Clinical Pharmacy Should Adopt a Consistent Process of Direct Patient Care

@article{Harris2014ClinicalPS,
  title={Clinical Pharmacy Should Adopt a Consistent Process of Direct Patient Care},
  author={Ila Mehra Harris and Beth Bryles Phillips and Eric G. Boyce and Sara A Griesbach and Charlene Hope and Cynthia A. Sanoski and Denise R Sokos and Kurt A. Wargo},
  journal={Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy},
  year={2014},
  volume={34}
}
  • I. Harris, B. Phillips, +5 authors Kurt A. Wargo
  • Published 1 August 2014
  • Medicine, Psychology, Political Science
  • Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy
Although the application of a consistent process of care serves as a foundational principle for most health care professions, this is not true for the discipline of clinical pharmacy. Without an explicit, reproducible process of care, it is not possible to demonstrate to patients, caregivers, or health professionals the ways in which the clinical pharmacist can reliably contribute to improved medication‐related outcomes. A consistent patient care process should describe the key steps that all… 
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