PQS Quality Corner Show

Jesse McCullough, Founder of Keystone Pharmacy Insights, returns to the PQS by Innovaccer Quality Corner Show to discuss the seven levels of awareness as it relates to impacting pharmacy leadership.

Podcast Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Senior Manager of Pharmacy Accounts, asks McCullough to describe each level of the awareness spectrum, provide real world pharmacy examples, and explain how to climb this ladder of awarene...

Join PQS for a mini-roundtable discussion about the 2024 NCPA Annual Convention and a recap of our interactions with pharmacists on the show floor about EQUIPP Enhanced Services.  The NCPA event was held the last weekend in October in Columbus, OH.

David Simoneaux, Sr. Communications Specialist, interviews Nick Dorich, Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts and Mital Patel, Quality Programs Engagement Specialist about the...

Emilee Kennelly, Manager of Adherence Improvement and Clinical Services at Rite Aid chats with the PQS by Innovaccer Quality Corner Show about empowering their pharmacy teams to improve patient care services and help patients manage their medications.

Quality Corner Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, and Emilee Kennelly talk about how to improve medication adherence for patients and provide enhanced services at a community level. K...

Claire Schrunk, PharmD, Director of Clinical Pharmacy Operations at EPIC Pharmacies, Inc., talks with the Quality Corner Show about how they recommend using EQUIPP to boost patient care and revenue. 

Host Brittany Boyd, Sr. Manager of Pharmacy Training and Support at PQS by Innovaccer asks Schrunk about the benefits that pharmacies are seeing from using EQUIPP. Schrunk explains the importance of reviewing opportunities rel...

Emily Endres, VP of Pharmacy for PQS by Innovaccer conversed with Abdou Bah, SVP, Medical Management and Chief Health Equity Officer at EmblemHealth, on how community pharmacies are reshaping healthcare delivery in a recent online webinar.

Discussions revolved around pharmacy partnerships, clinical services, blood pressure management and encouraging seasonal immunizations. 

Listeners can learn more about how innovative, tea...

The PQS by Innovaccer Quality Corner Show talks with Christine Perry, R,Ph, Manager, Pharmacy Recruiting and College Relations at Albertsons about transitioning into a pharmacist role and growing as a pharmacist.

Perry talks about areas of focus and certifications necessary to become a successful pharmacist. She also provides advice for future pharmacists and pharmacy technicians entering the field on how to thrive, but mo...

Nikki Price, Director of Managed Care at Albertsons guests on the PQS by Innovaccer Quality Corner Show to talk about partnering with PQS to expand new pharmacy services and improve patient care through performance programs.

Quality Corner Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, and Nikki Price talk about working with health plans on new programs and services that create patient impact. Discussion revolves around how to involve the pharmacies whi...

The PQS Quality Corner Show talks with Kennedy Erickson, staff pharmacist at Chehalis Pharmacy in Washington about opening a new pharmacy, promoting patient care services in the local community, and growing a "PHARMaly."

Erickson explains how a new pharmacy location can be promoted from the original store location to create a buzz in the new community. She adds that new and unique services can help your pharmacy ...

The Quality Corner Show chats with Dave McCormick, Director, Immunization Division of the Indiana Department of Health about the Vaccines for Children Program (VFC) and improving access to immunizations for Indiana adolescents.

Podcast Host Nick Dorich asks why this age range is an area for improvement and how pharmacies can make a difference. McCormick explains how pharmacies in Indiana can provide immunizations for child...

July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. The Quality Corner Show chats with Marvin Ferguson, RPh, M.B.A, LSSGB, PMSP, and President of MarvLeads about Minority Mental Health at the community level in this episode.

PQS Senior Manager, Pharmacy Training and Support, Brittany Boyd, MHA, interviews Ferguson about ways to positively impact a patient's mental health, and Ferguson provides tools, resources, and exampl...

The PQS by Innovaccer Quality Corner Show talks with Natalie K. Powers, PharmD, R.Ph., BCMTMS, and Supervisor of MTM & Clinical Operations at Kinney Drugs about transforming care and engaging patients with EQUIPP.

Quality Corner Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, asks Natalie what her pharmacy team is doing to be successful in 2024, how EQUIPP is helping operations, and the impact Enhanced Services is having on patient care and medicatio...

The Quality Corner Show sits down with U-Save-It Pharmacy co-owners to talk about how they use EQUIPP in a management setting for all 46 of their pharmacies.

Joining us on this podcast episode:
Tommy Sharpe, CEO, Crowe's Management, VP/Co-Owner U-Save-It Pharmacies/Buy-Rite Drugs

Ashley Kunkle, PharmD, Chief Officer of Pharmacy Operations, Crowe's Management, Co-Owner, U-Save-It Pharmacies

and

Lori McLean, Pharm...

Amanda Ryan, PharmD, BCGP, CPHQ, Director of Education, Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) joins the Quality Corner Show to talk about what to expect at the upcoming PQA Annual Meeting 2024 in Baltimore on May 14 - 16.

Quality Corner Show Host and PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts, Nick Dorich asks Ryan about the main reasons to attend this year's meeting, who is attending, and how to register. Ryan breaks down...

The Quality Corner show reunites with Veronica Vernon, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, MSCP, and Assistant Professor and Vice Chair of Pharmacy Practice  at Butler College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences for a newsworthy update on contraception access at the pharmacy level.

Vernon chats with podcast host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts about medical terminology for contraception, pharmacy prescribing ...

The Quality Corner show welcomes back Vibhuti Arya, PharmD, MPH, FAPhA and Professor at St. John's University's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences for a discussion on interpersonal conflict and how that relates to healthcare.
Podcast Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts, chats with Arya about different types of conflict and how connections are formed through these conflicts.
D...

PQS Senior Manager of Pharmacy Training and Support, Brittany Boyd, returns to the Quality Corner show to help unpack the full year of performance data for 2023 in EQUIPP that is available with the 2024 February EQUIPP Refresh. 

Boyd talks with Quality Corner Show Host and PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts, Nick Dorich, about what pharmacies can do with the full year performance data, where to start, and best tip...

The PQS Quality Corner Show welcomes back PQS Director of Analytics and Program Development Andrew Thorne, PharmD, MS, to talk about findings from the 2023 Trend Report in Pharmacy Quality.
Thorne first breaks down the first chapter of the report that studies the impact of socio-demographic factors, including age, gender, and low-income subsidy (LIS) status, on adherence rates for Cholesterol, Diabetes, and Renin Angiotensin Sy...

Podcast Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts, chats with Emily Endres, VP of Client Services at PQS about why pharmacy and healthcare quality will matter more in 2024.

Endres talks briefly about CMS legislation in 2024 and how that affects quality care and why that still matters for pharmacies. There is also discussion about what pharmacy teams should prioritize in relation to medication, a...