Albertsons fills prescription for pharmacy analytics

Albertsons Companies is deploying business intelligence technology to optimize the reporting and tracking of pharmacy performance.

The food and drug retailer is leveraging the Equipp Analytics reporting tool from Pharmacy Quality Solutions (PQS) to identify key improvement opportunities and drive strategic quality performance measures using visualizations such as heat maps and dashboards that help track trends. Albertsons can also run comparisons against competitors and reduce the time it spends creating, loading and analyzing performance data.

“Since we have started using Equipp Analytics, we have been able to more quickly understand performance and adjust program implementation throughout our pharmacies,” said Brian Hille, VP, patient specialty and wellness services, Albertsons Companies Pharmacy Health and Wellness. “The heat maps and trending tools within Equipp Analytics help us better evaluate year-over-year performance so we can keep our focus on helping patients stay adherent to their medications through proven strategies.”