FEBRUARY 2022

Care Plan Numbers Don't Lie The pharmacy staff within many Flip the Pharmacy locations has been busy documenting Care Plans within their workflow all while managing challenges with the COVID-19 pandemic. Take a look at the latest eCare Plan numbers from the Flip the Pharmacy program.   Active Flip the Pharmacy Cohorts (both 2 and 3): 602 Pharmacies 239,061 eCare Plans were received (since October 2021) 99.3 Care Plans per pharmacy, per month 409 pharmacies submitted a Care Plan with a blood pressure reading 41 Care Plans per pharmacy with a blood pressure reading   Total Care Plans for the Flip the Pharmacy Initiative: 2,260,450 Care Plans (October 2019 through January 2022) A big shout out to all of our Flip the Pharmacy pharmacies for the hard work you have put into providing excellent longitudinal patient care!

Cody Clifton, PharmD Director of Implementation and Strategic Initiatives Flip the Pharmacy

Flip the Pharmacy Change Package for February 2022 Hypertension Progression

The change package is an implementation guide which is intended to help pharmacies to improve their workflows, increase meaningful patient care experiences, and understand documenting eCare Plans.   During February, the focus is maximizing technology to improve workflow efficiencies within the pharmacy. Listen to pharmacy colleagues on a podcast discuss ways that they have improved workflow efficiencies through technology. Then, review the technology checklist for ideas for the pharmacy, including scheduling platforms and messaging systems. Continue to monitor and document blood pressure readings for patients. Click here or the image to check it out.

Flip the Pharmacy Best Practices Webinar Our February Best Practices Webinar featured pharmacist Mark McCurdy, owner of Mark's Pharmacy and a part of Team Nebraska. Click here for the recording Please join us for our next sessions! Wednesday, March 9, 2021 at 1 p.m. EST Click here if you have not yet registered for the series

Power in Numbers Jam-packed with COVID-19 cases, Jonesboro’s only two hospitals had no choice but to begin turning away symptomatic and positive-testing patients. Local infusion centers in this Arkansas town were just as inundated, lacking the staff and infrastructure to keep up with the demand for what was the first and only COVID-19 treatment – monoclonal antibodies. Pharmacies were up for the challenge, but could only administer the therapy under a time-consuming collaborative practice agreement. Click here to read the full article about how pharmacist and Medicine Shoppe owner Jett Jones and clinic pharmacist Jill Wolf championed an effort to provide monoclonal antibody therapy in Jonesboro, Arkansas, providing much-needed relief to its overwhelmed health care facilities.

Pharmacist/Owner Jett Jones Clinic Pharmacist Jill Wolf

RxSafe Sponsors 4 Flip the Pharmacy Teams The Flip the Pharmacy Coordinating Center confirmed that RxSafe will be a Team Sponsor for these Flip the Pharmacy teams: Team GATE (Greater Appalachian Transformation Effort), Team Nebraska, Team Ohio, and Team Wisconsin. Click here for the full press announcement.

Technology Solutions Partners Workflow Webinars The Flip the Pharmacy / CPESN Workflows Webinars hosted by the Technology Solutions Partners (TSPs) is a series to help your pharmacy staff understand how to maximize their technology systems for eCare Plan documentation.   Click here for the registration information and  the dates and times provided by our TSPs.   Mark your calendars so that you don’t miss your TSP’s webinar!

Best of Flip the Pharmacy Social Media

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Best of the Flip the Pharmacy Blog

Click here to enjoy a short blog post entitled, "Taking the Pressure Off" by Connor Rowan, PharmD, Flip the Pharmacy Champion at Waterfront Family Pharmacy in Morgantown, WV and a part of Team West Virginia. Plus, you can jump in and share your thoughts via the Flip the Pharmacy blog.

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