December 8th 2023
The analysis revealed deeper issues created by payer and manufacturer lockouts placed on Integrated Health System Specialty Pharmacies.
New guide shows how to manage inpatient diabetes
January 26th 2004Diabetes is the fourth most common comorbidity that complicates every U.S. hospital discharge. In addition, it causes a two- to fourfold increase in hospitalization rates, and depending on the admitting diagnosis, increases length of hospital stay by 1 to 3 days. Furthermore, recent data show hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients complicates many conditions, and is an independent risk factor for adverse clinical outcomes.
Pharmacists on rounds can proactively prevent ADEs
November 17th 2003Findings of a recent study indicate that hospital pharmacists can play a significant role in the prevention of adverse drug events (ADEs). Investigators at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Mich., found that inclusion of pharmacists on rounding teams reduced the incidence of preventable ADEs by 78%. Study results were published in the September 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.