New Sources Needed To Fund Pharmacy Services, ASHP Tells CMS The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) should implement a new model that will appropriately reimburse hospitals for pharmacy services, ASHP told an agency advisory panel last week. Edward Stemley, M.S.., Pharm.D., director of ASHP's section of pharmacy practice managers, joined a group of stakeholders to shed light on the impact that the current reimbursement structure has on pharmacy overhead costs for the Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) Advisory Panel.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comGeneric Pharmaceutical Association Urges Continued Education For Health Care Providers And Consumers About Affordable Generics As the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging explores the potential benefits of counter-detailing programs, the Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) urged continued education of consumers and
health care providers about safe, effective and affordable treatments to improve
health.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAmWINS Group Benefits Launches Pharmacy Audit Tool For Employers AmWINS Group Benefits, responding to costly and rampant inaccuracies in claims processing, is announcing a new tool to protect businesses from the reporting errors that drive up the price of
health care for them and their employees. AmWINS Group Benefits, a leading distributor of wholesale retiree and employee
health benefits and professional services, launched AmWINS Benefit Watch.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comWeigh In On Joint Commission's Medication Standards For Emergency Departments ASHP is strongly encouraging member input as it helps The Joint Commission (TJC) develop standards that ensure the entire medication-use process is safe for patients in emergency departments (ED). ASHP is poised to submit comments on TJC's proposed revisions to Medication Management (MM) standards 4.10, 4.15, and 8.10.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comASHP Offers Assistance To Sponsor Of Technician Registration Bill ASHP staff visited the office of Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-Ohio) last week to discuss ways to strengthen recently introduced legislation that would require standardized training and registration requirements for pharmacy technicians.The legislation, The Pharmacy Technician Training and Registration Act of 2008 (HR 5491), addresses one of the Society's top advocacy priorities-- standardized requirements for pharmacy technician training, education, certification, and registration.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comASHP To Joint Commission: Pharmacists' Role In Infection Control Should Be More Visible ASHP is urging The Joint Commission (TJC) to amend its proposed 2009 National Patient Safety Goals to include an emphasis on the central role pharmacists have in preventing
healthcare-associated infections. The Society recently submitted comments on the medication-related patient safety goals, which focus on methods to reduce the risk of infections and strengthen medication reconciliation efforts in hospitals and critical access facilities.
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