Drug Formulary Review Archives – August 1, 2008
August 1, 2008
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Improve pharmacy budgeting by following these successful tips
Hospital pharmacies often encounter obstacles in the budgeting process, particularly when it's difficult to obtain the necessary data or when a health care organization is having a difficult year financially. -
Market your pharmacy budget by building credibility
Ask any pharmacy director about presenting budgets to a hospital's top managers, and you'll hear that it wasn't easy, especially when the budget projects a major increase in costs. -
Data necessary for building budget
When working on the pharmacy department's budget, it's important to have the most accurate data available both within the health care organization and outside of it. It's also important to convince physicians of changing prescribing habits that might unnecessarily increase the pharmacy department's costs without adding to any improvements in patient care. -
Hospital pharmacy makes successful transition
When Shore Memorial Hospital of Somers Point, NJ, completed its three-year transition to adopting new electronic technologies, including a bar-code point-of-care system, there were numerous positive outcomes. -
Newly-approved injection for treatment of CLL
Bendamustine hydrochloride for injection (Treanda®) was approved on March 20, 2008, for the treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). -
Drug Criteria & Outcomes: Test Your Vaccine Knowledge: Gardasil®
Immunization awareness plays an important role in patient care; in fact, most adults are unaware that immunizations are not just for kids anymore. Therefore, it is the responsibility of health care providers to be knowledgeable about pertinent vaccines for their patient population. -
Drug Criteria & Outcomes: News Briefs: CMS publishes 2009 payment proposal
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues its transformation of how it pays ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) and hospitals for outpatient services, but each iteration of the four-year project nonetheless manages to raise a fresh round of objections.