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Use of Clinical Decision Support and the Impact of Clinical Decision Support on Workflow : Slide1
AHRQ has made available the materials from its October 27 Webinar on “Use of Clinical Decision Support and Impact on Workflow” on its National Resource Center for Health Information Technology.
The event, the second in a series of four teleconferences, discussed existing evidence about the relationship between CDS and workflow, levels and stages, including findings regarding order sets and alerts, specific CDS implementations, their impact on workflow and share lessons learned from those implementations.
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Medical Software for the iPhone and iPod touch - Lexi-Comp
Lexi-Comp iPhone™ & iPod® touch Software
Now Available!
Lexi-Comp proudly announces the availability of applications for the iPhone and iPod touch! Thank you for your patience and continued interest during the development process. We believe this platform will more than meet your expectations, displaying the innovation and excellence that you've come to expect from Lexi-Comp!
The 77 Best Business Books (The Personal MBA)
Top MBA programs don't have a monopoly on advanced business knowledge: you can teach yourself everything you need to know to succeed in life and at work. The Personal MBA Recommended Reading List features only the very best business books available, based on thousands of hours of research. So skip b-school and the $100,000 loan: you can get a world-class business education simply by reading these books
SureScripts
Founded by the pharmacy industry in 2001, SureScripts® operates the Pharmacy Health Information Exchange™, which facilitates the secure electronic transmission of prescription information between physicians and pharmacists and provides access to lifesaving information about patients during emergencies or routine care. Working collaboratively with health plans, health systems, technology vendors and health policy leaders, SureScripts is committed to improving the safety, efficiency, and quality of the prescribing process.
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e-Prescribing_Clinicians_Guide_Final.pdf (application/pdf Object)
The eHealth Initiative Foundation, in collaboration with the American Medical Association,
the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Physicians, the
Medical Group Management Association, and the Center for Improving Medication
Management are pleased to present “A Clinician’s Guide to Electronic Prescribing,” the third
in a series of practical guides. These guides are designed to educate key stakeholders about
e-prescribing and the steps involved in its adoption. These guides, written for consumers
and health care payers, complement our June 2008 report “Electronic Prescribing:
Becoming Mainstream Practice”. The report provides an update on progress made in
e-prescribing over the last four years and a description of barriers that must be overcome
to make e-prescribing the standard of care throughout the U.S. health care system.
USP 797
What is USP 797?
Endorsed by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) with an aggressive compliance schedule, USP 797 has received great attention from hospital administrative, clinical and pharmacy staff.
However, its requirements also extend to architectural and environmental areas. Consequently, hospital design, construction and operations professionals should also become familiar with it.
Far-reaching regulation
USP 797 is a far-reaching regulation that governs a wide range of pharmacy policies and procedures. It is designed both to cut down on infections transmitted to patients through pharmaceutical products and to better protect staff working in pharmacies in the course of their exposure to pharmaceuticals.
Issued by U.S. Pharmacopoeia (USP), the regulation governs any pharmacy that prepares "compounded sterile preparations" (CSPs). Many pharmacies fit this description. Moreover, many large hospitals have several pharmacies--a main one and several satellite pharmacies--that will be affected.
Uncluttered public speaking
I do regular public speaking, and these are the things I’ve learned over the years that have taken me from a “wing it and hope for the best” approach to a system that leads to more quality, less cluttered talks.
New Bill Targets Rogue Druggists on the Internet - WSJ.com
President Bush is set to sign legislation that will help the federal government crack down on hundreds of rogue Internet pharmacies that peddle controlled substances like the painkiller Vicodin or the stimulant Ritalin.\n\nThe bill reflects growing concern among parents and public-health experts that certain online pharmacies enable almost anyone to purchase drugs with a few mouse clicks and without seeing a doctor or getting a valid prescription. Experts believe the Web sites are fueling an increase in the abuse of prescription drugs, especially among teenagers.\n\nThe legislation, approved by Congress last month, aims to make it harder for people to obtain the drugs by prohibiting online pharmacies from dispensing medications to anyone without a valid prescription from a doctor who has examined the purchaser in person at least once. It would have little effect on legal online pharmacies, such as drugstore.com and the sites of pharmacy chains Walgreen Co. and CVS Caremark Corp. that already impose such rules on their customers.
FREE GEEK: DONATING EQUIPMENT
FREE GEEK accepts computers and computer related hardware in any condition. If you are donating equipment that is known to be broken or a computer older than a Pentium II PC or PPC Mac, we do ask for a donation to help with our processing costs.
Pharmacists' Prevention of Medication Errors in Pediatric Inpatients
Abstract
Purpose: Rates of serious medication errors in three pediatric inpatient units (intensive care, general medical, and general surgical) were measured before and after introduction of unit-based clinical pharmacists.
Methods: Error rates on the study units and similar patient care units in the same hospital that served as controls were determined during six- to eight-week baseline periods and three-month periods after the introduction of unit-based clinical pharmacists (full-time in the intensive care unit [ICU] and mornings only on the general units). Nurses trained by the investigators reviewed medication orders, medication administration records, and patient charts daily to detect errors, near misses, and adverse drug events (ADEs) and determine whether near misses were intercepted. Two physicians independently reviewed and rated all data collected by the nurses. Serious medication errors were defined as preventable ADEs and nonintercepted near misses.
Results: The baseline rates of serious medication errors per 1000 patient days were 29 for the ICU, 8 for the general medical unit, and 7 for the general surgical unit. With unit-based clinical pharmacists, the ICU rate dropped to 6 per 1000 patient days. In the general care units, there was no reduction from baseline in the rates of serious medication errors.
Conclusion: A full-time unit-based clinical pharmacist substantially decreased the rate of serious medication errors in a pediatric ICU, but a part-time pharmacist was not as effective in decreasing errors in pediatric general care units.
- No pharmacists participated in this study or helped review the ADEs? - ahumblejedi on 2008-10-07
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A full-time unit-based clinical pharmacist substantially decreased the rate of serious medication errors in a pediatric ICU, but a part-time pharmacist was not as effective in decreasing errors in pediatric general care units.
Top 10 Online Note Taking Applications - Mashable
Many of us prefer using online note taking applications for research, bookmarking sites, or quickly jotting down ideas. While there are many online note taking applications, we searched around the Web and compiled a list of those we felt were richer in features and usability. Here are the top ten, in no particular order.
Which note taking applications do you use and why? Let us know in the comments.
Cardinal to pay $34 million settlement
Medical products company Cardinal Health, Dublin, Ohio, has agreed to pay $34 million in civil penalties to settle allegations that it failed to report suspicious orders made by Internet pharmacies for the opioid hydrocodone, which were diverted for illegal use, according to a news release.
Sweat-Free Products
Sweatshop-Free & Fair Trade Products
Shop your conscience and purchase items that are made with your values. Below is a fair trade shopping guide for 2007, followed by EFJ's list of sweatshop-free and fair trade products.
What is a sweatshop? What does "fair trade" mean? Want definitions? Want to know why this is important? Learn more first!
LeadershipAssessmentTool.aspx (application/pdf Object)
The modern health care system places many demands on administrative pharmacy personnel.Pharmaceutical care in the acute and chronic settings impacts every facet of the hospital, from patient satisfaction to financial and clinical outcomes. An effective director of pharmacy exhibits both strong\nleadership skills and an understanding of the diverse branches of health-system pharmacy. Such an individual is able to lead in the inpatient, ambulatory care, and community pharmacy settings to ensure institutional\nsuccess.\n\nThe qualities of great leaders and managers are easy to recognize but sometimes difficult to quantify.This tool is designed to assist health-care administrators in objectively measuring those elusive characteristics;\nit contains pharmacy-specific competencies as well as general leadership principles. It is intended to assist hospital administrators in the selection of pharmacy directors and administrators.
Victory on Parity!
By a vote of 263-171, the House this afternoon gave final approval to the Paul Wellstone-Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 as part of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (HR 1424). President Bush is expected to sign the legislation late today or early tomorrow.
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By a vote of 263-171, the House this afternoon gave final approval to the Paul Wellstone-Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 as part of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (HR 1424). President Bush is expected to sign the legislation late today or early tomorrow.
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