Burnout Among Health System Pharmacists: Presentation, Consequences, and Recommendations.

Burnout remains an emerging challenge in healthcare. Burnout in these settings has been associated with compromised personal wellbeing, decreased work productivity, higher healthcare costs, decreased patient satisfaction, and deteriorating quality of patient care. As pharmacist roles on healthcare teams expand, health-system pharmacy leaders should be cognizant of burnout, including risk factors and identification.

Cost Analysis of Implementing Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry Plus Real-Time Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention for Bloodstream Infections.

Studies evaluating rapid diagnostic testing plus stewardship intervention have consistently demonstrated improved clinical outcomes for patients with bloodstream infections. However, the cost of implementing new rapid diagnostic testing can be significant, and such testing usually does not generate additional revenue. There are minimal data evaluating the impact of adding matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for rapid organism identification and dedicating pharmacy stewardship personnel time on the total hospital costs.

Evolving Frontier: A Review of the Role of Mobile Medical Application Prescribing.

To describe the continuum of medical app prescribing. A review of literature was conducted using PubMed and MEDLINE. Search terms included , and .

Comparative cost-effectiveness analysis of descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty versus penetrating keratoplasty in the United States.

Purpose: To perform a comparative cost-effectiveness analysis of Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) and penetrating keratoplasty (PK) for corneal endothelial disease.

Design: Retrospective cost-effectiveness analysis.

Methods: This cost-effectiveness analysis was performed from a third-party payer perspective with a 5-year time horizon.

Impact of drug shortages on U.S. health systems.

Purpose: A study was performed to quantify the personnel resources required to manage drug shortages, define the impact of drug shortages on health systems nationwide, and assess the adequacy of information resources available to manage drug shortages.

Methods: An online survey was sent to the 1322 members of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists who were identified as directors of pharmacy. Survey recipients were asked to identify which of the 30 most recent drug shortages listed affected their health system, to identify actions taken to manage the shortage, and to rate the impact of each shortage.