Drug-usage evaluation and the patient-care pharmacist: a synergistic combination

Top Hosp Pharm Manage. 1991 Jul;11(2):31-43.

Abstract

The Joint Commission requires a continuous monitoring program to assure quality pharmaceutical care. The only way to achieve compliance with this standard is to enlist the help of the patient-care pharmacists. Equally important to the pharmacy manager is the way a DUE program can benefit the patient-care pharmacists. The key to an effective program is to assist the patient-care pharmacists in taking responsibility for the quality of drug therapy provided to their patients. Through education, encouragement, and recognition, the DUE Coordinator can elevate the practice of the patient-care pharmacists. The outcome is a synergistic program that enriches the practice of the patient-care pharmacists who, in turn, enrich the quality of pharmaceutical care received by their patients.

MeSH terms

  • Concurrent Review / organization & administration*
  • Drug Therapy / standards*
  • Drug Utilization / standards*
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Forms and Records Control
  • Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over
  • Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
  • Medical Staff, Hospital / education
  • Patient Care Team
  • Pharmacists
  • Pharmacy Service, Hospital / organization & administration*
  • Quality Assurance, Health Care / organization & administration*
  • South Carolina