Children’s New Pharmacy Model a Resounding Success

Decentralized Pharmacy, Expanded Use of Technology and Technicians Work

In 1998, Richard Sakai, Pharm.D., FASHP, FCSHP, became the director of pharmacy service at the 358-bed Children’s Hospital Central California ... [read more]
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Mar 28, 2012

UW Health Goes the Extra Mile to Prevent Venous Thromboembolisms

Anticoagulation Program Earns Team ASHP Foundation Award

Numbers alone rarely tell the whole story, but for the University of Wisconsin (UW) Health in Madison, they offer a tantalizing glimpse of a ... [read more]
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Mar 28, 2012

Pharmacy Groups Launch Initiative to Improve Care Transitions

ASHP and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) are working together to improve patient outcomes by facilitating the involvement of pharmacists ... [read more]
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Mar 27, 2012

Cleveland Clinic Hospitals Lead Way on Quality-of-Care Measures

STARTING IN OCTOBER 2012, Medicare will reimburse hospitals based on quality-of-care measures, including how closely hospitals follow best clinical ... [read more]
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Sep 23, 2011

Creating an Anticoagulation Service in a Community Pharmacy

THE MEDICAL LITERATURE is filled with examples of how anticoagulation services managed by pharmacists help reduce the number of ... [read more]
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Sep 23, 2011