4 Pharmacy Trends to Watch in 2021
COVID-19 redefined healthcare last year, as hospitals quickly adapted to care for critically ill patients, meet high demand for ICU beds and deal with workforce shortages. Although better days are on the horizon with the availability of the first COVID-19 vaccines, the public health crisis isn’t over yet. We recently sat down with Mark Brown, […]
Pharmacy Tech Becomes Buyer: New Inventory Management
Pharmacy Technician Turned Pharmacy Buyer Finds New Way to Manage Medication Inventory October 18 – 24 is National Pharmacy Week. Throughout the week, CompleteRx celebrates frontline teams and individuals who go above and beyond in a series of blog posts. In 2011, Laura Aylor, CPhT, began her pharmacy career as a Pharmacy Technician at Olean […]
Pharmacy Strong: Supporting a Teammate During COVID-19
Pharmacy Strong: Pharmacy Team Supports Their Own During her Battle with COVID-19 October 18 – 24 is National Pharmacy Week. Throughout the week, CompleteRx celebrates frontline teams and individuals who go above and beyond in a series of blog posts. The Pharmacy department at Opelousas General Hospital (OGH) is not just an experienced, efficient team […]
Unlocking New 340B Savings with Referral Prescriptions
October 18 – 24 is National Pharmacy Week. Throughout the week, CompleteRx celebrates frontline teams and individuals who go above and beyond in a series of blog posts. For Victoria Nosowicz, CphT, pharmacy informatics and 340B manager for Upper Allegheny Health System, the pharmacy profession is in her blood. She began her first pharmacy job […]
Keys to Successful Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship
For nearly a decade now, antimicrobial stewardship has been a hot topic throughout the country as hospitals work to comply with recommendations from numerous national and international organizations. In 2014, the Joint Commission (TJC) began requiring any hospitals which it accredits to establish a formal antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP). According to a 2018 Centers for […]
Managing Drug Product Shortages in the Era of COVID-19
Responding to and managing drug shortages is nothing new for hospitals. But rapidly rising demand for medications due to COVID-19 is placing more pressure than ever on hospitals and health systems to appropriately manage drug inventory to support patient care. In short supply are medications used to relieve pain, alleviate breathing difficulties and sedate coronavirus […]
COVID-19 Propels Remote Work for Pharmacy Teams
COVID-19 has brought about many new trends in pharmacy technology – from using artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to anticipate drug shortages to dedicated automated dispensing cabinets for COVID-19 units. One of the biggest changes to hospital pharmacy, however, is the use of technology to embrace virtual working models. “The stay-at-home orders during COVID-19 really […]
Top 7 Hospital Pharmacy Trends in 2020
As we enter into the New Year, we sat down with our President and CEO, Terry Andrus and our COO, Rick Burnett to discuss the industry trends hospital pharmacies can anticipate moving into the new decade. Both Andrus and Burnett agree some trends seem to never go out of style, like the challenges with drug […]
Hospital Executives: 3 Tips for Pharmacy Cost Control
For the past three years, C-suite executives have consistently rated margin management as their top strategic priority. In the wake of Humana’s recent study revealing $1 in every $4 is wasted annually in U.S. Healthcare, hospital executives continue to elevate sustainable cost control as a top priority in 2020. With Pharmacy playing a major role […]
Five Ways to Celebrate Pharmacy Week
October 16-22, 2022 is dedicated to National Pharmacy Week. It is a time to recognize the invaluable contributions Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians have made in healthcare. This year we would like to offer five ways to celebrate the Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians within your organizations. Recognize your staff! If you are a leader in your […]