Issues Facing Pharmacy Leaders in 2014: Suggestions for Pharmacy Strategic Planning

Abstract

Issues facing pharmacy leaders in 2015 include practice model growth and the role of pharmacy students, clinical privileging of health-system pharmacists and provider status, medication error prevention, and specialty pharmacy services. The goal of this article is to provide practical approaches to 4 issues facing pharmacy leaders in 2015 to help them focus their department's goals. This article will address (1) advances in the pharmacy practice model initiative and the role of pharmacy students, (2) the current thinking of pharmacists being granted clinical privileges in health systems, (3) updates on preventing harmful medication errors, and (4) the growth of specialty pharmacy services. The sample template of a strategic plan may be used by a pharmacy department in 2015 in an effort to continue developing patient-centered pharmacy services.

Early Clinical Experiences for Second-Year Student Pharmacists at an Academic Medical Center

“…23 This model is also consistent with objectives for the PPMI, which highlight engaging students in mutually beneficial practice experiences. 4,24 As with any collaborative partnership, creating a sustainable, reproducible, and manageable early clinical program requires adaptation and adjustments. Based on the experiences and feedback from students, a number of new strategies will be used to enhance student learning in future iterations of this program.…”

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“…5 This initiative consists of 6 pillars that include digital, organizational, educational, clinical, research, and financial innovation. It challenged the department of pharmacy to decrease its drug expense by $8 million over 18 months.…”

“…The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (OSUWMC) implemented an efficiency and effectiveness initiative (EEI) in October 2012 in an effort to become a more efficient, value-driven academic medical center. 5 This initiative consists of 6 pillars that include digital, organizational, educational, clinical, research, and financial innovation. It challenged the department of pharmacy to decrease its drug expense by $8 million over 18 months.…”

Розвиток Методик Аналізу Мікросередовища Підприємства На Прикладі Закладу Аптечної Галузі

“…Ситуація ускладнена незначною увагою науковців до імплементації цих методів для аналізу мікросередовища окремих галузей і сфери діяльності, враховуючи їх специфіку й конкретні фактори впливу. Так, у працях, присвячених стратегічному керуванню підприємствами фармацевтичної галузі, досліджено проблеми впровадження медичної інформатики [19], застосування інструментів стратегічного аналізу в розвитку якості медичного обслуговування (Swysen et al, 2012) [20], формування цілей у розвитку фармацевтичного бізнесу (Khandoobhai, & Weber, 2014) [21] тощо. Однак інформація про методи, найбільш придатні для аналізу факторів мікросередовища у сфері фармацевтичного бізнесу, майже відсутня.…”