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A Hospital’s Outpatient Pharmacies Attempt to Reduce DIR Fees Using Performance Reports

Alexander Swick, PharmD, MBA;Omar Hajmousa, PharmD;Mahmoud Abdel-Rasoul, MS, MPH
November 18th 2024

This quality improvement initiative demonstrates that pharmacies were unable to use performance reports provided by the payer to improve performance scores and decrease direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees.

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