EZ Pharmacy Case

a. When is the project estimated to be completed? How many working days will it take?

Following data entry is the production or fulfillment step. This is the step where pharmacists actually fill the prescriptions. The major problem encountered in this step is not having sufficient inventory to fill a prescription. This can be frustrating for the pharmacist and the customer. A possible solution to this problem is to fill the prescription in part; enough to get the customer started on their medication, and then when new shipment arrives fill the remaining portion of the prescription. This would require an entry to the customer’s record so that employees know the prescription was only partially filled. Also in order to implement this process, we would need our suppliers to expedite shipping of our restock orders. As a market leader, CVS should have no problem in getting its suppliers to work with them.

Clear responsibilities and roles, the structure of the team, job descriptions, competencies, accountabilities, resources, tools and equipment should all be provided. Problem solving, communicating, managing conflicts, tasks, planning meetings, performance evaluation, managing change and decision making should follow clear procedures ensuring effective team working. Positive relationships, mutual respect and trust, continuing support and inclusion, valuing diversity and listening to feedback can overcome challenges to effective team performance. A strong credible leader with clear expectations can also overcome challenges to an effective team.

I also work closely with local pharmacies and doctors around the changing of a person’s medication. It’s important that we work closely together to ensure that the service user is having the correct medication at all times.

Our pharmacy policy and advocacy journey continued on to Anaheim, California, where the APhA-ASP Midyear Regional Meeting was held. The purpose of this gathering is to provide an opportunity for APhA-ASP Chapters across our region to share with one another various proposals on how we can advance the profession of pharmacy. This year, our Chapter suggested the following resolution:

This paper will review the implementation of the Electronic Medication Administration Record (eMAR) at Clayton Memorial Hospital, a 420-bed hospital, with a regional cancer center, cardiovascular services, ambulatory services and 24 physician practices in West Palm Beach, Florida. Through implementation of the eMAR, the 5 rights of medication administration are maintained (right patient, right medication, right dose, right route and right time), notifications are at the nurse’s fingertips, errors and warnings are readily available, allergy checking is automatically done, dose checking and other applicable clinical data are accessible. This paper will discuss one hospital’s journey on the path to medication safety.

The sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement,6CPA (2015 – 2020) takes effect from I July 2015. In 6CPA, an increase in the total funding has been allocated to community pharmacy. One of the continuing community pharmacy programs from 5CPA is the medication management programs which support quality use of medication (QUM) services to reduce adverse medicine events and associated hospital admissions or medical presentations. Three individual programs under this program sections are home medicines review(HMR), residential medication management review (RMMR) and QUM and Medscheck and Diabetes Medscheck. The medication management programs aim to identify, prevent and resolve actual and potential problems related to drugs, optimise pharmacotherapy and

If I was a Physician that worked in a doctor’s office, I would have nothing but great things to say about e-Prescribing. If my supervisor asked me to present five positive aspects to my team, I would have no problem at all. E-Prescribing is a great new peak in technology that essentially will make the lives of physicians easier. Doctor’s offices are always packed with many people waiting on appointments and e-Prescribing will allow for appointments to run more smoothly, on time, and with less mistakes. The first positive point that I would make about this new technology is that it makes it easier to verify insurance. The tools presented within this system allow for physicians to see what type of medications the patients insurance will cover.

Outline how you would go about developing a team environment in the pharmacy. Give specific suggestions.

In order to analyze different aspects of e-prescribing, five key areas were reviewed in depth. The five areas consist of return on investment for implementing an e-Rx, current landscape of e-Rx systems, barriers to e-Rx’s across the board, necessary steps in ensuring successful implementation of e-Rx systems among providers, and current situation at the VA. Understanding the five elements can better equip and engage stakeholders as they prepare for implementation of an e-Rx system. Without establishing a solid understanding and weighing all the pros and cons, the pursuit of an e-Rx system may not guarantee a buy-in from its stakeholders, resulting in a set-back or even a failed

They enlisted volunteers to help work on the central problems reported by employees. The team soon began to question the effectiveness and efficiency of standard practices. With the help of all employees, the teams eventually devised a list of 30 suggestion that would greatly improve the working environment.

This task is all about motivating the team to perform in the workplace. You should consider:

Electronic-prescribing, often referred to as e-prescribing, is a fairly new, innovative way for physicians and other medical personnel to prescribe medications and keep track of patients’ medical history. Not only has e-prescribing enabled prescribers to electronically send a prescription to the patients’ pharmacy of choice, in the short amount of time it has been available, it has significantly reduced health care costs, not only for the patient, but for the medical facilities as well. In 2003, e-prescribing was included in the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) which jumpstarted the role of e-prescribing in healthcare. It has proven to significantly reduce the yearly number medication errors and prescription fraud, and its widespread

In the government-sponsored organization of Skills for Tomorrow it is important that employees and management realize that effective team management is the key to successful operations. Having a more effective team in place will create a more successful organization by

incorporate performance improvement, development of teams and individuals, and behaviour management to ensure productive working relationships