Patient-centered medical home: developing, expanding, and sustaining a role for pharmacists.
Am J Health Syst Pharm
; 69(12): 1063-71, 2012 Jun 15.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The development of a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) health care model and the role of pharmacists in PCMHs at the University of Michigan are described.SUMMARY:
In 2009, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) provided financial incentives to physician groups to implement PCMH principles. A partnership was formed among the department of pharmacy, college of pharmacy, and faculty group practice at the University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) to integrate clinical pharmacists into the PCMH model at eight general medicine practices. The rationale was that PCMH pharmacists could assist in managing chronic conditions by substituting or augmenting physician care, help achieve quality indicators, and increase revenue by billing for their services. At the University of Michigan, PCMH pharmacists currently provide direct patient care services at eight general medicine health centers for patients with diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and polypharmacy, which are billable using T codes, which are payable to UMHS by most BCBSM plans. In the first year, the number of PCMH pharmacist half-day clinics varied from one to six per health center, and the mean number of patients per half-day clinic ranged from 2.2 to 6. Pharmacists in four PCMHs made more medication changes per visit than the other four, particularly for patients with diabetes.CONCLUSION:
At the University of Michigan, PCMH pharmacists currently provide direct patient care services at eight general medicine health centers for patients with diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and polypharmacy via referral from physicians.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Farmacéuticos
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Servicios de Salud para Estudiantes
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Desarrollo de Programa
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Atención Dirigida al Paciente
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Rol Profesional
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Health Syst Pharm
Asunto de la revista:
FARMACIA
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HOSPITAIS
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos