Implementation of Specialized Pharmaceutical Care Hospital Outpatient Clinics in a Hospital Pharmacy Department

Autor: Margusino-Framiñán, Luis, Cid-Silva, Purificación, Martínez-Roca, Cristina, García-Queiruga, Marta, Fernández-Gabriel, Elena, Mateos-Salvador, María, Rabuñal-Álvarez, María Teresa, Pedreira-Vázquez, María Isaura, Martín-Herranz, Isabel
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Farmacia Hospitalaria, Volume: 41, Issue: 6, Pages: 660-666, Published: DEC 2017
Popis: Objective: To describe the organization of patient care into Specialized Pharmaceutical Care Hospital Outpatient Clinics in a Hospital Pharmacy Department, to evaluate their healthcare quality, and the quality perceived by outpatients. Method: A retrospective observational study in a High-Level Hospital Pharmacy Department during three periods (years 2010, 2013 and 2016); description of the organization at the levels of structure, human resources, material resources and working procedures; evaluation of health-care quality through the analysis of three variables in terms of procedure: prior appointment compliance, waiting time and documentation of pharmaceutical care; evaluation of quality perceived by outpatients through a satisfaction survey; comparative statistical analysis of means (Student’s t) and proportions (Pearson’s chi square). Results: Fifteen (15) specialized outpatient clinics were opened and managed by 18 pharmacists; between the initial and final periods of the study (2010 vs. 2016), the compliance with previous appointments was of 61.3% vs. 88.8% (p
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