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Finding Saving Opportunities in Your Health System

Carla Corkern — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:14:30 +0000

The Premier healthcare alliance recently announced a new efficiency dashboard identifying 15 categories where health systems could find significant savings opportunities. Many healthcare system’s budgets have been reduced and it’s critical for them to find additional savings opportunities. In a … Read More »

Incentives for BCMA Implementations

Carla Corkern — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:02:09 +0000

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued stage 2 meaningful use criteria. The proposed rule carries forward the pharmacy-related recommendations outlined last summer by the CMS HIT Policy Committee. Health systems will be given incentive payments for adopting … Read More »

Thoughts on the 2011 ASHP National Survey of Pharmacy Practice – Dispensing and Administration

Jerry Fahrni — Tue, 01 May 2012 22:14:07 +0000

The American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy (AJHP) recently published the results of the 2011 ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings, specifically related to dispensing and administration. The ASHP survey represents the most comprehensive look at the current … Read More »

Talyst Exhibits at unSUMMIT 2012

Webmaster — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:10:32 +0000

BELLEVUE, Wash., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Talyst will be exhibiting at the unSUMMIT conference in Anaheim, CA from May 2 – 3. The unSUMMIT is the premier education event for hospitals interested in Barcoding at the Point of Care … Read More »

Wellfount Pharmacy Exhibits Talyst Products at OCHA/OCAL 2012

Webmaster — Tue, 01 May 2012 16:53:55 +0000

BELLEVUE, Wash., April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Wellfount Pharmacy will be exhibiting Talyst’s InSite Remote Dispensing technology at the annual Ohio Health Care Association (OCHA) and Ohio Centers for Assisted Living (OCAL) conference in Columbus, Ohio. OCHA and OCAL will … Read More »

Are Consultant Pharmacists Needed in LTC Facilities?

Dave Doane — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:05:14 +0000

Federal regulators have reversed a controversial proposal that would have required facilities to hire consultant pharmacists to review residents’ medications. Regulators initially proposed a regulation requiring long-term care facilities to hire independent pharmacists to oversee residents’ medication plan regimens. According … Read More »

Alert Fatigue in the Pharmacy

Carla Corkern — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:20:10 +0000

According to an InformationWeek article, “Alert Fatigue: Searching for a Cure,” most electronic medication alerts at Indianapolis VA are best interpreted by pharmacists and not prescribing clinicians. Alerts, generated by electronic health records systems (EHR), notify physicians of important information … Read More »

Mobile healthcare, panacea or predicament?

Jerry Fahrni — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:47:01 +0000

Contrary to popular belief mobile healthcare is not new. It’s been around for more than a decade with the introduction of Microsoft’s pen-driven tablet PC in 2001 and the personal digital assistant (PDA) long before that. But it wasn’t until … Read More »

Relying on Technology to Reduce Readmissions

Dave Doane — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:14:09 +0000

Welcome to my first blog post on Talyst.com. I’m thrilled to have a forum where I can share my views of current topics that interest me in long-term care. As the healthcare industry moves toward an ACO model, we’ll see … Read More »

Pharmacists Help Patients Manage their Prescriptions

Carla Corkern — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:43:26 +0000

South County Hospital, in Wakefield, RI, announced a new free service that helps patients manage their prescribed medications to avoid possible harmful drug interactions and save money. The Pharmacy department is leading this program and it includes counseling sessions to … Read More »