Pharmacy leaders are under intense pressure to decrease costs, increase operational efficiency, improve clinical outcomes, find and retain quality pharmacy staff, and contend with new regulations and legislation. Pharmacies are searching for ways to meet these growing demands so they can contribute more significantly to the financial results and clinical outcomes of the entire hospital.

McKesson Pharmacy Optimization^SM assists customers with challenging financial and clinical issues by providing pharmacy practice expertise, customized evaluations and strategies, and pharmacy practice tools to reduce and manage drug spend, drive supply chain efficiency, improve medication safety, and achieve accreditation compliance.

Experienced Professionals
The McKesson Pharmacy Optimization team is comprised of experienced professionals with superior pharmacy credentials, including hospital pharmacy leadership, clinical research, healthcare consulting, and post-graduate management residencies.

Services and Tools
McKesson Pharmacy Optimization helps pharmacies manage drug expenditures and quality outcome initiatives by offering the following services, resources and tools:

• McKesson Pharmacy Central^SM is a repository of practical pharmacy practice resources that assure cost appropriate, safe and effective drug use. These templates and tools are created and maintained by pharmacists within the McKesson Pharmacy Optimization organization. Easy-to-use search capabilities allow users to quickly find and customize tools to implement or expand clinical initiatives and medication safety programs. The resources in McKesson Pharmacy Central save valuable pharmacist time, improve staff competencies and minimize risk.
  
  
• The Drug Spend Trend Report is a valuable tool with powerful analytics that pinpoints variations in drug costs and uncovers opportunities for clinical initiatives to reduce drug spend. The report's 24 months of volume adjusted data also measure the financial impact of initiatives and programs.
  
  
• Pharmacy Optimization Consulting services provide customized on-site consulting evaluations conducted by experienced pharmacists and other pharmacy professionals, analysis of hospital specific financial data and specific strategies to reduce costs, enhance revenue and/or improve medication safety. McKesson pharmacy consultants also are available to support and guide pharmacy leadership in executing action plans developed by Pharmacy Optimization consulting services
  
  
• McKesson MedSource^SM  Medication Assistance Program helps secure additional replacement medications to alleviate the financial burden of providing care for the uninsured.
  
  

Pharmacy Optimization Service Categories and Areas of Focus:

Pharmacy Financial Management

• Drug Utilization Programs
• Pharmacy Supply Chain Management
• 340B Optimization
• Revenue Enhancement

Quality Outcomes

• Accreditation/Regulatory Compliance
• Medication Safety