CINCINNATI, Aug. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Kroger Health
recently received the CPPA Community Pharmacy Practice
Accreditation through the National Association of Boards of
Pharmacy® (NABP®). The CPPA accreditation recognizes Kroger
Health's ongoing commitment to help people live healthier lives
through the continued acceleration of clinical services with their
more than 2,200 pharmacies across the nation. These services
include immunization administration, medication therapy management,
and health and wellness screenings.
In 2016, Kroger Health was the first ever national pharmacy
retail chain to receive CPPA community pharmacy accreditation, with
15 pharmacy locations obtaining the credential. After launching a
corporate-wide initiative earlier this year, all Kroger Health
pharmacies are now CPPA accredited. Obtaining accreditation
throughout Kroger Health's family of pharmacies demonstrates Kroger
Health's commitment to advanced clinical care to the communities
served by its pharmacies.
"Pharmacy is about much more than putting pills in a bottle,"
said Colleen Lindholz, President of
Kroger Health. "At Kroger Health, our team of pharmacists and
technicians practice at the top of their licenses, working to serve
our patients across a broad spectrum of health and wellness needs,
from vaccinations and clinical counseling, to diabetes prevention.
This accreditation from the CPPA is a meaningful recognition of the
work of our pharmacy associates nationwide."
The voluntary CPPA community pharmacy accreditation process
recognizes pharmacies that meet CPPA standards in practice
management, patient care services, and quality improvement.
Additionally, pharmacies must demonstrate an ongoing commitment to
setting and achieving goals based on regular program evaluations,
patient feedback, and patient outcomes of care.
"NABP congratulates Kroger on achieving Community Pharmacy
Accreditation for their entire chain of pharmacies," said
Carmen A. Catizone, Executive
Director/Secretary, NABP. "With the addition of this accreditation
to their portfolio they further demonstrate their commitment to
providing patient care services that improve health
outcomes."
About Kroger Health:
Kroger Health, the healthcare arm
of The Kroger Co., is one of America's leading retail healthcare
organizations, with over 2,000 pharmacies and 200 clinics in 35
states serving more than 14 million customers. Our team of 22,000
healthcare practitioners - from pharmacists and nurse
practitioners, to dietitians and technicians - help simplify
healthcare by providing solutions that combine health, wellness,
and nutrition, connecting with customers on an emotional and
personal level. We're also pioneering new work to help drive food
as medicine in order to prevent illness before it starts. Learn
more at www.krogerhealth.com.
About The Kroger Co.
At The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), we are dedicated to our Purpose: to
Feed the Human Spirit™. We are nearly half a million associates who
serve nine million customers daily through a seamless digital
shopping experience and 2,800 retail food stores under a variety
of banner names, serving America through food inspiration and
uplift, and creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities by 2025. To
learn more about us, visit our newsroom and investor
relations site.
About CPPA
The Center for Pharmacy Practice Accreditation (CPPA) is a
nonprofit organization established in 2012 through a partnership of
the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), the National
Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), and American Society of
Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) to recognize pharmacy practices
for providing patient care services that improve health outcomes
and contribute to lower health care costs. The CPPA mission is to
raise the level of pharmacy-delivered patient care services through
accreditation and, thus, serve the public health. These three
organizations saw a need to establish standards to meet the
public's desire for specific, predictable, and measurable
pharmacist clinical services across the medication use continuum.
Information about the organization CPPA can be found at
www.pharmacypracticeaccredit.org.
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