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NewsHow hospital pharmacist communication prevents readmissions
Patients who don't take their prescribed medication cost the U.S. healthcare system anywhere from $250 billion and $300 billion a year in ER visits and inpatient hospitalization, leading some Read more...
Robot lightens pharmacists' workload
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Filling individual drug requests at NYU Langone Medical Center's Tisch Hospital just got a lot easier and safer. It used to take as much as 2.5 hours. Now a drug-sorting Read more...
Pharmacists underutilized in health system
When pharmacists get involved closely with patients' care, it can improve outcomes, especially if they work with the patient to manage chronic diseases. Not only that, pharmacists may help squeeze Read more...
U of Minnesota program cuts rehospitalizations by 20 percent
These days, rehospitalizations have gotten a lot of attention, as they're incredibly costly and far too common--especially for the fragile Medicare population. However, a year-long study at the Read more...
NQF urges greater leadership from hospital pharmacist
This year, when the National Quality Forum updated its manual on safe practices, it made an important change to its medication management chapter. The group is now urging that hospital pharmacists Read more...
Compounding of drugs by pharmacists may lack adequate safeguards
If you're a patient that needs drugs in a dose, form or combination not available, your pharmacist may be able to help. Every year, more than 30 million prescription drugs are compounded each year by Read more...
Consumers reaching out and talking to doctors, live and 24/7
By this point, I imagine most of us are familiar with forums like the WebMD and Revolution Health, where consumers can get broad, carefully-couched responses to none-too-urgent health questions from Read more...
| Press ReleasesPharmMD Applauds Report From The Office Of The Chief Pharmacist, U.S. Public Health ServiceNASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PharmMD, the nation’s leader in quality Medication Therapy Management (MTM) services, applauds the January 9th report, Improving Patient and Health System Outcomes Read more >> Despite Trend of Therapeutic Substitution, Survey Data Shows Patients Want Their Physician to Be the Ultimate Decision MakAstraZeneca reveals survey results and offers tips designed to help patients ensure they get “just what the doctor ordered” WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- New survey data reveals that 84 percent Read more >> Medical Center Selects McKesson’s Pharmacy Automation to Advance Safety InitiativesBar-code scanning solutions expected to improve efficiency and patient safety ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sanford USD Medical Center, the largest hospital in South Dakota, has installed McKesson’s Read more >> Pharmacists Speak Out on Issue of Patient Adherence and ComplianceInforming the Drug Development and Commercialization Industry CARY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Industry Standard Research (ISR) today announced the release of a new report titled “Adherence and Read more >> Skilled Care Direct: An Expansion of Skilled Care Pharmacy’s Service CapabilitiesMASON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Skilled Care Pharmacy, a provider of medication needs for residents in extended care communities in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, has increased its service capabilities Read more >> |
