MAY 2021

Practice Transformation Prepares You for Opportunity My friends and family often hear me remark that “you need to be careful what you ask for, because you just might get it.” I say this because you never know when an opportunity is going to come your way in terms of a payer for your services. It can happen, it will happen, and it does happen, so the question we all have to ask ourselves is “Are we ready?” This is particularly significant in today’s world of community pharmacy practice... Click here for the rest of the article.

Randy McDonough, PharmD, MS, BCGP, BCPS, FAPhA Director of Practice Transformation, Flip the Pharmacy

Flip the Pharmacy Award Winners Feature on our Team of the Year: Team Pennsylvania

Team Pennsylvania Wins with People Hall of Fame football coach Woody Hayes coined the phrase “You Win with People” in his book of the same title from 1975. Hayes was infamous for outworking the competition, but it wasn’t until he learned that team success only comes from involving others and getting them to see your vision and embrace your work ethic.   So, what does a football coach from Ohio have to do with a Flip the Pharmacy team from bordering Pennsylvania? Both found success by involving others. Team Pennsylvania was recently recognized with the Flip the Pharmacy Team of the Year Award. Click here for the rest of the story.

Parata Systems Becomes a National Program Sponsor for Flip the Pharmacy A HUGE shout out to Parata Systems for becoming a Flip the Pharmacy National Program Sponsor! Click here for the announcement and click here to learn more about Parata Systems.

Flip the Pharmacy Change Packages & Best Practices The Flip the Pharmacy Coordinating Center has created multiple, monthly change packages.

If you are participating in Flip the Pharmacy Cohort 1 or Cohort 2, then this is your Month 2 Change Package on Diabetes and Social Determinants of Health. This month's innovations are: Discuss blood glucose and A1C goals with your patients with diabetes, and Identify and address gaps in care for you patients with diabetes. You can proactively use the Diabetes Checklist to help with clinical considerations related to care gaps and ideas for workflow and documentation. Or, refer to the ideas for addressing care gaps by incorporating MTM and EQuIPP into your pharmacy’s workflow.

Flip the Pharmacy Best Practices Webinar Tuesday, May 11, 2021 from 1-2 p.m. EDT Guest Speakers: Natalie Valadez, PharmD Clinical Pharmacist/Residency Program Director Desert Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy Click here to register Does your pharmacy or Flip the Pharmacy team have a best practice regarding diabetes care? Please email your ideas to: [email protected].

COVID-19 Best Practices Website Resources to Administer COVID Vaccine

Be sure to visit COVIDBestPractices.com/vaccines for COVID-19 vaccine preparation information and pharmacy best practices.

Best of Flip the Pharmacy Social Media

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Best of the Flip the Pharmacy Blog

Click here to enjoy a blog post entitled, "1,2,3, A1c: Tips for A1c Counseling" from Katie Hettinger, PharmD, Resident Pharmacist with Topeka Pharmacy and Team Lead for Team Indiana. Jump in and share your thoughts via the Flip the Pharmacy blog.

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