Do you feel anxious at the thought of driving in a roundabout? If so, you’re not alone. While most drivers’ get that ‘deer in the headlights’ look initially, studies have shown that after drivers use roundabouts, they like them. As a matter of fact after ... [Read More...]
Automated Medication Systems and Solutions Save Money and Improve Safety
We could save $20 billion in medical costs by improving medication adherence and generic drug use in the United States. Yes. $20 billion. That’s the finding of CVS Caremark’s 2013 State of the States: Medication Adherence ... [Read More...]
Emotional Audit Readiness
The word “audit” may invoke many emotions and sentiments of anxiety, assurance, stress, disapproval, shame, elation, nervousness, guilt and more. Not knowing when an audit will occur may invoke the negative responses on a continual basis. Before I share ... [Read More...]
A fresh perspective on mature healthcare technology
The July issue of Pharmacy Practice News has a great article describing posters presented at the 2013 ASHP Summer Meeting in Minneapolis. The posters represent some new uses for healthcare technology that has been around for quite some time. The article ... [Read More...]
Reducing Hospital Readmissions – Parkview Health
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) required health systems and hospitals to reduce 30-day readmissions rates. All hospitals that did not reduce their 30-day readmission rates would be penalized. In 2012, CMS reduced Medicare payments by up ... [Read More...]
