Pharmacy Services Should Be Measured For Quality Under Medicare Law, McClellan Says
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Standards for assessing the quality of pharmacy services should mirror metrics in place for hospitals, the Medicare agency head says. The highest quality pharmacy services could be rewarded with “recognition.”
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