Publications by authors named "Jonathan C Hale"

Article Synopsis
  • The establishment of a formulary management system enhances collaborative patient care, with pharmacists playing a key role in optimizing medication therapy, especially through a prior authorization drug request (PADR) consult service.
  • The study aimed to assess cost avoidance and savings associated with safety interventions from pharmacist-adjudicated PADRs, as well as evaluating the severity of avoided adverse drug events (ADEs).
  • A review of 96 pharmacist-adjudicated PADRs revealed a total cost avoidance of $24,485.34, demonstrating the financial impact of safety interventions in medication management.
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Purpose: Results of a study to determine economic outcomes of pharmacy residents' involvement in prior-authorization drug request (PADR) adjudication within a Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system are reported.

Methods: A retrospective review was conducted to identify PADRs adjudicated by pharmacy residents under a preceptor's supervision during the 2015-16 residency year. Only PADRs that were not approved as submitted (i.

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Background: Clinical pharmacist practitioners (CPPs) are specially credentialed pharmacists in North Carolina. CPPs potentially play an important role in meeting the health care needs of populations in rural and underserved areas.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using an electronic survey sent to all active and inactive CPPs in North Carolina.

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Objectives: To describe the successes and challenges reported by current (active) and formerly practicing (inactive) CPPs and to determine the reasons why inactive CPPs discontinued advanced practice.

Methods: A sampling frame, consisting of all active and inactive CPPs, was obtained from the North Carolina Boards of Medicine and Pharmacy. An electronic survey was sent to 84 active and 32 inactive CPPs.

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