Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP
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Res Social Adm Pharm · Jun 2010
Comparative StudyImpact of Medicare Part D on independent and chain community pharmacies in rural Illinois--A qualitative study.
Although the sustainability of rural pharmacy services is a concern of long standing, the rural marketplace is not monolithic. Enhanced understanding of different experiences, strengths, and potential weaknesses of rural chain and independent pharmacies could help inform health policy debates, legislation, and consideration of disparities and access. This study compared and contrasted experiences by pharmacists in chain and independent community pharmacies during Medicare Part D implementation. ⋯ The findings showed a disparate impact of Medicare Part D on the initial experiences and perceived viability of independent community pharmacies, in comparison with their chain pharmacy counterparts. The long-term implications of changing regulatory environments and customers' pharmacy needs in underserved communities should be carefully considered and monitored.
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Res Social Adm Pharm · Jun 2010
Development of a scale to measure pharmacists' self-efficacy in performing medication therapy management services.
Measuring community pharmacists' self-efficacy in performing medication therapy management (MTM) services can be useful for tailoring interventions and predicting participation. ⋯ Constructs for measuring self-efficacy were identified that may aid in future research predicting whether pharmacists engage in and persist in providing MTM services.
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Res Social Adm Pharm · Jun 2010
Patient satisfaction with a pharmacist-provided telephone medication therapy management program.
Patient satisfaction with medication therapy management (MTM), a required component of the Medicare Part D benefit, is an important outcome to consider when evaluating MTM programs. ⋯ Most of the beneficiaries were satisfied with their MTM care. The positive response to telephone MTM is important because Medicare Part D plans are using the telephone as a method of MTM delivery. Education regarding the pharmacist's role in preventive care and pharmacist follow-up with non-pharmacist health care providers may lead to greater satisfaction levels.
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Res Social Adm Pharm · Mar 2010
Community pharmacists' prescription intervention practices--exploring variations in practice in Norwegian pharmacies.
Evidence suggests that prescription intervention frequencies have been found to vary as much as 10-fold among Norwegian pharmacies and among pharmacists within the same pharmacy. ⋯ Implementation of a general organizational model made it easier to analyze and interpret the pharmacists' intervention practices. Working environment, technology, management and professional skills may all contribute to variations in pharmacists' prescription intervention practices in and between community pharmacies.