OSHP Best Practice Advancement Success Award

OSHP Best Practice Advancement Success Award

To recognize innovative Ohio Health-Systems who have demonstrated pharmacy practice advancements in accordance with the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacy (ASHP) Pharmacy Practice Model Initiative (PPMI).
For consideration, please complete a majority of the sections. If not applicable, please put N/A. Not all sections need completed in order to be selected for the Best Practice Award. However, each category has associated points. Please attach any supplementary material below but please limit to 4 pages maximum (attachments are not necessary to win the award. The awards committee encourages submitters for this award to review ASHP’s PAI content:
- https://www.ashp.org/pharmacy-practice/pai/pai-recommendations
- https://www.ashp.org/pharmacy-practice/pai/pai-2030-focused-initiatives
I attest I will notify my employer that work completed as an employee of the organization has been recognized by OSHP if this award is received. Further, I attest that alternative representatives may be preferred by my employer if my employment ends prior to potentially receiving an award.
Organization Name
Organization Address

Street Address

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CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Please describe the institution or health-system background, overview, and practice setting. Please describe what led to the need for this program or project. For the institutional setting, please describe the patient population served.
Is your institution considered a small or large institution (a small institution is defined as < 200 beds)

BigSmallNot Applicable- not part of a hospital
Please define 2-3 project objectives targeted as part of the project. Please link these to ASHP’s PAI outline: https://www.ashp.org/pharmacy-practice/pai
Please provide evidence of benefit to patient care and pharmacy practice including collaboration with patients, caregivers, and payers (PAI A1, A3). The award committee encourages submissions to include any objective data on the percentage of your patients impacted and outcome measures of the initiative.
Please define how this project optimized medication use and access through pharmacist prescribing (PAI 2030 focused measure #1), ensuring all pateints receive seamless and coordinated pharmacy services at transitions of care (PAI 2030 focused measure #3; A9), and/or improved patient access to pharmacist services (PAI 2030 focused measure #4; A6). The award committee encourages submissions to include any objective data including scope of impact (one site vs enterprise, volume and % of patients, etc.)
Please provide examples of how the program incorporated and/or expanded the role of pharmacy technicians (PAI 2030 focused measure #5). Include any data on % of technician workforce impacted, licensure/certification, and decreased pharmacist workload).
List and define examples of the project expanding the scope of pharmacy practice (B2). Specific examples should be provided on any associated credentialing and privileging (B5). Please provide any objective data related to outcome measures associated with this including timelines, number of pharmacists or technicians involved, etc.
Define how technology was incorporated into this program to improve patient care or patient safety. Please specifically explain how technologies advanced the role in patient care and population health (C1) and helped with monitoring performance metrics and identifying patients in need of pharmacist care (C2). Please also include any patient care technologies utilized (e.g. mobile applications, monitoring devices, digital wearable, etc) (C3). Finally, please include a description of any virtual pharmacy services provided as part of the project (e.g. telepharmacy)(C5). (PAI Focused Initiative #2). Examples provided are not all inclusive.
Please describe how this project/program is novel and could change practice?
Please describe 2-3 future action items related to the project/program
Please define how this project/program plans to remain sustainable including staffing, funding, and institutional support.
Nominator Information
Nominator Name*

First NameLast Name
Nominator Employer*
Nominator Phone*

Area CodePhone Number
Nominator Email Address*
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Attachments
Additional Evidence #1

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Attach Letter of Support from Director of Pharmacy (see example letter below)*

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Example letter for support for DOP for Best practice award

{Date}

Dear Professional Affairs Division,

Please accept this letter as a sign of support and acknowledgement of the nomination of XXX Health System for the OSHP Best Practice Award. I acknowledge if our organization is selected for this honor that it is a department award, not an individual award. I will work with the award nominator to determine who will come to the OSHP Annual Meeting to receive and be recognized for the award and who will present at the Best Practice Session following the Award Ceremony.

Thank you for consideration of our nomination.

Sincerely,

{Director of Pharmacy Signature}

{Director of Pharmacy Name}
DOP Name*
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DOP Phone Number*
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DOP Email*
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