Continuous Quality Improvement Regulations for Community Pharmacy Practice in the U.S.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Hincapie ◽  
Fatimah Alyami ◽  
Marwan Alrasheed ◽  
Michael Hegener ◽  
Carla Beaton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Community Pharmacy ◽  
Continuous Quality Improvement ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Continuous Quality ◽  
Community Pharmacy Practice ◽  
The U.S

scholarly journals Quality improvement in community pharmacy practice

2002 ◽  
Vol 10 (S1) ◽  
pp. R8-R8
Author(s):  
E. M. McGovern ◽  
A. Campbell ◽  
H. Lindsay ◽  
D. A. M. Thomson ◽  
S. M. Bryson
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Community Pharmacy ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Community Pharmacy Practice

Safety Implications of Standardized Continuous Quality Improvement Programs in Community Pharmacy

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 228-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd A. Boyle ◽  
Certina Ho ◽  
Neil J. MacKinnon ◽  
Thomas Mahaffey ◽  
Jeffrey M. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Community Pharmacy ◽  
Continuous Quality Improvement ◽  
Medication Safety ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Continuous Quality ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Improvement Programs ◽  
Management Staff

Standardized continuous quality improvement (CQI) programs combine Web-based technologies and standardized improvement processes, tools, and expectations to enable quality-related events (QREs) occurring in individual pharmacies to be shared with pharmacies in other jurisdictions. Because standardized CQI programs are still new to community pharmacy, little is known about how they impact medication safety. This research identifies key aspects of medication safety that change as a result of implementing a standardized CQI program. Fifty-three community pharmacies in Nova Scotia, Canada, adopted the SafetyNET-Rx standardized CQI program in April 2010. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Canada’s Medication Safety Self-Assessment (MSSA) survey was administered to these pharmacies before and 1 year into their use of the SafetyNET-Rx program. The nonparametric Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to explore where changes in patient safety occurred as a result of SafetyNETRx use. Significant improvements occurred with quality processes and risk management, staff competence, and education, and communication of drug orders and other information. Patient education, environmental factors, and the use of devices did not show statistically significant changes. As CQI programs are designed to share learning from QREs, it is reassuring to see that the largest improvements are related to quality processes, risk management, staff competence, and education.

Keeping the “continuous” in continuous quality improvement: Exploring perceived outcomes of CQI program use in community pharmacy

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd A. Boyle ◽  
Andrea C. Bishop ◽  
Kellie Duggan ◽  
Carolyn Reid ◽  
Thomas Mahaffey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Community Pharmacy ◽  
Continuous Quality Improvement ◽  
Continuous Quality ◽  
Perceived Outcomes

scholarly journals Comparing the Research Contributions of Community Pharmacy Foundation Funding on Practice Innovation Between Non-Academics and Academics

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony W Olson ◽  
Brian Isetts ◽  
Anne Marie Kondic ◽  
Jon Schommer
Keyword(s):  
Community Pharmacy ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Threshold Level ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Continuous Quality ◽  
Community Pharmacy Practice

Objective: Evaluate and compare the research contributions of Community Pharmacy Foundation (CPF) funding on community pharmacy practice innovation between non-academic and academic principal investigators (PIs) with respect to the following measurements: 1) “Pharmacy Practice Activity Classifications” (PPAC); 2) CPF “Coordinated Use of Medications”; and 3) CPF Investigator Impact. Methods: Quantitative data for all 124 CPF-funded grants awarded from 2002-2016 were obtained from the CPF website and personnel, while ethnographic qualitative data was generated from queries of PIs. Grant categorization was conducted by researchers serving as judges trained on the rules and procedures for coding. A threshold level of 90% agreement in scores of independent judging was established a priori. Findings were summarized and groups were compared using descriptive statistics for quantitative data and a thematic analysis of PI ethnographic reflections for qualitative data. Results: There were no differences between non-academic and academic PI groups for Coordinated Use of Medications and PPAC domains, but non-academics contributed more to two dispensing-related PPAC subclasses: ‘Preparing the Product’ (10% vs. 2%) and ‘Delivering the Medication or Device’ (13% vs. 2%). Analysis of investigator reflections revealed similarities between groups regarding impact on practice innovations, expanded collaborations, new practice tools, and patient-care financing models. Conclusions: CPF funding contributed new knowledge and resources for expanding and enhancing practice innovations as shown by quantitative (PPAC & Coordinated Use of Medications) and qualitative (PI impact) measures. Similarities between PI groups suggest that the CPF has established a funding niche with unique diversity of practice innovation opportunities. This investigation’s findings may be useful to the CPF’s continuous quality improvement efforts, as well as future grant applicants to assess research gaps in the medication use process and develop sustainable, transferable, and replicable patient-care innovations in community pharmacy practice. Conflict of Interest This program evaluation analysis was funded by the Community Pharmacy Foundation (CPF). Co-author Anne Marie Kondic is Executive Director and Grants Administrator for the Community Pharmacy Foundation. The ideas articulated in the manuscript are those of the authors to characterize historical CPF grant funding and do not necessarily indicate or impact future funding priorities.   Type: Original Research

Regulatory Authority Approaches to Deploying Quality Improvement Standards to Community Pharmacies

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd A. Boyle ◽  
Andrea C. Bishop ◽  
Chris Hillier ◽  
Thomas Mahaffey ◽  
Neil J. MacKinnon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Reporting Quality ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Formal Support ◽  
Continuous Quality ◽  
Community Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Self Assessments ◽  
Quantitative Results

Background: Continuous quality improvement (CQI) programs provide an effective means to improve the safety and quality of community pharmacy practice. The role of formal support processes in ensuring the success of these CQI programs is explored in this research using the SafetyNET-Rx project. Objective: The primary objectives of this research were to determine how knowledge of, and confidence in, mandated CQI standards differs among pharmacies with access to formal support mechanisms and those without and the challenges faced by both. Methods: A survey questionnaire was mailed to 179 community pharmacies in Nova Scotia, Canada, in spring 2011. Quantitative results were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test for nonparametric data. Qualitative open-ended responses were analyzed using content analysis. Results: Performing the Mann-Whitney U test indicated that a number of differences exist between the 2 groups with respect to: (1) staff knowledge of reporting quality-related events (QREs) to an anonymous database; (2) conducting annual pharmacy safety self-assessments; (3) confidence in meeting these 2 elements; and (4) documenting changes to address QREs. A number of challenges were identified by respondents through the open-ended questions. Conclusions: This research highlights the value of the active provision of formal support when developing standards related to quality improvement.

Pelaksanaan Continuous Quality Improvement(CQI) dalam Kalangan Pensyarah di Kolej Kemahiran Tinggi Mar

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyssa Daud ◽  
◽  
Faizal Amin Nur Yunus ◽  
Mohd Bekri Rahim ◽  
Mohd. Zulfadli Rozali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Continuous Quality Improvement ◽  
Continuous Quality

scholarly journals Tracking metrics that matter for scaling up employment outcomes

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Alberto Migliore ◽  
John Butterworth ◽  
Jeannine Pavlak ◽  
Michael Patrick ◽  
Stephen Aalto
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Continuous Quality Improvement ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Scaling Up ◽  
Employment Outcomes ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Continuous Quality ◽  
Employment Supports ◽  
Employment Programs ◽  
Improved Methods

BACKGROUND: Supporting employment consultants in their work with job seekers is critical for increasing the employment outcomes of people with disabilities. OBJECTIVE: To better understand how to leverage data for supporting employment consultants, including what metrics to track, what to do with the data, and what can be improved. METHODS: A panel of three directors of employment programs addressed these questions as part of the Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE) 2020 conference. RESULTS: Most employment service providers collect data for billing and compliance reporting. Innovative providers leverage data for quality improvement. CONCLUSIONS: Tracking metrics designed specifically for monitoring the implementation of effective employment supports is key for leveraging data for continuous quality improvement and thus improving job seekers’ employment outcomes.

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