Pharmacy Today – “On the line: Telepharmacy technology expands hospital pharmacists’ reach”

Pharmacy Today explores the value of telepharmacy including cost savings, greater availability, and compliance with formularies, policies and procedures. The bigger payoff, however, is in freeing up onsite hospital pharmacists to expand their role and dedicate more time to face-to-face patient interactions and clinical programs.   Telepharmacy will soon begin to expand into specialty coverage, such as oncology or pediatrics, and video technology is also on the rise, enabling counseling after discharge to reduce readmissions.  Read more…