Walgreens launches coordinated care program at 150+ sites

Walgreens is unrolling its WellTransitions program at more than 150 health systems and hospitals across the U.S. to assist with coordinated care efforts.

The Deerfield, Ill.-based drugstore chain’s WellTransitions program gives its pharmacists a strong role within care teams responsible for transitioning patients from acute care to home or other healthcare settings. These pharmacists will be available for medication review, bedside medication delivery, patient counseling and follow ups to help hospitals reduce readmission rates, which will affect Medicare reimbursement under a law that went into effect Oct.1.

The coordinated care program is already in effect at some sites, such as Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park, Md., where only three of the first 48 high-risk patients enrolled were readmitted within 30 days, according to an Oct. 16 statement.