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nization. Pharmacists offer vital, unique skills to primary care and are essential elements of a complete PCMH. Sarah E. McBane, PharmD Clinical Pharmacist and Assistant Professor Department of Community and Family Medicine Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC Assistant Professor College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Campbell University Buies Creek, NC [email protected] doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09135
References 1. Davis K, Schoen C, Schoenbaum S, et al. Mirror, mirror on the wall: an international update on the comparative performance of American health care. New York: The Commonwealth Fund; 2007. 2. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. HealthReform.gov. Accessed at http://healthreform.gov/index.html, August 31, 2009. 3. World Health Organization. The world health report 2008: primary health care: now more than ever. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2008.
4. National Committee Quality Assurance. Physician practice connections: patientcentered medical homes. Accessed at www.ncqa.org/tabid/631/Default.aspx, August 31, 2009. 5. American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Physicians, American Osteopathic Association. Joint principles of the patient centered medical home. Accessed at www.pcpcc.net/content/joint-principles-patient-centeredmedical-home, August 31, 2009. 6. Roughead E, Barratt J, Ramsay E, et al. The effectiveness of collaborative medicine reviews in delaying time to next hospitalisation for heart failure patients in the practice setting: results of a cohort study. Circ Heart Fail. 2009;2:424–8. 7. Coutsouvelis J, Corallo C, Dooley M, et al. Implementation of a pharmacistinitiated pharmaceutical handover for oncology and haematology patients being transferred to critical care units [published online ahead of print, August 7, 2009]. Support Care Cancer. 8. Mazroui N, Kamal M, Ghabash N, et al. Influence of pharmaceutical care on health outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2009;67:547–57. 9. Institute of Medicine. Identifying and preventing medication errors. Accessed at www.iom.edu/?id=35942, August 31, 2009.
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10. Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Sentinel event alert: leadership committed to safety. Accessed at www.jointcommission.org/SentinelEvents/SentinelEventAlert/sea_43.htm, August 31, 2009. 11. Murray M, Ritchey M, Wu J, Tu W. Effect of a pharmacist on adverse drug events and medication errors in outpatients with cardiovascular disease. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169:757–63. 12. Micromedex Healthcare Series. Drugdex evaluations: clonidine. Chicago: Thomson Reuters; 2009.
2009 Pinnacle Award recipients
The Pinnacle Awards, administered by the APhA Foundation Quality Center, recognize recipients for pioneering innovative ways to improve the medication-use process by increasing medication adherence, reducing drug misadventures, improving patient outcomes, and increasing communication among all members of the health care team. Photographs and information on 2009 Pinnacle Award recipients and a table of previous awardees appear on pages 723–725 and 728 in Association Report. doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09540
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nization. Pharmacists offer vital, unique skills to primary care and are essential elements of a complete PCMH. Sarah E. McBane, PharmD Clinical Pharmacist and Assistant Professor Department of Community and Family Medicine Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC Assistant Professor College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Campbell University Buies Creek, NC [email protected] doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09135
References 1. Davis K, Schoen C, Schoenbaum S, et al. Mirror, mirror on the wall: an international update on the comparative performance of American health care. New York: The Commonwealth Fund; 2007. 2. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. HealthReform.gov. Accessed at http://healthreform.gov/index.html, August 31, 2009. 3. World Health Organization. The world health report 2008: primary health care: now more than ever. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2008.
4. National Committee Quality Assurance. Physician practice connections: patientcentered medical homes. Accessed at www.ncqa.org/tabid/631/Default.aspx, August 31, 2009. 5. American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Physicians, American Osteopathic Association. Joint principles of the patient centered medical home. Accessed at www.pcpcc.net/content/joint-principles-patient-centeredmedical-home, August 31, 2009. 6. Roughead E, Barratt J, Ramsay E, et al. The effectiveness of collaborative medicine reviews in delaying time to next hospitalisation for heart failure patients in the practice setting: results of a cohort study. Circ Heart Fail. 2009;2:424–8. 7. Coutsouvelis J, Corallo C, Dooley M, et al. Implementation of a pharmacistinitiated pharmaceutical handover for oncology and haematology patients being transferred to critical care units [published online ahead of print, August 7, 2009]. Support Care Cancer. 8. Mazroui N, Kamal M, Ghabash N, et al. Influence of pharmaceutical care on health outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2009;67:547–57. 9. Institute of Medicine. Identifying and preventing medication errors. Accessed at www.iom.edu/?id=35942, August 31, 2009.
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10. Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Sentinel event alert: leadership committed to safety. Accessed at www.jointcommission.org/SentinelEvents/SentinelEventAlert/sea_43.htm, August 31, 2009. 11. Murray M, Ritchey M, Wu J, Tu W. Effect of a pharmacist on adverse drug events and medication errors in outpatients with cardiovascular disease. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169:757–63. 12. Micromedex Healthcare Series. Drugdex evaluations: clonidine. Chicago: Thomson Reuters; 2009.
2009 Pinnacle Award recipients
The Pinnacle Awards, administered by the APhA Foundation Quality Center, recognize recipients for pioneering innovative ways to improve the medication-use process by increasing medication adherence, reducing drug misadventures, improving patient outcomes, and increasing communication among all members of the health care team. Photographs and information on 2009 Pinnacle Award recipients and a table of previous awardees appear on pages 723–725 and 728 in Association Report. doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09540
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