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The Changing Roles of P&T Committees: A Look Back at the Last Decade and a Look Forward to 2020

Originally published at Pharmacy & Therapeutics – November 2014   http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/medimedia/pt_201411/src/forms/PT_November_2014_iframe_live.html#/38 Market and regulatory changes in the last 10 years, as well as the Affordable Care Act, have resulted in significant modifications to health care delivery models.  Traditionally, P&T committees limited the impact of their decisions to the populations associated with their hospital or health plan; […]

Baylor Scott & White Health Entering Clinic Market

Baylor Scott & White Health is positioning the organization to grow in a changing market of healthcare delivery. To shift the organization requires a culture change and a major initiative Baylor Scott & White Health is expanding its Texas Care Alliance from two hospitals to nine, sharing data and best practices among care facilities that […]

Long-Term Care Acute Hospitals Represent a Growing Market

There are approximately 400 long-term acute care hospitals in the United States. Long-term acute care hospitals include critically ill patients who may live there for months or longer. According to the New York Times, the cost of long-term acute care is substantial, about $26 billion a year in the United States, and by one estimate […]