Pharmacy practice management system

Like Medical Care, Nursing Care etcetera PC consists of core components the philosophy, the patient care process, and the practical management system to support the practice. PC was developed from Clinical Pharmacy Services (see below) with more focus on the patients need and on the practitioners (pharmacist) responsibilities towards the patient and the outcome of the drug therapy. To be able to show the improved process of care a categorisation system for drug-related problems was developed. The taxonomy has been further developed into seven categories (Cipolle et al. 1998). This can be used for practice and in studies. 

ASHP s Center on Pharmacy Practice Management monitors, analyzes, and reports on trends in pharmacy practice management. It conducts and publishes an annual national survey of pharmacy practice in health systems, conducts a leadership conference on pharmacy practice management, and coordinates other educational sessions at ASHP meetings. 

Pharmaceutical care is very different from other cognitive patient care services such as clinical pharmacy and disease state management programs. It is not a separate service that is superimposed on an existing practice but a comprehensive professional practice much like medicine and nursing. Consequently, it has a clearly defined philosophy of practice, patient care process, and practice management system. The remainder of this article describes the essential principles and processes involved in the practice of pharmaceutical care. 

Harvey Rappaport, Tracey Hunter, Joseph Roy, and Kelly Straker Managing Pharmacy Practice Principles, Strategies, and Systems... 

Clinical information systems that stand alone or do not integrate into other systems are common in clinical pharmacy practice. They may involve pharmacists manually entering patient-specific data for use in managing patients pharmacotherapy (Felkey, 1997). Point-... 

About the Author Dr. Mosavin is Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science at Loma Linda University s School of Pharmacy. Dr. Mosavin received a B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Kansas, a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Wisconsin—Madison, and an MBA from the University of Chicago. Dr. Mosavin has experience in pharmaceutical industry, hospital pharmacy, and ambulatory care pharmacy settings. His research interests encompass economic evaluation of health care delivery systems and the role of pharmacists in these systems (especially as it relates to management of chronic diseases by pharmacists). Another key area of his research is analysis of economic gains achieved by health information technology implementation in ambulatory care pharmacy practice. 

About the Authors Dr. Farmer is Associate Professor of Pharmacy Administration at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Pharmacy. He received a B.S. in pharmacy and Ph.D. in pharmaceutical sciences from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Dr. Farmer has experience in retail and hospital pharmacy practice settings and marketing research in the pharmaceutical industry. He teaches courses in U.S. health care systems and policy, financial management, and pharmaceutical marketing. Dr. Farmer s research is focused on issues related to medication adherence and health and economic consequences of health and medication health care policies. 

Allen SJ. Purchasing and inventory management. In Brown TR, Ed., Handbook of Institutional Pharmacy Practice. Bethesda, MD American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 1992, pp. 73-79. 

Source American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 1999 Survey of Managed Care and Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice. 

Managing pharmacy practice principles, strategies, and systems / [edited by] Andrew M. Peterson. 

The overarching intent of this text is to give students of pharmacy a broad overview of the complexities and intricacies inherent in managing systems in pharmacy. Regardless of students practice settings, knowledge of these principles and strategies will aid them in their transformations to competent and confident practitioners. 

The mission of AMCP is to serve as an organization through which the membership pursues its common goals to provide leadership and support for its members to represent its members before private and public agencies and healthcare professional organizations and to advance pharmacy practice in managed healthcare systems. 

Managed care systems offer innovative pharmacy practice positions in such areas as pharmacoeconomics, disease state management, outcomes research, wellness program management, and technology assessment. For individuals willing to expand their pharmacy practice and develop new skills, these positions can offer unique opportunities and growth. 

Knapp, K.K. Blalock, S.J. O Malley, C.H. Survey of Managed Care and Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice in Integrated Health Systems, 1999 ASHP Bethesda, MD, 1999 5. 

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