Issues facing pharmacy leaders in 2015: suggestions for pharmacy strategic planning.
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SUBMITTER: Weber RJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4336019 | biostudies-other | 2015 Feb
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Issues facing pharmacy leaders in 2015: suggestions for pharmacy strategic planning.
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Issues facing pharmacy leaders in 2015 include practice model growth and the role of pharmacy students, clinical privileging of health-system pharmacists and provider status, medication error prevention, and specialty pharmacy services. The goal of this article is to provide practical approaches to 4 issues facing pharmacy leaders in 2015 to help them focus their department's goals. This article will address (1) advances in the pharmacy practice model initiative and the role of pharmacy students ...[more]
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