WSJ Op-Ed Calls for Including Pharmacists on Patient Care Teams
“Studies have long demonstrated that pharmacists have much to offer in terms of ensuring appropriate prescribing and optimal medication therapy outcomes,” said ASHP CEO Paul W. Abramowitz, Pharm.D., Sc.D. (Hon.), FASHP. “This article is yet another call to include pharmacists on patient care teams in all settings.”
Other hospital reforms that could reduce medical errors include structured patient handoffs during care transitions, improvements in diagnostics, and interoperable electronic medical records, according to Lieber, author of the book Killer Care: How Medical Error Became America’s Third Largest Cause of Death and What Can Be Done About It.
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