Patient safety is a complex issue that is constantly evolving. Communication via standardized drug ordering is recognized as one of the key elements to providing a safer hospital stay, as well as a stronger patient outcome. This feature will publish bimonthly and will provide examples of standardized drug prescribing and a forum for discussion.
If you have a template that you believe other hospital pharmacies can benefit from, please submit it along with answers to the questions (seen below in the text) to Joyce Generali, Director of Drug Information at Kansas University Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Mail Stop 4040, Kansas City, KS 66160 or E-mail at jgeneral@kumc.edu.
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