OBJECTIVE To describe the integration of a clinic pharmacy with a patient-centered medical home (PCMH). SETTING Primary care clinic in Monroe, WA, from 1981 to January 2011. PRACTICE DESCRIPTION Pharmacists and physicians with a previous working relationship in a family practice residency program established colocated practices in 1981. In addition to traditional pharmacy services, collabor...

As part of an ongoing multi-year project investigating hospital-based clinical pharmacy services, the variation in clinical pharmacy services among hospitals with various teaching affiliations was studied. Survey documents, completed by the director of pharmacy, were completed for 1597 hospitals, representing 43 percent of the nation’s acute care general medical surgical hospitals. Hospitals we...

It has been over 30 years since the first articles describing payment models for clinical pharmacy services were published. The purpose of this editorial is not to simply revisit the problem that most pharmacists already understand all too well, but to provide a fresh perspective on the pharmacy profession’s continued challenges, to highlight the opportunities (or threats) presented in the Pati...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess the practices of pharmacists in Hospital Care. Method - we interviewed 20 pharmacists from the Pharmacy Division by applying a structured instrument, in September 2005. This instrument addressed aspects related to the main activities at the Hospital Pharmacy, which were assessed according to indicators organized into five areas: sector management, hospital p...

The hospital pharmacy installation is a place for managing pharmaceutical preparations and clinical services based on the quality of services. compatibility between applicable standards to achieve optimal health degrees patient satisfaction. Patient satisfaction match perceptions performance expectations. purpose this study was determine outpatient at Morowali Hospital. This research quantitati...

Background Evaluation of client's perception and satisfaction with pharmacy services is important to identify specific areas of the service that need improvement in achieving high-quality pharmacy services. It also helps to detect the gaps in the current pharmaceutical services provision. Objective To assess clients' perception and satisfaction toward service provided by pharmacy professional...

BACKGROUND Evaluation of patient/client satisfaction with pharmacy services as a crucial part of the health services through appropriate studies is important. This will help identify specific areas of the service which need improvement in realizing high quality pharmacy services in general and enhance the positive changes in the current pharmaceutical services provision in Ethiopia. The current...

BACKGROUND To enhance the quality of patient care, the former Calgary Health Region (now part of Alberta Health Services) works continuously to improve pharmacy clinical services and to plan and implement new programs and services. Patient satisfaction is an important indicator of patients' perception of the value of services provided. OBJECTIVES To determine the baseline prevalence of patien...