title: Pharmacist engagement in medical home practices: report of the APhA-APPM Medical Home Workgroup.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify factors that have led to successful involvement of pharmacists in patient-centered medical home (PCMH) practices, identify challenges and suggested solutions for pharmacists involved in medical home practices, and disseminate findings.
  
  
  METHODS
  In July 2011, the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Pharmacy Practice & Management convened a workgroup of pharmacists currently practicing or conducting research in National Committee for Quality Assurance-accredited PCMH practices.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A set of guiding questions to explore the early engagement and important process steps of pharmacist engagement with PCMH practices was used to conduct a series of conference calls during an 8-month period.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Based on knowledge gained from early adopters of PCMH, the workgroup identified 10 key findings that it believes are essential to pharmacist integration into PCMH practices.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, Samford University, 800 Lakeshore Dr., Birmingham, AL 35229, USA. mdhogue@samford.edu
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Hogue
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bugdalski-Stutrud
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomecki
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: Mary Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kliethermes
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Beatty
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beiergrohslein
authors.forename: Troy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Trygstad
authors.forename: Coralynn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trewet
mesh_terms: D040363:American Public Health Association; D003157:Community Pharmacy Services; D006801:Humans; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D010595:Pharmacists