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Professional pharmacy Services' outcomes performance measurement: A narrative review
Lígia Reis1,2, João Gregório2
1PhD Student, Universidade Lusófona, Lisbon, Portugal & Escuela de Doctorado de la Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain.
Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy
|November 18, 2024
Summary
Community pharmacies need better performance indicators to measure patient outcomes and demonstrate the value of their services. Current indicators often focus on outputs, not patient-level results, necessitating a shift in measurement frameworks.
Area of Science:
- Pharmacy Practice
- Health Services Research
- Outcome Measurement
Background:
- Professional pharmacy services are crucial for patient health and medication therapy outcomes.
- Community pharmacies must assess service performance and demonstrate value to stakeholders.
- Understanding current outcome performance indicators is vital for proving added value.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify performance indicators for measuring patient outcomes.
- To determine how the value of professional pharmacy services is demonstrated.
Main Methods:
- A narrative review of literature published since 2000 was conducted.
- Systematic searches in PubMed and Scopus, supplemented by Google Scholar and Google searches.
- Inclusion criteria focused on community pharmacies, pharmaceutical care, and key performance indicators.
Main Results:
- Twelve papers were included, with a notable increase in publications over the last decade.
- Identified outcome indicators were primarily linked to quality frameworks and focused on outputs rather than patient-level outcomes.
- Disease and therapy management were the most frequently evaluated services.
Conclusions:
- A paradigm shift is required to develop performance indicators that measure patient-level outcomes and the value of professional pharmacy services.
- Robust evidence of pharmacist interventions' impact on patient outcomes can support the integration and recognition of pharmacy-led services.
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