9-22-20 Pharmacy Staff Meeting Minutes
9-22-20 Pharmacy Staff Meeting Minutes
9-22-20 Pharmacy Staff Meeting Minutes
AGENDA
Present: Call to Order: 10:04AM
Dr. Alvarez (facilitator), Dr. Rivera, Dr. Pino, Dr. Lafferty, Dr. Zwachte, Dr. Milfort.
Discussion Action items
Approval of previous Minutes approved as written. No action items.
minutes
Old Business
NSU Pharmacy Updates
Deliveries/Mail Policy and procedure available for campus No action items.
deliveries.
Flu clinics and Aetna Total of 93 vaccinations given in 4 flu Reprocess claims once
billing events to the date, more flu events reimbursement
coming up. Still providing flu shots to problem is solved.
“walk-ins”. Optum solving reimbursement
problem, once solved claims will have to
be reprocessed. Overall numbers this year
seem lower than last year (for walk-ins,
appointments, and event). Lower numbers
due to majority of employees working
remotely.
EQuiPP update No updates to the date, last signed in 2 Dr. Pino to sign in and
weeks prior. check for updates.
Diabetes Clinic Proposal was sent to Dr. Pandya, project Dr. Alvarez to contact
stopped due to current pandemic. Dr. Pandya again.
ICUBAcares Updates
HCC calls Average of 3-5 new members per call in No action items.
addition to previous updates (HCC calls are
Thursday morning)
Formulary changes Calls are still coming in. Cases are being No action items.
7/1/20 worked on and updated accordingly.
Reports (financial Dr. Alvarez mentioned reports continue to Meeting on October 2nd
and projects) contain incorrect information. Staff will 2-3pm.
meet on October 2nd 2-3pm to try to find a
solution.
Integrative Pharmacy Clinic No update, Dr. Lafferty would like a 4- Discuss 4-week IT
Update week rotation with Residents to cover IT rotation with other
material. Dr. Alvarez to discuss with preceptors.
preceptors.
TOC Center Update Getting TCM cases on a daily basis. Dr. Set up meeting to
Gangoo usually takes 1-2 cases that have discuss efficiency and
longer deadlines. Dr. Aleu, Dr. Rivera, and productivity.
Dr. Zwachte currently working up cases as
they come.
New Business
ICUBA Asthma and Diabetes We are now in the process of interaction No action items.
workgroups with the brand partners. We need to set-
up an outline for calls we might get as
referrals. We will also refer patients to
nutrition, ophthalmologist, etc.
ICUBAcares email and Currently, we have two groups: one for IC No action items.
database groups call center files, and the other one where
we will receive referred patients from
brand partners.
Internal audits (control Internal audits will be conducted in order Dates TBD.
substances, day supply, AR, to improve our performance with
compounding) insurance claims
Discuss residents focused Discussed above. Also include Dr. Lafferty No action items.
experience with Dr. Lafferty input to develop/deliver materials for
(4 week) diabetes (supplements).
NCPDP credentialing Need to upload documents for re- Dr. Alvarez to find out
documents needed credentialing. documents needed and
re-credential.
CSOS update Approved and ready to be loaded in the Dr. Alvarez to load CSOS
pharmacy on the “ordering
computer” in the
Pharmacy.
Announcements No discussion
Adjournment: 11:02am