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Fact of the Day
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Patients who experienced Adverse Drug events (ADVERSE DRUG Events) were hospitalized an average of 8 to 12 days longer than patients who did not suffer ADVERSE DRUG Events, and their hospitalization cost $16,000 to $24,000 more.
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INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR MANAGING MEDICATION USE SYSTEMS
For Hospitals, Health-Systems, Government Agencies, Academic Institutions, and Individual Practitioners
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Pharmacy & Therapeutics Consulting, Inc. is a medication use management company, dedicated to promoting the appropriate prescribing,
dispensing, administration, and monitoring of medication in a cost-effective manner. We provide services and programs designed to
improve the quality of drug therapy outcomes and manage costs. Our clients include hospitals, governmental agencies, universities,
individual practitioners, and other organizations interested in the safe and effective use of medication.
Our services include assessing the operational, organizational, and clinical effectiveness of medication use processes. Our goal
is to help Health-Systems provide the highest quality of care to achieve the best outcomes in the most cost-effective manner. We have
a long history of providing a full range of quality services to a variety of customers, both large and small.
MISSION STATEMENT
"Pharmacy & Therapeutics Consulting is a team of experienced administrative and clinical pharmacy professionals providing consultative
services relating to medication use systems to institutional, government, and other health care providers.
Our mission is to provide consultative services intended to optimize all aspects of the medication use process with the goal of
helping Health-Systems provide the highest quality of care to achieve the best outcomes in the most cost-effective manner."
We focus on patient safety and quality care
Pharmacy & Therapeutics Consulting's services and programs are designed to promote save and effective drug prescribing, dispensing,
administration and monitoring using methods that enhance the overall quality of drug therapy.
We are on the cutting edge of pharmacy developments
We continually monitor for opportunities in the health care industry that could improve medication use system safety, effectiveness or
efficiencies. These include new drug information, regulatory changes, automation, and innovative use of communication tools such as the Internet.
We provide proven savings
Pharmacy & Therapeutics Consulting has provided substantial savings to our clients. We have developed unique and innovative products
to achieve real savings as well as documented cost avoidance. Take a look at our Cyber-Staffing, Formulary Management, Automation
Systems, and our other products and services to learn more.
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We bring it all to the table!
With our ever expanding resources and our association with The Center for Drug Safety we can offer a variety
of services and tools to help you with medication management and inspections from JCAHO also known as the
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations.
Adverse Drug Reaction
Adverse drug reactions are unintended and or unexpected responses to drug regimens that cause or prolong hospitalization. Adverse drug reactions often require additional treatment and or modification of the drug regimen. Moreover, adverse drug reactions can often be life threatening.
After Hours Medication Order Review
After hours medication order review is a clinical review of new or changed medications orders by a qualified health care professional (usually a pharmacist) when the institution's pharmacy is closed.
Clinical Consulting
Clinical consulting must be done by a consultant pharmacist with substantial clinical consulting expertise and experience relating to safe and effective drug regimens for patients or population of patients.
Clinical Pharmacy
Clinical pharmacy is that portion of pharmacy practice that deals with patient care issues relating to drug regimen therapy outside of manufacturing and standard medication management.
Competency Assessment
A competency assessment is one of our pharmacy services used in staff development to assess the competency of professionals such as physicians, pharmacists, and nurses in medication management of a drug regimen.
Computerized Physician Order Entry
Computerized physician order entry also known as CPOE is the prescribing from the drug regiment into a computerized system by a physician or other authorized prescriber.
Consultant Pharmacist
Our consultant pharmacists have considerable expertise and experience in administrative and clinical consulting in hospital, institutional, and governmental settings.
CPOE
CPOE also called computerized physician order entry is the prescribing from the drug regiment into a computerized system by a physician or other authorized prescriber.
Drug Identification Using Bar Code Scanning
Drug identification using bar code scanner refers to using bar code readers to accurately enter a drug identification into a computer system to identify drugs by a bar code scan of the NDC number.
Drug Information Service
Our drug information service, which is usually run by pharmacists, is used to provide drug information to individuals, groups, or institutions.
Drug Interaction
Drug interaction is how one or more drugs interact with each other, food and patient specific conditions such as height, weight, age, gender, race, and existing disease states.
Drug Regimen Review
Our periodic drug regimen review of a patient's drug regimen helps ensure the safe and effective medication management.
Drug Side Effects
An expected drug side effect that is well known to a medication usually results in little or no change in the patient's medication management.
Drug Utilization Evaluation
Our drug utilization evaluation review of a drug regimen helps ensure safe, effective and rational medication management.
Drug Utilization Review
A drug utilization review of a drug regimen helps ensure safe, effective and rational medication management.
Electronic Prescribing
Electronic prescribing of medication from a drug regimen by a prescribing physician using a computerized physician order entry also known as CPOE.
Formulary Management
Formulary Management is the developing a preferred list of medications based on safety, efficacy, and place in therapy and sometimes cost.
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations also known, as JCAHO is an organization that accredits healthcare organizations using criteria based surveying.
JCAHO
JCAHO also known as the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations is an organization that accredits healthcare organizations using criteria based surveying.
JCAHO Survey Preparation
The JCAHO survey preparation process prepares organizations for a Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organization (JCAHO) survey.
Medication Error Reporting
Medication error reporting is a systematic and standardized program to report actual and or potential medication errors as part of a quality improvement and staff development.
Medication Management System
A medication management system is a standardized process ensuring the safe and effective use of medications, utilizing various medication management tools, systems such as computerized physician order entry, and quality improvement programs.
Medication Order Review
A medication order review is a review of a drug regimen order by a consultant pharmacist or other qualified health care professional.
Pharmacy Services
Pharmacy services include those clinical and operational services provided to patients and providers relating to the safe and effective electronic prescribing, dispensing, administration, and medication management.
Staff Development
Activities (usually educational) associated with staff development of pharmacy staff and or operational expertise.
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