Walgreens will stop judging its pharmacy staffers by how fast they work.

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Walgreens will stop judging its pharmacy staffers by how fast they work.

November 9, 2022

Kaplan A. NBC News. October 27, 2022.

Suboptimal working conditions are a known contributor to errors in retail pharmacies. This news article discusses how one major pharmacy chain will adjust their staff quality metrics to eliminate timing as a performance measure in the interest of reducing pharmacist and staff burnout and fulfilment errors.

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