Break Quality Measures Tasks Into Small Chunks and Divide Them Among Coworkers

January 2015

Star Ratings will continue to bring BIG changes to pharmacy...and more attention to your role in improving the quality of patient care.

These ratings are a huge deal for Medicare Part D and Advantage plans. Plans with high ratings get marketing advantages and possible bonus payments...while poorly rated plans could lose their CMS contracts.

Ratings are based on "quality measures." In 2015, measures related to MED USE will account for HALF of a Medicare D plan's rating.

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Vaccines Stay Alert for Orders That Require Vaccines to be Mixed
Generics Feel Comfortable Substituting Actavis' Methylphenidate ER Tabs for Concerta
Practice Break Quality Measures Tasks Into Small Chunks and Divide Them Among Coworkers
Inhalers Watch for Mix-Ups Between Spiriva Respimat and Handihaler
Chemotherapy Apply a "Cytotoxic" Auxiliary Label to Oral Chemo Rxs
Eye Health Point Out Administration Instructions for Lubricant Eye Gels on Product Labeling
Pregnancy & Nursing Expect Pregnant Women to use Enoxaparin for At Least Three Months After a Clot
Interactions Alert Pharmacists of Interactions with TMP/SMX and BP Meds
Med Administration Be Aware Tipping the Head Forward can Make Pill Swallowing Easier
Cholesterol Check Pack Sizes When Selecting Vytorin Bottles From Your Shelves
Needles & Syringes Feel Comfortable Dispensing the Highest Gauge Insulin Syringe Needle Available
Bipolar Disorder Look for Patients Who are Late or Not Refilling Their Bipolar Meds

Break Quality Measures Tasks Into Small Chunks and Divide Them Among Coworkers

Practical advice for a better career, with unlimited access to CE

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