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Jon C Easter1, Darren A DeWalt2
1director, Center for Medication Optimization through Practice and Policy, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina jceaster@unc.edu.
Abstract:
United States health care lags behind other countries in quality and cost. The present health care system is unsustainable, and there is now a quick movement toward value-based care. This article lays out essential care delivery elements, and makes the case for medication optimization to enable new value-based models. Success factors include enhancing team-based care and interdisciplinary education to achieve patient-centered care.
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