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Feature Article:   Making the leap to electronic health records

If you don't use electronic health records (EHRs) in your practice now, it's likely they're coming soon. The Federal government has established a Medicare and Medicaid incentive payment program for facilities to implement or upgrade EHR technology.

Feature Article:   Facing the problem of challenging behavior

Counselors want the best for their clients, and achieving that goal becomes difficult when you're faced with "challenging" behavior. Challenging behavior occurs across a wide continuum, from not following the treatment plan, to manipulation or chronic lateness to threats of violence, and much more. But no matter the behavior in the continuum, it's important for you to act appropriately and document the facts in a way that doesn't leave you open to a lawsuit.

Feature Article:   Assessing safe practice in a community pharmacy

Community pharmacists have unique needs when it comes to safe practice. They deal with an ambulatory clientele, often in a setting within a noisy retail store. Output demands, in terms of filling prescriptions, are high, and space is limited.