Feasibility of contracting for medication therapy management services in a physician's office

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 66, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1390-1393

  Thomas, Jeremy ^a   Zingone, Michelle M ^b   Smith, Jennifer ^c   George, Christa M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UT   (United States)

^d Nashville Clinical Education Center and Statewide   (United States)

Author keywords

Contract services; Health benefit programs; Pharmaceutical services; Pharmacists; Reimbursement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; COMPENSATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICARE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; CONTRACTS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICARE PART B; MEDICARE PART D; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS' OFFICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68349115089     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp080464     Document Type: Article

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