The Clinical Compass
CPESN Community Health Helping Cardiovascular Disease Patients
Helping community pharmacies reduce healthcare gaps in medical deserts across the country is especially critical during these times. One recent project focused on improving access to preventative healthcare services for cardiovascular disease patients in rural communities. CPESN CH partnered with the team at the NCPA Innovation Center on this initiative, supported by Bristol Myers Squibb.
Building Wisdom in Community Pharmacy with Patient Care
After gaining the wisdom of realization. I realized I made a lot of stupid mistakes, but many were the same ones others were making. Most were caused by focusing on the status quo, viewing pharmacy colleagues as competitors, and not looking toward the future.
Community Pharmacists are helping Patients with CGM
CGM is another area where community pharmacies and the pharmacists they employ are making a positive impact. Within healthcare deserts in rural regions, finding primary care providers to manage CGM treatment becomes difficult. As such, community pharmacists again fill a critical healthcare need by providing CGM devices and treatment supervision.
Why Community Pharmacy Differentiation Matters
As more community pharmacies offer direct healthcare services to patients, helping those patients choose the best option becomes critical. Having this ability accessible to all, ensures anyone can pick the right pharmacy for their specific needs.
The Differences between Pharmacy Dispensing Data and Encounter Data
Too often, the phrase “community pharmacy is at a crossroads” is used to describe the undue burden facing community pharmacies. The dispensing model is no longer viable on its own. Across the world, “AI” is coming for our jobs. Yet, community pharmacies are above a proverbial oil field. Data.
All Pharmacies are not the Same: Community Pharmacy Quality Ratings Matter
Seguridad developed a community pharmacy rating system currently in use at pharmacies across the country. It uses a collection of well-considered quality measures to calculate a letter grade easily understood by patients.
Community Health Workers Provide Better Healthcare than an AI Chatbot
Pharmacy community health workers, and their clinical pharmacists, blend the best local flavor, trusted friendship, and clinical care, benefiting each patient. For healthcare to be efficacious and cost-effective, it must begin early. It needs to begin in the community and neighborhoods, brought to you by people who care.
How Community Pharmacies are Closing the Vaccine Gap
Vaccines remain one of the most cost-effective methods for boosting healthcare. Community pharmacies, with the pharmacists and community health workers they employ, play important roles in closing any vaccine gaps.
PharmaCHIC: Managing Brain Health at Community Pharmacies
Community pharmacies increasingly offer healthcare services to patients, especially in underserved regions. This provides them an opportunity to take part in various medical initiatives, including those related to brain health.
Data, Pharmacy Data Everywhere. How’s it helping Patients?
Encounter data versus dispensing data is a critical differentiation in today’s medical world. As healthcare professionals, we need to focus more on capturing encounter data.