The Center for Pharmacy Practice Accreditation
®
(CPPA) has
announced the development of a new accreditation program for
specialty pharmacy practices. CPPA Executive Director Lynnae
Mahaney, MBA, RPh, FASHP, VHA-CM, indicates that “CPPA
will be able to develop the new specialty pharmacy standards
quickly and efficiently with the existing standards development
methodology, infrastructure, and network of specialty pharmacy
expertise.”
CPPA is a partnership between the American Pharmacists As
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sociation, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists,
and NABP. CPPA develops and implements comprehensive
programs of pharmacy practice site accreditation, including the
promotion, development, and maintenance of principles, poli
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cies, and standards. CPPA offers the general public and users of
pharmacy services a means of identifying those pharmacies that
satisfy the accreditation criteria and are focused on advancing
patient care, safety, and quality.
More information may be found in the press release, available
at
www.pharmacypracticeaccredit.org/news/2013/10/cppa-to-
develop-specialty-pharmacy-accreditation-program
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