High-Value Interventions Primary Care Practices Might Be Overlooking: Clinical Pharmacy Services – Ep 180

About this episode

The episode discusses the integration of clinical pharmacists into primary care teams and their impact on patient outcomes and healthcare costs.

This podcast episode features an interview with Russell Phillips, Amie Pollack, and Dru Ricci from the Center for Primary Care at Harvard Medical School and authors of the Primary Care Investment Guide , with special guest, Todd Sorensen from the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy. The Primary Care Investment Guide advocates for the integration of clinical pharmacists into primary care teams. The authors explain that their research used a mixed-methods approach , interviewing healthcare leaders from five states and conducting literature reviews, to identify sustainable strategies in primary care settings that enhance patient outcomes and reduce costs. Their findings highlight that clinical pharmacists provide a significant return on investment by managing chronic diseases, optimizing medications, improving medication access, and decreasing hospitalizations. The discussion emphasizes that successful integration can be facilitated by payment reform , moving away from fee-for-service models toward capitated payments and other alternative payment models t hat support optimal care delivery by primary care teams. Ultimately, the Guide provides a strategic framework for…

People in this episode

Guests: Russell Phillips, Amie Pollack, Dru Ricci, Todd Sorensen

Topics covered

• clinical pharmacy services
• primary care
• healthcare investment
• patient outcomes
• cost reduction

Keywords

• return on investment
• payment reform
• capitated payments
• alternative payment models

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Primary Care Investment Guide

Books & works: the Primary Care Investment Guide, Guide

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