TY - JOUR
T1 - PharmacistCARE
T2 - Description of a pharmacist care service and lessons learned along the way
AU - Divine, Holly
AU - Nicholas, Amy
AU - Johnson, Carrie L.
AU - Perrier, Donald G.
AU - Steinke, Douglas T.
AU - Blumenschein, Karen
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Objective: To describe the PharmacistCARE program, an innovative pharmacy practice model implemented within a self-insured employer and to describe lessons learned by the authors in implementing and maintaining the program. Setting: University of Kentucky (UK), March 2003 to present. Practice description: A free-standing pharmacist clinic located within an ambulatory care facility owned by UK HealthCare. Practice innovation: PharmacistCARE, a pharmacist-provided patient care service for UK Health Plan members that includes comprehensive disease and medication therapy management. Main outcome measures: Various lessons learned by the authors during development, implementation, and maintenance of the program. Results: The program has been recognized by the university as a positive contribution to health plan service enhancement and cost savings and has documented enhanced patient care outcomes. Conclusion: The PharmacistCARE program is a unique pharmacist-provided service delivered in a free-standing pharmacist clinic that enhances health outcomes for adult members in a self-insured employer group.
AB - Objective: To describe the PharmacistCARE program, an innovative pharmacy practice model implemented within a self-insured employer and to describe lessons learned by the authors in implementing and maintaining the program. Setting: University of Kentucky (UK), March 2003 to present. Practice description: A free-standing pharmacist clinic located within an ambulatory care facility owned by UK HealthCare. Practice innovation: PharmacistCARE, a pharmacist-provided patient care service for UK Health Plan members that includes comprehensive disease and medication therapy management. Main outcome measures: Various lessons learned by the authors during development, implementation, and maintenance of the program. Results: The program has been recognized by the university as a positive contribution to health plan service enhancement and cost savings and has documented enhanced patient care outcomes. Conclusion: The PharmacistCARE program is a unique pharmacist-provided service delivered in a free-standing pharmacist clinic that enhances health outcomes for adult members in a self-insured employer group.
KW - Diabetes
KW - Disease management
KW - Health insurance
KW - Medication therapy management
KW - Patient-centered care
KW - Pharmacy services
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U2 - 10.1331/JAPhA.2008.07132
DO - 10.1331/JAPhA.2008.07132
M3 - Article
C2 - 19019810
AN - SCOPUS:59049089482
SN - 1544-3191
VL - 48
SP - 793
EP - 802
JO - Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
JF - Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
IS - 6
ER -