GapLink Solutions

No. GapLink wants the Pharmacy Department to shine. We understand that the primary purpose of hospital pharmacies is to support and promote high quality patient care. Pharmacy Leaders must prioritize available resources to best exceed goals related to these purposes. A GapLink Cost Savings Resource Partner is positioned as an expert on the pharmacy... team to boost specific cost reduction activities. Some leaders utilize the documented hard-dollar savings to meet budget reduction demands, while others rely on GapLink to help extend pharmacy services. A partnership with GapLink means full collaboration with and support of Operational and Clinical Pharmacy Leaders. Does GapLink focus on cost savings related to improved productivity or inventory? No. GapLink has an in-depth understanding of internal and external productivity measures. However, we openly admit to being biased towards the importance and impact of having pharmacists involved in patient-care activities. This in combination with knowledge of inherent flaws in the current methods for productivity benchmarking prevents GapLink from recommending cuts in pharmacy FTEs. We remain optimistic that effective utilization of pharmacy FTEs benefits patient care. GapLink also understands inventory management and what to expect in terms of inventory turns for inpatient and outpatient pharmacy areas. However, we consider this currently out of our scope of practice. What is GapLink's process for getting solutions approved? GapLink seeks to seamlessly integrate a Cost Savings Resource Partner with the pharmacy team. Most hospitals and health systems already have an effective mechanism for moving proposed changes through the hospital's approval process. For these clients, GapLink adapts to the existing path for getting solutions approved. GapLink understands that a successful approval process is one that can be consistently followed and allows for effective collaboration. GapLink has experience with different medication management infrastructures and inter- and ...Read More