Implementation, justification, and expansion of ambulatory clinical pharmacy services.
In response to the current trends in health care utilization and provision, The UMHC Department of Pharmaceutical Services has as part of its mission the provision of comprehensive pharmaceutical services to its ambulatory patients. To achieve this, the Department began the process of identification of need and the provision of these services. Simultaneously, the Department is conducting research to document the impact that pharmacists can have on the cost and quality of care when they are actively involved in the therapeutic management of patients treated in the ambulatory setting.
Lepinski
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University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic, Minneapolis.
Woller
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TW
Abramowitz
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PW
D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017046:Cost Savings; D016527:Drug Costs; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000592:standards; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D008910:Minnesota; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010595:Pharmacists; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D016730:Program Development; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care