The Medication Management Council formed by Omnicell in 2014 recently issued its Top 10 Compliance Best Practices, which are shared below. The mission of the Medication Management… Read more “Top 10 Compliance Best Practices for Medication Management”
Month: January 2016
Pharmacists: Filling Prescriptions and Patient Care Gaps
The number of Americans battling diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, and other chronic diseases has been steadily increasing. Meanwhile, the amount of primary care providers (PCPs) handling these… Read more “Pharmacists: Filling Prescriptions and Patient Care Gaps”
How Nonclinical Activities Impact Patient Experience
Why You Shouldn’t Call Your Patient “Honey” Due to changes in Medicare’s policies, patient experience is playing a larger role in hospital ratings and reimbursement, and hospital… Read more “How Nonclinical Activities Impact Patient Experience”
News Corner: Is Meaningful Use Going Away?
On Tuesday this week at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, acting CMS administrator Andy Slavitt publicly stated that the opportunity to sunset the less-than-successful… Read more “News Corner: Is Meaningful Use Going Away?”
Surprise Inspection! Pharmacies Face Increased Scrutiny from DEA
Drug Diversion—Not Just a Problem for Hospitals For years, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has been tightening surveillance of medication tracking in hospitals in an attempt to… Read more “Surprise Inspection! Pharmacies Face Increased Scrutiny from DEA”
How Are Your Cleaning Procedures Impacting Patient Safety?
Tray tables, light switches, toilets, call buttons – these high-touch surfaces are common mediums for spreading germs among patients and staff in hospitals nationwide. And while research… Read more “How Are Your Cleaning Procedures Impacting Patient Safety?”
New Study Shows Alarmingly High Rate of Medication Error in Surgeries
According to a new study published in Anesthesiology, almost half of today’s surgeries result in medication error. The study tracked more than 275 surgical procedures at Massachusetts… Read more “New Study Shows Alarmingly High Rate of Medication Error in Surgeries”
