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The key to the new health care reform bill is understanding how it attempts to reform the way health care is delivered, pharmacist experts say.
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Five or 10 years ago, few pharmacists would have been able to gain experience as an emergency department pharmacist, even if they had thought about that field as a specialty. But times are changing.
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An Illinois hospital has shown that it can save considerable money and improve safety and quality outcomes by having pharmacists cover its emergency department (ED).
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An emergency department (ED) pharmacist can help improve patient safety and improve an ED's performance on quality measures.
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Mercy Health Center of Oklahoma City, OK, has an award-winning falls prevention program that was developed with extensive assistance from the hospital's pharmacy. The health center's fall prevention tools include guidelines for assessing fall risk.
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Pharmacists involved in a falls prevention program at Mercy Health Center in Oklahoma City, OK, have developed a falls risk assessment tool that is being used by hospitals around the country.
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If hospital pharmacy directors come away with one important point from the new health care reform bill, it should be this: Develop medication therapy management (MTM) services as soon as possible.
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About six years ago, Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, MA, had the highest rate of pressure ulcers in the state; including Stage I patients, it was in the 20%-30% range. Today, the facility can boast 10 quarters of 0%, beginning in December 2005.