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Maintaining clinical pharmacy services during cost containment
Abstract:
As new hospital reimbursement schemes are rapidly introduced into the hospital industry, the impact of cost containment measures will be felt by all departments of pharmacy. This paper describes how the pharmacy department at one community teaching hospital justified the continuation of clinical pharmacy programs when faced with an immediate 18% reduction in pharmacist staff. Various written communications and recommendations are provided to assist other hospital pharmacy departments that are facing or may face this dilemma.
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