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Hospital pharmacists who have been using an electronic system to meet USP 797 standards say it makes it easier to be consistent and timely with a variety of tasks.
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Researchers and industrial engineers are working together on a project that could help hospital pharmacies improve patient safety through work process design.
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Hospitals can improve emergency department operations by adding pharmacists to the mix. Here are some ways this will benefit the organization:
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The driving mission of a telepharmacy model is to help people take a central role in their own health care by providing pharmacy support, along with counseling, an expert states.
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Hospital systems and academic medical centers that are considering adopting telepharmacy might follow these tips:
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Health care institutions and pharmacists continually look for ways to prevent post-operative infections through more sterile practices and better antibacterial prophylaxis.
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A hospital's emergency department (ED) is the gateway for many hospital admissions, and it's an area in which safety issues loom large.
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When a judge recently ordered a pharmaceutical company to provide an investigational drug to a teenage boy who had not met the enrollment criteria for a phase II trial, the IRB world took note.
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IRB fees that are not billed or collected may cost an IRB office the staffing and resources it needs to maintain efficiency and quality in reviewing human subjects research. So it's a good idea for research institutions to take a second look at the IRB fee collection process and improve the policies and procedures wherever necessary.
