FIPP QUIZ 2 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Define a "passive clinical decision support rule." - Answer -passive CDS rules guide
providers
Define a "active clinical decision support rule." - Answer -active gives a stopping
prompt when evaluated
How does informatics help with patient safety? - Answer -Technology allows HCP's to
be double-checked and efficient for patient safety.
What are the advantages of using electronic health records (EHR) over paper records?
- Answer -EHR allows for efficient, safe, and universal records to be accessible to all
HCP's using them.
Example: A pharmacy can pull up a patient who has never been to their exact location
as long as the company has a profile.
Name some systems used for maintaining EHR. - Answer -Barcode and bluetooth
scanners
How do CPOE, clinical decision support and bar code technology affect EHR workflow?
- Answer -When it is working properly, it helps ensure speedy and correct workflow
while maintaining patient safety. It drives the process. When it does not work, it can
leave workflow in pieces with no organization or, sometimes, way to continue working.
Discuss how dispensing machines can prevent a wrong medication from being given to
a patient. - Answer -Because most EHR require something to double-check the
operator, if a technician, or the person who has access, grabs the wrong medication,
they typically have to scan it. The dispensing machine will catch the mistake and hard
stop.
Define medication error, - Answer -Medication errors are preventable events that are
involving patient harm or inappropriate medication usage.
What is the name of the organization that serves as a resource to pharmacists in an
attempt to prevent medication errors? - Answer -The NCCMERP promotes safe use of
medications as a resource for pharmacists.
What is a safety event algorithm and what is its role in medication safety measures? -
Answer -It is a flow chart that asks a series of questions to classify the event.
, What is a near miss? - Answer -It is when someone missed protocol or did not follow
GAPS, but it did not reach the patient.
What is swiss cheese and what does it have to do with medication safety? - Answer -
There are many procedures in place to ensure patient safety, but they do have holes in
them. If enough holes are "gone through," it may lead to a patient safety risk.
What are some common abbreviations used during the prescribing/transcribing process
that are commonly associated with medication errors? - Answer -Some LASA's include
the following: norepinephrine vs. phenylephrine, DOPamine vs. DOBUTamine,
traMADdol vs. traZODone, and. MS Contin vs. OxyCONTIN. All of these medications
sound alike, so we prevent mix ups by capitalizing differences and sometimes
measuring in volume instead of mg.
Define advocacy. - Answer -It is influencing decisions.
Identify what organization can authorize if a pharmacist can prescribe medications. -
Answer -The State Legislature.
List ways in which pharmacists can engage with legislators. - Answer -Meet your
legislator by inviting the legislator to the school/pharmacy, attend local fundraisers,
attend pharmacy related events, email them, or call them.
List methods of communication that are NOT effective in being an advocate. - Answer -
Yelling, name-calling, giving ultimatums, and complaining are not effective.
What are the 7 "Legislative To-Do List" items? - Answer -Learn the names of your
representatives, vote, meet your legislators, invite them to your pharmacy, write/call
them, contribute, and repeat.
Why should you attend a legislator's local fundraiser? - Answer -Money talks,
networking, and to show/teach them about their impact on the community.
Describe why being over-reliant on dispensing margins as pharmacy's primary means of
sustainability and profitability is not ideal. - Answer -PBMs will pocket the difference all
while insurers charge pharmacies higher prices. Lower profit margins increase debt for
pharmacies and pharmacists can't devote as much time to patient care are not ideal.
What is the main function of the PBM (pharmacy benefits manager)? - Answer -
Faculties payment for a claim for the insurance and pharmacy for copay.
Why has the PBM's role led to complications in drug pricing? - Answer -There are so
many patients with insurance now. They were elevating prices, pocketing them, and
lowballing pharmacies.
Define a "passive clinical decision support rule." - Answer -passive CDS rules guide
providers
Define a "active clinical decision support rule." - Answer -active gives a stopping
prompt when evaluated
How does informatics help with patient safety? - Answer -Technology allows HCP's to
be double-checked and efficient for patient safety.
What are the advantages of using electronic health records (EHR) over paper records?
- Answer -EHR allows for efficient, safe, and universal records to be accessible to all
HCP's using them.
Example: A pharmacy can pull up a patient who has never been to their exact location
as long as the company has a profile.
Name some systems used for maintaining EHR. - Answer -Barcode and bluetooth
scanners
How do CPOE, clinical decision support and bar code technology affect EHR workflow?
- Answer -When it is working properly, it helps ensure speedy and correct workflow
while maintaining patient safety. It drives the process. When it does not work, it can
leave workflow in pieces with no organization or, sometimes, way to continue working.
Discuss how dispensing machines can prevent a wrong medication from being given to
a patient. - Answer -Because most EHR require something to double-check the
operator, if a technician, or the person who has access, grabs the wrong medication,
they typically have to scan it. The dispensing machine will catch the mistake and hard
stop.
Define medication error, - Answer -Medication errors are preventable events that are
involving patient harm or inappropriate medication usage.
What is the name of the organization that serves as a resource to pharmacists in an
attempt to prevent medication errors? - Answer -The NCCMERP promotes safe use of
medications as a resource for pharmacists.
What is a safety event algorithm and what is its role in medication safety measures? -
Answer -It is a flow chart that asks a series of questions to classify the event.
, What is a near miss? - Answer -It is when someone missed protocol or did not follow
GAPS, but it did not reach the patient.
What is swiss cheese and what does it have to do with medication safety? - Answer -
There are many procedures in place to ensure patient safety, but they do have holes in
them. If enough holes are "gone through," it may lead to a patient safety risk.
What are some common abbreviations used during the prescribing/transcribing process
that are commonly associated with medication errors? - Answer -Some LASA's include
the following: norepinephrine vs. phenylephrine, DOPamine vs. DOBUTamine,
traMADdol vs. traZODone, and. MS Contin vs. OxyCONTIN. All of these medications
sound alike, so we prevent mix ups by capitalizing differences and sometimes
measuring in volume instead of mg.
Define advocacy. - Answer -It is influencing decisions.
Identify what organization can authorize if a pharmacist can prescribe medications. -
Answer -The State Legislature.
List ways in which pharmacists can engage with legislators. - Answer -Meet your
legislator by inviting the legislator to the school/pharmacy, attend local fundraisers,
attend pharmacy related events, email them, or call them.
List methods of communication that are NOT effective in being an advocate. - Answer -
Yelling, name-calling, giving ultimatums, and complaining are not effective.
What are the 7 "Legislative To-Do List" items? - Answer -Learn the names of your
representatives, vote, meet your legislators, invite them to your pharmacy, write/call
them, contribute, and repeat.
Why should you attend a legislator's local fundraiser? - Answer -Money talks,
networking, and to show/teach them about their impact on the community.
Describe why being over-reliant on dispensing margins as pharmacy's primary means of
sustainability and profitability is not ideal. - Answer -PBMs will pocket the difference all
while insurers charge pharmacies higher prices. Lower profit margins increase debt for
pharmacies and pharmacists can't devote as much time to patient care are not ideal.
What is the main function of the PBM (pharmacy benefits manager)? - Answer -
Faculties payment for a claim for the insurance and pharmacy for copay.
Why has the PBM's role led to complications in drug pricing? - Answer -There are so
many patients with insurance now. They were elevating prices, pocketing them, and
lowballing pharmacies.
