Publications by authors named "April Hinds"
Purpose: A popular method for enhancing medication management within a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is the physician-pharmacist collaborative management (PPCM) model. To improve efficiency of health-care delivery within 4 federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), the PPCM model was implemented through coordinated physician-pharmacist covisits.
Objective: To evaluate the impact of physician-pharmacist covisits on clinical outcomes among patients with uncontrolled diabetes.
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess adherence to the 2013 blood cholesterol guideline in a population with diabetes based on the atherosclerotic cardiovascular (ASCVD) risk.
Methods: Patients with diabetes were assessed to see whether they received the appropriate intensity statin therapy via chart review. Patients seen by a physician or pharmacist at CommUnityCare, a PCMH, from December 2013 to October 2014 were included in this retrospective study.
Screening for diabetes in patients receiving second-generation atypical antipsychotics.
Am J Health Syst Pharm
September 2015
Purpose: Results of a study to assess adherence with a consensus statement for diabetes screening in patients receiving atypical antipsychotics and to evaluate the role of pharmacists in a patient-centered medical home in improving guideline adherence are presented.
Summary: For patients prescribed atypical antipsychotics, records were reviewed for glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) testing within the past 12 months. If no HbA1c results were found within that time frame, physicians were sent an alert in the patient's electronic medical record requesting an HbA1c order.