title: Quality improvement in health care: opportunities and responsibilities for pharmacists.
abstract: Quality in health care has never been more important than today. As health care providers, pharmacists have an obligation to serve as leaders and visionaries and actively demonstrate and document the advances that patient-centered pharmacy services can provide. Many agencies and organizations have developed initiatives to advance patient care through quality improvement measures and patient safety programs. Pharmacists, both individually and collectively, must actively engage in quality improvement and patient safety programs that elevate care and support the evidence base for clinical pharmacy services.
authors.affiliation: University of Mississippi, Jackson.
authors.forename: Leigh Ann
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006801:Humans; D061214:Patient Safety; D010595:Pharmacists; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital; D024382:Professional Role; D058996:Quality Improvement; D014481:United States; D014488:United States Health Resources and Services Administration
keywords: engagement; leadership; patient safety; patient-centered pharmacy services; quality