SUMMER 2017 I HEALTH SYSTEM • INFUSION
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Contents
20Ways MISSION
To educate pharmacy management on
products and services that serve to improve
patient care or improve a pharmacy’s financial
bottom line, while distilling and presenting this
relevant information via 20 product-profiles.
2017 CIRCULATION
Issue Focus: Hospital & Infusion
Issue Frequency: Summer & Winter
Circulation Per Issue: 19,000+
6,500+ Hospital Directors
2,200+ Clinical Consultants
2,500+ Industry Executives
5,000+ College Preceptors
1,800+ College Faculty
1,000+ Trade Show Handouts
Issue Focus: Retail, Specialty, & LTC
Issue Frequency: Spring, Fall, & Winter
Circulation Per Issue: 35,300+
18,000+ Owners (Independents)
3,500+ Long-Term Care Pharmacies
2,500+ Retail Chain Executives
2,500+ Industry Executives
5,000+ College Preceptors
1,800+ College Faculty
2,000+ Trade Show Handouts
QUARTERLY ISSUES
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Community • Specialty • LTC
Trade Show Calendar
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20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and
services that will help your
pharmacy improve patient care
or increase profitability.
7 Preceptors
Recognized
Seven Preceptors Recognized by
Four Colleges Including Wingate,
UCONN, MCPHS and More page 32
I M P R O V I N G
PATIENT CARE
& P H A R M A C Y
PROFITABILITY
Fall 2016
Community • Specialty • LTC
Fall 2016
Health System • Infusion
I M P R O V I N G
P A T I E N T C A R E
PHARMACY COST
C O N T A I N M E N T
Summer 2017
Health System • Infusion
Pharmacist Jobs
Pharmacy Job Opportunities page 66
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and
services that will help your
pharmacy improve patient
care or contain costs.
8 Preceptors Recognized
Eight Preceptors Recognized by Eight Colleges Including
FDU, Manchester University, UT Tyler, and More page 34
8 Thought Leaders
Eight Video Series Including ARxium, RX relief, Rees
Scientifc, Cardinal Health, and More page 18
Summer 2017
Community • Specialty • LTC
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and
services that will help your
pharmacy improve patient care
or increase proftability.
15 Preceptors Recognized
15 Preceptors Recognized by Seven Colleges Including
MCPHS, Manchester University, UNC, and More
page 42
8 Thought Leaders
Eight Video Series Including PharmaLink, TCGRx,
RxSafe, ScriptPro, FisherBroyles, and More
page 22
I M P R O V I N G
PATIENT CARE
& P H A R M A C Y
PROFITABILITY
Community • Specialty • LTC
Spring 2017
Spring 2017
Health System • Infusion &
Community • Specialty • LTC
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and
services that will help your
pharmacy improve patient care
or increase proftability.
8 Preceptors Recognized
Eight Preceptors Recognized by Eight Colleges
Including UNE, LIU, MCPHS, and More
page 32
8 Thought Leaders
Eight Video Series Including RxSafe, Rite Aid,
Cardinal Health, ScriptPro, and More
page 16
I M P R O V I N G
PATIENT CARE
& P H A R M A C Y
PROFITABILITY
Winter 2016
Community • Specialty • LTC
Pharmacist Jobs
Pharmacy Job Opportunities page 62
I M P R O V I N G
P A T I E N T C A R E
PHARMACY COST
C O N T A I N M E N T
Winter 2016
Health System • Infusion
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and
services that will help your
pharmacy improve patient
care or contain costs.
11 Preceptors Recognized
Eleven Preceptors Recognized by Eight Colleges
Including FDU, UNC, Wingate, Findlay, and More page 36
8 Thought Leaders
Eight Video Series Including ScriptPro, TCGRx,
Cardinal Health, Walmart, and More page 16
Winter 2016
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Case Study:
Antimicrobial/
Antibiotic Drug
Study of 180 U.S. hospitals
on antibiotic over-prescribing
impact reveals steps U.S.
hospitals can take to combat
antibiotic overuse and reduce
use by 11.4%.
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Antimicrobial/Antibiotic Drug Case Study
Study of 180 U.S. Hospitals on Antibiotic Over-Prescribing Impact Reveals Steps
U.S. Hospitals Can Take to Combat Antibiotic Overuse and Reduce Use by 11.4%
THE CHALLENGE:
Though antibiotics have transformed the practice of medicine, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warn that 20-50% of all antibiotics
prescribed in U.S. acute care hospitals are either unnecessary or inappropriate.
The misuse of antibiotics has contributed to the growing problem of antibiotic
resistance, which has become one of the most serious threats to public health.1
More than two million people are infected with antibiotic-resistant organisms
each year, resulting in approximately 23,000 deaths annually.2 According to
the World Health Organization (WHO), antimicrobial resistance threatens the
effective prevention and treatment of an ever-increasing range of infections
caused by bacteria, parasites, viruses and fungi.3
In response, the Joint Commission published a new Medication Management
(MM) standard for hospitals, critical access hospitals and nursing care centers,
which became effective January 1, 2017, emphasizing the need to reduce
use of inappropriate antimicrobials in all health care settings, and requiring
hospitals to have an antimicrobial stewardship program that is based on
current scientific literature.4
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed new rule
(June 2016) requires hospitals to reduce antibiotic use in order to participate
in Medicare or Medicaid and states that hospitals must appoint designated,
qualified leaders for those antimicrobial stewardship programs.5,6
To support hospital and health systems in meeting the Joint Commission
standard and the CMS proposed rule, Comprehensive Pharmacy Services
(CPS) launched the first of its kind Antimicrobial Stewardship Solution,
based on an expansive study of 180 U.S. hospitals through its Antimicrobial
Stewardship Pilot Program.
1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs. Accessed August 15, 2016. https://www.cdc.gov/
getsmart/healthcare/implementation/core-elements.html
2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2013. Atlanta, GA: CDC; 2013. Accessed April 4, 2017. https://
www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/pdf/ar-threats-2013-508.pdf
3 World Health Organization. Antimicrobial Resistance. (Updated: Apr 2015.) Accessed April 4, 2017. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs194/en/#
4 Approved: New Antimicrobial Stewardship Standard. Accessed April 24, 2017. https://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/6/New_Antimicrobial_Stewardship_
Standard.pdf
5 CMS.gov. CMS Issues Proposed Rule that Prohibits Discrimination, Reduces Hospital-Acquired Conditions, and Promotes Antibiotic Stewardship in U.S.
Hospitals. Accessed April 24, 2017. https://www.cms.gov/Newsroom/MediaReleaseDatabase/Fact-sheets/2016-Fact-sheets-items/2016-06-13.html
6 Becker’s Hospital Review. Infection Control & Clinical Quality: CMS’ proposed rule for hospitals: Reduce antibiotic use or exit Medicare. Accessed April 24,
2017. http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/cms-proposed-rule-for-hospitals-reduce-antibiotic-use-or-exit-medicare.html
MORE THAN TWO
MILLION PEOPLE
are infected with
antibiotic-resistant
organisms each year,
RESULTING IN
APPROXIMATELY 23,000
DEATHS ANNUALLY.
The Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) warn that
20-50%
OF ALL ANTIBIOTICS
PRESCRIBED IN U.S.
acute care hospitals are
either unnecessary
or inappropriate.
CASE STUDY
page 24-27
Efficient and
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Balance the needs of pharmacy and nursing staff while
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controlled substances with Helmer’s countertop refrigerators.
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Effcient and effective.
For more information contact:
info.helmerinc.com/mlr102
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