Medicare annual wellness visits conducted by a pharmacist in an internal medicine clinic

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 44-49

  Warshany, Keith ^a   Sherrill, Christina H ^b   Cavanaugh, Jamie ^c,d   Ives, Timothy J ^c,d   Shilliday, Betsy Bryant ^c  

^a Northern Navajo Medical Center   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNC Hamner Institute for Drug Safety Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANNUAL WELLNESS VISIT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PHARMACIST PRACTITIONER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICARE; PHARMACIST; REIMBURSEMENT; SCREENING; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING; COST; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTERNAL MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; VACCINATION;

AGED; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICARE; NORTH CAROLINA; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PHARMACISTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 84906208969     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp130202     Document Type: Article

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