As
the health care system adapts to the growing population living with chronic
disease there has been a shift in the delivery of primary care towards a
team-based, patient-centered model. The benefits of including a pharmacist as amember of a collaborative medical team have been well established. Several systematic
reviews and meta analyses have shown the positive impact pharmacists have on
improving BP control and managing other cardiovascular risk factors.
The
American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Ambulatory Care Practice and
Research Network (PRN) recently published a paper stressing the importance of
pharmacists in the optimization of medication management in the Patient
Centered Medical Home (PCMH) and identify pharmacists as an essential component
to the success of the PCMH model. Read more>>>>>>>>>
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