Implementation and assessment of a pilot module on billing for pharmacist-provided healthcare services in a doctor of pharmacy program.

Autor: Biddle MA Jr; Department of Pharmacy Practice, Idaho State University College of Pharmacy, 1311 East Central Avenue, Meridian, ID 83642, United States. Electronic address: biddmich@isu.edu., Hibbard A; Ambulatory Care Clinical Coordinator, 66612 Oriole Drive, North Bend, OR 97459, United States. Electronic address: hibbandr@pharmacy.isu.edu., O'Connor S; Department of Pharmacy Practice, Idaho State University College of Pharmacy, 921 South 8(th) Avenue, Stop 8288, Pocatello, ID 83209, United States. Electronic address: oconsha2@isu.edu., Wadsworth TG; Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Alaska Anchorage/Idaho State University College of Pharmacy, 3211 Providence Drive, PSB 113, Anchorage, AK 99508, United States. Electronic address: wadsthom@isu.edu., Robinson R; Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Alaska Anchorage/Idaho State University College of Pharmacy, 3211 Providence Drive, PSB 108B, Anchorage, AK 99508, United States. Electronic address: robiren2@isu.edu., Nguyen E; Department of Pharmacy Practice, Idaho State University College of Pharmacy, 1311 East Central Avenue, Meridian, ID 83642, United States. Electronic address: nguyelai@isu.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Currents in pharmacy teaching & learning [Curr Pharm Teach Learn] 2021 Apr; Vol. 13 (4), pp. 403-408. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jan 21.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cptl.2020.11.020
Abstrakt: Background and Purpose: To describe the implementation and assessment of a pilot module on billing to inform future comprehensive curricular integration of billing for pharmacist-provided healthcare services.
Educational Activity and Setting: A module (two-hour didactic session and two-hour lab), developed by a faculty member and pharmacy billing specialist, was piloted to teach second-year pharmacy students how to bill the medical insurance benefit for provided services. Web-based pre- and post-surveys and performance on knowledge assessment questions were used to evaluate the pilot module.
Findings: Students' perceptions of their abilities and knowledge to provide and bill for healthcare services improved as a result of participation in the pilot module.
Summary: This pilot module on billing was successful in improving students' knowledge and perceptions of abilities to provide and bill for healthcare services. However, further efforts to integrate billing education within individual institutions and the entire pharmacy academy will help better prepare pharmacists to provide sustainable clinical services.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest None.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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