Q. Srnka et Ts. Portner, EXPLORING SELF-CARE AND WELLNESS - A MODEL FOR PHARMACIST COMPENSATION BY MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS, American journal of managed care, 3(6), 1997, pp. 943-952
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Heath Policy & Services","Medicine, General & Internal
Self-care and wellness are rapidly becoming mainstays of practice for
many pharmacists. Consumer confidence and trust in pharmacists provide
s continuing opportunities for pharmacists to create products and serv
ices to satisfy consumer demands related to disease prevention and hea
lthcare delivery. We outline two pharmacy wellness programs designed t
o meet consumer needs, and offer them as models for pharmacists. Issue
s related to the program and extent of involvement by pharmacists are
raised, including the role of the pharmacists in behavior modification
efforts; selecting areas of focus (eg, smoking cessation); working wi
th physicians for referrals; enlightening community business leaders a
nd managed care organizations to the economic benefits of the program;
and developing strategies for fair purchase of services to achieve pr
ogram goals and provide adequate compensation in return.