PQS Quality Corner Show

Pharmacy Quality Solutions Senior Manager of Pharmacy Accounts, Nick Dorich, Pharm D talks with Dr. Jessica Louie, PharmD, APh, BCCCP, about dealing with stress in the pharmacy and healthcare setting. She is also the founder of Clarify Simplify Align & The Burnout Doctor Podcast . . Jessica has recently started the Spark Joy in Healthcare community to give back to those on the front lines duri...

Pharmacy Quality Solutions Senior Manager of Pharmacy Accounts, Nick Dorich, Pharm D talks with  E Paul Larrat, Ph. D., Dean of @URI_Pharmacy about the future of pharmacist roles and how it has evolved over time.

Pharmacy Quality Solutions Director, Pharmacy Relations, Nick Dorich, Pharm D sits down with Zac Renfro, Pharm D, Senior Manager, Quality & Technology, and Emily Endres, Director, Payer Relations to discuss how COVID-19 may impact performance scores.

Pharmacy Quality Solutions Director, Pharmacy Relations, Nick Dorich, Pharm D sits down with Zac Renfro, Pharm D, Senior Manager, Quality & Technology, and Emily Endres, Director, Payer Relations to discuss recent COVID-19 developments.

PQS Senior Manager, Quality & Technology Zac Renfro, PharmD, talks with Jenny Arnold, PharmD, Director of Practice Development for the Washington State Pharmacy Association about COVID-19 on a special coronavirus episode of the Quality Corner Show. Jenny deep dives into coronavirus stats, provides pharmacist tips and discusses pharmacy in the midst of an outbreak.  

Pharmacy Quality Solutions Director, Pharmacy Relations, Nick Dorich, Pharm D and Neil Donald, general manager of client relations -Canada for PQS, talk pharmacy in Canada and discuss some differences and similarities in the U.S. and Canadian markets. This specifically coincides with Pharmacist Awareness Month (PAM) in Canada in March.

Pharmacy Quality Solutions Director, Pharmacy Relations, Nick Dorich, Pharm D and Emily Endres, Director, Payer Relations at PQS discuss improving patient care and health outcomes with our guests from Magellan Rx, Jonathan Magness, Vice President, Medicare Part D and Lori Hoard, Sr. Director Networks, Provider Relations. 

Pharmacy Quality Solutions Director, Pharmacy Relations, Nick Dorich, Pharm D talks with Cora Eilders, PQS payer relations account manager about reviewing last year's calendar year data to establish a baseline for future quality improvement. Then pharmacists can plan and strategize on quality improvement for patients this year. Eilders also explains how to use EQuIPP™ to reach pharmacy goals....

PQS Quality Corner Show Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, Director, Pharmacy Relations discusses with Brittany Boyd, Pharmacy Account Manager, the "Law of Process" from John C. Maxwell's The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and how to incorporate this into pharmacy leadership.

Pharmacy Quality Solutions Director, Pharmacy Relations, Nick Dorich, Pharm D interviews PQS Communications Specialist David Simoneaux about promoting quality care through social media and taking on a "Big Me" Marketing mentality. They also break down the value of different social media channels.

Pharmacy Quality Solutions Director, Pharmacy Relations, Nick Dorich, Pharm D discusses what it takes to be a data privacy champion with Bill Laukaitis, Manager, Infrastructure and CPL at PQS. January 28 is Data Privacy Day and always a good time to review data security tips with your pharmacy team, business or healthcare group. 

Pharmacy Quality Solutions Director, Pharmacy Relations, Nick Dorich, Pharm D interviews PQS Senior Manager, Quality & Technology Zac Renfro about the Oath of the Pharmacist and how it applies to the principles of quality improvement in healthcare. 

Pharmacy Quality Solutions Director, Pharmacy Relations, Nick Dorich, Pharm D interviews Emily Endres, director, payer relations at PQS about making 2020 a success through patient and member outreach in episode 14 of the podcast. 

Jesse McCullough, PharmD and Nick Dorich, PharmD, Director, Pharmacy Relations at PQS talk with Brittany Boyd, Pharmacy Account Manager about New Year's Resolutions in 2020 and the improvement mindset for daily life and pharmacy life. Jesse hosts one last episode before handing the torch over to Nick for future episodes.

Pharmacy Quality Solutions Director, Quality Programs, Jesse McCullough, PharmD and Nick Dorich, PharmD, Director, Pharmacy Relations interview PQS Client Support Specialist Amanda Malooley about her role helping customers with the EQuIPP™ platform. Malooley works behind the scenes, on the other side of the EQuIPP™ Support link, to answer all your questions. 

Pharmacy Quality Solutions Director, Quality Programs, Jesse McCullough, PharmD and Nick Dorich, PharmD, Director, Pharmacy Relations, talk adherence measures, improving adherence, and the role of the pharmacist.

Pharmacy Quality Solutions Director, Quality Programs, Jesse McCullough, PharmD and Nick Dorich, PharmD, Director, Pharmacy Relations discuss therapy/guideline measures, and end of the year outliers. 

Pharmacy Quality Solutions Director, Quality Programs, Jesse McCullough, PharmD and Nick Dorich, PharmD, Director, Pharmacy Relations talk with Peter Masters, PQS Data Scientist about untangling the data jungle and review some of his findings in the Trend Report in Pharmacy Quality Part 2. That report can be downloaded at this link from the PQS website.

Pharmacy Quality Solutions Director, Quality Programs, Jesse McCullough, PharmD and Nick Dorich, PharmD, Director, Pharmacy Relations discuss immunizations and quality measures during National Influenza Vaccination Week. 

Pharmacy Quality Solutions Director, Quality Programs, Jesse McCullough, PharmD and Nick Dorich, PharmD, Director, Pharmacy Relations take a pharmacy quality look at giving thanks this holiday season. Whether its the healthcare community, the patients and/or the customers, there is a lot to be thankful for.

Join Pharmacy Quality Solutions Director, Quality Programs, Jesse McCullough, PharmD and Nick Dorich, PharmD, Director, Pharmacy Relations for episode two of a podcast series Quality Corner that explains "How are Quality Measures Developed and Maintained?"  In this episode PQS discusses an overview of the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (N...

Pharmacy Quality Solutions Director, Quality Programs, Jesse McCullough, PharmD and Nick Dorich, PharmD, Director, Pharmacy Relations discuss in episode three of a podcast series Quality Corner "Optimizing Your Use of EQuIPP™." In the podcast, the EQuIPP™ platform is explained and data measures are defined. There is also talk on the expectations of the frequency of accessing the platform...

Pharmacy Quality Solutions Director, Quality Programs, Jesse McCullough, PharmD and Nick Dorich, PharmD, Director, Pharmacy Relations explore in the fourth Quality Corner episode how to approach the quality improvement process. "What are the desired improvements?" is a big question to ask. Six core elements for a quality improvement process are also explained. There is also talk on how t...

Pharmacy Quality Solutions Director, Quality Programs, Jesse McCullough, PharmD and Nick Dorich, PharmD, Director, Pharmacy Relations discuss how performance measurement can change over time and understanding adherence measures. They also explain individual and aggregate PDC (Proportion of Days Covered) scores.

PQS Director, Quality Programs, Jesse McCullough, PharmD introduces Brittany Love, Pharmacy Account Manager to the Quality Corner podcast for episode six. Brittany talks about addressing community pharmacy questions at the National Community Pharmacy Association Conference of 2019 and a user group meeting on EQuIPP™.  Jesse and Brittany take time to discuss out-of-stocks and recalls and how to tak...