ASHP Keeps Federal Government Officials In The Loop On Rural Pharmacy Issues

Main Category: Pharmacy / Pharmacist
Article Date: 09 Jun 2008 - 4:00 PDT

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ASHP recently met with staff from the Health Resources and Services Administration's offices of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) and Pharmacy Affairs as part of a series of ongoing meetings about important Society initiatives to improve pharmacy practice and patient safety in rural settings.

During the meeting ASHP staff presented information on the Society's new Pharmacy Technician Initiative, which partners with state affiliates to push for standardized education, training, certification, and registration requirements for pharmacy technicians. ORHP staffers discussed opportunities for ASHP to work with state offices of rural health policy to advance Initiative.

The meeting participants also discussed ASHP's support for federal legislation that includes pharmacists in federal student loan repayment programs and the expansion of telepharmacy services in practice settings.

ASHP will explore ideas for research ORHP can conduct on topics such as access to pharmacy services in rural healthcare settings.

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

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