It's the only book to cover all the latest major accreditation standards. Highlights include:

• Major changes including revised survey processes and streamlined standards to emphasize CMS's focus on safety and improving the quality of patient care
• New chapters for the fourth accreditation organization CIHQ, Antimicrobial Stewardship, and Pain Management
• Addresses the standards and requirements effective from July 2019 to the extent that they are known
• Contains the most up-to-date medication management (MM) standards and requirements and the medicationrelated 2019 NPSGs and their requirements

This book reflects the accrediting industry's increased emphasis on safety for the patient, employees, and the general public. Tothat end, it aims to help pharmacies comply with critical standards and incorporate them into their everyday practice. This edition includes the most current updates, revised examples of forms and documents, updated checklists, and an expanded more complete index for easier search capabilities. Additionally, the authors put this latest data into context with compliance strategies you can use in your everyday practice.