Bridget M. Kuehn
Groups Pushing for More Value in Cancer Care
Chicago—In the face of escalating cancer treatment costs, several organizations have developed tools or ...
DECEMBER 15, 2016
A Shift to Outpatient Chemotherapy Pays Off
Chicago—Moving more patients into outpatient chemotherapy substantially reduced patient stays at the ...
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
Oral Chemo Benefits Patients—and Pharmacists
Chicago—Oral chemotherapy has been a boon to many of the cancer patients who regularly visit Benyam Muluneh, ...
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
Tips for Standardizing Investigational Drug Services
Sapna R. Amin, PharmDChicago—With more than 1,000 active clinical trial protocols at the University of Texas ...
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
Pharmacist-Led Interventions Slash Readmission Rates
When a 64-year-old woman reported to the emergency department at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, N.Y., with ...
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
A Systems Strategy for Taming Human Errors
Too many health systems take a punitive approach to medical errors, thus failing to address the true causes of the ...
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
‘Broken’ System For Pricing Drugs Hurting Patients
A broken U.S. drug pricing system is leading to spiraling chemotherapy and other drug costs—and hurting ...
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
CMS Reports Readmissions Drop in 49 States
Federal efforts to curb readmissions using payment penalties appear to be paying off, with an 8% overall reduction ...
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
Tall Man Lettering Gets a Middling Grade
A new study drug says that Tall Man lettering might not be reducing drug errors.
AUGUST 10, 2016
