Article ; Online: Framework
Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy
2020 Volume 26, Issue 7, Page(s) 798–816
Abstract: ... as the educational and philanthropic arm of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy; author Frederic R. Curtiss ...
| Abstract | Objective: To review the literature on the subject of quality improvement principles and methods applied to pharmacy services and to describe a framework for current and future efforts in pharmacy services quality improvement and effective drug therapy management. Background: The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy produced the Findings: There are many opportunities for quality improvement in clinical, service, and cost outcomes related to drug therapy management. These may include patient safety; incidence of medical errors; adverse drug events; patient adherence to therapy; attainment of target goals of blood pressure, glucose, and lipid levels; risk reduction for adverse cardiac events and osteoporotic-related fractures; patient satisfaction; risk of hospitalization or mortality; and cost of care. Health care practitioners can measure improvements in health care quality in several ways including (a) a Conclusions: Quality improvement in health care services in the United States will be made in incremental changes that rely on a structure-process-outcome model. The Disclosures: Authors Richard N. Fry and Steven G. Avey are employed by the Foundation for Managed Care Pharmacy, a nonprofit charitable trust that serves as the educational and philanthropic arm of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy; author Frederic R. Curtiss performed the majority of work associated with this manuscript prior to becoming editor-in-chief of the |
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| MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Managed Care Programs/standards ; Managed Care Programs/trends ; Medication Errors/prevention & control ; Medication Errors/trends ; Medication Reconciliation/standards ; Medication Reconciliation/trends ; Patient Satisfaction ; Pharmaceutical Services/standards ; Pharmaceutical Services/trends ; Pharmacists/standards ; Pharmacists/trends ; Professional Role ; Quality Improvement/standards ; Quality Improvement/trends ; Quality of Health Care/standards ; Quality of Health Care/trends |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2020-06-11 |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Review |
| ISSN | 2376-1032 |
| ISSN (online) | 2376-1032 |
| DOI | 10.18553/jmcp.2020.26.7.798 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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