Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that it will highlight medication safety and patient care through its Facts & Comparisons eAnswers drug reference solutions at the 45th American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting from December 5 - 9, 2010, at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California. Also exhibiting at ASHP is Pharmacy OneSource, a healthcare Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider that helps hospitals manage the complex challenges of patient safety, compliance and efficiency. Wolters Kluwer recently entered into an agreement to purchase Pharmacy OneSource.
Featured in Booth #714 at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, Facts & Comparisons Clinical eAnswers provides students, residents and faculty with instant access to reliable, current drug information and medication management tools. For pharmacies, it addresses the key pain points of workflow efficiency and patient safety by providing the tools and information needed to support drug dispensing activities, including patient safety screenings for Drug Utilization Review and drug reference information.
In ASHP Booth #709, Pharmacy OneSource will feature its innovative performance improvement applications, including improved functionality for Sentri7 clinical surveillance to help with infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship, a new Label Module for the Simplifi 797 cleanroom compliance system, and VeriForm - the new checklist management application already adopted by 150 hospitals since its launch in April.
The ASHP Mid-Year Meeting focusses on improving patient care and medication safety. Attended by more than 20,000 pharmacy professionals from 86 countries, the meeting seeks to provide health-system pharmacy practitioners with a venue for updating their knowledge, networking with colleagues, enhancing their skills, and learning about the latest products and innovations.
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