New benchmarking studies and metrics are now available for our clients. If you manage an ambulatory surgery center (ASC), or other ambulatory healthcare facility, benchmarking is probably a concern for your organization. Benchmarking is not just a requirement of accrediting agencies such as the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) and The Joint Commission (TJC), it’s a critical component of quality assessment and improvement.
We always advocate working with a pharmacy consultant to enhance patient safety and survey success, but your pharmacist should provide so much more. One of the additional services we provide to our clients at no additional cost, is comprehensive benchmarking studies. We encourage facilities to do some due diligence when picking a pharmacy consultant. If you need some tips on choosing an expert, read my previous post titled “Are you working with a highly qualified consultant pharmacist”. One of the questions you should ask is if they provide benchmarking studies. Not all consultant pharmacists have the capability to provide meaningful benchmark data. It’s important to thoroughly examine benchmarking capabilities prior to engaging a consultant pharmacist.
Our benchmarking report has always been comprehensive and actionable, but we recently revamped our data collection and streamlined our presentation to better serve the needs of our clients. Our new and improved benchmarking service is more robust, and we routinely add new facilities which provides more data points for comparison. In addition to a new look, our presentation now includes expanded data points like specialty specific averages, industry trends, and additional drug cost comparisons.
What benchmarking studies are available?
Current OctariusRx benchmarking studies include:
- Allergy Documentation
- Medication Safety
- Safe Injection Practices
- Endoscopy
- Patient Satisfaction
- Orthopedic
- Pain management
- Ophthalmic
- Antibiotic Stewardship
- Controlled Drug Stewardship
- Fiscal Initiatives/Drug Costs
- COVID-19
How do I get the newest benchmarking data?
For our current clients, there is no action required on your part. You will see the new features in your next report. During our next meeting we will discuss those features and answer any questions you may have. As always, our benchmarking studies are continually growing and improving, and we strive to provide the most relevant and useful information. To that end, please let us know if there are additional data points or studies you would like to see.
We know our clients like and benefit from our vast benchmarking data and we even get compliments on our studies from licensing and accreditation surveyors. If you have questions about our benchmarking, would like to see some samples or become a client, please contact us.
The Consultant Pharmacists at OctariusRx provide guidance on safe medication management, survey readiness and cost savings to ambulatory healthcare facilities/surgery centers, senior care facilities and pharmacies. We also help individual patients optimize their medications to improve their quality of life and save money. Contact us for assistance.
