Based on an ISMP study showing roughly 1 in every 1000 prescriptions are correctly dispensed but given to the wrong patient, we estimate scripClip helped avoid 35,000 such wrong-patient prescription-delivery errors in the last year.
Based on an ISMP study showing roughly 1 in every 1000 prescriptions are correctly dispensed but given to the wrong patient, we estimate scripClip helped avoid 35,000 such wrong-patient prescription-delivery errors in the last year.
University of Maryland Medical Center needed help to reduce the chances of busy pharmacy staff giving incorrect medication to patients. scripClip made a tremendous difference at the hospital system’s five outpatient pharmacies.
Thanks to collaborative development among Change Healthcare, InterLink AI, and a groundbreaking mutual customer, scripClip is easily added into the PMS functionality. With the simple click of a button on pharmacy workstation computers, personnel can check prescriptions into will-call and readily locate the right orders for the right patients at the point of sale.
“We provide better care by embracing technology,” said Prosperity Drug Company owner, John Pugh, PharmD, RPh. He illustrates that scripClip® was a worthwhile investment for him because it not only improves productivity in his pharmacy, but customers also see and feel the difference.
Although pharmacies aren’t directly awarded with Star Ratings from CMS like providers and health plans are, pharmacy-related measures have a big impact on patient outcomes – and the Star Ratings can have a big impact on the pharmacy’s bottom line.
Kneeland’s Notes: If you want to improve your profit margins, perhaps you can find a way to charge for your unique services such as professional grade supplements, nutritional programs or smoking cessation classes. Like a donut shop, about how you present these services so they stand out, convey their value and justify the cost.
