Darryl S. Rich currently is a part-time Surveyor for The Joint Commission in the hospital, home care, and ambulatory accreditation programs. He also works as part of the Joint Commission’s Standards Interpretation Group, serving as an internal resource on pharmacy and medication management issues. He has been with the Joint Commission for over 15 years.
Darryl received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D.) from the University of California at San Francisco, and a M.B.A. in Health Care Management from Bryant University in Rhode Island.
He also completed an ASHP accredited residency in hospital pharmacy from Rhode Island Hospital. Prior to coming to the Joint Commission, Darryl was Director of Pharmacy Services at Boston University Medical Center and Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy at Northeastern University. He also served as National Director of Pharmacy Services for Critical Care America, Inc., a national home infusion company.
He is active member and Fellow in the American Society of Health System Pharmacists and a past President of the New England Council of Health-System Pharmacists. He has received numerous awards including the 2000 Cheers award by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, and received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Board of ASHP in 2004 for his work in medication safety at the Joint Commission.
Darryl has over 525 invited professional presentations and 75 publications in refereed journals, including 8 books and 4 video series. He resides in Roseville, California, a suburb of Sacramento.
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Darryl S. Rich currently is a part-time Surveyor for The Joint Commission in the hospital, home care, and ambulatory accreditation programs. He also works as part of the Joint Commission’s Standards Interpretation Group, serving as an internal resource on pharmacy and medication management issues. He has been with the Joint Commission for over 15 years.
Darryl received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D.) from the University of California at San Francisco, and a M.B.A. in Health Care Management from Bryant University in Rhode Island.
He also completed an ASHP accredited residency in hospital pharmacy from Rhode Island Hospital. Prior to coming to the Joint Commission, Darryl was Director of Pharmacy Services at Boston University Medical Center and Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy at Northeastern University. He also served as National Director of Pharmacy Services for Critical Care America, Inc., a national home infusion company.
He is active member and Fellow in the American Society of Health System Pharmacists and a past President of the New England Council of Health-System Pharmacists. He has received numerous awards including the 2000 Cheers award by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, and received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Board of ASHP in 2004 for his work in medication safety at the Joint Commission.
Darryl has over 525 invited professional presentations and 75 publications in refereed journals, including 8 books and 4 video series. He resides in Roseville, California, a suburb of Sacramento.
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
Assess one's organization for risk and compliance as it applies to the FDA's REMS programs.
Describe the new Joint Commission home care requirements for 2012.
List five strategies to get prepared for a Joint Commission Home Care Accreditation Survey.
List the three most problematic medication management standards in terms of non-compliance by organizations surveyed in home care in 2011, and the most common reason why each was scored non-compliant, and solutions for compliance.
Outline the requirements of the FDA's Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program and the applicability to the alternate site pharmacy practice environment (e.g. specialty injectable and home infusion pharmacies).