﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Generated by www.ashp.org on Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:33:17--><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>ASHP Health-System Pharmacy New Capsules</title><link>http://www.ashp.org/import/news/NewsCapsules.aspx</link><description>ASHP Health-System Pharmacy News Capsules</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright2008 ASHP</copyright><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/</docs><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:33:17</lastBuildDate><image><url>http://www.ashp.org/images/ashprss.gif</url><title>ASHP</title><link>http://www.ashp.org/</link><width>57</width><height>34</height></image><item><title><![CDATA[ASHP Talks Disaster Response with Pharmacy Stakeholders]]></title><link>http://www.ashp.org/import/news/NewsCapsules/article.aspx?id=251</link><description><![CDATA[Pharmacy stakeholders can enhance their response to the next hurricane by improving communication and using emergency medication programs more, ASHP and other related organizations concluded.
A dozen pharmacy organizations and government agencies recently met for the first time to find improvements to hurricane response in wake of hurricanes Gustav, Ike, and Omar in 2008.]]></description><category>ASHP Action Line</category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ashp.org/import/news/NewsCapsules/article.aspx?id=251</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASHP Suggests Broad Improvements to Proposed EPA Survey on Drug Disposal]]></title><link>http://www.ashp.org/import/news/NewsCapsules/article.aspx?id=250</link><description><![CDATA[ASHP suggested sweeping revisions to improve an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed survey that analyzes pharmaceutical waste management at healthcare facilities.]]></description><category>ASHP Action Line</category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ashp.org/import/news/NewsCapsules/article.aspx?id=250</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMS Lowers 2009 Funding Rates for Outpatient Services]]></title><link>http://www.ashp.org/import/news/NewsCapsules/article.aspx?id=249</link><description><![CDATA[The Centers for Medicaid &amp; Medicare Services (CMS) approved outpatient medication reimbursement rate for 2009 that may leave pharmacy departments with costly burdens, despite repeated warnings from ASHP.]]></description><category>ASHP Action Line</category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ashp.org/import/news/NewsCapsules/article.aspx?id=249</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASHP Advises Quality Group to Emphasize Cultural Competency]]></title><link>http://www.ashp.org/import/news/NewsCapsules/article.aspx?id=248</link><description><![CDATA[Culturally-appropriate health services are essential to ensure high-quality and safe pharmacotherapy to diverse patient populations.
That point needs to be included in the National Quality Forum&#8217;s (NQF) proposed standards on measuring and reporting cultural competency, ASHP advised NQF recently.]]></description><category>ASHP Action Line</category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ashp.org/import/news/NewsCapsules/article.aspx?id=248</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASHP Waives Membership Dues for Members Affected by Hurricane Ike]]></title><link>http://www.ashp.org/import/news/NewsCapsules/article.aspx?id=246</link><description><![CDATA[ASHP is waiving membership dues for its members in counties designated by the Federal Emergency Management Authority (FEMA) as disaster counties eligible for FEMA&#8217;s Individual Assistance Program.]]></description><category>ASHP Action Line</category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ashp.org/import/news/NewsCapsules/article.aspx?id=246</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASHP Congratulates President-Elect Obama]]></title><link>http://www.ashp.org/import/news/NewsCapsules/article.aspx?id=245</link><description><![CDATA[ASHP sent a congratulatory letter to President-elect Barack Obama this week applauding his historic victory and reaffirming the Society&#8217;s intent to work with the new administration on health care reform.&#160;]]></description><category>ASHP Action Line</category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ashp.org/import/news/NewsCapsules/article.aspx?id=245</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASHP to FDA: Keep Antivirals Out of Homes]]></title><link>http://www.ashp.org/import/news/NewsCapsules/article.aspx?id=244</link><description><![CDATA[ASHP expressed strong opposition to the practice of home stockpiling of antivirals for pandemic influenza before a pair of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) committees Wednesday, and encouraged the distribution of these medications by public health entities when needed.]]></description><category>ASHP Action Line</category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ashp.org/import/news/NewsCapsules/article.aspx?id=244</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMS Addresses ASHP Concerns about Standing Order Protocols]]></title><link>http://www.ashp.org/import/news/NewsCapsules/article.aspx?id=243</link><description><![CDATA[In response to concerns voiced by ASHP and others, the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) has eliminated a requirement to obtain patient-specific practitioner approval for standing orders that meet CMS&#8217;s criteria prior to treatment.&#160;
  
    In a memo issued last week, the agency noted that a guideline released in February 2008 had caused confusion about the use of standing orders in hospitals.&#160;The new communication makes clear that standing orders must be documented in a patient&#8217;s medical record, but the documentation should not interfere with timely patient care.]]></description><category>ASHP Action Line</category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ashp.org/import/news/NewsCapsules/article.aspx?id=243</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Society Encourages Revisions to NQF Medication-Related Safe Practices]]></title><link>http://www.ashp.org/import/news/NewsCapsules/article.aspx?id=242</link><description><![CDATA[ASHP urged the National Quality Forum (NQF) to strengthen language in its safe healthcare practices to emphasize the pharmacist&#8217;s leadership role in a successful medication safety program and the need for increased collaboration between pharmacists, the healthcare team and senior administration.]]></description><category>ASHP Action Line</category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ashp.org/import/news/NewsCapsules/article.aspx?id=242</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Idaho Proposes Training, Certification Requirements for Pharmacy Technicians]]></title><link>http://www.ashp.org/import/news/NewsCapsules/article.aspx?id=241</link><description><![CDATA[A proposed rule by the Idaho Board of Pharmacy would require pharmacy technicians and technicians-in-training to register with the board and complete a national certification exam, making it the latest in a growing number of states working to improve technician requirements to enhance patient safety.]]></description><category>ASHP Action Line</category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ashp.org/import/news/NewsCapsules/article.aspx?id=241</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008</pubDate></item></channel></rss>