Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA
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J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) · Nov 2011
Lifestyle changes for prehypertension with other cardiovascular risk factors: findings from Thailand.
To evaluate a model for community pharmacists to screen and recommend lifestyle changes for patients with prehypertension/hypertension and other elevated modifiable cardiovascular risk factors. ⋯ Community pharmacists, through the use of point-of-care testing and referrals for laboratory testing, can detect patients who are at risk of developing or already have hypertension, diabetes, and/or dyslipidemia. Lifestyle advice from pharmacists can have a positive effect on these risk factors.
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J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) · Sep 2011
Comparative StudyDo remote community telepharmacies have higher medication error rates than traditional community pharmacies? Evidence from the North Dakota Telepharmacy Project.
To evaluate the differences in medication dispensing errors between remote telepharmacy sites (pharmacist not physically present) and standard community pharmacy sites (pharmacist physically present and no telepharmacy technology; comparison group). ⋯ This study reported a lower overall rate (1.0%) and a slight difference in medication dispensing error rates between remote telepharmacy sites (1.3%) and comparison sites (0.8%). Both rates are comparable with nationally reported levels (1.7% error rate for 50 pharmacies).
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J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) · Sep 2011
Retrospective evaluation of an inpatient psychiatric pharmacist consultation service.
To describe and evaluate clinical outcomes of pharmacist consult service recommendations in an inpatient psychiatric setting. ⋯ Implementing clinical pharmacists' consult recommendations was associated with significantly greater improvement in overall severity of illness and global improvement. This study supports the positive role that pharmacists have in optimizing patient care and clinical outcomes.
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J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) · Sep 2011
Influence of pharmacy practice on community pharmacists' integration of medication and lab value information from electronic health records.
To describe how an electronic health record (EHR) was integrated into community pharmacists' patterns of patient care and to explore factors that are related to the use of medication and laboratory value information from the EHR. ⋯ Many community pharmacists embraced the EHR as a part of practice change, particularly those in patient-centered care practices. Practice type (patient-centered care or dispensing) greatly influenced pharmacists' use of EHR, specifically laboratory values. Because these qualitative findings are exploratory in nature, they may not be generalized beyond the participating pharmacies.
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J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) · Jul 2011
Understanding the landscape of MTM programs for Medicare. Part D: Results from a study for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services.
To describe the features of medication therapy management (MTM) programs, including eligibility criteria, enrollment, services, and reimbursement, and to describe the criteria used to evaluate MTM programs and assess the evidence of relevance to Medicare. ⋯ Medicare MTM programs were still evolving when this study was conducted, and we found limited evidence to determine which beneficiaries would benefit most from MTM, which features achieved the desired outcomes, and which outcomes should be measured to compare MTM program performance.