June 19th 2024
A survey of health system specialty pharmacy employees found that hybrid work significantly improved quality of life and workplace productivity.
May 2nd 2024
A siloed approach to care can worsen patient outcomes, but collaboration between one health system specialty pharmacy and a manufacturer led to better patient care.
A review found that many guidelines that recommended pharmacogenetic testing were inconsistent between clinical associations.
April 30th 2024
The role of health care specialty pharmacies has expanded.
December 8th 2023
The analysis revealed deeper issues created by payer and manufacturer lockouts placed on Integrated Health System Specialty Pharmacies.
Connected therapy management takes MTM digital
The universal connectivity of everything in healthcare - “the internet of medical things” - is here
Shorter hospital stays and reduced costs possible with IV acetaminophen
A new study has found that use of acetaminophen injection and reduced use of opioids to treat acute surgical pain can save a medium-sized hospital an estimated $4.7 million annually.
Connected: Telepharmacy unites the team
Now, that pharmacist on the other side of the country is only a mouse-click away.
New patient-care opportunities begin with a "blueprint"
Pharmacists who want to move forward in their professional practice need structure and guidelines. These might fill the bill.
Telepharmacy pulls hospital through storm
A winter storm kept personnel from reaching the hospital. But all the patients got their meds, thanks to telepharmacists.
Get paid for clinical services: 7 tips for pharmacists
A pioneer in the battle to win medical provider status tells how its done.
Time to step up
Pharmacists can make big contributions to the healthcare team - and healthcare systems are leaning on their expertise more and more.
Pharmacists and patient care: Bring the value
Heck yes, pharmacists belong on healthcare teams. Here's how they can get there.
Win-Win: Using student pharmacists to extend resources
Savvy health-system pharmacists seeking to do more with less are putting student pharmacists to work - and it's working.
How to cut pharmacy staff without layoffs or reduced services
This health-system pharmacy department found success through a combination of approaches.
Compounder robot scores with health systems
Okay, RIVA may be more of a system than a robot. Regardless, this award-winning IV compounder is the one to beat.
Biosimilars' savings may reach $100 billion by 2020
The use of biosimilars in the European Union and the United States may yield huge savings to healthcare systems over the next five years
10 ways to prevent drug diversion
Studies have shown a high rate of abuse of prescription drugs by healthcare professionals, including pharmacists, when compared to street drugs, primarily because healthcare professionals can access prescription medications easily and often.
Bridging pharmacy automation and EMRs
As hospitals and health systems consolidate, hospital pharmacy directors tackle interoperability between pharmacy automation and EMRs. Here are some of the issues.
Drug diversion: Collaboration is key to detection, control
In health systems, close collaboration between pharmacy and nursing results in successful interventions.
California mandates antimicrobial stewardship
Smaller hospitals come to grips with a requirement that is essential, unfunded, and compulsory.
When seconds count, pharmacists can make the difference
Cardiac arrest code teams need pharmacists. Here's why.
ACOs, pharmacists, and value-based healthcare
A rural hospital's director of pharmacy tells how ACO membership cut ER visits and healthcare costs - and improved patient care.
A real-world solution to drug diversion in health systems
Continuous monitoring is what's needed. Fortunately, there's a platform for that.
Pharmacy automation: Our silent partner in success
When it comes to filling Rxs, automation technology improves both accuracy and efficiency, giving pharmacists more time for patient care and oversight of technological functions. It's a good thing.
Did hospital pharmacist expose patients to HIV?
Shore Medical Center of Somers Point, N.J. recently informed 213 patients who received intravenous morphine or hydromorphine that they may have been exposed to HIV or hepatitis B or C.
In-home pharmacist MTM program to expand
After a successful medication therapy management (MTM) pilot program involving home visits from pharmacists to reduce hospital readmissions, healthcare executives would like to expand the program.
Health-system pharmacists empower the team
Health-system pharmacists help improve patient care, boost patient outcomes, reduce readmission rates, and lower costs - and savvy administrators know it.
California hospital using ingestible sensors to track med use
Barton Health recently began using digital sensors compounded in medications to provide insights about medication use for patients dealing with uncontrolled and co-morbid hypertension.
Five top trends for health-system pharmacies in 2016
Value is not just about controlling costs; it also means increasing revenues. Health systems expect it, and pharmacy departments deliver.
Drug shortages continue to plague the ED
Shortages are speeding up the movement to get pharmacists into the ED.
A good intention gone wrong: Rethinking ASHP's 2020 initiative
Sometimes unintended consequences take well-meaning endeavors to places they were never meant to go.
Three technology innovations for your health system to explore
What do Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Indiana University Health, and MedStar Health System have in common?
ISMP cites serious breaches in ambulatory pump safety
There are “significant breaches” in safe practices associated with managing hospital patients with external ambulatory pumps, according to a new survey from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP).
Plan ahead: Best practices in an era of drug shortages
How can your health system best manage shortages? Here are some key considerations.