Drug-usage evaluation and the patient-care pharmacist: a synergistic combination.
The Joint Commission requires a continuous monitoring program to assure quality pharmaceutical care. The only way to achieve compliance with this standard is to enlist the help of the patient-care pharmacists. Equally important to the pharmacy manager is the way a DUE program can benefit the patient-care pharmacists. The key to an effective program is to assist the patient-care pharmacists in taking responsibility for the quality of drug therapy provided to their patients. Through education, encouragement, and recognition, the DUE Coordinator can elevate the practice of the patient-care pharmacists. The outcome is a synergistic program that enriches the practice of the patient-care pharmacists who, in turn, enrich the quality of pharmaceutical care received by their patients.
Richland Memorial Hospital, Columbia, SC.
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D003211:Concurrent Review / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000592:standards*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010595:Pharmacists; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013022:South Carolina