PMID: 9437477Jan 23, 1998Paper

The IMPROVE study: background and study design. Impact of Managed Pharmaceutical Care on Resource Utilization and Outcomes in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers

American Journal of Health-system Pharmacy : AJHP : Official Journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
B L CarterSarah J Billups

Abstract

An ongoing study of the impact of ambulatory care clinical pharmacists on patient outcomes at selected Veterans Affairs medical centers (VAMCs) is described. The IMPROVE (Impact of Managed Pharmaceutical Care on Resource Utilization and Outcomes in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers) study will examine the effects of referring patients at high risk for drug-related problems to a pharmacist-managed monitoring program. Nine study sites from diverse geographic locations and small and large urban areas have been selected. Investigators visited each site to evaluate the structure of care, observe pharmacist-patient interactions, and assess the level and documentation of pharmacists' activities. A coordinating center will collect and process patient-specific data from the study sites to identify high-risk patients. It is expected that 500 intervention patients and 500 control patients from the nine VAMCs will complete all portions of the study. Intervention patients will be scheduled for medication assessments by ambulatory care pharmacists and will be monitored by pharmacists for at least 12 months. The coordinating center will track refill histories for intervention patients. Investigators will assess the activities performed by ambu...Continue Reading

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