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Sunday, June 29, 2008
New telecommunications grants total nearly $1 million
Governor Jim Doyle announced today that nearly $1 million in grants from Wisconsin's Universal Service Fund (USF) Telemedicine program will be awarded to several non-profit health organizations around the state.
Marshfield Clinic, in Marshfield, received $25,000 to purchase video conferencing equipment, point-of-sale systems, and pharmacy workstations to enable expanding the telepharmacy program to additional communities. Memorial Hospital of Lafayette Co., in Darlington, received $65,900 to purchase a computed radiology system that will enable 24/7 access to radiologists for reading x-rays.
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Monday, June 09, 2008
Lobbying results in Federal funding for Telepharmacy
In an article about Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Bob Casey's federal earmarks, Centre Daily Times reports:
- INRange Systems spent more than $60,000 last year on lobbying. It received $1.6 million for a telepharmacy robotic device unit in Altoona.
ASHP Keeps Federal Government Officials In The Loop On Rural Pharmacy Issues
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.
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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.
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