Wildcard #1

There are quality issues in every aspect in health care.  I can personally see a quality issue in the pharmacy that I work in.  The pharmacist are stretched so thin that this can lead to mistakes.  The pharmacist in my pharmacy don't get any breaks and on some days have to work twelve hour shifts.  This can lead to some serious quality issue because they are tired.  Working a twelve hour shift without any breaks is tough on them; they have to inhale their food whenever they can get a second to themselves.  This can cause a big quality issue if the pharmacist are exhausted then who know what can happen.  There could be medication errors or drugs given to the wrong person.  On top of over working them they are cutting their supporting staff as well.  Pharmacists are now finding themselves doing more and more and getting even more exhausted. 

This is a huge quality issue that can affect people's health and overall outcome of the business.  Filling or giving a person the wrong prescription is a quality issue in itself.  This then in turn affects the business because I know I wouldn't go to a place that gives me the wrong medication.  There are many ways that these quality issues can be preventive but now it comes down to if the pharmacy wants to pay for that.