Pharmacy Times

JANUARY 12, 2023

Patient financial/co-pay assistance is usually a component of providing infusion services and practices need to make sure it’s carefully managed to prevent financial hardship to patients.

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Pharmacy Is Right For Me

APRIL 4, 2023

To learn about some of the more unique career settings in the industry, check out the Novel Pharmacy Practice Settings page —where you can explore these unique career pathways such as integrated health-community paramedicine. Please describe your novel practice setting. This empowers care providers with critical patient information.

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OctariusRx

AUGUST 28, 2023

Ongoing education and assessments of staff medication management competency are standards of good practice. Use our tool to help enhance patient safety and satisfy the regulatory requirement. This time, we offer an opportunity to educate and assess on medication management and patient safety.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

APRIL 10, 2024

One area of practice in which clinical pharmacists are particularly impactful is respiratory medicine. There are lots of patients with outcomes that could and should be better, and a pharmacist’s skills are essential in filling the gaps. Affecting change in theory and practice Pharmacist roles have been acknowledged in manifold ways.

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Birth Control Pharmacist

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Pharmacist-provided birth control services offer a convenient and accessible alternative for individuals seeking contraception. However, to deliver these services effectively, pharmacists require specialized training, clinical guidelines, billing resources, and patient education materials.

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PQA

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The benefits of sponsorship include recognition as a national leader in quality, occasions to build strategic partnerships, the generation of business leads through brand exposure, and insights on market trends and best practices. Review these opportunities in the Sponsorship Prospectus, learn more below and connect with me. Register here.

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Omnicell

JANUARY 10, 2023

David Kirkus PharmD, Director of Consulting Services, EnlivenHealth Pharmacies use cutting-edge digital technologies to enhance patient engagement, maximize revenue performance, and deliver high-value clinical services. It allowed patients to access the system to schedule their immunization and choose their pharmacy location.

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OctariusRx

MARCH 27, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has recently updated its core infection prevention and control practices for safe healthcare delivery in all settings. What steps must you take to update your practices? This week we discuss the implications of the new guidelines on injection practices and medication safety.

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Digital Pharmacist

MARCH 26, 2024

This realization has led to an increasing interest in alternative approaches like functional medicine, which aims to uncover and treat the root causes of chronic health issues rather than continuing to manage symptoms. To start, it will greatly expand your services offered. What Functional Medicine Services Can You Provide?

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STAT

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

House committee passed a bipartisan bill to ban drug middlemen from charging fees based on drug list prices — the first in a raft of efforts to reform pharmacy benefit managers that would ban the practice in at least some of the employer-sponsored insurance marke t, STAT tells us. The bill, sponsored by Rep.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The statement emphasises that as pharmacy practice and medicines cause greenhouse gas emissions and pollution, they both contribute to climate change and ecological damage and thus threaten human health.

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OctariusRx

JULY 31, 2023

In this post, we look at the most recent approvals to keep you informed and ensure patient safety. The Consultant Pharmacists at OctariusRx provide guidance on safe medication management, survey readiness and cost savings to ambulatory healthcare facilities/surgery centers , senior care facilities and pharmacies.

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OctariusRx

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The most common Joint Commission deficiencies in 2022 included a variety of medication management issues. Many facilities struggled to comply with requirements for managing high-alert and hazardous drugs, checking for expiration dates on medications and inspecting medications for particulates. How does your facility prepare for survey?

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

AUGUST 17, 2023

Guidance on the provision of CAR T and cellular therapy services in hospital pharmacy has been published by the GoCART Coalition to harmonise implementation across Europe. In the last decade, immunotherapies that treat cancers using the patient’s immune system to recognise, attack and kill malignant cells have reached the market.

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Omnicell

JANUARY 10, 2023

We've missed connecting with our pharmacy and healthcare colleagues in person, and can't wait to share the new technology, insights, and services that are addressing the biggest challenges in medication management. Carol Kimura Vice President, Commercial Marketing We're so excited to be back live at ASHP Midyear next week.

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PQA

JANUARY 31, 2024

SDOH impacts every aspect of care, including medication use, and the impact of unmet health-related social needs on patient access and use of care, outcomes, total cost of care, well-being and satisfaction is apparent and a priority to payers and providers.

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IDStewardship

AUGUST 1, 2023

I had the good fortune of connecting with Dr. Emre Kara at the European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in 2022, who lives and works in Turkey as a pharmacist practicing in the area of antimicrobial stewardship. We introduced ourselves and made some recommendations for a few patients.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

By using patient-specific information, precision medicine enables optimised drug selection, dosing and therapeutic drug monitoring. Further uses include automating patient medication records, prescription recording applications and seamless sharing of health records.

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OctariusRx

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Ongoing education and assessments of staff in the handling of hazardous medications is not only a regulatory requirement, but also a standard of good practice. This time, we offer an opportunity to educate and assess on hazardous medications to help keep both patients and staff safe. How are you assessing your staff?

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PQA

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Our members include community and specialty pharmacy organizations, pharmacists and other healthcare providers, pharmacies, health plans, pharmacy benefit managers, life sciences, technology vendors, government agencies, health information technology partners, researchers, accrediting organizations and academia.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

MARCH 12, 2024

Life science companies are investing in comprehensive data governance strategies to establish clear policies, procedures and controls for managing data. To mitigate the risks associated with compromised data integrity, life science companies can implement the following measures: Establish robust data management systems.

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OctariusRx

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

OctariusRx President and Consultant Pharmacist Victor Alves is presenting “Medication Management: Acing your next Survey” at the 2022 Northeast Conference, presented by the Massachusetts Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers. He will discuss the basics of safe medication management, as well as more advanced concepts.

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OctariusRx

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Of course, there are many other ways facilities lose money because of poor practices, lack of oversight and expertise. What are some steps you can take to make your patients safer and greatly reduce your liability and costs? How many organizations oversee medication management? In what ways do facilities manage this risk?

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 9, 2021

Australian telecommunications giant Telstra has reached a deal to acquire MedicalDirector, a company specialising in software used by GPs to manage their practices. The company has also been expanding its business internationally, primarily in the UK where it was awarded an NHS contract to provide its cloud software to GPs in 2019.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Pharmacists should be an essential part of this training as they are often the first point of contact for these patients and manage their medications every day, ensuring comprehensive care. ‘It A second, easy read version of this proposed code of practice is open for consultation and will close on 16 October.

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PQA

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Registration has opened for “PQA Convenes: Advancing Medication Therapy Management Quality Measurement,” which will take place on Thursday, November 2 in Arlington, Va. data availability), and usability; and Other strategies to advance and assess quality of MTM services. The survey and environmental scan will inform PQA Convenes.

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pharmaphorum

JULY 12, 2022

Going beyond the pill is proving to be a win/win for patients and pharma alike – because improved outcomes are better for everyone. Self-management based outcomes. Countless studies have shown that people who are engaged in their own management have better outcomes. Outcomes-based payments. Going beyond the pill.

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Digital Pharmacist

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The Prescription Drug Reform Act aims to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and pharmaceutical manufacturers in the state. Contracts Between PBMs and Pharmacies The Act introduces new requirements for contracts between PBMs and pharmacies, especially for services provided on or after January 1, 2024. Now, what is this act?

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Blog: Ask a Student Pharmacist

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Center for Leading Healthcare Change eomizowh Mon, 10/02/2023 - 14:00 Mission The Center for Leading Healthcare Change, initially established in 2008, aims to advance practice and improve the access and quality of healthcare through advocacy, education, and action.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Two consultations have been launched on ‘pioneer curricula’ for advanced pharmacist practice in critical care and mental health, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has announced. Find out more about the critical care curriculum consultation here. Find out more about the mental health curriculum consultation here.

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PQA

MARCH 22, 2023

PQA will bring its members and industry experts together on November 2 to discuss the state of medication therapy management (MTM) practice, implications of recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposals and opportunities to evolve MTM quality measurement. from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 million to 11 million.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

AUGUST 7, 2023

But now, a group of Spanish pharmacists and emergency medicine specialists have issued a joint declaration to streamline understanding and improve patient care. The number of clinical pharmacists involved in patient care in emergency departments (EDs) in Europe has increased significantly in recent years.

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OctariusRx

JUNE 5, 2023

Our team of pharmacy consultants work tirelessly to ensure our clients and patients are always as safe as possible. From our relentless focus on safe medication management, to guidance on workplace safety, we strive daily to develop and support a culture that leads to safety, regulatory compliance, and survey success.

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Omnicell

JANUARY 10, 2023

Greg Haas Senior Manager, Product Marketing Staffing is the number one problem facing employers today, especially hospitals and health systems. The safety and efficiency benefits of medication management technology are well known, but leveraging automation also allows you to better optimize your staff's efficiency to reduce labor gaps.

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Omnicell

AUGUST 11, 2023

As pharmacy leaders continue to navigate medication management challenges – including drug shortages, labor issues, and regulatory compliance, just to name a few – they are also under considerable pressure to reduce costs while delivering enhanced patient outcomes. Subscribe today.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Pharmacies would crumble without the assistance of pharmacy techs in managing inventory, interacting with patients, and assisting pharmacists with dispensing medications safely and accurately. These highly trained professionals help drive patient care and ensure the pharmacy operates smoothly.

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OctariusRx

AUGUST 22, 2022

Ongoing education and assessments of staff medication management competency are standards of good practice. Use our tool to help enhance patient safety and satisfy the regulatory requirement. This time, we offer an opportunity to educate and assess on medication management and patient safety.

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