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Pharmacists have a positive effect on reducing adverse drug events (ADEs), improving health outcomes, and improving medication adherence and patient knowledge about their medicines, according to a new study.
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Hospitals nationwide face tighter budgets, staff layoffs, and financial uncertainty in the wake of a two-year recession that shows little sign of abating.
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Hospital pharmacies can improve the pharmacy's revenue by focusing on specialty services and business models that challenge the traditional structure.
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A Northwestern Ohio health system achieved successful outcomes in improving health, increasing patient satisfaction, and cutting costs by involving pharmacists in a patient care team model, a new study reports.
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Hospital pharmacists could be an important resource as health systems upgrade their technology and install new electronic systems, such as computerized provider order entry (CPOE) systems.
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Hospitals both large and small need to have pharmacists who have information systems skills to work with projects involving the installation of new medication distribution technology, an expert says.
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The 2010 health care reform bill, now called the Affordable Care Act, has the potential of creating many opportunities for pharmacists to become involved in clinical care, experts say.
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New federal funding for the use of community health workers (CHWs), authorized by the health care reform legislation enacted in March, has the potential to help family planning programs expand their efforts to reach and serve disadvantaged populations.