Evaluation of pharmacist care for hypertension in the Veterans Affairs patient-centered medical home: a retrospective case-control study.

Objective: The study objective was to evaluate a pharmacist hypertension care management program within the patient-centered medical home.

Methods: This was a retrospective case-control study. Cases included all patients with hypertension who were referred to the care management program, and controls included patients with hypertension who were not referred to the program during the same 1-year period.

Effectiveness of a hypertension care management program provided by clinical pharmacists for veterans.

Study Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a hypertension care management program provided by clinical pharmacists.

Design: Pre- and postintervention design with retrospective medical record review.

Setting: Tertiary care Veterans Affairs medical center and affiliated primary care clinics.