
With the inherent value medications provide in the greater health care system, Jennifer Hammons, PharmD, DrPH, argues that rural pharmacies deserve the proper recognition.
Imagine being awarded a cool $50,000. That's what pharmacists at OhioHealth, a not-for-profit healthcare organization, nabbed for designing a program that reduced by 51% the adverse drug event (ADE) rate for the eight hospitals in its network. This was the first Award for Excellence in Medication-Use Safety offered by ASHP's Research & Education Foundation and sponsored by the Cardinal Health Foundation.






