Evaluation of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Control in Home-Based Primary Care Patients Managed by Clinical Pharmacy Specialists.

To evaluate the impact of pharmacist-led diabetes care in a Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) setting. This was a single-center, retrospective, cohort chart review in HBPC veterans with diabetes mellitus type 2 (DMII) at Columbia VA Health Care System. A sample size of 80 patients was calculated to meet power of 80% and a -value of less than 0.

Workforce Assessment of VA Home-Based Primary Care Pharmacists.

The majority of clinical pharmacy specialists are using global scopes of practice, which allow more autonomy to provide direct patient care and comprehensive medication management services to home-based primary care veterans.