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The Biggest Missed Opportunities from Outpatient Pharmacy

The hospital outpatient pharmacy should be targeting Meds-to-beds, specialty pharmacy and lowerin...

What are the 340B Discount Drug Program Requirements?

In 1992, Congress created a federal drug discount program under Section 340B of the Public Health...

340B Hospitals Breathe a Sigh of Relief

Many hospitals across the country breathed a sigh of relief last week when the Trump Adminis...

3 Best Practices For Outpatient Pharmacy

By including the following practices within your hospital’s outpatient pharmacy, you are we...

Why 340B Hospitals Need an Outpatient Pharmacy Strategy

There is a shift happening in health care from inpatient-centered care to an emphasis on outpatie...

3 Ways to Ensure The Success Of Your Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy

The success and profitability of hospital outpatient pharmacies vary widely. Some hospi...

How to Prepare for a 340B Audit

In 1992, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) started the 340B discount drug p...

Leverage Your Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy for Employee Benefit Costs

Hospitals who leverage their owned pharmacies for employee medications can easily reduce pharmacy...

How Outpatient Pharmacies Affect Employee Benefit Costs

More and more hospitals and health systems are considering building in-house outpatient pharmacie...

What is a Pharmacist’s Role in Hospital Readmissions?

Unplanned readmissions cost Medicare approximately $26 billion per year, and nearly 20 percent of...