Comparison of Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacy services in 1992 and 1994 with strategic-planning goals
| Autor: | Tracy S. Portner, P. L. Hopkinson, A. Muniz, Q. M. Srnka, John E. Ogden, L. R. Van Diepen, Dick R. Gourley |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Hospitals Veterans education Pharmacist Staffing Pharmacy Procurement Nursing Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Organizational Objectives Program Development Veterans Affairs Pharmacology Strategic planning business.industry Health Policy Planning Techniques United States United States Department of Veterans Affairs Pharmaceutical care Family medicine Professional association business Pharmacy Service Hospital Information Systems |
| Zdroj: | American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. 53(9) |
| ISSN: | 1079-2082 |
| Popis: | Data were collected from Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center pharmacies in 1992 and 1994 to measure progress toward implementation of the VA 1990 strategic plan. A questionnaire was pretested and mailed to pharmacy chiefs at all 173 VA medical centers (VAMCs) with pharmacies in 1992. The same questionnaire, with slight modifications consistent with revision of the strategic plan, was mailed in 1994. Usable responses were received from more than 80% of VAMCs in both years. The number and types of activities, services, and staffing at VAMC pharmacies varied with respect to automation, procurement, drug accountability, image, participation in professional organizations, professional role, pharmaceutical care activities, technicians, and research and education. Compared with the 1992 results, the 1994 results indicated greater pharmacist involvement in patient-education activities, expanded roles for pharmacists in monitoring anticoagulation therapy and in pharmacokinetic services, and less use of pharmacists for distributive functions. In 1994, more facilities reported having an open pharmacy concept in place to encourage direct patient care initiatives. VAMCs reported greater involvement in pharmacy education in 1994 than in 1992, with more VAMCs having affiliations with pharmacy schools and clerkship and residency training programs. Responses indicated considerable variation among VAMC pharmacies in the number and types of services provided. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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