McKesson Business of Pharmacy

Five Hospital Pharmacy Trends to Watch in 2012

The McKesson Pharmacy Optimization^® team, a team of trusted advisors for hospital senior management, has identified the top five trends that will impact the hospital and health system pharmacy in 2012.

Ambulatory pharmacies help improve adherence, quality of care

Having an ambulatory pharmacy within a healthcare facility assists discharged patients with their medication regimen, helps improve medication adherence and can help drive higher revenue for your hospital.

Improving the health of hospital pharmacies

Contributor: Robert L. Scholz, M.S., MBA, R.Ph. VP, Field Services

Most of the 20,000 attendees participating in the Midyear Meeting would agree with the ASHP in describing “…the mission of pharmacists is to help people make the best use of medications.”

Achieving Better Medication Management

Constributor: Clay Courville, Vice President, Marketing, McKesson Provider Technologies

I can’t believe that ASHP Midyear is almost over. New Orleans has been a great host, and I’ve enjoyed the variety of opportunities to meet and talk with many of you.

Our community and the pharmacy of the future

Contributor: Mark Eastham, Sr. Vice President, Pharmacy Optimization, McKesson U.S. Pharmeceutical

This week at the Midyear Clinical Meeting, I’ve had the opportunity to catch up with a lot of old friends and colleagues. We’ve talked about the great restaurant experiences here in New Orleans and what’s happening with our families, the CE sessions and news from the event. And it seems almost invariably the conversation turns to the very significant challenges facing the healthcare industry, and how pharmacists’ roles must change in response.

New McKesson Solutions to Create Better Business Health for Hospital Pharmacies

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Business of Pharmacy to be Showcased at 46th ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting

ATLANTA, Dec. 5, 2011 – McKesson Corporation, a Fortune 15 healthcare-services and information technology company, has launched three new solutions designed to help hospitals and health systems achieve better financial performance and operational efficiency as well as improved patient care. More than 20,000 pharmacy experts will learn about these new initiatives and McKesson’s Business of Pharmacy^SM (BoP) approach during the 46th ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting (Booth #713) in New Orleans.

AcuDose-Rx and RightStockTM

Contributor: Clay Courville, Vice President, Marketing, McKesson Provider Technologies

If you are attending ASHP Midyear, have you seen our Cabinet Central News? If you haven’t, we would love for you to stop by our booth (713) to watch our live newscast and see all the cool new features of our AcuDose-Rx cabinets and Anesthesia-Rx carts. You’ll hear from customers who are realizing reduced stock outs, better inventory optimization and improved pharmacy and nursing workflows through our latest Connect-Rx software upgrade.

Ambulatory pharmacies creating new revenue streams

Contributor: Robert L. Scholz, M.S., MBA, R.Ph. VP, Field Services

Healthcare system providers looking for new revenue streams are increasingly exploring ambulatory pharmacies. Our customers are convinced these facilities can help reduce preventable readmissions and extend the continuum of care.

Automating Your OR

Contributor: Clay Courville, Vice President, Marketing, McKesson Provider Technologies

It’s day two at ASHP Midyear. Yesterday I heard quite a bit about bar-code readiness. Today, the buzz has moved to cabinets and anesthesia carts.

The time for BCMA is now

Contributor: Mark Eastham, Sr. Vice President, Pharmacy Optimization, McKesson U.S. Pharmeceutical

Many of our colleagues attending the Midyear meetings participated in Monday morning’s CE on “Business Case for Barcode Readiness.” It was an excellent session. And it points to a renewed emphasis in our profession on implementing the technology, processes and best practices around it.

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