Case Study Aultman Hospital 1 Case Study CHALLENGE As drug costs continue to rise, hospitals are realizing that pharmacists can help contain spending and improve margins with the right teams and technology solution in place. Aultman Hospital, part of a 1,032-bed not-for-profit academic hospital system located in Ohio, approached Wolters Kluwer for assistance with implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP), among other pharmacy initiatives. Aultman was responding to Joint Commission requirements and the hospital’s own focus on improving clinical outcomes and reducing costs. To address the goal of using its ASP to improve clinical outcomes, the director of pharmacy sought a sophisticated clinical surveillance solution, one that integrated into the pharmacy workfl

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