Patient Care

Our robust patient care tools and resources empower you to provide optimal care to patients and to enhance your service offerings.

Pharmacists

JCPP Pharmacists' Patient Care Process

Learn about the process

The Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners (JCPP) Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process is a consistent process for patient care delivery that can be used by pharmacists in any practice setting and with any patient. It is a cornerstone of student pharmacist education and is becoming the go-to way pharmacists approach interactions with patients as they provide needed services.

Pharmacists

Expanding Patient Care Services

Download Questions to Consider

APhA’s “Questions to Consider When Expanding Pharmacy-based Patient Care Services” provides pharmacists and pharmacy leadership with key questions that should be considered as they plan to expand their patient care services. From assessing the need for the services to designing a business model and evaluating outcomes, this resource will help your team think through the many variables that can drive success of a new patient care service.

Appointment Based Model

The Appointment Based Model (ABM) is a patient care service designed to improve patients’ adherence to medications and build efficiencies in pharmacy operations.

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Clinical Guidelines

This member-created resource provides convenient access to clinical guidelines to help pharmacists find useful information quickly.

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Compounding

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Disease State Specific Resources

Helpful resource tools specifically intended to assist practicing pharmacists strengthen interactive relationships with their patients, and offer practical guidelines in the delivery of treatment options.

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Immunization Services

Helping you excel as an immunizer by delivering up-to-the minute news, tools, and resources.

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Medication Administration Services

Our medication administration services resources include principles, practice guidance, and an implementation toolkit that support pharmacists’ provision of MAS to patients.

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Medication Therapy Management

Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Services Medication therapy management, also referred to as MTM, is a term used to describe a broad range of health care services provided by pharmacists, the medication experts on the health care team. In 2005, the pharmacy profession developed a consensus…

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Pain Management & Opioids

APhA works closely to monitor, respond and inform our members about opioid use and misuse. This site will be updated with new information and resources as they become available.

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Telehealth

What is Telehealth? Telehealth is the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support or promote long-distance clinical health care, patient and professional health-related education, public health, and health administration. Example technologies include: video…

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Transitions of Care

The Transitions of Care Case Examples were designed as a members-only resource for pharmacists and student pharmacists to improve transitions of care (TOC) services across a multitude of health care settings.

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Patient Care News

March 26, 2021

Pandemic seems to have affected telehealth use disproportionately

Researchers said the findings raise concerns that the pandemic may be worsening existing disparities in overall health care use. Using insurance claims from more than 6 million individuals with employer-based health insurance in 2019 and 2020, the researchers found the greatest increase in…

USPSTF recommends lowering age for diabetes screening

The new draft recommendation also advises clinicians to consider screening individuals who are younger and may have lower body mass index if they are in certain racial and ethnic groups with a higher risk for diabetes. According to CDC’s 2020 National Diabetes Statistics Report, approximately 13…