Goals of the 2015 Initiative
Goals of the 2015 Initiative
The American Society of Health-System Pharma-cists (ASHP) in Bethesda, MD, released in May a draft of the goals and objectives for pharmacy practice in health systems to be achieved by 2015. For a complete list of the six initial goals and their 25 objectives, visit the ASHP web site, www.ashp.org, and look under the "2015 Initiative" section under the "Highlights" heading in the Member Center.
• Goal 1. Increase the extent to which pharmacists help individual hospital inpatients achieve the best use of medicines.
• Goal 2. Increase the extent to which health system pharmacists help individual nonhospitalized patients achieve the best use of medicines.
• Goal 3. Increase the extent to which health system pharmacists actively apply evidence-based methods to the improvement of drug therapy.
• Goal 4. Increase the extent to which pharmacy departments in health systems have a significant role in improving the safety of medication use.
• Goal 5. Increase the extent to which health systems apply technology effectively to improve the safety of medication use.
• Goal 6. Increase the extent to which pharmacy departments in health systems engage in public health initiatives on behalf of their communities.
The American Society of Health-System Pharma-cists (ASHP) in Bethesda, MD, released in May a draft of the goals and objectives for pharmacy practice in health systems to be achieved by 2015.Subscribe Now for Access
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