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When the economy is challenging, it's more important than ever for hospital pharmacy leaders to show how their department creates value in safety, quality, and the bottom line.
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Sometimes an antimicrobial stewardship program needs a catchy and short educational series to capture hospital staff's attention.
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As each pharmacy director faces the daunting challenge of improving or initiating an antimicrobial stewardship program with limited resources, there are a few strategies that can make this process work more smoothly.
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There are many strategies and details pharmacy leaders can employ to help maintain their department's staffing and resources. But arguably one of the most important is to create and maintain a solid line of communication with hospital leaders, physicians, and staff.
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Like many hospitals, Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, made medication reconciliation a top priority four years ago when the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) campaign focused on how hospitals could save 100,000 lives through several initiatives including medication reconciliation.
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Hospital pharmacy directors could use the Oakbrook Terrace, IL-based Joint Commission's infectious disease guidelines and guidance in the 2010 National Patient Safety Goals to help confirm what they're doing right, as well as to identify problem areas.
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The good news if you can call it that about H1N1 is that it gave us a "sneak peak" this past spring and summer at what it is and how it works, hopefully making it easier to prepare for another, potentially more serious outbreak during this flu season.
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Quality managers and other professionals seeking to deal with potential disease outbreaks know that patient education and cooperation are critical elements in keeping things under control and ensuring optimal patient and staff safety.
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New research suggests that universal intimate partner violence (IPV) screening in health care settings does not result in significant changes in subsequent reports of IPV or quality of life, according to a study in the Aug. 5 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
