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Hospital Pharmacists' Report

December 16, 2010

•	CMS 2011 payments
•	Safe Use Initiative report
•	Aromatase inhibitors risk
•	DoseEdge workflow gets upgrade

In the course of an average work week, do you find yourself working overtime more often than not?

36%

Yes, up to an hour or more a day

38%

Yes, two hours or more a day

16%

Yes, three hours or more a day

Yes, four hours or more a day

This month we would like to know...

Would you join a pharmacists’ union?

• Absolutely not
• Some pharmacists might need one, but I wouldn't join
•I'm afraid to join, in case it jeopardizes my job.
•Sign me up!

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CMS estimates it will pay $39 billion to hospitals, $4 billion to ASCs in 2011
CMS expects to pay $39 billion to hospitals and $4 billion to ASC for outpatient services provided in 2011. More...

Safe Use Initiative report summarizes views to promote patient medication safety
A recently released IOM workshop summary indicates there are myriad ideas, including better use of EMRs and research to focus action on the most common elements associated with adverse events. More...

Aromatase inhibitors increase cardiovascular disease risk in breast cancer patients
Postmenopausal women who take aromatase inhibitors as a treatment for breast cancer may be at an increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease, according to a new study presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. More...

Baxa DoseEdge upgrade features many key improvements
Baxa Corp. has released a significant upgrade for its DoseEdge Pharmacy Workflow Manager, with more than 39 improvements and enhancements. More...

Meetings and events

February 6-8, 2011 NACDS Regional Chain Conference
Naples, FL
Contact:
P.O. Box 34814
Alexandria, Virginia 22334-0814
703-837-4300

February 13, 2011 19th Annual WILLIAM R. BACON Breakfast
6:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Palm Springs, California
Contact:
800-333-7535; 760-325-6611

March 9-10, 2011 NACDS RxIMPACT Day on Capitol Hill
Washington, DC
Contact:
P.O. Box 34814
Alexandria, Virginia 22334-0814
hecker@nacds.org

March 13-15, 2011 NACDS Supply Chain & Logistics Conference
San Diego, CA
Contact:
P.O. Box 34814
Alexandria, Virginia 22334-0814
703-683-5678

March 25-28, 2011 American Pharmacists Annual Meeting
Seattle, WA
Contact:
2215 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: 1-800-237-2742 (APhA)
Fax: 202-448-8734

April 30-May 3, 2011 NACDS Annual Meeting
Scottsdale, AZ
Contact:
P.O. Box 34814
Alexandria, Virginia 22334-0814
703-837-4300

June 25-28, 2011 NACDS Marketplace Conference
Boston, MA
Contact:
P.O. Box 34814
Alexandria, Virginia 22334-0814
registration@nacds.org

August 27-30, 2011 NACDS Pharmacy & Technology Conference
Boston, MA
Contact:
P.O. Box 34814
Alexandria, Virginia 22334-0814
703-683-5678

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