PMID: 9179348Jun 1, 1997Paper

Pharmacists on a primary care team at a Veterans Affairs medical center

American Journal of Health-system Pharmacy : AJHP : Official Journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
C ChandlerB Schmitt

Abstract

The role of pharmacists on a primary care team in the VA Chicago Health Care System--Lakeside Division is described. In 1990 the Veterans Affairs Lakeside Medical Center (now called the VA Chicago Health Care System--Lakeside Division) implemented the "Firm" system to improve the quality of patient care. This system split the original primary care clinics into three identical but smaller groups, or Firms. Each Firm provides three types of care: longitudinal care (ongoing care with a primary care physician), interim care (frequent care and close patient monitoring between primary physician visits), and un-scheduled care (acute care for complaints that may require immediate attention). Each Firm has a care team composed of physicians, a pharmacist, nurses, and other health care personnel. The pharmacist assists with interim care and, in conjunction with Firm physicians, is involved in follow-up and monitoring of drug therapy and identification of new problems. Originally it was expected that pharmacists would care for 30-40% of interim care patients, but Firm pharmacists have assisted in providing care to over 50% of these patients (plus 4% of un-scheduled care patients). The pharmacists have received high ratings from the intern...Continue Reading

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Apr 19, 2007·The Annals of Pharmacotherapy·Yvonne TercerosWilliam F Rickley
Aug 28, 2009·American Journal of Health-system Pharmacy : AJHP : Official Journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists·UNKNOWN ASHP Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology Executive Committee, 2008-09
Dec 8, 2009·Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy : RSAP·Roy T DobsonDorothy A Forbes

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