#community pharmacy

[dolardrugs]

DolarDrugs services - Direct billing third party payers including most insurance plans as well as Alberta Aids to Daily Living, Department of Veterans Affairs, NIHB etc.

[assurecare]

Credentialing Pharmacists: Reflection on the Need for Advocacy, Expertise, and Outcomes

In recent years, our nation has seen pharmacist provider status legislation take off like a wildfire. Pharmacist providers are more ready than ever to make use of their advanced clinical training and patient relationships.  Currently over half of the states have active Medicaid payment parity laws and about a third require provider status and/or payment by Commercial Insurance. Scope enables collaborative practice agreements and prescribing services in all states. Recognizing the growing shortages in the primary care sector, pharmacists are perfectly situated in the community to effectively manage chronic diseases and address acute needs. Why, then, are pharmacists still not commonplace as in-network providers with medical plans in our healthcare system? There are many factors that contribute to this discrepancy. Community pharmacists, unlike other healthcare provider types, have competing alternative routes for receiving payment which pose fewer barriers. Additionally, workflow in a community pharmacy is “retail” oriented. Spending extended time beyond a transaction-based encounter requires planning, modifications and sometimes even changes to the physical layout of a pharmacy. Perhaps one of the biggest barriers is awareness. Collaborating providers, health plans, patients and even our own pharmacy community are often unaware of the patient care services pharmacists already provide and can receive reimbursement for.  Despite these challenges, I envision pharmacist credentialing with medical plans as the first of many steps required to generate a long-term shift in our profession. A necessary shift towards reimbursement for products AND cognitive services. I have been fortunate to have had enough conversations with a myriad of payors to know that this is something payors have a vested interest in supporting. This holds true even in states that do not yet mandate pharmacists to be credentialed and enrolled to be reimbursed for services. Let's embark on this journey as a unified profession, combining efforts of advocacy, expertise, and outcomes to transform together!

Follow the link to read full article: https://blog.assurecare.com/pharmacy-bridging-gaps-via-advocacy-and-expertise

[larstudy]

☕ 27.01.2025 // I completed my to do list and had a latte with a friend (Yes, we both took a latte ahah) 🩷

📖 X

🎧 The adults are talking - The Strokes

[deathdetermineslife]

this is so ridiculous but imagine you and your f/o goofing off in a Walmart or target.

"babe can I buy a $400 Lego set"

"no we're leaving—"

"hey look at this" *knocks over the entire shelf* "ohjeezfuckuhm—"

imagine getting yelled at by an old karen because you're acting like kids giggling in the lube aisle or something dumb. not being a nuisance to workers of course! just being giggly and stupid

[daily-airimomoi-vitamins]

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT~!

Hello all! This is your mod speaking!! This is not exactly good but nor bad news either.

I will be taking an indefinite pause on lore posting!! I will focus on vitamin posting for the time being, as a normal daily character blog would!

I'm sorry if I am disappointing everyone, but I think this is for the best. I feel a little too caught up in all the ARG stuff that I've lost sight of what this blog was made for in the first place. I will not be abandoning this blog or lore-posting (for now), so there isno need to worry!

I have some personal issues going on that are very distressing for me. I personally am fine, just family stuff. This, along with the upcoming midterm exams and ongoing Indoor Percussion season, is too much to try and focus solely on lore.

Thank you everyone for understanding, really :)

[rosefinnigen]

it’s not too late! you can still get your flu shot and COVID booster :))

[unnonexistence]

everything happens so much

[dolardrugs]

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[lunarreign24]

The book I wrote is actually on Amazon now! It described issues I've noticed in the pharmacy through the lens of my CS degree

It's also that book I talked about with design decisions specifically to screw with AI models. I'll make a video to describe it for Monday!

[lassie-farce]

i feel like roy kent definitely would’ve fucked the gaffer if only for scientific purposes

[larstudy]

🍂 07.02.2025 // Went to my lecture where we had to works in groups for a projet. I really hate working in large groups aaaaah

[lizbethborden]

I completely understand the massive staffing, social, and structural issues that are faced by pharmacists and pharmacy techs, and I know there are plenty of reasons going to the pharmacy is unpleasant that are in no way the fault of the staff. But the experience of going to pick of medication is actually so unbalanced and absurd. You stand at the counter waiting to be acknowledged while they ignore you and avoid eye contact like you're a Gorgon. If you draw their attention they act like you just interrupted them performing open heart surgery even though you've been there a solid 5 minutes in silence alone with a line starting behind you. Then it becomes psychological warfare as you try to give them the information to get your scripts but you're never fast enough and they always seem to be waiting on you in a huff even if you blurt it all out like "LASTNAMEFIRSTNAMESPELLEDN-A-M-EDATEOFBIRTH" in one breath. Then they go to get your medication and it's $500 a pop and you have to bow and thank them for the privilege. And then the next time you come back the song and dance starts all over again. Every single pharmacy I've ever been to has been like this, small or big

[librius]

tbh its fucking incredible how well T's treating me right now considering the Horrible application schedule ive been on. imagine how nice it would be to me if i was on a Proper Application Schedule *glares at my doctors office*