A pharmacist's contribution within a patient-centered medical home.

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of a pharmacist embedded in a primary care physician (PCP) group practice to assist in achieving patient-centered medical home (PCMH) accreditation by increasing chronic care measures through the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) or angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) medications in patients with concomitant diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HTN).

Setting: PCP practice in Pittsburgh, PA.

Practice Description: 16 decentralized PCPs linked by electronic health record system.