Talk to Your Pharmacist About Getting Involved With Quality Measure Tasks

August 2016

You'll see a shift toward focusing more on the VALUE of care and less on VOLUME of Rxs.

It's partly due to the bigger focus on "quality measures" your pharmacy can impact...with the goal of improving patient outcomes.

Medicare Star Ratings are paving the way for this change...and plans are looking to pharmacies to help improve their patients' care.

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Table of Contents

Don't Be Surprised To See Some Brand-Name Drugs Labeled As Generics
Medication Errors Don't Mistake the Abbreviation "Q6pm" for "Every 6 Hours as Needed"
Vaccines Gear Up for More Flu SHOTS Instead of the Nasal Spray This Season
Look-Alike/Sound-Alike Consider Tall Man Letters a "Caution Light" for Look-Alike Meds
Migraine Assist Zecuity Patients in Finding Another Form of Sumatriptan
Naloxone Think of Naloxone as a Seat Belt for ANY Opioid Patient
Parkinson's Disease Contact Manufacturer to Help Answer Nuplazid Billing Questions
OTC Products Be Aware That Higher Strengths of Rubbing Alcohol Aren't Better Antiseptics
Antacids Double-Check Product Labels to See if An Antacid Contains Aspirin
Pregnancy Watch for Women Who Are Pregnant Taking Pregabalin
Practice Talk to Your Pharmacist About Getting Involved With Quality Measure Tasks