September Quality Digest Newsletter
PharMerica
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Adult Immunization Guide Updated for 2025-2026
We are pleased to release PharMerica's 2025-2026 Adult Immunization Guide! Inside this comprehensive resource, you'll find up-to-date clinical and regulatory information on influenza and other select vaccine-preventable diseases, including:
Current recommendations for COVID-19, influenza, pneumococcal, RSV, and shingles vaccinations
CDC directions for using antivirals and managing influenza infection outbreaks
Vaccine billing guidance for long-term care facilities
Essential resources for documentation, such as Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) and sample consent and declination forms
These Did You Know guides – updated following 2025 ACIP meetings – summarize current information about RSV and pneumococcal disease, including clinical presentation, available vaccines, and immunization recommendations.
Read About Pneumococcal Disease
Did You Know? Look-Alike Sound-Alike (LASA) and Confused Drugs
This list is intended to alert healthcare professionals of commonly confused medication names, in the effort to reduce medication error rates and associated negative health outcomes.
e-Guide: Diabetes and I/DD
Individuals with I/DD are not only more likely to have diabetes but are also more likely to experience complications. Learn about the factors that make diabetes so prevalent in this population, and how new treatments can make management easier and more effective.
Pharmacy Benefits for Seniors
Pharmacy benefits can be tricky to navigate but helping residents understand their benefits and choose the best plan may help them avoid hospitalizations, manage their conditions more effectively, and improve their quality of life. Learn about the basics of pharmacy benefits, ways to save on prescription costs, and how your consultant pharmacist can help.
WEBINAR: Critical Compliance and Assessment Updates for Skilled Facility Managers
Tuesday, September 16 at 1:00 PM ET
This webinar will review the primary issues operational and clinical managers need to address to maintain compliance amid regulatory requirements that will be changing this fall. Each focus area of risk management will be addressed with steps and tools to improve compliance, documentation, and payment processes.
WEBINAR: The Fatal Five’s Impact on Individuals with I/DD
Tuesday, September 30 at 1:00 PM ET
Learn about the five health conditions -- the Fatal Five -- in individuals with I/DD that often go unrecognized in community-based settings. Knowing how to prevent, recognize, and seek treatment for these specific medical situations will not only improve quality of care, but may also save lives.
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