HealthCare Pharmacy understands the ever-growing demands on the long-term care industry. We offer several vital clinical services to assist you in managing medication costs, staying current and compliant with regulatory issues, and enhancing the quality of life of your residents.

Our consultant pharmacists come from a wide variety of backgrounds and draw from their past experiences to contribute to a team that concentrates on the needs of the geriatric and ICF/MR resident. Many of our team hold the Certified Geriatric Pharmacist designation and are members of a number of state and national organizations. These designations and memberships allow our team to be on the forefront of geriatric health care.


Some of the services offered by the consultant pharmacist team include:

• Medicare Therapy Management program
  • Designed to assist you in reducing medication-related costs, while providing a safe and effective therapy for your residents. HealthCare's consultants use various tools, such as, formulary management, comprehensive medication reviews, and facility-specific therapeutic interchange capabilities to minimize cost and maximize benefit.
  
  
  
• Comprehensive Medication Regimen Reviews
  • These reviews are conducted using geriatric-centered principles and clinical guidelines. This ensures that your residents are receiving the right medication, at the right dosage, and at the right time. Our consultants will evaluate your residents' medications to avoid unwanted side effects, potential drug interactions, and reduce unnecessary medications. To maintain your facility's regulatory compliance, our knowledgeable consultants remain up-to-date with current regulations.
  
  
  
• Participation in facility inter-disciplinary team (IDT) meetings
  
  
• Clinical educational in-services for continuing education credits
  
  
• Participation in facility Quality Assessment and Assurance committees
  
  
• Assistance with formulary compliance
  
  
• Assistance with Medicare Part D issues
  
  
• Participation in Psychoactive Medication Review meetings
  
  
• Assistance with regulatory compliance
  
  

HealthCare Pharmacy offers the services of a consultant nurse who formerly served as a state surveyor. Our nurse has extensive knowledge of all aspects of long-term care, as well as assisted living, and ICF/MR settings. Her membership in numerous state and national organizations assures knowledge of the most current data and trends.

Some of the services offered by our consultant nurse include:

• Complete and partial mock surveys
  
  
• Medication pass observation
  
  
• Development and implementation of quality assurance programs
  
  
• Clinical educational in-services for continuing education credits
  
  
• Consultation for assessment and care planning
  
  
• Director of Nursing orientation and training
  
  
• Consultation for reimbursement
  
  
• Availability of a knowledgeable support person to confer with nursing staff concerning the health needs of your residents