Archive for March, 2011

MUSC Takes Home Award for Excellence in Medication-Use Safety

THE DAYS AND WEEKS AFTER A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT are a critical time for patients. Many are already on complex medication regimens at the time of ... [read more]
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Mar 28, 2011

ACOs in the Age of Health Care Reform

Opportunities Abound for Pharmacists’ Med-Management Skills

THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT OF 2010 provides a plethora of opportunities for pharmacists to optimize their patient-care ... [read more]
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Mar 28, 2011

Use of Technology Growing, Pharmacists’ Roles Changing

ASHP National Survey Tracks Pharmacy Trends Over Time

OVER THE YEARS, ASHP’s National Survey of Health-System Pharmacy Practice has evolved into a powerful tool to track pharmacy developments. The ... [read more]
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Mar 28, 2011

Helping Residents Prepare for Emergencies

THERE HAS BEEN A PLANE CRASH NEARBY, a train car containing chlorine gas has just spilled, we need to evacuate the third floor of the hospital ... [read more]
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Mar 28, 2011

Reforms in the Middle East, Changes in Pharmacy

AS I WRITE THIS, the world is witnessing amazing changes in the Middle East. Citizens from Tunisia to Egypt--and now in Libya--are rising ... [read more]
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Mar 28, 2011

Media Attention for Drug Shortages Helps ASHP Drive Change

WHILE HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS FACE a plethora of practice challenges every day, those challenges do not often make the national news. Yet the ... [read more]
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Mar 28, 2011