medication

New research shows an increasing number of hospitals are relying on pharmacists to monitor drug therapy and prevent opioid abuse.

To boost quality and reduce costs, an IHI initiative calls on clinical teams to focus on four evidence-based elements when...

An effective hospital discharge process created by Cleveland Clinic is pivotal in the handoff of patients to postacute-care providers.

Capacity coaching helps older patients with multiple health conditions who are overwhelmed by their illnesses and treatment.

Community consulting pharmacists work with patients' prescribers and pharmacies for as long as a year after hospital discharge.

Texas Children's Hospital is implementing the latest technology to dispense, store, and administer medications.

For patients at high risk of postoperative delirium, interventions include medication management and family education.

CPOs impact health systems on several crucial fronts, including patient safety, cost containment, and standardization.

Better antibiotic stewardship is needed to decrease inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions in ambulatory care settings, according to CDC researchers.

To promote use of safer drugs and to lower risk of patient harm, pharmacists can guide patients and physicians in...

Sleep deprivation and fatigue have plagued emergency room physicians for decades but apparent widespread use of sleeping aid medications entails...

Emergency medicine pharmacists can do a lot more than just dispense medications.