Moore Pharmacist Put Preparedness Into Action

May 24, 2013 No Comments

THE PHARMACY AT 45-BED MOORE MEDICAL CENTER in Oklahoma may be intact. On Wednesday, May 22, no one knew for sure. Moore’s former lead pharmacist, Barbara Poe, had not been able to return since she and pharmacy technician Kim Wedel left the pharmacy on May 20 in search of refuge from the oncoming tornado. They [...]

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Pharmacist Involvement Integral to Medical Home at Advocate Health

May 09, 2013 No Comments

AS HEALTHCARE REFORM EVOLVES and providers are held to higher standards of quality and improved patient outcomes, more physicians and health systems are turning to the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) to offer comprehensive, cost-effective care. At Advocate Medical Group, a subsidiary of the Advocate Health System in Chicago, administrators recognized the value pharmacists can bring [...]

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New Strategic Plan Points the Way Forward

Dr. Abramowitz discusses ASHP's new vision, mission and strategic plan

Apr 30, 2013 No Comments

A GOOD STRATEGIC PLAN allows us to map our future with a clear course to success. In January of this year, the ASHP Board of Directors approved a new comprehensive Strategic Plan. This plan is a significant departure from the Leadership Agenda that it replaces because it includes and integrates all ASHP activities and operations. [...]

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Boston Bombing Puts Hospital Pharmacies Into Emergency Mode

Apr 22, 2013 No Comments

THE PEOPLE WHO ARRIVED in the emergency department on April 15, 2013, had injuries unlike any Nancy Balch had seen in her 12 years as an emergency department pharmacist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Their injuries were severe. At least one person had had a limb blown off. “I’ve seen a lot, unfortunately,” she [...]

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With Students’ Help, Pharmacists Reach Every Patient at Cleveland Clinic Florida

Mar 25, 2013 No Comments

ON THE HEELS of ASHP’s Pharmacy Practice Model Initiative Summit in 2010, Cleveland Clinic Florida (CCF) set the goal of giving all patients at the 155-bed academic institution the opportunity to interact with pharmacists as part of their care. It was a lofty goal, one that would stretch the pharmacy department’s staff and resources. In [...]

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At Wishard Hospital, Better Diabetes Care through Teamwork

Collaborative Practice Agreements Expand Pharmacy Services

Mar 25, 2013 No Comments

DIABETES MANAGEMENT can be tricky, especially for patients who have been diagnosed and prescribed oral agents or insulin to help them control their blood glucose. Those with type 2 diabetes often also grapple with hypertension and dislipidemia and must take additional medications. The juggling act these patients face inspired Zachary A. Weber, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCACP, [...]

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CPPA’s Value to Pharmacy Practice

Dr. Abramowitz discusses the Society's involvement in the Center for Pharmacy Practice Accreditation

Mar 13, 2013 No Comments

  As you may be aware, ASHP recently joined the Center for Pharmacy Practice Accreditation (CPPA) as a governing member. We believe that the CPPA brings considerable value to pharmacy. Its voluntary accreditation standards will help drive improvements in patient care in and between all sites of care, and, thus, will advance the profession of [...]

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Pharmacists Integral to Continuity of Care at Scott and White Memorial Hospital

Work to Create High-Risk Medication Team Pays Off for Patients

Feb 25, 2013 No Comments

DISCHARGE FROM HOSPITAL TO HOME or a long-term care facility is a busy time for both patients and care providers. When administrators at Scott and White Memorial Hospital, a 600-bed academic medical center in Temple, Tex., found that the computer-assisted discharge medication reconciliation process wasn’t robust enough, they tapped pharmacy staff for a solution. Seizing [...]

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Expansion into Prescribing at the VA

Pharmacy Team Moves into Exciting New Areas of Patient Care

Feb 25, 2013 1 Comment

A KEY ELEMENT of advancing pharmacy practice—and a recommendation of ASHP’s Pharmacy Practice Model Initiative—is the expansion of pharmacists’ duties to include writing medication orders. At the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS), which serves more than 134,000 veterans in a 43-county area of Georgia and Alabama, the clinical pharmacy team has achieved this [...]

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From the President

Superstorm Sandy Brings Out MVPs in Hospitals Across Northeast

Jan 17, 2013 No Comments

AS WE BEGIN A NEW YEAR, I always like to look back at the year that was and focus on moments of success. In my inaugural address, I urged all ASHP members to become Most Valuable Pharmacists (MVPs) within their institutions. And I’ve been privileged to hear from many ASHP members over the last six [...]

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