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Impact of clinical pharmacy services in a rural medical center provided through advance practice pharmacy rotations |
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Purpose: To measure the impact on clinical interventions and cost savings after establishment of an advance practice rotation for pharmacy students at a rural community hospital.
Methods: Coastal Carolina Medical Center is a for-profit 40 bed community hospital that currently employees one full-time Director and two part-time pharmacist. In March of 2007, a faculty member from South University was placed at this site to develop an advanced practice rotation for pharmacy interns to begin in September 2007. The interns, under the guidance of the preceptor, would perform clinical functions including IV to PO transition, renal dosing, kinetic dosing, review of antibiotic orders for appropriateness, development of Medication Use Evaluations, medication reconciliation and performing formulary reviews. Additionally the students would participate in education of nurses, physicians and patients.
Results: Students participate in daily rounds with the hospitalist to provide a variety of clinical pharmacy services that were not available previously, including medication reconciliation, patient counseling and nursing education. The students also participate in evaluating medication therapy for patients admitted to the rehabilitation unit and counseling patients in a local internal medicine clinic. To date the average number of interventions per month has risen from 28 to 52 resulting in a cost savings of $7500 per month.
Conclusion: The development of an advanced practice rotation site at Coastal Carolina Medical Center may serve as a guide to other rural community hospitals with staffing restrictions due to its impact on clinical services leading to cost savings. |
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Name: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
URL: http://www.aacp.org
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MLA Citation:
| Tackett, Kimberly. and Smith, Felix. "Impact of clinical pharmacy services in a rural medical center provided through advance practice pharmacy rotations" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Jul 19, 2008 <Not Available>. 2009-03-04 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p261194_index.html> |
APA Citation:
| Tackett, K. L. and Smith, F. S. , 2008-07-19 "Impact of clinical pharmacy services in a rural medical center provided through advance practice pharmacy rotations" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy <Not Available>. 2009-03-04 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p261194_index.html |
Publication Type: Abstract
Abstract: Purpose: To measure the impact on clinical interventions and cost savings after establishment of an advance practice rotation for pharmacy students at a rural community hospital.
Methods: Coastal Carolina Medical Center is a for-profit 40 bed community hospital that currently employees one full-time Director and two part-time pharmacist. In March of 2007, a faculty member from South University was placed at this site to develop an advanced practice rotation for pharmacy interns to begin in September 2007. The interns, under the guidance of the preceptor, would perform clinical functions including IV to PO transition, renal dosing, kinetic dosing, review of antibiotic orders for appropriateness, development of Medication Use Evaluations, medication reconciliation and performing formulary reviews. Additionally the students would participate in education of nurses, physicians and patients.
Results: Students participate in daily rounds with the hospitalist to provide a variety of clinical pharmacy services that were not available previously, including medication reconciliation, patient counseling and nursing education. The students also participate in evaluating medication therapy for patients admitted to the rehabilitation unit and counseling patients in a local internal medicine clinic. To date the average number of interventions per month has risen from 28 to 52 resulting in a cost savings of $7500 per month.
Conclusion: The development of an advanced practice rotation site at Coastal Carolina Medical Center may serve as a guide to other rural community hospitals with staffing restrictions due to its impact on clinical services leading to cost savings. |
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