title: Changes in the state operations manual: implications for consultant pharmacy practice.
abstract: Long-term care facilities are subject to annual reviews by surveyors, who must follow regulations issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Recent revisions to the State Operations Manual, which provides guidance to the surveyors about how to conduct the review, signal important changes in the way consultant pharmacists will be held accountable for medication use in these facilities.
authors.affiliation: Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Caren McHenry
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Carla Saxton
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: McSpadden
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003253:Consultants; D017723:Drug Utilization Review / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D033161:Government Regulation; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D008370:Manuals as Topic / Q000592:standards; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D010595:Pharmacists; D024382:Professional Role; D014481:United States