This customizable document, Pharmaceutical Services, is taken from MCN Healthcare’s Home Infusion Therapy Policy and Procedure Manual. For more than 20 years, MCN has been the health care industry’s leading provider of policy and procedure templates, forms, competencies and other compliance tools.

MCN provides more than 80 health care specific policy and procedure manuals for Acute Care Hospitals, Ambulatory Care, Behavioral Health, Home Health, Physician Practice, and Long Term Care. MCN’s policy and procedure manuals focus on the latest healthcare "hot topic" issues related to patient safety and prevention of medical healthcare errors.

Here is some sample content from Pharmaceutical Services:

	POLICY: When a physician's order is received, the agency shall assist in the provision of pharmaceutical service and/or supplies. PROCEDURE: When receiving a pharmaceutical order from a physician, the agency will assist in the referral to the designated pharmaceutical provider, when appropriate. The provider is designated by the facility, physician or the client. A physician's order will be obtained and the above instruction followed by the agency representative identifying pharmaceutical needs. Clients currently using pharmaceutical services from a designated provider should use the same...
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	...same provider for any additional needs/services when possible. For any problems with pharmaceutical services, the designated provider will be notified by the agency and the problems will be documented in the home care record. Pharmaceutical services are not directly provided for or billed by the agency. ?? ?? ?? ?? SUBJECT: PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES REFERENCE #2111 PAGE: 1 DEPARTMENT: INFUSION THERAPY SERVICES OF: 1 EFFECTIVE: APPROVED BY: REVISED: Home...