This article presents an evaluation of state-run hospital pharmacies in Rio de Janeiro. For the regulatory evaluation, 62 indicators of structure and procedures were used in order to establish the adequacy of the activities of the hospital pharmacy. The services were then stratified by level of complexity of the hospital. A scaled rating algorithm was applied to each stratum in accordance with ...

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1. Distinguish between the voluntary accreditation agencies in terms of their scope of hospital and managed care accreditation services. 2. Assess the impact of accreditation changes and key initiatives (in the late 1980s and early 1990s) on the evolution of continuous quality improvement and outcomes management. 3. Assess how the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (J...

1. MD, PhD, Teaching Assistant Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, Prenatal Diagnostic Unit, Universitary Emergency Hospital Craiova, Romania 2. MD, PhD, Teaching Assistant Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, Prenatal Diagnostic Unit, Universitary Emergency Hospital Craiova, Romania 3. MD, PhD, T...

Objective The aim of this review was to assess pharmacist and pharmacy services being provided and identify opportunities to improve patient satisfaction. Methods Studies published between January 2006 and July 2016 examining patient satisfaction with pharmacy and pharmacist services, which were written in English, were identified in PubMed. Studies were excluded if they only looked at pharma...

OBJECTIVE To explore the purpose/s for which people with chronic conditions and their carers use Australian community pharmacies, and compare this to what pharmacy services they consider important, from the perspectives of both consumers and pharmacists. DESIGN An exploratory study involving a survey, which asked participants to indicate the pharmacy services they had ever used, and rate the ...

OBJECTIVE To provide an overview of the current context and scope of pharmacy practice, the range of professional services offered by pharmacists, and the supporting role of pharmacy technicians. DATA SYNTHESIS A synopsis of the current state of pharmacy practice as it relates to the spectrum of professional roles and responsibilities, the diversity of patient populations served, the complexi...

There is increasing interest in the use of administrative data in health services and clinical research. Administrative data are routinely collected during clinic, hospital, laboratory, or pharmacy visits for administrative purposes.1 Administrative databases provide easy and cheap access to large numbers of patients over expansive geographic regions. Although these databases were initially des...

Cynthia Brennan, Pharm.D., m.h.a., FaShP, is retired; at the time of writing she was Director of Clinical Excellence, University of Washington (UW) Medicine Pharmacy Services, and Clinical Professor, School of Pharmacy, UW, Seattle. Kim Donnelly, B.S.Pharm., is Director of Operations, Inpatient Pharmacy, UW Medical Center, Seattle, and Affiliate Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, UW. ShaB...

Alberta Health Services—Edmonton Area is a division of a provincial health authority located in Edmonton, Alberta, serving a population of about 1 million people. It consists of 13 facilities with over 2500 beds, in addition to outpatient clinics and public health offices. Regional Pharmacy Services (RPS), staffed by nearly 180 pharmacists and more than 190 technicians, provides clinical and di...