South Shore Hospital Honored with Innovator Award for Groundbreaking Work in Clinical Pharmacy Practice

South Shore Hospital, part of South Shore Health, has received an Innovator Award from the editors of Healthcare Innovation for its groundbreaking work in Clinical Pharmacy Practice by improving the medication reconciliation process.

The hospital received third-place for its ingenuity in developing a medication system aimed at reducing adverse drug events in medically complex patients.

“This award underscores the deep commitment our team has for providing safe, high-quality care to our patients and their families,” said Rachel Blum, Pharm.D. BCPS, Clinical Pharmacy Manager, South Shore Health. “We are tremendously proud of this achievement and will continue to leverage ways to ensure patient safety, operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness at South Shore Health.”

Each year, Healthcare Innovation recognizes teams of healthcare leaders whose groundbreaking achievements have made a significant impact on clinical outcomes, enhanced patient and community satisfaction, and improved cost-effectiveness.

Members of the pharmacy team at South Shore Hospital took ownership of tracking medication history in medically complex patients and transformed the organization’s reconciliation process, all on a tight budget. The result led to a significant reduction of adverse drug events in patients with serious and chronic illnesses.

“We congratulate Rachel Blum, Pharm.D. and the entire pharmacy team at South Shore Hospital who were involved in creating a complete medication history system to provide more complete medication history data, reduce adverse drug events, and improve the worklives of clinicians,” said Healthcare Innovation Editor-in-Chief Mark Hagland. “Their development is precisely the kind of innovation that we are looking to recognize every year with our Innovator Awards Program.”

“Our colleagues are driven and focused on delivering stellar patient care, driving costs down, and reducing complexity at every level of operations,” said Kristopher Young, Pharm.D., Chief Pharmacy Officer and Executive Director, Pharmacy, Laboratory and Clinical Nutrition Services at South Shore Health. “I am thrilled that South Shore Health is recognized as a leader in healthcare innovation.”