The date on the most recent edition of CMS State Operations Manual, Appendix A, now says it was revised as of July 21, 2023. But the latest update only involved one section.
With the scarcity of many drugs reaching an all-time high, 99% of hospital pharmacists surveyed recently said they were seeing shortages, and a third of those said the shortages were having a critical impact on healthcare.
Sit down with pharmacy leadership and review section-by-section compliance with the revised U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) standards on medication compounding because The Joint Commission (TJC), the Accreditation Commission for Healthcare (ACHC), and other accrediting organizations will assess...