Listed below are some of the latest articles, standards and guidelines, and practice tools on pharmacy management and leadership-related topics.

Financial and Reimbursement

• Coding and Reimbursement
• OutPatient Prospective Payment System
• Projecting Pharmaceutical Expenses
• Reimbursement for Services
• Reimbursement Learning Community
• Other Reimbursement Issues

Legal and Regulatory

• ASHP Advocacy and Legislative Updates
• Current Controlled Substance Regulations (DEA Web Site)
• State Board of Pharmacy Links (NABP Web Site)
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) general information
• The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: security and privacy requirements [PDF]

Management Pearls

• 2006 Management Pearls
• 2005 Management Pearls

Pharmacy Operations

• Detecting and Preventing Fraud and Abuse
• Managing Pharmaceutical Waste
• Other Topics

Performance Improvement

• Adverse Drug Events/Medication Use Safety
• JCAHO/OSHA
• Patient Safety Issues

Productivity and Benchmarking

• Impact of the Current Economy on Pharmacy Services in Hospitals and Health Systems [PDF]
• 2007 ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings: Prescribing and transcribing [PDF]
• 2006 ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings: Monitoring and patient education [PDF]
• 2005 ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings: Dispensing and administration [PDF]
• Using benchmarking data to evaluate and support pharmacy programs in health systems [PDF]
• Benchmarking in health system pharmacy: experience at MeritCare Medical Center [PDF]
• Benchmarking in health system pharmacy: experience at Glen Falls Hospital [PDF]
• Benchmarking in health system pharmacy: current research and practical applications [PDF]

Professional and Leadership Development

• Leadership Conference
• Articles and Tools
• Center for Health-System Leadership
• Dear Career Coach
• CareerPharm

Restricted Drug Distribution Systems (RDDS)

• RDDS Resources
• Advocacy Activity on RDDS

Staffing, HR Resources, and Pharmacy Workforce

• Employee Satisfaction
• Job Descriptions
• Recruitment, Retention, and Pharmacy Workforce
• Staffing Surveys
• Additional Pharmacy Workforce Sites

Strategies

• Pharmacists' Intervention Strategies
• Formulary Management Strategies
• Population-Based Strategies
• Anti-Infective Management Strategies

Other Topics

• Health Literacy
• Medicare Outpatient Prospective Pricing System