Pharmacists Are Not Mid-Level Providers.

Autor: Moore GD; University of Colorado, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Aurora, Colorado., Bradley-Baker LR; American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Arlington, Virginia lbbaker@aacp.org., Gandhi N; American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Arlington, Virginia., Ginsburg DB; The University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, Austin, Texas., Hess K; Chapman University, School of Pharmacy, Irvine, California.; Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, Arlington, Virginia., Kebodeaux C; University of Kentucky, School of Pharmacy, Lexington, Kentucky., Lounsbery JL; University of Minnesota, College of Pharmacy, Minnesota, Minnesota., Meny LM; Ferris State University, College of Pharmacy, Grand Rapids, Michigan., Tanner EK; Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland., Lin A; American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Arlington, Virginia.; Notre Dame of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: American journal of pharmaceutical education [Am J Pharm Educ] 2022 Mar; Vol. 86 (3), pp. 8556. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 22.
DOI: 10.5688/ajpe8556
Abstrakt: Pharmacists should not be classified as "mid-level" providers. This classification implies that there are different levels or a hierarchy of providers when in fact each health care provider brings unique and essential knowledge and contributions to the health care team and to the care of patients. Pharmacists are no exception. Timely issues germane to pharmacists, including dependent and independent practice, provider status, and professional identity, contribute to the rationale that pharmacists, just like all other health care providers, should be classified by their professional identity. While use of the term mid-level provider to identify various practitioners may not seem consequential, in today's health care environment, words do matter when it comes to attributing value, and the contributions of all health care providers should be recognized as equally important to the patient care team.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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