MedpassISMP Medication Safety Alert June 2015
We will start posting all ISMP Medication Safety Alerts to the "Documents" section in our facility portal.
Read Full ArticleMedpassGeneric Namenda Now Available
Save your patients the expense of having to purchase Namenda XR. Ask your physician to switch to the generic or request the pharmacy to recommend the dosage from XR to generic Namenda.
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LTC Industry NewsProposed Changes to Nursing Home Rules: Biggest Changes in 24 Years
CMS released a preliminary copy of the proposed Reforms for Medicare/Medicaid LTC Requirements. These significantly amend the requirements for long-term care (LTC) facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
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SurveyTop 10 Deficiencies 2015
Top 10 Deficiencies in 2015 by F Tag Cited for North / South San Diego and Statewide
Read Full ArticleMedpassNational Alert Issued: Hospitals Should Use Only Medication Dosing Cups with mL Measurements
Recommending the replacement of dosage cups that measure liquid medications in fluid drams with cups that measure only in metric (mL)
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About SCRxNarcotic Refill Request Hotline
We have a new hotline just for controlled medication requests.
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Pharmacy NewsNewer, Easier To Manage Medications May Not Always Be The Best Choice
If you are over age 75, and taking an anticoagulant, the old standard may be the gold standard, Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators have determined.
Read Full ArticleSurveyAntipsychotics and Dementia Focused Surveys 12 Wasy To Prepare
The national rollout of the Focused Dementia Care Survey has begun. As expected, the implementation of these standalone surveys began in Texas, but additional states are expected to jump on the bandwagon during the current fiscal year (i.e., prior to Oct. 1, 2015), according to survey-and-certification memo 15-31-NH.
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