JCAHO Accredited: Will This Be Long-term Care Pharmacy's Seal
of Approval?
L. Michael Posey
If all goes according to plan, the Joint Commission's Long-Term
Care Pharmacy Standards will soon be in place, and surveyors could
eventually be on their way to your pharmacy. Are you ready?
Profile: Nancy Losben
Kathy Riley
The profession of pharmacy has offered rewards and challenges
that far surpassed Nancy Losben's original vision-especially in
the area of improving patient care through careful management
of computerized pharmacy data.
1995 ASCP Annual Report
A powerful effort to preserve protections for elderly citizens
dominated a year marked by impressive growth in membership, educational
and professional support, and outreach to affiliated organizations.
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About the artist: Sybil Liebmann began painting when
she was eight years old and has studied painting in Japan, Europe,
and the United States. This month's cover, "Little School
House of Mt. Vernon" is executed in watercolors. Ms. Liebman
is a resident of The Fairfax, a retirement community in Ft. Belvoir,
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Drug Regimen Review in Pharmaceutical Care:
Regulation- Versus Resident-Centered Review
Susan W. Miller, Cheryl E. Huey, R. Stephen Hord, Richard A. Jackson
This study compares two processes for drug regimen review with respect to the types and frequencies of drug-related problems identified, differences in practitioners' response to identified problems, and differences in cost savings.
Clinical Notes
Tuberculin Skin Testing in Nursing Homes:
Taking the Mystery out of the PPD
Jolene F. Siple, Amy Hecht, Carol Joseph, and D.L. Thompson
This report presents an overview of tuberculosis in elderly nursing
home residents, with a focus on the purified protein derivative
skin test and the two-step technique used on admission.
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Bylines R. Tim Webster
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