Core Competencies in Hospital Pharmacy: Essential Department Data

Abstract

The initial installments of the Director's Forum reviewed key core competencies necessary for a pharmacy department to define their value in patient care. Core competencies include medication order review, medication order dispensing, and preparing intravenous (IV) admixtures. The next article will review the final core competency: compliance with regulatory standards. Additional pharmacy department programs such as medication therapy management and patient safety are also critical in establishing a patient-centered focus, and will be discussed in future articles.