Monday, November 17, 2008

GLFHC addresses NACHCA regarding telepharmacy

LAWRENCE — Greater Lawrence Family Health Center (GLFHC) recently addressed the National Association of Community Health Centers Annual Conference regarding telepharmacy and how the process has been implemented in the Lawrence-based community health center.

Patrick Grotton, MBA, chief information officer Diane Gatchell, R.Ph, director of pharmacy, and Timothy Hudd, Pharm.D., R.Ph., AE-C assistant professor of pharmacy practice, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, attended the four-day conference in New Orleans and were members of a panel addressing the topic of "Utilizing Telepharmacy Technology to Improve Access to Pharmaceutical Care in a Federally Qualified Health Center."

The three outlined the successes of using telepharmacy in an urban community health care setting.

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