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Pharmacy Management Outsourcing Services / Pharmacy Consulting Providers

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PCCA’s Compounding Pharmacy Management Services (CPMS) provides financial management and marketing services to pharmacists. PCCA is the most-complete resource for USP and NF chemicals, ACPE-accredited training and education, as well as pharmacy, business and marketing consultation necessary for compounding unique dosage forms. With CPMS’s resources and tools, the pharmacy owner is assured of maximizing profit and growing the compounding segment of their business. This “Pharmacists Coaching Pharmacists” service is the only one if its kind and provides one-on-one assistance customized to meet the owner’s needs as well as tools such as the Prescription Profitability Performance Report™ (3PR™), which measures sales, profit and inventory replacement costs for up to 28 different segments of the pharmacy’s prescription business.

Initial analysis have identified an average of $5,000 to $10,000 profit per month being left on the table! CPMS offers Marketing Coach Services, helping the owner to write marketing plans for their practice and put follow-up systems in place for the patient and the physician so that no business is lost! Whether you’re just getting started or planning your exit strategy, CPMS can help with business and logistics planning. New services include: Marketing and Compounding Practice Webinars; and an Annual Cost of Dispensing Study tool.

Healthcare Consulting Experts

RXinnovate provides Pharmacy Management to hospitals and health care systems. We have over 20 years experience in Pharmacy Management and Clinical Management to support hospital needs. Our interim management team will assure Pharmacy meets and exceeds all state and federal regulatory compliance including JCAHO medication management standards. Our management team will assist Administration in recruiting, interviewing and hiring candidates to fill these positions on a long term basis for the hospital.

RXinnovate has provided interim management to many hospitals and while on site improved existing technology, operational, clinical and financial services. We proactively identify and improve existing services while we work with the hospital team recruit new management. Our role is to support and help the hospital during management transitions, not to take over the Pharmacy.

Management Services

• Interim Director of Pharmacy
• Operations Management
• Clinical Management
• Clinical Coordinators
• Supervisory Management
• Automated Dispensing Coordinators
• Financial and Budget Management
• Purchasing Coordinators

Consulting Background

RXinnovate Consulting is one of the nation's largest pharmacy consulting groups, providing services to hospitals and healthcare systems across the country. Our team is comprised of Pharmacy Consultants with extensive management, technology and clinical experience to provide customers with the best skill sets in the market.

RXinnovate provides consulting services and solutions to support Pharmacy and Nursing with achieving their goals of better patient care. Our services provide the hospital and healthcare practitioners with the highest level of consulting to improve patient care, efficiency, cost and staffing models throughout the medication management process.

Consulting Services

• Automation & Technology Consulting
• Pharmacy Operations Consulting
• Clinical Consulting
• Pharmacy Management
• Drug Diversion Consulting
• Regulatory Auditing

PharmaCare Services is a national pharmacy management and consulting company that was formed in 1996 by hospital pharmacists who helped pioneer the pharmacy outsourcing concept. PharmaCare Services headquarters are located in San Antonio, Texas with regional offices in Texas, Louisiana, and Pennsylvania. With a corporate-based professional staff consisting of Clinical and Licensed Pharmacists, Certified Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Purchasing Specialists, the company provides expertise and valuable resources without the addition of full-time employees to a hospital pharmacy.

We service the following practice settings:

• Acute Care Hospitals
• Long Term Acute Care Hospitals
• Psychiatric Hospitals
• Rehabilitation Hospitals
• Surgical Hospitals

Management & Consulting Services:

• ADMINISTRATIVE & OPERATIONS
  • Management and Supervision of Pharmacy Operations
  • Resolves Operational Inefficiencies
  • Improves Medication Distribution Systems
  • Improved Narcotics Control
  • Redesigns Pharmacy Workflow Patterns If Necessary
  • Product / Charge Master Development and Maintenance
  • Reduces Drug Diversion & Pilferage
  • Reduces Medication Dispensing and Administration Errors
  • Improves Computer and Information Systems
  • Provides both Interim & Permanent placement Pharmacy Staff for Hard-To-Fill Positions
  • Pharmacy Design, Lay-out, Set-Up
  • Start-Up for New Hospital Pharmacies
• PHARMACEUTICAL PURCHASING / DRUG PROCUREMENT
  • Implements Inventory Management Programs
  • Purchase and Own Drug Inventory (Assume carrying costs)
  • Pharmaceutical Purchasing / Drug Procurement
  • Improves Pharmacy Billing Accuracy
  • Purchasing Compliance Program
  • Drug Manufacturer Contract Compliance
  • Drug Wholesaler Pricing Compliance and Monitoring
  • Group Purchasing Organization Monitoring
  • Lower Pharmacy Drug Cost per Adjusted Patient Day
• CLINICAL PROGRAMS
  • Antibiotic Use Review
  • Antibiogram Studies
  • Improved Formulary System - Develop, Implement, Manage
  • IV to PO Conversion
  • Therapeutic Substitutions
  • Targeted Drug Interventions
  • Medication Use Evaluations & Monitoring
  • Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee Support
  • Clinical Competence Assessments
  • Clinical Pharmacy Programs
• REGULATORY
  • JCAHO, CARF Survey Preparation
  • <USP> 797 Compliance
  • Guaranteed State Board of Pharmacy and DEA compliance for controlled substances
  • Management of Controlled Substances
  • Responsible for Pharmacy Permits, Licenses, DEA Registration
  • Performance Improvement Programs
• PERSONNEL
  • Permanent Placement & Recruiting Services
  • Pharmacy Interim Staffing Services
  • Human Resource Administration
  • Conducts Competence Assessments
  • Conducts Annual Job Performance Evaluations
  • Management & Clinical Training
  • Pharmacy Continuing Education

Principle Pharmacy Group, ranked in September 2003 as the nation's fastest growing pharmacy management company by a national healthcare publication. We are a privately owned end-to-end out sourcing pharmacy management company, providing proven pharmacy solutions for institutional healthcare organizations looking to resolve significant operating inefficiencies.

Principle Pharmacy Group provides expert pharmacy management services to all sizes of acute care hospitals located in both urban and rural communities. Additionally, Principle provides services to LTAC and psychiatric hospitals located in all areas of the United States. Principle's services address all issues facing both pharmacy managers and hospital administration including, but not limited to the following:

• STAFFING Currently there are more than 9,000 vacant pharmacist positions throughout the country. The shortage is continuing and experts do not foresee relief for more than five years. Principle is committed to the ongoing development of its professional and technical staff and uses its career path opportunities to attract and retain highest caliber personnel.

• PHARMACEUTICAL EXPENSE REDUCTION Pharmaceutical costs continue to escalate at double-digit rates. New therapies, higher utilization and inflation on existing products all contribute to this trend. Principle utilizes its best practices philosophy, formulary development techniques, and pharmacy data management tools to control costs.

• REGULATORY SUPPORT Pharmacy is one of the most regulated industries in the country. Compliance with legislative and regulatory mandates from the JCAHO, FDA, DEA, and State Boards of Pharmacy are difficult to manage within short-staffed pharmacy departments. Principle uses its corporate approach to regulatory compliance to prepare and maintain its client hospitals with all applicable standards.

• DATABASE MANAGEMENT A cornerstone of Principle's strategy is to implement vigorous data management programs to ensure measurable operating results through the continuous maintenance and improvement of quality initiatives. The company does not take a retrospective approach; instead, it is a concurrent series of measures that are taken to make certain that Principle's standards for best practices are enterprise-wide, and implemented. To this end, Principle has intentionally centralized Clinical and IT/IS oversight functions.

Pharmacy Services Agreements
Principle's management Agreements are performance based and offer complete and total disclosure of all costs associated with pharmacy operations. Weekly Cost, Clinical and Operational reporting allows Principle's customers to know precisely how the department is functioning, thus allowing for strategic decisions to be made quickly. Principle will tailor its Agreement to meet the individual needs of each client, with a variety of contractual configurations available ranging from the provision of the total pharmacy staff, Director of Pharmacy only, and/or other variations.

There is no other pharmacy management services company as committed to its customers complete satisfaction. Customer references will gladly be provided on request.

PharmaSource is different. We're different because we offer a full range of pharmacy services, including in-house and off-site models, backed with tremendous purchasing power. PharmaSource emphasizes our continuous, up-to-date clinical initiatives and best practices.

In-house Pharmacy Management
Through our in-house pharmacy management program, we provide a comprehensive package of pharmacy services, including clinical initiatives and JCAHO compliance programs. PharmaSource can employ the entire pharmacy staff and provide access to our national volume-purchasing program, which is backed by over one billion dollars in annual purchases. We can also furnish computer and automated dispensing systems. PharmaSource's in-house pharmacy option is a perfect model for long-term acute care or full-service hospitals, of all sizes.

Off-site Pharmacy Management
PharmaSource and Omnicare have combined resources allowing us to offer a full pharmacy service option through one of Omnicare's 200 pharmacy locations nationwide. Our off-site pharmacy model is designed for small and rural hospitals, behavioral health, rehabilitation, subacute hospitals and long-term care facilities. This model is designed to minimize in-house inventory management costs, reduce a hospital's overall pharmacy budget and provide superior pharmacy clinical services through our regional network.

Customized Pharmacy Management
Our customized solutions may include versions of either in-house and off-site pharmacy models or a combination of an in-house pharmacy staff with off-site inventory management.

Clinical Services
PharmaSource's clinical services begin with the tried and true basics of formulary management through generic and therapeutic substitution and extend to best practices and clinical guidelines. Clinical drug monitoring and pharmacist interventions are the norm, not the exception. Our pharmacists work within the interdisciplinary teams of the hospital to oversee and improve the medication management process.

For more information about Pharma Source solutions or to contact us, use the links provided below.

The Cardinal Health Solution

Whether it’s finding a talented pharmacy leader, containing drug costs or understanding the impact of new regulatory standards, executives responsible for acute care pharmacies are faced with many challenges. Cardinal Health Pharmacy Management helps acute care hospitals optimize their pharmacy performance through effective management, consistent communication and industry-leading clinical and quality processes. That’s leadership you can trust.

Acquiring and Maintaining a Talented Pharmacy Staff:
With more than 3,000 full-time hospital pharmacy positions remaining vacant in 2004, combined with an annual turnover rate of almost 17%, acute care facilities are continuously in need of talented pharmacy professionals.

Rising Pharmaceutical Costs and Declining Reimbursements:
With a projected increase of 12-15% in drug costs year over year, acute care facilities must find ways to contain pharmacy costs. Due to inaccurate or improperly maintained pharmacy charge masters, hospitals on average are losing 9-16% of their pharmacy charges.

Ensuring Regulatory Compliance and Patient Safety:
Ongoing JCAHO accreditation and regulatory compliance continue to set the standard for patient safety and clinical efficacy. Acute care facilities must continuously evaluate and control clinical processes in order to maintain a high level of compliance.

Implementing Effective Clinical Protocols:
Only 29% of hospitals monitor formulary compliance which can lead to inefficiencies in drug utilization. In fact, 70% of the time a more expensive antibiotic is used than is necessary. Implementing effective clinical protocols is essential to understanding profitability by service line and cost efficiencies in the pharmacy.

CompleteRx is a leading provider of innovative hospital pharmacy management services to acute care hospitals. Founded in 1998, our experienced management team serves hospitals nationwide, guaranteeing service commitments for regulatory compliance, nursing satisfaction, and education. In addition, CompleteRx assumes the financial risk to control your hospital pharmacy costs.

Our target is superior patient care. Delivering superior patient care requires a strong foundation in the proficiency of the CompleteRx Seven Disciplines of Pharmacy.

People Resources
In addition to our clients, quality people drive the success of our organization. Our corporate specialists provide a unique blend of experience and education in both business and hospital pharmacy disciplines. Furthermore, the CompleteRx Team Covenant is the value system by which we operate. Our resource teams include:

• Operations Management
• Clinical Services
• Patient Safety and Compliance
• Technology and Automation
• Pharmacy Recruiting Services
• On-Site Pharmacy Staff

Operations
CompleteRx delivers a simple, yet systematic approach for managing pharmacy operations through our CompleteRx Operations Methodology. By leveraging this process, we provide a consistent operating structure for achieving optimal performance. The primary deliverables are:

• Executing the initial transition to the CompleteRx operating model
• Defining team roles and responsibilities
• Optimization of the physical site design and space utilization
• Optimization of distribution workflows and automation usage
• Implementation of CompleteRx inventory management
• Establish communication model with the designated hospital report
• Prepare and manage the Value Contract

Technology
The CompleteRx Technology and Automation team maintains extensive experience and working knowledge of many pharmacy technologies. We deliver consultative and independent leadership, service, and guidance as a part of our overall scope of work for projects such as CPOE and bedside scanning. Additionally, our experience and vision for technology reaches well beyond the pharmacy encompassing the perspective of the entire hospital. The Pharmacy department is a critical clinical resource, and must be adaptive and nimble as a working part of the hospital’s system. We best service our hospital clients in this discipline because of this unique perspective.

Patient Safety
The deliberate, independent design of our Patient Safety and Compliance team is critical to ensuring an appropriate check and balance in our organization’s delivery of superior patient care. While we consider Joint Commission and regulatory compliance as a foundation of minimum standards, we must ensure compliance through this independent focus on patient safety. Our Patient Safety Initiative drives our internal independent accountability.

Clinical Program
The cornerstone of our success is our collaborative physician based, pharmacy driven clinical program. Complete Clinical Services™ (CCS) will deliver greater patient safety, leadership, clinical competency, full staff decentralization, “on the spot” education for nurses and physicians, and document validation. By leveraging CCS, pharmacists will develop better relationships with the medical staff and improve patient care. The components of CCS include:

• Nursing Education Services
• SavingsRx™
• Complete Clinician™
• Clinical Advisory Board
• Clinical Levels Program

Finance
While providing quality patient care is our first priority; we are equally committed to delivering cost savings. By targeting operational and clinical opportunities, CompleteRx reduces overall pharmacy costs. “Our focus is providing superior patient care and excellence in medical staff service while saving the hospital money.”

Corporate Support
It is critical to our success as your partner to consistently measure our performance in the discipline of Corporate Support. By ensuring a broad and deep level of support for the Pharmacists, Technicians, and corporate support team members, each individual has the tools and resources necessary to achieve excellence in their role of delivering superior patient care. Corporate support includes:

• Education and professional development training
• Clinical collaboration opportunities
• Collaboration opportunities with the entire CompleteRx family of clients
• Direct access to CompleteRx leadership and support team members
• Ongoing corporate team site visits
• Technology tools and resources

With CompleteRx, you gain a partner that will set a new standard for the level of customer service and the quality of patient care your pharmacy delivers within your hospital.