Data on Health-System Pharmacy Described by T.K. Gill et al (Implementation and Evaluation of a Team-based Pharmacy Practice Model In a Community Health System)

2019 APR 30 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Research findings on Drugs and Therapies - Health-System Pharmacy are discussed in a new report. According to news originating from Wichita, Kansas, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “The development and implementation of a team-based pharmacy practice model is described. In January 2016 a transition from a staff-specialist to a team-based pharmacy practice model was implemented.”

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research, “The overall goal of the model change was to enhance the pharmacist’s clinical roles and further integrate pharmacists into the healthcare team. Before implementation of the new staffing model, a formalized metric evaluation process was created. The aim of this metric evaluation was to gauge model success, determine areas of model revision, and objectively communicate pharmacist impact. Objective metrics were evaluated before implementation and 1 year after implementation. In addition, surveys were distributed to pharmacists, physicians, nursing and hospital administration before and after model implementation. At 1-year postimplementation, the pharmacist: patient bed ratio decreased from 1:87 to 1:47, the number of rounds/huddles with pharmacist attendance increased by 63% to 80 per week, and the number of clinical interventions and new clinical consultations increased from 57 to 62 and from 12 to 16 per day, respectively. Nonformulary medication use also decreased from 1.77 to 0.623 per 1000 patient days, and compliance with therapeutic initiatives increased from 77% to 91%. Overall, 72% of pharmacist survey responses indicated satisfaction with the model change. A team-based pharmacy practice model was designed and successfully implemented over a 3-year period.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Data analysis revealed improvements in clinical and operational endpoints and enhanced pharmacist, physician, and nursing satisfaction.”

For more information on this research see: Implementation and Evaluation of a Team-based Pharmacy Practice Model In a Community Health System. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 2019;76(7):470-477. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy can be contacted at: Oxford Univ Press Inc, Journals Dept, 2001 Evans Rd, Cary, NC 27513, USA.

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from T.K. Gill, Via Christi Hosp Wichita Inc., Wichita, KS 67214, United States. Additional authors for this research include L.M. Thornton, T.R. Schroeder, J.C. Garrelts, B.C. Schminke, K.J. Utz and C.T. Gerlach.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1093/ajhp/zxy082. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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