Becker's Healthcare January 10, 2025
Health systems are working to streamline operations by centralizing all medication processes in one location: central pharmacy service centers.
These hubs are designed to optimize pharmacy operations, improve patient care and reduce costs by consolidating medication-related processes for health systems.
Here are 10 things to know about central pharmacy centers, their rise in prominence and their impact on healthcare.
What is a central pharmacy service center?
- A CPSC consolidates all pharmacy operations for a health system, including medication procurement, storage, dispensing and inventory management.
- The goal of the centers is to streamline these processes across multiple hospitals, clinics, outpatient facilities and retail pharmacies within a given health system.
What’s giving way to their rise?
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