Achieving an effective committee through reorganization: the Ohio State University Hospital's experience.
The P & T Committee at Ohio State University (OSU) Hospitals, Columbus, is unique in that it accomplishes the bulk of its tasks through subcommittees. Four subcommittees are currently in place: a formulary subcommittee, a policy and surveillance subcommittee, an antibiotic subcommittee, and a therapeutic drug monitoring subcommittee. An advantage to this method of organization is that it allows for much more medical staff involvement in P & T Committee activities. Other unique aspects of this P & T Committee are that it is responsible for maintaining both an inpatient and outpatient formulary, and it provides decision-making services for a specialty cancer hospital. Expansion of their drug usage evaluation program, further development of their therapeutic monitoring program, and improved communication with the medical staff are future goals of this P & T Committee.
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D004345:Drug Industry; D005572:Formularies, Hospital as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009820:Ohio; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010606:Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011340:Problem Solving