The impact of clinical pharmacy services integrated into medical homes on diabetes-related clinical outcomes

• Published in: The Annals of pharmacotherapy Vol. 44; no. 12; p. 1877
• Main Authors: Johnson, Kathleen A, Chen, Steven, Cheng, I-Ning, Lou, Mimi, Gregerson, Paul, Blieden, Carla, Baron, Mel, McCombs, Jeffrey
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2010
• Subjects: Blood Pressure - physiology; Body Mass Index; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - drug therapy; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - metabolism; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - physiopathology; Glycated Hemoglobin A - metabolism; Humans; Lipids - blood; Male; Middle Aged; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care) - statistics & numerical data; Patient-Centered Care - methods; Pharmacy Service, Hospital - methods

Pharmacist services have expanded in the US health-care system from traditional roles to include comprehensive clinical services, but many studies lack comparison groups to evaluate outcomes of these clinical services. To evaluate the clinical outcomes of uninsured or underinsured patients with type...