Expert Insights from Medi-Span

The recently held National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Annual Meeting provided an upbeat picture of community pharmacies trying to meet continuing pricing pressures by focusing on value-based services.

Developments in healthcare technology and informatics have played an important role in the advancement of the field of pharmacy and the role of pharmacists.

Results released last month from the 2019 J.D. Power U.S. Pharmacy Satisfaction Study showed that patients enjoy visiting brick-and-mortar pharmacies and find a great deal of satisfaction from talking with their pharmacist. More specifically, nearly 90% of patients surveyed in the annual report said they communicate with the pharmacist and staff in-person.

When drug therapy fails to achieve its objectives, it is frustrating for both the patients, whose health and well-being is on the line, and the providers, who believed they were recommending the best possible care.

The recently held National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Annual Meeting provided an upbeat picture of community pharmacies trying to meet continuing pricing pressures by focusing on value-based services.

There have been millions invested in healthcare technology over the past 10 years focused primarily on improving the administrative efficiency of our healthcare system and providing greater access...

In accordance with the March 2020 decision by USP to remand the 2019 revisions of General Chapters Pharmaceutical Compounding – Nonsterile Preparations and Pharmaceutical Compounding – Sterile Preparations, the USP is committed to gathering stakeholder feedback and proceeding in a transparent manner as the expert committees evaluate the course of action.

Here, we will review the impact pharmacy teams can make, focusing on key clinical focus areas that produce the greatest amount of return and/or cost savings for most facilities.

Dr. Steven Riddle reviews key elements of an effective opioid stewardship program and identifies challenges that have slowed adoption of these practices. Steve shares AI-powered tools developed by Wolters Kluwer - in collaboration with our customers - that empower pharmacists and other clinicians to enhance stewardship advances in their practice settings.

As one of the most expensive medical conditions in the country, the financial cost to U.S. health care for sepsis is estimated at a staggering 33 billion dollars per year and rising and sepsis remains the leading cause of hospital mortality

“This conversation reminded me that what we do impacts real lives,” said Nancy McKinstry, CEO Wolters Kluwer, as she participated in an all employee live meeting with Prof. Dr. Gertjan Kaspers, Pediatric Oncologist and Director of the Academy & Outreach of the Princess Máxima Center, Europe’s largest childhood cancer institute, and Dr. Peter Bonis, Chief Medical Officer for Clinical Effectiveness, Wolters Kluwer Health.

While the patient experience is important on all hospital units, the emergency department presents a unique challenge to achieving satisfaction goals.

A flood of research and unparalleled urgency have necessitated a best-evidence-of-the-moment approach, one where providers have direct access to emerging information distilled at head-spinning speeds to support clinical decision making. Speed balanced with rigorous expert validation and transparency will provide clinicians with accurate, actionable data.

If you pursue pediatric subspecialties, you'll develop long-term relationships with families while enjoying opportunities for research and teaching.