Pharmacy Management

High nonadherence in the US leads to avoidable mortality.

During a time of staff shortages and increasing stress, the need to have an efficient workflow is of vital importance.

Contract pharmacies should work to stay in a perpetual state of audit readiness

To make the best use of these funds to improve a hospital’s services, leaders should start planning now for these changes using the 4 following strategies.

Patients and other stakeholders need to be able to compare pharmacies based on standardized, transparent metrics with a measurement system to make informed decisions.

The full scope of pharmacy practice offers a transformative approach to health care delivery, promising improved patient outcomes, greater access to care, and efficient utilization of health care resources.

Pharmacists can host community events and try different marketing efforts to drive community awareness about heart health and total health.

Taking a few seconds to double-check a prescription can have significant impacts on patient safety

The transformation brought about by these technologies is akin to a revolution in health care.

Partnering with a franchisor can provide a support system and resources for pharmacies looking to diversify revenue

In hospital pharmacies, roughly 2% of pharmacy spend can be overcharge.

Pharmacy owner submitted fake claims stating that patients used coupons

The primary point of contact, called the Technician Success and Onboarding Coordinator (TSOC), is a new role created specifically to improve pharmacy technician retention.

Language barriers between pharmacists and patients impacts medication adherence, patient education, and overall health outcomes, resulting in patient harm.

Recognizing that culture is a multifaceted concept can lead to more careful and thoughtful use of the term.

Pharmacists in community and retail practices are stepping out from behind the counter and becoming more involved in patient care.

Although we have made strides in adopting technology to combat diversion, the uptake of advanced technology is slow and steady.

Controlled substance transfers are occurring at a higher rate as health systems create their own ecosystems to combat medication shortages.

The cost of defending license matters and malpractice claim costs have increased over a 5-year period (2017-2022).

More drugs plus a growing population of older and sicker patients is creating medication-alert overload for already stressed clinicians.

Patient sues pharmacy citing communication gaps after prescription was located

In addition to language barriers, pharmacy translation software errors may cause further complications when filling patient prescriptions.

The business model took time to catch up to pharmacy’s potential, and community-based patient care leads the way

Twenty states proposed bills to prohibit white bagging and brown bagging policies this year.

Launching development of SOPs and communication with wholesalers is key.

A well-executed, human-like digital relationship can transform patient engagement to patient activation.

RFID technology encompass a wide range of applications, including inventory management, medication authentication, patient adherence, and workflow efficiency.

Confident pharmacists have traits that highlight their professionalism and effectiveness in their roles, while avoiding behaviors that could undermine the quality of their work.

Karline Peal, MBA of Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center discusses the positive impact technology has had in health care and how it can be implemented in the future.