Consortium recommendations for advancing pharmacists' patient care services and collaborative practice agreements.

@article{Benjamin2013ConsortiumRF,
  title={Consortium recommendations for advancing pharmacists' patient care services and collaborative practice agreements.},
  author={M. Benjamin},
  journal={Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA},
  year={2013},
  volume={53 2},
  pages={
          e132-41
        }
}
  • M. Benjamin
  • Published 1 March 2013
  • Medicine, Political Science
  • Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA
OBJECTIVE To develop consensus recommendations that provide principles and strategies for effectively implementing health care system changes, including an optimized role for pharmacists to engage in team-based, patient-centered care. DATA SOURCES An interdisciplinary group of stakeholders representing 12 states and 10 pharmacy practice settings. Consortium participants represented many areas of pharmacy, medicine, and nursing. SUMMARY The health care environment in the United States is… 
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