Best Practice Award 2018 - Call for Entries ... Read More
Implementation of Integrated Telepharmacy Services Achieve a Health-System Standard of Pharmacy Care WINNER The 2017 Best Practice Award Winner, Implementation of Integrated Telepharmacy Services Achieve a Health-System Standard of P... Read More
Start planning the celebration now! by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Director While it seems a long time until October, this is probably the last KeePosted issue you will see until we’ve arrived in the very month of my birth. But I don... Read More
Meet Megan Hartranft, PharmDWhat is your current leadership position in ICHP? I currently serve as a member of ICHP’s Government Affairs Committee and as NISHP Treasurer. What benefits do you see in being active in a professional ... Read More
This article describes common errors that occur with oral antidiabetic agents and ways to prevent them. It was originally published as a safety alert to health care professionals at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and Advocate Lutheran General... Read More
Are you working on a project that others could learn from? Please consider sharing the outcomes with your colleagues at the poster session during the ICHP Spring Meeting on March 23-24, 2012. This is a great opportunity to share innovative ideas with ... Read More
Introduction, Purpose, and Goals of the ProgramIntroduction Nursing home patients are at increased risk for developing infections particularly, lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI), which can result in significant morbidity and mortality.1 ... Read More
The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goal 8 states that patients have medications accurately and completely reconciled across the continuum of care in order to decrease the incidence of medication related adverse effects and errors. Mos... Read More
Last February, a sigh of relief was heard throughout our nation’s hospitals when The Joint Commission (TJC) announced it would not issue Requirement for Improvement (RFI) citations in 2009 for non-compliance with the Medication Reconciliation Nat... Read More
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