Pharmacy Design and Project Management Newsletter 

 Bernstein & Associates, Architects (Pharmacy Design)

 Empire Projects, Inc. (Pharmacy Project Management)

October 2007

In This Issue

Featured Articles:

1. "Implementing MTM: Getting Your Game Plan Together" (c) Melissa Somma McGivney, Pharmacist.com, August, 2007

 2. "FDA Considers Expanding Drug Sales", (c) Associated Press, 10/3/07

3. "Ergonomics in an Order Entry Facility", (c) Jack D. Cronk, M.S., D.Ph., U.S. Pharmacist, 9/15/02

Current Work:  

1. Highlights of Current Pharmacy Work at *Bernstein & Assoc.,  Architects*

About Bernstein & Associates, Architects - PLLC

About USP797.org
 

About Bernstein & Associates, Architects:

Founded in 1990, *Bernstein & Assoc., Architects - PLLC* is an award-winning architectural firm specializing in : in the design and construction of USP 797-compliant pharmacy facilities.

About USP797.org :

USP797.org is a privately-owned resource developed to aid public understanding of the USP 797 regulation developed by U.S. Pharmacopoeia, and its JCAHO-mandated schedule for implementation

 

 

 

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Featured Articles:

"Implementing MTM: Getting Your Game Plan Together" (c) Melissa Somma McGivney, Pharmacist.com, August, 2007

"When you decide to incorporate medication therapy management (MTM) services into your practice, creation of a plan is essential.  MTM required a shift in focus from the role of provide and educator of appropriate and safe medication use for individual prescriptions to a role that includes evaluation of the patients’ entire medication regimen and collaboration with the patient’s health care team.  Incorporating MTM into your practice also calls for a shift in the roles of everyone working with the pharmacy as well as change sin billing and compensation methods for the service and in the way the service is marketed.  The following list can help you create a “game plan” for you MTM practice…"

For full text of the article, go to: http://www.bernarch.com/Articles-10-07.Pharmacist.com-ImplementingMTM.htm  

"FDA Considers Expanding Drug Sales", (c) Associated Press, 10/3/07

"A change may be brewing for U.S. drugstores: The government is mulling more ''behind-the-counter'' sales, to let patients buy certain medicines directly from pharmacists without a doctor's prescription.  The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it was seeking public reaction to such a switch, including whether it would ease access for the uninsured.  ''This is an issue that has been raised by pharmacists, by manufacturers, by patients' said Ilisa Bernstein, FDA's director of pharmacy affairs..."

For full text of the article, go to: http://www.bernarch.com/Articles-10-07-AssocPress.-FDAExpandingDrugSales.htm

"Ergonomics in an Order Entry Facility", (c) Jack D. Cronk, M.S., D.Ph., U.S. Pharmacist, 9/15/02

"Hospital pharmacy directors have long identified ergonomic issues as important factors that impede productivity and contribute to the stress levels of pharmacy personnel involved in order entry functions. These factors include poor placement of work documents and computer monitors, improper lighting, and awkward postures and body movements..."

For full text of the article, go to: http://www.bernarch.com/Articles-10-07-USPharmacist-ErogonimicsOrderEntryFacility.htm


Highlights of Current Pharmacy Work at *Bernstein & Assoc.,  Architects*

 *Bernstein & Assoc., Architects - PLLC* is currently providing USP 797 “Compliance Action Plans” for (20) separate pharmacies, within (8) separate hospitals.


*About Bernstein & Assoc., Architects*

Founded in 1990, *Bernstein & Assoc., Architects - PLLC* is an award-winning architectural firm specializing in the design and construction of USP 797-compliant pharmacy facilities.

*Bernstein & Assoc., Architects - PLLC* published the following article in the July 2005 issue of "Health Facilities Management" :

"Pharmacy Facts Architectural and environmental changes required for USP 797" By William N. Bernstein, AIA

To view a copy of this article, please go to : http://bernarch.com/Healthcare-Pharmacy.htm


*About usp797.org*

USP797.org is a privately-owned resource developed to aid public understanding of the USP 797 regulation developed by U.S. Pharmacopoeia, and its JCAHO-mandated schedule for implementation

Contact Info for usp797.org:

usp797.org - 59 West 19th St. - 6A, NY, NY 10011
Telephone : 212-463-0800 Fax : 212-463-9898 Email : info@usp797.org

Bernstein & Associates, Architects – PLLC / 59 West 19th St. - 6A, NY, NY /
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