Physicians’ Preferences for Communication of Pharmacist-Provided Medication Therapy Management in Community Pharmacy
| Autor: | D. Matthew Hartwig, Kristen L. DiDonato, Justin R. May, Kendall D. Guthrie, Steven C. Stoner, Sara E. Nicolaus, Andrew M. Schramm |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Attitude of Health Personnel Medication Therapy Management Cross-sectional study Pharmacist Community Pharmacy Services 030226 pharmacology & pharmacy Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physicians Medication therapy management medicine Humans Pharmacology (medical) Prospective Studies 030212 general & internal medicine Prospective survey Aged business.industry Communication Middle Aged Cross-Sectional Studies Community pharmacy Family medicine General practice Female business Medicaid |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 30:17-24 |
| ISSN: | 1531-1937 0897-1900 |
| Popis: | Objectives: (1) To identify physicians’ preferences in regard to pharmacist-provided medication therapy management (MTM) communication in the community pharmacy setting; (2) to identify physicians’ perceived barriers to communicating with a pharmacist regarding MTM; and (3) to determine whether Missouri physicians feel MTM is beneficial for their patients. Methods: A cross-sectional prospective survey study of 2021 family and general practice physicians registered with MO HealthNet, Missouri’s Medicaid program. Results: The majority (52.8%) of physicians preferred MTM data to be communicated via fax. Most physicians who provided care to patients in long-term care (LTC) facilities (81.0%) preferred to be contacted at their practice location as opposed to the LTC facility. The greatest barriers to communication were lack of time and inefficient communication practices. Improved/enhanced communication was the most common suggestion for improvement in the MTM process. Approximately 67% of respondents reported MTM as beneficial or somewhat beneficial for their patients. Conclusions: Survey respondents saw value in the MTM services offered by pharmacists. However, pharmacists should use the identified preferences and barriers to improve their currently utilized communication practices in hopes of increasing acceptance of recommendations. Ultimately, this may assist MTM providers in working collaboratively with patients’ physicians. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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