Need Assistance with Medication Delivery? Rely on a trusted partner to keep your reputation for on-time delivery intact You work hard to provide pharmacy services to long-term care patients. When medication deliveries are delayed, it can create a lot of challenges. Disruption in med passes and patient care delays can have long-term impacts on your client relationships. That’s why you need a partner you can trust to deliver medications on time. You may be familiar with our backup pharmacy
Long-Term Care Pharmacies are Essential in Supporting Individuals with LTC Needs, Regardless of Residence While policymakers and thought leaders on Capitol Hill and across our nation continue to discuss bolstering home and community-based services, new original research and policy analysis identified barriers to long-term care (LTC) pharmacy services for Medicare beneficiaries living at home or in the community (“community-dwelling”). Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition’s (SCPC) and ATI Advisory’s (ATI) latest report
Be Prepared This Holiday Season The holiday season is quickly approaching! As fun and exciting as the holiday season can be, it can also bring some challenges when it comes to balancing work, deadlines, and family schedules. Many businesses have the ability to shut down for a few days to enjoy the holidays with their family and friends. Unfortunately, pharmacies don’t receive that same privilege. Pharmacists stay busy to ensure all of their patients receive their medications in a timely manner. The holiday
Are You Driving Long Distances to Deliver Medications? Backup pharmacy services can help save you time and money Medication delivery is an essential service for every closed-door pharmacy. Long-term care facilities rely on timely delivery to help ensure nurse rounds and patient care remain on schedule. Whether you provide medication delivery services with in-house employees or through a partner, schedules can be easily disrupted when a stat or emergency prescription request is received outside your routed deliveries. The farther the facility is located from
I Love Going to the Pharmacy After-Hours to Fill Prescriptions (says no pharmacist ever) Serving long-term care facilities means providing around-the-clock pharmacy care to residents in compliance with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) standards. This means you must either staff your pharmacy 24/7 or return to the pharmacy after hours whenever a stat request is received. Either way, it can be cost-prohibitive to handle after-hours orders on your own. A better way With Care Services as your backup pharmacy partner, you
Nationwide Initiative Leads to Big Drops in Antibiotic Prescribing A nationwide initiative nearly halved inappropriate antibiotic prescribing at the 389 ambulatory care settings participating in the program. Created by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the initiative educated prescribers and patients alike about appropriate antibiotic prescribing and encouraged greater use of best prescribing practices. Read More Prepare Now for the Digital Health Revolution If recent trends are any indication, digital health is now a mainstream market. Funding for digital health startups
Boost Profits by Having a Backup Partner Ready When your pharmacy shelves overflow with product surpluses, cash flow slows down. You know all too well that there’s a careful balance between keeping enough inventory on hand and stockpiling. As a backup pharmacy provider, we help pharmacies maximize inventory management strategies by providing a viable safety net in case inventory runs out, you experience backorders from your wholesaler, or to avoid purchasing higher cost, lower frequency medications that run the risk
Throughout October, we celebrate American Pharmacist Month. This month is focused on commemorating pharmacists and the pharmacy team. Every day pharmacists make a significant impact on the patients they serve and provide exceptional contributions to the health care industry. It is the perfect time for pharmacy departments to celebrate their accomplishments in providing safe and effective medication use and excellent patient care. Gratitude is special and does not go unnoticed. Pharmacists work hard to provide appropriate care to their patients every
Honoring World Pharmacist Day “Pharmacy: Always trusted for your health.” In just a few short days, on September 25th, people around the world will celebrate World Pharmacists Day. This year’s theme is: “Pharmacy: Always trusted for your health.” The idea around this year’s campaign is to show just how much trust society holds in pharmacists. A study conducted by the Nuremberg Institute shows that pharmacists are in the top five most trusted professionals globally. Pharmacists provide the elements needed for trust: Positive Relationships Pharmacists take
Preparing for Hurricane and Wildfire Season Is your pharmacy prepared? Hurricanes, wildfires, and other extreme weather can cause significant damage and loss for long-term care facilities and pharmacies. Preparing for these natural devastations is vital to keep a functioning pharmacy. Hurricane Ida, which resulted in destruction, damage, and flooding, created challenges for many pharmacies in the hurricane’s path. Many pharmacies could not process and fill prescriptions which resulted in delays for patients. The United States experiences its peak hurricane season between June 1 and
