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

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

Mentorship Program Helps Pharmacists Improve VTE Prevention

DESPITE THE FACT that venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the most preventable cause of death in hospitalized patients, and that evidence-based ... [read more]
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Dec 26, 2010

Fauquier Health Reveals the True Meaning of Teamwork

How would you define the ideal pharmacy practice model? The ideal pharmacy practice model is one where the pharmacist works side by ... [read more]
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Sep 28, 2010

Pharmacists Adopt Simple Tobacco-Cessation Tools

ROUGHLY ONE IN FIVE ADULTS in the U.S. uses tobacco products, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That figure represents a ... [read more]
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Jun 01, 2010

Preventing DVT Helps Patients and Bottom Lines

PHARMACISTS LYNDA THOMAS, Pharm.D., CACP, and Michael Palladino, Pharm.D., are part of a new wave of clinical specialists who oversee patients’ ... [read more]
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Apr 09, 2010