Author: Jon Easter In a show of bi-partisan consensus, the U.S. Senate passed the “Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic” (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017 by unanimous consent on September 26, 2017. The bill focuses on Medicare … Read more
Author: Candace DeMatteis The lengthy delay between research discoveries and those discoveries actually benefitting patients is well known and much lamented. Testing cause and effect can often lead researchers to control the environment of the study to the point that … Read more
Author: Candace DeMatteis This month, scholars at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy joined other healthcare experts to share innovative research testing how pharmacists can address challenges in optimizing medication use and coordinating care. The May-June edition of the North … Read more
Author: Joel Farley, Ph.D. As insurers, employers, governments, and others who pay for health care demand greater value for their money, evaluating “value” has taken on much greater importance. “Value” includes elements of quality and cost. Quality improvement has been … Read more
On January 13, 2017, thought leaders from the Eshelman School of Pharmacy joined experts from across the UNC Chapel Hill campus to share research collaboration opportunities in the study of the Business of Healthcare. Jon Easter, Director of the Pharmacy … Read more
From the desk of Jon Easter, Director, Center for Medication Optimization through Practice and Policy Ten months ago when I started as the first ever Director of the Center for Medication Optimization through Practice and Policy, I come to … Read more
