Patient outcome and the future practice of pharmacy.
The societal move to focus on patient healthcare outcomes as a measure of provider performance is discussed. Recent steps taken by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations to include outcome criteria as part of its accreditation process represent one such example. Pharmacists must define and defend their role in patients' pharmacotherapy in terms of patient outcomes. Collective actions needed by pharmacists are recommended.
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College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois, Chicago 60612.
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D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000639:trends*; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000639:trends*