A Hospital’s Outpatient Pharmacies Attempt to Reduce DIR Fees Using Performance Reports
November 18th 2024This 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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AHA 2024: Providing Feedback for Pharmacists Improved Care for Veterans With Heart Failure
November 16th 2024Within the Veterans Health Administration System, primary care pharmacists are embedded in primary care panels and work alongside primary care physicians and nurses to optimize medication management for patients.
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AHA 2024: Tirzepatide Lowers Risk of Worsening Heart Failure, CVD Death in Adults With Obesity
Published: November 16th 2024 | Updated: November 16th 2024This is the first trial that tested the effect of any medication on major heart failure outcomes in patients with HFpEF and obesity, according to investigators.
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Optimizing Self-Management for Outpatient Pharmacy Patients With Diabetes
The use of outpatient pharmacy protocols for glucose testing and insulin administration supplies should be expanded to assist patients in the self-management of diabetes.
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AHA 2024: GLP-1, SGLT2 Treatments May Lower Risk of Future Heart Attack, Stroke for Stroke Survivors
November 14th 2024The 2024 American Heart Association and American Stroke Association stroke prevention guidelines recommend glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists to reduce the risk of stroke in individuals with diabetes and high cardiovascular risk.
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