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URCESYOURRESOURCESHealthcare PolicyDREAM TEAMIntermountain Healthcare is joining withthe Cleveland Clinic, Dartmouth-Hitchcock, DenverHealth, Geisinger Health System, and Mayo Clinic forthe first-of-its-kind nationwide collaboration dedicated toimplementing two key priorities—improve clinical qualitywhile reducing costs. The team will identify ways thesepriorities can be implemented on a broad scale by otherhealthcare providers across the country.sharecareHave you ever searched the internet foranswers to a health-related question?Perhaps you had a question about yourchild’s cough or wondered how to loweryour cholesterol. If so, you are part of thegrowing number of people who are lookingonline for health information.But how do you know if the information you find online isreliable? By visiting sharecare.com, you can find accuratehealth information personally written by doctors, nurses,hospitals, and clinics. Sharecare.com is a website wheremedical experts answer thousands of healthcare questions,such as “How can stress affect my health?” and “What isstrep throat?” If you have a health-related question, searchfor it on sharecare.com. Or you can easily submit a newquestion to sharecare.com, and a doctor or other medicalexpert will answer it.Well-respected, board-certified Intermountain Healthcaredoctors, including those in the Salt Lake City area, havepersonally answered questions on sharecare.com. Thesedoctors practice in clinics throughout the area—from“If only the rest of thecountry could deliver thekind of high-quality, lowcostmedical care that suchorganizations as the MayoClinic and IntermountainHealthcare provide,America’s healthcareproblems would be solved.”-Wall Street JournalThey’ll identify best practices for knee replacements,diabetes, heart failure, asthma, weight loss surgery, laborand delivery, spine surgery, and depression. These eightconditions were chosen because they show wide variation inboth quality and outcomes. After identifying best practices,the group will make practical recommendations to helpproviders and health systems across the United Statesimprove their care and lower their costs.For more information on Intermountain’s DreamTeam, as well as links to more national articles, visitintermountainmedicalcenter.org/news.Intermountain Medical Group doctors share their knowledgeonline at sharecare.comSandy to Murray to North Salt Lake. They are answeringquestions on many health-related topics, such as skin care,allergies, newborn care, and kids’ health. IntermountainHealthcare has also submitted helpful answers to hundredsof patients’ questions. Visit sharecare.com, and click on“Intermountain Healthcare” at the very top of the page.Intermountain Pharmacies are Community PharmaciesShort Waiting TimesCurrently, 24 Intermountain Healthcarepharmacies are conveniently located inhospitals and clinics throughout the stateof Utah.These pharmacies accept most insurance plans, offercompetitive pricing, and have short waiting times. Mostare open six days a week until 7:00 p.m. or later. But anIntermountain Healthcare pharmacy can be your best choicefor many other reasons:Online Prescription RefillsOnline prescription refills are fast and easy. Just visitintermountainhealthcare.org/rxonline and enter the Rx# onthe bottle or package of your current prescription. Your refillwill be waiting for you at the pharmacy you selected. Someof our pharmacies offer reminder phone calls when your refillis ready, or we can set you up to automatically refill yourprescriptions each month.E-PrescribeOur pharmacies can receive electronic prescriptions fromdoctors, dentists, or prescribers, outside Intermountainfacilities, and have the prescriptions waiting for you to pick upwhen you arrive.Short Waiting TimesWe fill most of our prescriptions in less than five minutes, soyou’ll never have to waste time roaming around a grocery storewaiting for your script to be filled.Intermountain Pharmacies areCommunity PharmaciesThis means we can fill prescriptions for your entire family—even if your doctor, dentist, or other prescriber is not locatedYOURRESOURCESComplete Your Medical RecordOnline Prescription RefillsThe Right Prescription for Getting Your PrescriptionYOURRESOURCESE-PrescribeCompetitive PricesPersonalized Instructionsin the same clinic as the pharmacy. We can even help transferprescriptions from other non-Intermountain pharmacies.Competitive PricesYour co-pay is generally determined by your insuranceplan. So, you can visit our top-rated pharmacy and receivepersonalized instructions at no additional cost. We also acceptmost health insurance, including all SelectHealth plans. Wealso fill 90-day prescriptions for SelectHealth members, so youcan avoid the hassle of Mail Order and receive personal service.Complete YOur Medical RecordBy visiting an Intermountain Pharmacy, you are assured thatyour prescription records are kept together with your medicalrecords on Intermountain’s secure electronic medical recordssystem. This allows your doctor, or emergency providers, toconfidentially access your complete and accurate health historywhen needed.Personalized InstructionsWe fill your prescriptions quickly and accurately, provideinformation on drug interactions and side effects, explainwhat to expect with your prescription therapy, and helpyou with decisions on the best course of over-the-counter(OTC) medication to use. Most of our OTC medications arecompetitively priced, and if you cannot find a product, we willorder it for you.So whether you work or live near one of our pharmacies,simply ask your doctor to send your prescription to your localIntermountain pharmacy. To learn more about IntermountainHealthcare’s pharmacy services,search the National Institutes of Health DrugDictionary, or to find the location nearest you, visitintermountainhealthcare.org/pharmacy.36 INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL GROUP IntermountainMedicalGroup.org SPRING/SUMMER 2011 37