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Cover Story December 2007: Antimicrobial Stewardship |
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PP&P December 2007
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Establishing Guidelines, Fostering Partnerships and Measuring Long Term Results
By Michael Postelnick, RPh, BCPS and Marc. H. Sheetz, PharmD,MSc
One cannot underestimate the importance of implementing an effective
antimicrobial stewardship program in your organization – nor pharmacy’s
involvement in it. The pressing reasons for performing a drug use
evaluation (DUE) of antibiotics are the improvement of patient care
outcomes and the minimization of costs to your institution.
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Physicians Order Management Systems: Workflow Efficiency |
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PP&P December 2007
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Using Physician Order Management Systems to Improve Pharmacy Workflow Efficiency
By Harvey S. Fields, RPh
How long does it take for your pharmacists to enter an order? This question when asked of a director of pharmacy, all too often leads to an unsatisfactory answer, drawn from an impression of actual processes or incomplete data.
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Product Spotlight: Automated Dispensing Cabinets from MedDispense |
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PP&P December 2007
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By Rick Hansen, BS, MBA/HCM
Prior to may 2004, the 57-bed, acute-care Zeeland Community hospital used a manual floor stock system.
On average, the ER experienced $10,000 in lost drug charges per month...
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Unit Dose Packaging: Reduce Your Repackaging Requirements |
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PP&P December 2007
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Strategies to Reduce Your Repackaging Requirements By James L. Besier, PhD, RPh, FASHP With 34% of preventable adverse drug events (ADEs) occurring at thepoint of care, a well-designed bar coded medication administration(BMCA) system can serve as a necessary safety net1... |
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Special PP&P Buyer's Guide: Wireless Temperature Monitoring |
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PP&P December 2007
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Monitoring temperatures in your medication storage areas, when done
manually, is a time-consuming and tedious – yet absolutely necessary –
task.
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