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PP&P February Issue 2008
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By Debra A. Miller, PharmD, BCPS and Robert A. Rittase, PharmD, BCPS, FASCP
Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, Carolinas Medical Center (CMC) is
the 861-bed flagship facility of Carolinas HealthCare System, and
comprises a Level I Trauma Center, a research institute, the Levine
Children’s Hospital, and a rehabilitation facility. In late 2002 and
early 2003, CMC’s thoracic and cardiovascular surgeons met with members
of the nursing and pharmacy staff to discuss ways we could improve the
management of blood glucose (BG) in cardiovascular surgery patients...
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PP&P February Issue 2008
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Impact Safety, Efficiency, and the Bottom Line With
Premixed IV Products
By James Ruble, PharmD, JD
"reduce the costs associated with
compounding supplies and IV product components, and allow your
pharmacists to dedicate their time to other worthwhile tasks..."
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Product Spotlight: Medici from Asolva, Inc. |
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PP&P February Issue 2008
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By Sean McElligot, PharmD and Ernest U, RPh, MBA
After implementing Medici, we requested feedback from clinical
pharmacists across different specialties, including internal medicine,
chronic care, intensive care, and neonatal and pediatric intensive
care, as to what additional documentation tools, templates, and trigger
alerts would assist them in providing services more efficiently.
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Case Studies: Automated Medication Reconciliation |
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PP&P February Issue 2008
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For
many hospitals, medication reconciliation is a time-consuming process –
and one that is prone to the potential for error. Automated medication
reconciliation solutions, commercially available from a number of
vendors, can aid facilities in more efficiently and accurately
addressing the Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goal. The
following three case studies detail several hospitals’ experiences in
using such solutions and outline the benefits each has realized from
automating their medication reconciliation process.
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New & Noteworthy-Feb 2008 |
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