Comprehensive Pharmacy Services (CPS)

Comprehensive Pharmacy Services (CPS) is the nation's leading independent hospital pharmacy services provider company to acute care hospitals and behavioral systems - delivering pharmacy service value through financial, operational, clinical, therapeutic, and regulatory expertise. We do this by providing:

Management Support

Regional and national support from regional directors and corporate officers who bring extensive pharmacy management experience to the table.
On-site management support visits.
Additional support facilitated through the Comprehensive Pharmacy Services intranet site, telephone conferences and meetings.
Document (policies, protocols, forms, etc.) development support via on-line database and corporate operations support team.
Operations audits to identify and correct regulatory and practice standards deficiencies.
The Joint Commission, Federal and State survey preparation support.
Financial and management in-service and training.

Staffing Support

Staff recruiting assistance through CPS' in-house recruiting department.
Market evaluation of salary trends.
Educational support via the Accelerated Clinical Skills Program (ACSP), lectures and newsletter articles.
Additional educational grants for those employed by Comprehensive Pharmacy Services.

Purchasing Management Systems

Comprehensive Pharmacy Services actively seeks out discounts as well as corporate purchasing agreements through its corporate purchasing department.
Weekly monitoring of purchasing patterns measures returns from the above opportunities.
Inventory management tools and systems.
Potential for 340B drug purchase program.
Variance reporting tools.

The Joint Commission, Federal and State Regulations Compliance and Survey Reports

Comprehensive Pharmacy Services has extensive experience in regulatory standards compliance.
A large database of surveyor questions and areas of focus is distributed to our pharmacists in regular intervals.
CPS circulates newsletters and other information pertaining to the latest standards.
Comprehensive Pharmacy Services dispatches a group of experts to comprehensively assess the readiness of each client hospital and develop an action plan to address any identified deficiencies in preparation for an unannounced survey.
On-site presence during the actual survey to assist the Director, the Department and the Hospital through the process.

The good news continues...
CPS is excited to announce CPS' acquisition of McKesson's MedManagement (MMM) effective April 11, 2008. The union of CPS and MMM creates the nation's leading Pharmacy Services provider based on a foundation of two governing principles: customer service excellence and continuously providing and demonstrating value to primary clients (including patients, physicians, nurses and hospital administration).

The combined organization will deliver significant enhancements to operational and financial performance through leading, and unique-to-market, pharmacy services alternatives. The addition of MMM to the market-leading CPS organization will create a provider poised to achieve success and growth.

Visit CPS online at www.cpspharm.com

CPS Company Profile
Years in Business	37
2007 Growth Rate	15%
Current Hospital Clients	238
Number of Pharmacy Professionals	1,450+
States Served (incl. PR & USVI)	43
Historical Renewal Rate	94%

If you would like additional information, please contact:

Susan Murphy
Executive Director Brim Purchasing Partners Program
Brim Healthcare, Inc.
105 Westwood Place, Suite 300
Brentwood, TN 37027
615-309-7412
sue.murphy@brimhealthcare.com