CPF Communications

PCORI Funding Cycle – The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has issued a PCORI Funding Announcement (PFA) that includes specific language for the integration of pharmacists into the healthcare team.

Cycle 2 - 2016 Funding Cycle
PCORI Funding Announcement:
Pragmatic Clinical Studies To Evaluate Patient-Centered Outcomes
Funding cycle closes August 8, 2016, at 5pm Eastern Time

Resources
The topic of pharmacist integration was discussed by the Improving Healthcare Systems Advisory Panel in January 2015. 

Cycle 2 2016 Pragmatic Clinical Studies PFA Letter of Intent (LOI) Town Hall: recorded 4/13/2016 session

For guidance, please feel free to contact CPF Applicant, Jake Galdo, a PCORI ambassador who is willing to discuss the process.
 

John A. Galdo, PharmD, BCPS, CGP (Jake)
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Community Practice Residency Director
McWhorter School of Pharmacy

205-726-4431 | office
678-234-5620 | mobile
jgaldo@samford.edu

Integrating Pharmacists Into ACOs –  As healthcare moves to value-based arrangements and delivery models like accountable care organizations (ACOs), the benefit of incorporating a pharmacist can be overlooked. At the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Managed Care and Specialty Pharmacy Annual Meeting 2016, Tina Joseph, PharmD, BCACP, and Reena Jones, PharmD, CPh, both from Nova Southeastern University, outlined how pharmacists can be integrated into ACOs in order to improve care and patient satisfaction while reducing costs.


CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt’s Comments at HIMSS –  On March 1, 2016, CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt spoke at a Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) panel discussion with Karen DeSalvo, MD, Acting Assistant Secretary for Health.  Read his remarks in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - CMS Blog.
 

Congratulations Grantees!

Brian Isetts, RPh, PhD, BCPS, FAPhA, FASCP | University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy

CMS Patient Safety Webinar
Register Now: Addressing Patient Safety Across the Board
Date: Thursday, April 28, 2016
Time: 1:00 - 2:30pm Eastern Time

Patient safety is an organization wide phenomenon requiring executive attention. In partnership with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), this event will showcase patient safety tools that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) model programs can readily access to assess their patient safety goals and identify opportunities for improvement. During this event, CMMI models will share their experiences in ensuring patient safety. Faculty from models already using AHRQ patient safety tools will describe how they are applying theses resources within their organizations.  Dr. Isett's experience with a CPF funded grant on community-based ACOs will be discussed toward the later part of the webinar. 

CPF Project Title: 

Integrating MTM Provided by Community Pharmacists into a Community-based ACO
Grant Details Page 

Nanci Murphy, PharmD | University of Washington 

The research team consisting of faculty from both pharmacy schools in Washington State were selected to present a special session at the upcoming American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) meeting on Monday, July 25 from 3:30-5:20pm Pacific Time.

Title: Leadership Development SIG Special Session: Training All Students as Leaders and Change Agents

Research Team: Rachel A. Allen, Kelsey Brantner, Curtis G. Jefferson, Nanci L. Murphy: University of Washington, Shannon G. Panther, Jennifer D. Robinson: Washington State University.

Program Description: ACPE 2016 Standard 4 requires programs to develop innovative, professional, self-aware graduates who demonstrate transformational and collaborative leadership skills. This session will focus on a leadership course module collaboratively developed by the two pharmacy schools in Washington state and delivered asynchronously, providing authentic leadership and project management training to all enrolled second year student pharmacists.

CPF Project Title: 

Fostering Pharmacy Leadership Towards Achieving the IHI Triple Aim Goals
Grant Details Page | Poster