An ASHP Foundation Scholar-in-Residence reportIn 1967, Joseph A. Oddis, Executive Secretary of ASHP, envisioned the establishment of the ASHP Research and Education Foundation and suggested the creation of a "chair" for conducting research and other activities related to hospital pharmacy for ASHP, not unlike the department chairs found in universities. More.
BIRMINGHAM, AL – Tuesday, September 21, 2010 – Principle Pharmacy Group (Principle), a leader in hospital pharmacy management, has added several new pharmacy management customers and finalized a partnership with Jackson Pharmacy Professionals as a result of a combined success in Texas. The partnership came as a result of the two organizations working successfully together over the past several months at Good Shepherd Medical Center (GSMC) in Longview, Texas, a new customer win that occurred late in 2009. More.
ATLANTA, GA (September 2, 2010) - VHA Inc.'s 1,400 network hospitals and more than 30,000 non-acute care organizations now have five additional temporary staffing options available, due to an expanded agreement between VHA and the health care staffing consortium, Jackson Healthcare. With the addition of five new Jackson companies, VHA member organizations now have discounted access to temporary nurses, pharmacists, pharmacy techs, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and IT professionals. This agreement marks the first time VHA members have access to pharmacy and advanced practice (i.e. physician assistants and nurse practitioners) professionals. More.
While the economy is definitely on the mend, unemployment is still high. Even though this may seem like an employer's dream labor market, the current labor surplus makes hiring new employees challenging in different ways. One state reports a turnover rate of 22.7% among pharmacy technicians. Click below to read about a very effective way to reduce turnover and find the best pharmacy candidates for your organization. More.
The workhorse technologies that are driving return on investment and freeing pharmacists to perform medication therapy management - including robotics, point-of-sale systems, and pharmacy management systems in retail outlets, and secure narcotics-tracking and bar-code systems in hospitals - have taken firm root in a growing number of pharmacies today. More.
David McAnally, vice president of Jackson Pharmacy Professionals, quoted in landmark study by the ASA on the value of temporary nurse staffing. More.
