Comparison of 3 Surveillance Methods to Detect Potential Controlled Substance Diversion in an Academic Medical Center.

To compare 3 methods of detecting potential diversion of controlled substances (CS) by health care personnel from inpatient units in a large, academic medical center. Three different reports were retrospectively analyzed and evaluated to determine which employees are "high-risk" for diversion over a 30-day period using defined criteria. Reports were derived from automated dispensing machines (ADMs), purchased third-party software (TPS), and the electronic health record (EHR).

Percutane Image-Guided Cryoablation of Painful Osseous Metastases: A Retrospective Single-Center Review.

Purpose: Painful osseous metastases are a common problem in patients with malignancy, and they can be associated with significant morbidity owing to immobility, pain, pathologic fracture, or neurovascular compromise or all of these. We retrospectively evaluated pain levels and tumor enhancement in patients who underwent palliative percutaneous cryoablation for painful bone metastasis.

Methods: In this institutional review board-approved, health insurance portability and accountability act-compliant study, we retrospectively searched our department׳s picture archiving system for patients who underwent computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous cryoablation for treatment of painful metastatic osseous disease over a 6-year period (1/1/2005-12/31/2011).

Evolving Pharmacist Productivity Models.

Leaders in health-system pharmacy are challenged to minimize costs, maximize revenue, and maintain or improve quality while simultaneously expanding services. Strong command of productivity and workload measurement is necessary to achieve these goals. This article reviews foundational pharmacy productivity concepts and key terminology, reviews historical pharmacy productivity models and their limitations, and considers new and evolving pharmacist productivity models.

Imaging of the subtalar joint.

Imaging of the subtalar joint can be challenging because of its complex planar anatomy. This article reviews the anatomy and common anatomic variants as seen with different imaging techniques. Although radiography remains the initial mode of imaging, computed tomography and MRI are frequently needed to better delineate the joint anatomy and improve the sensitivity and the specificity of detection of joint pathology.