Service & Safety Articles
A look at how an epidemiologist conducts an investigation into a measles outbreak shows just how complicated containing an outbreak can be.
Allowing pharmacists to become more involved in patient care will reap benefits for patients and save healthcare dollars.
Hospital-acquired infections remain a deadly threat, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in partnership with other healthcare agencies and professionals are working to lower the rates of HAIs with some degree of success.
Counterfeits pose a threat for healthcare professionals worldwide. And, while technological advancements are being made to protect the drug supply, international regulation and politics stand in the way of fixing the problem in the foreseeable future.
The federal government, physicians and consumers all have active roles to play in reducing medication errors that so often result in adverse drug events and a high cost burden.