Accreditation programs, pharmacy

The JCAHO review process tor hospitals (and other JCAHO-accredited programs) is evolving trom an onsite review process, which normally occurs every 3 years, to a process ot continuous assessment ot quality and patient outcomes. It is a major challenge tor hospitals and pharmacy managers to keep up with new initiatives, changing areas ot tocus, and procedural changes in the review process. ... 

At present, no distinct accreditation programs for community pharmacies exist. The only community pharmacies involved in accreditation processes are those that have implemented accredited community pharmacy residency programs or those participating in the JCAHO home care accreditation program. 

The mission of the Canadian Hospital Pharmacy Residency Board is to establish and apply standards for accreditation of pharmacy practice residency programs and to promote excellence in hospital pharmacy residency programs and practice. The key objectives are as follows ... 

The Pharmacy Development Program (PDP) provides federal government support for programs of quality accreditation of pharmacies, for the provision of medicine information for consumers, and for research programs to identify cost effective professional pharmacy initiatives that can demonstrate net benefits for the Australian health system. 

With this federal government support, professional pharmacy bodies have established practice standards, measurable performance indicators, and pharmacy accreditation programs. The standards address health promotion, drug dispensing, dose administration aids, patient counseling, compounding, medication reviews, comprehensive pharmaceutical care, drug information services, liaison pharmacy, and pharmacy services in residential care facilities. 

It recognized the valuable work of clinical pharmacists in institutions and recommended that it be extended not only in institutions but into the community as well. The development of the PharmD programs at the University of Toronto (in Ontario) and the University of British Columbia (farthest western province) has provided further stimulus to this effort. Standards (hospital accreditation, hospital pharmacy, and community pharmacy) also seem to have been influenced or minimally have paralleled the recommendations of this report. 

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20037-2985 Tel 202/429-7591, Fax 202/429-6304, http //www.bpsweb.org CCAPP Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs Thorvaldson Building, Room 123,110 Science Place,... 

The national organization that accredits continuing pharmacy education programs is known as which of the following ... 

In the future, the accreditation process may become more focused on outcomes measurement. Eventually, health care report cards may be more accessible and easy to understand, thus helping to produce a market for quality. Some discussion of adjusting copayments to encourage patients to use providers that meet the standards purchasers have set has already occurred (Lovern, 2001). In some cases, pharmacy quality improvement may be mandated by state and local governments. For example, a new law in the state of Arizona requires that every pharmacy participate in a CQI program (Arizona Revised Statutes, 2007). 

Bachelor s degree (5-year program) or advanced pharmacy degree (Pharm.D. or M.S.) from an accredited college of pharmacy, hospital pharmacy experience preferred, licensure or eligibility for licensure. 

The ACPE has established accreditation standards for organizations fhaf approve the content and conduct of pharmacy education programs thaf meef ACPE criteria. The majority of ACPE-approved providers are professional pharmacy organizations, colleges of pharmacy, and pharmaceutical companies. Each program is reviewed every 6 years by the ACPE. Boards of pharmacy in 48 sfafes accepf CE credif from ACPE provider organizations to meet their CE requirements for license renewal. ... 

Table 21.2 Residency Programs Accredited by ASHP Commission on Credenhaling Pharmacy practice...

Accreditation standards reflect professional and educational qualities identified by ACPE as essential to quality professional programs of Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy and serve as the basis for program evaluation. 

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