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Title
Embedded Pharmacists in Primary Care
Subject
Pharmacy in literature, pharmacy
Description
The work environments and expectations for primary care physicians’ daily activities include
spending a significant amount on chronic care management, including managing complex
medication regimens. Multiple resources have projected shortfalls in primary care providers in the
United States. Ergo, a future should be envisioned where pharmacists are embedded in primary
care settings, as primary care pharmacist practitioners (e.g., PCPPs). The benefits of such providers
include enhanced medication adherence, fewer adverse drug-related events, reduced inappropriate
healthcare utilization (e.g., emergency room visits, hospitalizations, office visits), improved clinical
outcomes, total reduced cost of care (assessing pharmaceuticals as part of this), greater patient
satisfaction, and higher CMS star ratings (thus impacting reimbursements).
Given the projected shortage of primary care providers (PCPs), the explosion of high-cost
specialty pharmaceuticals, future use of pharmacogenomics in precision medicine, and value-based
reimbursements, the addition of a pharmacist to most physician practices will be financially prudent,
if not essential. Appropriately leveraging the role of the pharmacist in primary care settings to achieve
better health outcomes in all patients and achieve not only the triple but quadruple aim is a value
proposition worthy of exploration by all members of the healthcare team. This collection of works
embody this spirit and desire to articulate and demonstrate the value of embedding pharmacists in
primary care practice settings.
spending a significant amount on chronic care management, including managing complex
medication regimens. Multiple resources have projected shortfalls in primary care providers in the
United States. Ergo, a future should be envisioned where pharmacists are embedded in primary
care settings, as primary care pharmacist practitioners (e.g., PCPPs). The benefits of such providers
include enhanced medication adherence, fewer adverse drug-related events, reduced inappropriate
healthcare utilization (e.g., emergency room visits, hospitalizations, office visits), improved clinical
outcomes, total reduced cost of care (assessing pharmaceuticals as part of this), greater patient
satisfaction, and higher CMS star ratings (thus impacting reimbursements).
Given the projected shortage of primary care providers (PCPs), the explosion of high-cost
specialty pharmaceuticals, future use of pharmacogenomics in precision medicine, and value-based
reimbursements, the addition of a pharmacist to most physician practices will be financially prudent,
if not essential. Appropriately leveraging the role of the pharmacist in primary care settings to achieve
better health outcomes in all patients and achieve not only the triple but quadruple aim is a value
proposition worthy of exploration by all members of the healthcare team. This collection of works
embody this spirit and desire to articulate and demonstrate the value of embedding pharmacists in
primary care practice settings.
Creator
George E. MacKinnon III (Editor)
Nathan Lamberton (Editor)
Nathan Lamberton (Editor)
Source
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/pharmacy/special
issues/Embedded Pharmacists Primary Care
issues/Embedded Pharmacists Primary Care
Publisher
MDPI
St. Alban-Anlage 66
4052 Basel, Switzerland
St. Alban-Anlage 66
4052 Basel, Switzerland
Date
2021
Contributor
George E. MacKinnon III
Nathan Lamberton
J®F
Nathan Lamberton
J®F
Rights
CC BY-NC-ND.
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Textbooks
Identifier
ISBN 978-3-0365-0170-3 (Hbk)
ISBN 978-3-0365-0171-0 (PDF)
ISBN 978-3-0365-0171-0 (PDF)