Physician attitudes toward pharmacist provision of medication therapy management services

Abstract

The proposed model can provide insight into physicians' attitudes toward provision of MTM by pharmacists and may be helpful in developing future approaches and policies to further improve this collaborative relationship.

Results from a Mailed Promotion of Medication Reviews Among Department of Defense Beneficiaries Receiving 10 or More Chronic Medications

“…39 Prescriber reaction to pharmacistprovided medication reconciliation is also mixed. 40 Closer pharmacist-patient relations are the cornerstone of Medication Therapy Management (MTM) programs currently being mandated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and a significant marketing effort may be required to educate both patients and prescribers on the expertise that pharmacists can contribute. Likewise, community pharmacies and other MTM providers must provide necessary resources for their pharmacists to provide MTM services when called on to do so.…”

Attitudes of physicians, nurses and pharmacists concerning the development of clinical pharmacy activities in a university hospital

“…The physicians' fear of losing independence and professional autonomy is one of the barriers and reasons for the negative attitude towards clinical pharmacists, perceived as inspectors of their work (5,6). On the other side, there is a growing number of literature data about the positive economic impact of clinical pharmacists´ activities (7).…”

“…A plethora of research work has been done in order to evaluate the clinical pharmacy services after their introduction (2,3,5,6,(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17). In contrast, studies exploring the stakeholders' needs, expectations, and perceptions of clinical pharmacy services before their introduction are very rare.…”

Awareness of and Readiness for Medication Therapy Management Among Community Pharmacists in New York City: Results from a Focus Group

“…Another willingness element that participants mentioned was fostering collaborative efforts between physicians and pharmacists. Collaboration among health care providers is important when providing the highest quality of care for patients, [40][41][42][43][44] and has drawn much attention among providers in an effort to improve patient safety and achieve better therapeutic outcomes. 46 There is increasing recognition of the value of having shared responsibility among primary care providers and pharmacists to ensure appropriate, safe, and cost-effective medication use.…”