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The Value of a Medically Integrated Pharmacy to Maximize Cost Avoidance and Reduce Waste of Oral Oncolytic Medications

Pharmacy Times

Materials and Methods Oncology-trained nurses review the charts of all specialty oncology medications that are due to be refilled. The nurses have access to the electronic medical record and perform an extensive medical records review of office notes, labs, scans, pathology, and upcoming appointments.

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Psychiatric Medication Adherence in Patients Experiencing Homelessness

Pharmacy Times

Patients were excluded if they had a primary mental health diagnosis of a substance use disorder or no documented Behavioral Health Initial Assessment Form in the electronic medical record. MARS is a self-reported 10-item questionnaire to measure psychiatric medication adherence ( Table 1 ).

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Sentinel Events Should Result In A Blameless Society — Not Make The Employee The Scapegoat

The Happy PharmD

When my pharmacy staff was involved in a sentinel event, we conducted a root cause analysis and action plan. These documents focused on why the sentinel event occurred. In this particular case, the physician folded the medication order when he placed it in the nurse’s bin. I obtained the help of three pharmacy technicians.