Publications by authors named "T Pfeiffenberger"

Introduction: Traumatic shoulder instability most frequently occurs in young people often during sports events. Currently, the arthroscopic Bankart repair is the therapy of choice in the absence of extensive glenoid bone loss and has proved to be a safe and effective procedure. Nevertheless, we see recurrence of instability-especially if new trauma happens-and further data are needed to guide the right decision-making for these often young patients.

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Introduction: As value-based and alternative payment models proliferate, there is growing interest in measuring pharmacy performance. However, little research has explored the development and implementation of systems to measure pharmacy performance. Additionally, systems that currently exist rely on process and surrogate outcome measures that are not always relevant to patients and payers.

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Objectives: To determine the awareness, collaboration, and perceived values and barriers of enhanced pharmacy services from care managers and primary care practice responders.

Methods: An electronic questionnaire was sent to 1648 primary care practices and 600 care managers that work in 76 North Carolina counties containing an enhanced-service community pharmacy. Questionnaires were distributed in January 2017 and responses collected for 7 weeks.

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Objective: Community pharmacists' role in clinical care is expanding in the United States and information systems are needed that extend beyond a dispensing workflow. As pharmacies adopt new systems, implementation support will be needed. This study identifies the barriers and facilitators experienced by community pharmacies in implementing a Web-based medication management application and describes the implementation strategies used to support these pharmacies.

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