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D S Pathak

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PubMed1979

Cost-effectiveness of clinical pharmaceutical services: a follow-up report.

The cost-effectiveness of pharmacist-conducted training programs for patients self-administering at home antihemophilic factor, calcitonin, cytarabine, injectable analgesics and parenteral nutrients was studied. Records of 35 patients participating in the training programs from September 1976 through August 1978 were reviewed. The benefits of the patient training programs were measured by approximating the days of hospitalization or outpatient visits saved (and their related costs) per patient. For every dollar charged by the pharmacy service for the patient training programs, 1.25 days of hospitalization and $321.90 in hospital charges were saved. The cost-effectiveness ratios demonstrated the benefits of the patient training programs. Third-party reimbursement can be improved by designing comprehensive measures of cost-effectiveness.

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PubMed1979

Developing reimbursable clinical pharmacy programs: a goal-oriented approach.

Using a goal-oriented approach, a model for achieving third-party reimbursement for clinical pharmaceutical services is proposed. Within the framework of this model, the discussion includes: (1) determination of the hospital pharmacy mission, goals and objectives; (2) classification of clinical services into eight categories to establish the reimbursement potential for each service; (3) development of a clinical service protocol, techniques to establish charges and stages involved in communicating with the parties affected by the clinical services; and (4) methodologies for evaluating program outcome.

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PubMed1977

Third-party reimbursement for clinical pharmacy services: philosophy and practice.

A step-by-step approach is outlined for obtaining third-party reimbursement for clinical pharmacy services separate from dispensing fees. The program is based on a patient-care philosophy rather than a cost-conscious philosophy. The steps in implementation of the program were: (1) a total commitment to the patient's health, (2) identification of patient needs that require clinical pharmacy expertise, (3) development of a patient training program, (4) presentation of a written proposal to the hospital administration, (5) presentation of the proposal to third-party agencies, (6) initiation of charges for the services, and (7) preparation of reports on the progress of the program. Third-party reimbursement covers pharmacist instruction of home therapy patients receiving antihemophilic factor, cytarabine, parenteral nutrition, calcitonin-salmon and injectable analgesics. Financial data based on one year's experience with the program show that savings far outweight the charges.

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