Objectives: To explain the purpose of superbills, suggest strategies for incorporating superbills into pharmacy practice, and propose a model superbill for consideration by practitioners.
Practice Description: Ambulatory pharmacies in the United States.
Practice Innovation: Superbills have been used by physicians and other health care providers for many years as a way of efficiently communicating to the office staff, the patient, and even the insurer the types of services that have been provided at the point of care.
Am J Pharm Educ
February 2006
The recent growth in the number of pharmacy schools across the nation has resulted in the need for high-quality community advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) sites. A vital part of a student's education, these APPEs should be structured and formalized to provide an environment conducive to student learning. This paper discusses how to use a calendar, structured-learning activities, and scheduled evaluations to develop students' knowledge, skills, and abilities in a community pharmacy setting.
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November 2006
Objective: To provide a stepwise approach to development and implementation of a point-of-care testing (POCT) patient care service.
Setting: Community and ambulatory care pharmacy practice.
Practice Description: To provide community and ambulatory pharmacists with the steps involved in integrating POCT services into their pharmacy practice site.