a restructured pharmacy practice model including (1) medication reconciliation at transitions of care for every patient and discharge education for a high-risk subgroup, (2) new or expanded services in the preanesthesia testing clinic and ED, (3) a medication reconciliation technician team, and (4) pharmacist-to-patient ratios of 1:30 on acute care floors and 1:18 on critical care units. The primary outcome was the composite of rates of readmissions and return to ED visits within 30 days of discharge.
Results: A total of 3,316 patients were included in the study. Pharmacy teams completed medication reconciliation in 95.8% of cases at admission and 69.7% of cases at discharge. Discharge education was provided to 73.5% of high-risk patients (defined as those receiving anticoagulation therapy or treatment for acute myocardial infarction, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, or pneumonia). No significant difference was observed between the preimplementation and postimplementation groups with regard to the primary outcome. In the high-risk subgroup, there was a significant reduction in the 30-day rate of hospital readmissions, which declined from 17.8% to 12.3% (p = 0.042); cost projections indicated that this reduction in readmissions could yield annual direct cost savings of more than $780,000.
Conclusion: Implementation of a team-based pharmacy practice model resulted in a significant decrease in the rate of 30-day readmissions for high-risk patientsOther authorsSee publication -
An Accelerated, Practice-based Model for Fostering Precepting Skills in Pharmacy Residents
Hospital Pharmacy
Sound precepting skills are vitally important for all pharmacists and for the future of our profession.
Residency training provides a fertile environment for the resident to learn and foster new
skills. This article outlines an accelerated model for developing precepting skills in residents and
provides helpful advice for residents seeking to gain experience as a preceptor.Other authorsSee publication -
Acceptance of Recommendations by Inpatient Pharmacy Case Managers: Unintended Consequences of Hospitalist and Specialist Care
Pharmacotherapy
Study Objective: To determine whether recommendations made by pharmacists and accepted by hospital physicians resulted in fewer post-discharge readmissions and urgent care visits compared with recommendations that were not implemented.
Patients: A total of 192 patients aged 18 years or older who were a subsample of a randomized, prospective study, who were admitted with a previous diagnosis of one of nine cardiovascular or pulmonary diseases or diabetes mellitus or had received oral…Study Objective: To determine whether recommendations made by pharmacists and accepted by hospital physicians resulted in fewer post-discharge readmissions and urgent care visits compared with recommendations that were not implemented.
Patients: A total of 192 patients aged 18 years or older who were a subsample of a randomized, prospective study, who were admitted with a previous diagnosis of one of nine cardiovascular or pulmonary diseases or diabetes mellitus or had received oral anticoagulation therapy and who were discharged to community-based care provided by private physicians and community pharmacists.
Results: Pharmacy case managers performed evaluations for patients and made recommendations to inpatient physicians. Data was collected from patients and private physicians for 90 days after discharge. Pharmacy case managers made 546 recommendations to inpatient physicians for 187 patients (97%). Overall, 260 (48%) of the 546 recommendations were accepted. The acceptance rate was lower for patients who had an urgent care visit compared with the other patients (33.6% vs 52.2%, p=0.033). Physicians were less likely to accept recommendations related to drug indications (p<0.001), drug efficacy (p=0.041), and therapeutic drug and disease state monitoring (p=0.011). Recommendations made for patients with a relatively greater number of drugs were also less likely to be accepted (p=0.003).
Conclusion: Recommendations to reconcile medications or address actual drug allergies or medication errors were frequently accepted. However, only 48% of all recommendations were accepted by inpatient physicians, and there was no impact on health care use 90 days after discharge. This study suggests that recommendations by pharmacy case managers were underused, and the low acceptance rate may have reduced the potential to avoid readmissions.Other authorsSee publication -
What Meaningful Use Means for Pharmacy
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
Pharmacists have been practicing as patient caregivers for decades but have failed to develop widespread acceptance of independent, accountable clinical practice. Health care reform initiatives and investments in health information technology (HIT) offer new opportunities for pharmacists to achieve accountable clinical practice and become indispensable members of the patient care team.
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