Community pharmacist collaboration with a primary care clinic to improve diabetes care.

Objective: The objective of this pilot project was to evaluate a model of care that consisted of a community pharmacist and registered nurse collaborating in a primary care clinic to improve guideline-directed therapy.

Setting: A regional grocery chain pharmacy partnered with a primary care clinic associated with a large academic medical center.

Practice Innovation: A community pharmacist was granted access to the electronic medical record and paired with a registered nurse care manager at a primary care office.