Pharmacists on the front lines of care at Penn Medicine
September 09, 2010
How can healthcare systems improve the quality of care and save up to 20% of doctors’ time? Starting October 1, a new initiative at Penn Medicine will work toward those goals by moving pharmacists from the back room to the front lines of patient care. Pharmacists will introduce themselves to patients, go on rounds with physicians, and help patients make a smoother transition from hospital to home. SteegeThomson worked with Penn’s Emmanuel King, MD, to develop and place a blog posting about the program:
http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/09/improve-patient-safety-cut-costs-clinical-pharmacists.html