02 — Capability · BC-1830.30
Pharmacy Operations
Get the right medication to the right patient in the right form, by verifying orders, compounding and dispensing safely, accounting for every controlled substance and keeping a governed formulary. Ordering and administering at the bedside is medication management.
- Hospital Pharmacy
- Health-System Pharmacy
- Pharmacy Services
In scope
- Pharmacist order verification and clinical review
- Dispensing, automated cabinets, and outpatient and specialty pharmacy including benefits investigation
- Sterile and non-sterile compounding
- Formulary governance, controlled substance accountability and 340B program compliance
Out of scope
- Prescribing and recording administration (see BC-1820.40)
- Purchasing pharmaceuticals (see BC-620.30)
- Pharmacy benefit design and pharmacy claims for health plan members (see BC-1870.20)
Realized by · 3
- Epic · Departmental Applicationsstrong via BC-1830.30.10
- Oracle Health · Service Line and Department Solutionsstrong via BC-1830.30.10
- MEDITECH Expanse · Expanse Pharmacystrong via BC-1830.30.10
Used in · 1
Build it · 0
- Nothing in the library points here yet.
Decomposes into · 6
- BC-1830.30.10Pharmacy Order VerificationHave a pharmacist review each medication order against the patient's record before it is dispensed, and resolve questions with the prescriber.
- BC-1830.30.20Medication DispensingPrepare and deliver medications through central pharmacy, automated cabinets and outpatient and specialty pharmacies, with every dispense recorded.
- BC-1830.30.30Pharmacy CompoundingPrepare sterile, non-sterile and hazardous preparations under controlled conditions and record each preparation, check and release.
- BC-1830.30.40Hospital Formulary GovernanceDecide which medications the organization stocks and prefers through a pharmacy and therapeutics committee, and keep the formulary in the systems current.
- BC-1830.30.50Controlled Substance AccountabilityAccount for every controlled substance from receipt to administration or waste, reconcile discrepancies and detect diversion.
- BC-1830.30.60340B Program ComplianceQualify sites, patients and drugs for discounted pricing under the program, keep accumulations and contract pharmacy records accurate, and pass program audits.