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Well, after my erudite presentation, the attending, who happened to be a cardiologist trained in the pre-interventional era, sat back and said, "Son, remember the heart is not a chronometer."
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A collaboration of pharmacists, physicians, psychologists, and other researchers have begun a study to see how hospital pharmacists, communicating with patients, community physicians, and pharmacies, might impact patient outcomes post-discharge.
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Although hospital pharmacists and other staff have had some time to become accustomed to barcode technologies at many health care organizations, there continues to be a need to study how the process can be expanded and improved.
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Barcode technology provides hospitals with efficiencies and the potential benefits of improved medication safety, but there can be problems with the technology due to workflow issues.
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As hospital pharmacies grow and their volumes increase, it becomes essential to consider new technology that will enhance efficiency and improve safety.
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The Iowa Continuity of Care project includes intensive case management by pharmacists, who begin medication reconciliation and education upon a patient's admission and continue with the education and medication reconciliation through discharge.
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The Iowa Continuity of Care study's intervention arm includes extensive work on the part of a pharmacist case manager to make certain a chronically ill patient is discharged with the education and support needed to remain stable.
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Any time a hospital pharmacy introduces new technology into the workflow there will be process changes and barriers to overcome.
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Hospitals should be alert to potential problems with giving topical thrombin intravascularly, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) warns hospital pharmacists.
