THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has announced the launch of a new resource hub to help pharmacists implement new and expanded Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement (6CPA) programs, with data collection established to demonstrate the impact of these services on patient health outcomes.
Under revised rules, pharmacists providing 6CPA-funded medication adherence and management services will provide patient data to the 6CPA Program Administrator at the time of the initial service and at a six-month follow-up consultation.
Data collection for Staged Supply began on 01 Jul 2017 and data collection for the Dose Administration Aid (DAA), MedsCheck and Diabetes MedsCheck programs will begin from 01 Feb 2018.
PSA national president Dr Shane Jackson said the PSA recognised the importance of new data collection and reporting requirements saying, "It is vital that pharmacists can continue to assist patients by providing services that have a strong evidence base."
The new hub is available to all pharmacists via PSA's website, and includes revised guidelines and quick reference tools for DAA, MedsCheck and Diabetes MedsCheck, as well as Staged Supply services.
More resources will be released in the coming months, PSA said.
Visit psa.org.au for details.
Pictured above from left: Department of Health acting director of Pharmacy Programs Section Joe Dwyer, PSA national board member Grant Kardachi, outgoing PSA ceo Dr Lance Emerson and PSA senior project manager Anna Ezzy.
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