Aligning pharmacy and health-system objectives to eliminate central-line-associated bacteremias.

AlAn lyles, sc.D., M.P.H., is Professor, School of Public Affairs, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. John FAnikos, B.S., M.B.A., is Assistant Director of Pharmacy, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA. kAy Jewell, M.D., is Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, and Chief Medical Officer, SMT, Inc., Shrewsbury, NJ. Address correspondence to Dr. Lyles at the School of Public Affairs, University of Baltimore, 1304 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 ([email protected]). Kyle James is acknowledged for providing bibliographic services. Supported by an educational grant from Baxter International, Inc., Deerfield, Illinois, to SMT, Inc. Dr. Lyles received funding from SMT, Inc., for manuscript preparation. Mr. Fanikos has served as a consultant to Baxter International, Inc. Dr. Jewell is Chief Medical Officer for SMT, Inc. SMT works with numerous major pharmaceutical companies and medical device companies.