Arkansas CPESN Is...
a local, community pharmacy network, and part of the nation’s first, and only, Accountable Pharmacy Organization (APO). CPESN pharmacies are clinically integrated and have a unique focus on patient outcomes.
Our member pharmacies are performance-based, produce clinical outcomes, and participate in value-based contracts. Click to see our value-based contract framework.
All pharmacies are NOT the same
Local Network Requirements
Every CPESN pharmacy follows standardized service delivery protocols, including consistent, core services provided across practice sites.
Medication Reconciliation
Comparing a patient’s medication orders to all of the medications the patient has been taking to avoid medication errors during care transitions.​
Adherence
Packaging
Assisting the patient with a system to help organize medications, take them at the correct time of day and improve patient compliance.​
Medication
Reviews
Providing ongoing evaluation of a patient’s chronic disease states, collaborating with other health care providers to ensure safe and effective medication use
Clinical Medication Synchronization
Comparing a patient’s medication orders to all of the medications the patient has been taking to avoid medication errors during care transitions.​
Immunizations
Pharmacists actively screen patients for ACIP recommended immunizations, educate patients about needed immunizations, recorded in the registry used by Arkansas Department of Health.
Transitions of Care
Coordinating the continuity of health care as patients transfer between different settings, which includes medication reconciliation, medication therapy management, and patient education activities.
Nationwide Impact
Arkansas CPESN is one several local chapters part of a national network, CPESN USA. As a Clinically Integrated Network, CPESN USA pharmacy providers collectively deliver health services to improve quality of care for patients in their local communities and to lower total cost of care.
