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The practice of pharmacy never stands still, and the current environment promises as much change as ever. We put together a group of five pharmacists and asked them to talk about where they see pharmacy headed. Read what they have to say about the prospects for the continuing shift to a more clinical role for pharmacy, which technologies they see as key for improving pharmacy's integration with other providers, which technologies offer the most promise for connecting with patients, and what these pharmacists are doing to prepare their pharmacies for the future.
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Features
by Wes Wilkerson, Pharm.D., M.S.
Workarounds, or ad hoc efforts to improve on a work process that seems inefficient or cumbersome, are ever present. And while most in pharmacy know something about workarounds, some view them negatively. The author presents some of what he's learned from his research and offers practical tools for understanding and assessing workarounds.
by John Becker
The Web already offers a convenient way for patients to request refills. Now it can also offer new opportunities for pharmacies to provide better service and act as a tool to support patients interested in taking more control of their healthcare. Read about how two pharmacies are using online Web portals to enrich their nteractions with their patients and how their patients are responding.
Departments
DEA Green-lights E-Prescribing
Healthcare Reform: What About Pharmacy?
Learning from Our International Colleagues
Technology Corner
Using Social Networking Tools in Pharmacy
Leveraging Your Cost to Dispense
American
Pharmacists Association 2010 Annual Meeting & Exposition
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The Power of Checklists
Bob Moser, R.Ph., supervisor of pharmacy clinical systems at
Winston-Salem Health Care Pharmacy, feels that checklists can be an
important tool for improving pharmacy operations. Find out how he came
to this view and how he thinks checklists can work in pharmacy.
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