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Cover Story: Pharmacy’s Legal Liability and USP |
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PP&P June Issue 2008
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Risk Reduction Strategies
By James Ruble, PharmD, JD “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.”-Winston Churchill
An introduction to a pharmacy law course may sound something like this: “Welcome to one of — if not the most — legally regulated professions in society. Welcome to pharmacy.” Due to the large number of regulations, pharmacy rules are dynamic and frequently change. This observation takes on additional meaning as pharmacists become more involved in patient care and their legal liabilities increase exponentially. Over the past four years, USP Chapter <797>...
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Why Didn’t I Think of That...? Pump Alerting Software |
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PP&P June Issue 2008
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An Interim Solution to Smart Pump Implementation
By Rick Carlson, PharmD, Brent Palmer, BSN, Kyle Johnson, BS, and R. Scott Evans, MS, PhD, FACMI Incorrectly programmed infusion pumps pose a serious patient safety hazard. Part of the Intermountain Healthcare system, LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City purchased smart pumps to address these safety concerns, but due to hardware and software incompatibilities our smart pump implementation was delayed in the ICUs. Despite the delay in implementation, we determined we needed a system that would quickly alert the health care team when IV infusion pumps are programmed incorrectly. |
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Best Practices and Budgeting for Cleanroom Wipes and Cleaning Agents |
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PP&P June Issue 2008
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By Lou Diorio, RPh Like a comprehensive blueprint, USP <797>, when read in its entirety, provides a science-based roadmap to fulfilling its primary objective – preventing patient harm. When implementing the standards set forth in the chapter, deciding where to begin can be the most daunting step. It may be preferable to break a task as complex as the proper preparation of CSPs into smaller, easier-to-digest portions. For instance, perhaps the most basic aspect of a cleanroom’s daily life cycle is... |
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Implementing a Hybrid Medication Distribution System |
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PP&P June Issue 2008
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By Robert Begliomini, PharmD Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network (LVHHN) includes three community hospitals in Pennsylvania: Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest and Lehigh Valley Hospital-17th and Chew in Allentown, and Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem. Recognized by US News & World Report as one of America’s best hospitals, and named among Fortune’s 2008 list of the “100 Best Companies to Work For,” LVHHN is licensed for a total of 950 beds and has fully implemented bar coded medication administration (BCMA), EMAR, and CPOE. In our efforts to increase the accuracy of medication dispensing and improve patient safety, we have implemented... |
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Unit Dose Market Watch: June 2008 |
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PP&P June Issue 2008
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•Do you want to purchase more bar coded, unit dose products?
•Is it becoming harder to find the unit dose products you need?
•Have you experience product-availability changes with little or no notice?
To simplify your unit dose purchasing process, PP&P brings you this timely resource, identifying some of the newest products available in unit dose.
Click here to download the PDF
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