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Leadership Concepts Not Resonating With Staff
ISSUE: JANUARY, 2010 I have read Ernie Anderson’s “Leadership in Action” column with great interest. I have spent 38 years in the field—20 as a technician and 18 as a pharmacist. My career has been mostly hospital-based, where I worked at facilities ranging in size from 50 to 450 beds in eight locations. I have always had great interest in the ideas Mr. Anderson has expressed. But I have to say that I have had a considerable amount of difficulty implementing them with my staff. read more | |
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More Shades of Gray in 'White Bagging' Model
ISSUE: JANUARY, 2010 Fred Pane has written an excellent article on the recent and ever-expanding practice of “white bagging” to supply physician practices and hospitals with drugs for patient administration (“White Bagging: A New Challenge for Your Hospital,” December, page 38). As Mr. Pane stated, the intent of this model, in which the drugs are supplied by a specialty pharmacy company under contract with the insurer, is to reduce the costs associated with these expensive medications. Although there may be some benefits to this drug distribution model, on balance it raises significant operational issues. Thus, in Massachusetts, we are fighting against the “white bagging” requirement with one of the local insurance companies. read more | |
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Kudos for Surviving Crisis Mode
ISSUE: SEPTEMBER, 2009 Ernie Anderson’s July Leadership in Action column (“Life Portfolio—The Work Continues, But at a New Venue,” page 13), in which he detailed the reasons why he has left the Lahey Clinic for greener pastures in Boston, resonated with many readers. Here is a sampling of the feedback we received. read more | |
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Change in Workflow Crucial to Tech Success
ISSUE: FEBRUARY, 2009 A vendor's perspective on the limitations of technology. read more | |
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Letters to the Editor
ISSUE: JANUARY, 2009 Readers respond to California Pharmacy Board's citations against hospitals that stocked recalled heparin. read more | |
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What’s in a Title? The Debate Over ID Pharmacy Training
ISSUE: NOVEMBER, 2008 Limiting the pharmacist role in infectious disease (ID) is not only detrimental to our profession, but more importantly, detrimental to patient care. read more | |
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Interim Measures for IT Pharmacist Training Make Sense
ISSUE: NOVEMBER, 2008 I am one of those pharmacists who gained a considerable amount of ID expertise by completing an ID residency that was unaccredited through the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. I feel very strongly that this exposure should be included in all ID specialist training programs. read more | |
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Kudos for Bar-Coding Coverage, Plus Tips For Better BCMA Results
ISSUE: OCTOBER, 2008 Kudos to you and your staff on the excellent coverage of the computerized prescriber order entry (CPOE) and bar-coded medication administration (BCMA) saga in the August issue [“CPOE Stalwart Comes Over To The Bar Coding-First Side,” page 1]. The article did a great job in capturing the nuances of how CPOE and BCMA systems improve patient care and offering the pros and cons of each technology. read more |
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