Adaptations made to delivery of comprehensive medication management in the community pharmacy setting during COVID-19.
Explor Res Clin Soc Pharm
; 4: 100089, 2021 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-34729552
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
As a result of COVID-19, numerous adaptations were made to health care delivery, including comprehensive medication management (CMM) delivered in community pharmacies.OBJECTIVE:
Identify and describe the adaptations that have been made to the delivery of CMM among community pharmacies due to COVID-19.METHODS:
Community pharmacies participating in a CMM implementation and research initiative had regular coaching calls throughout COVID-19 and completed a survey of changes that occurred as a result of COVID-19. Coaching notes and survey results were summarized and mapped to the Framework for Reporting Adaptations and Modifications-Enhanced (FRAME) to systematically capture changes that occurred.RESULTS:
A number of reactive adaptations were made to CMM delivery as a result of COVID-19, including increased virtual or remote delivery of CMM, delaying CMM visits to allow pharmacies to provide care directly related to the pandemic including COVID-19 testing and vaccines, wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) in visits, new ways of obtaining clinical patient information, and shifting CMM staffing models.CONCLUSION:
Adaptations that occurred to CMM during COVID-19 allowed pharmacists to continue to serve their patients and meet public health needs.
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2021
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