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At AdventHealth, pharmacists are joining decisions that shape care long after discharge
Hospitals have historically measured pharmacy by the medications it dispenses, the inventory it manages, and the costs it controls. Steven Allison, Vice President of Pharmacy at AdventHealth, sees it operating in a new way.“ Pharmacy has historically operated behind the scenes. Most people in the hospital know we’ re there, but they may not know exactly where we operate or what we do. Today, pharmacy is much more present at the bedside than it used to be.”
Steven has spent the past few years bringing pharmacists into decisions that manage patients’ care once they leave the hospital. He leads pharmacy operations, strategy, and performance across Central Florida while helping shape clinical initiatives across AdventHealth’ s network of over 50 hospitals.
Much of that work centers on a question every health system faces: what happens after a patient goes home? For Steven, the answer starts with medication.“ Medications are part of the care of nearly every hospitalized patient, and care keeps getting more complex, with many patients on multiple medications as part of intricate treatment plans. I concentrate on optimizing the care we provide, especially during
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