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The next step in clinical intervention programs.

H F Catania¹, W P Yee, P N Catania

¹St. Joseph Medical Center, Stockton, CA.

Topics in Hospital Pharmacy Management

|December 10, 1991

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Pharmacists can improve patient care and drug therapy management by modifying clinical intervention programs. Documenting patient outcomes, not just cost savings, demonstrates pharmacists' value in healthcare.

Area of Science:

Pharmacy
Health Services Research
Pharmacoeconomics

Background:

Clinical intervention programs have demonstrated pharmacists' impact on drug cost savings.
There is a need to evolve these programs to focus on patient care quality and outcomes.
Pharmaceutical care principles necessitate documenting pharmacists' value in drug therapy management.

Purpose of the Study:

To advocate for the modification of existing clinical intervention programs.
To shift the emphasis from drug cost analysis to patient care outcomes.
To highlight the role of pharmacists in improving overall healthcare quality and reducing costs.

Main Methods:

Review and modification of existing clinical intervention programs.
Development of strategies to document pharmacists' effects on patient care.

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Emphasis on measuring patient-care outcomes as a primary metric.

Main Results:

Clinical intervention programs can be adapted to document pharmacists' contributions to patient care.
Focusing on patient outcomes is proposed as a way to demonstrate pharmacist value.
Improved patient outcomes are anticipated to lead to decreased overall healthcare costs.

Conclusions:

Pharmacists must document their value in drug therapy management by focusing on patient outcomes.
Modifying intervention programs to emphasize patient care quality is crucial.
This approach aligns with pharmaceutical care principles and can reduce healthcare expenditures.