Patient Adherence Programs
March 3, 2014
One of the core roles of
pharmacists is to prevent and
resolve medication related
problems. Patients who struggle
to use medication appropriately
may limit the drug’s effectiveness,
and as a result experience poor
health outcomes and raise overall
healthcare costs.
Pharmacists are the most
accessible health care
professionals and having
completed four years of education
centred on pharmacology, often
they are over educated and
underutilised as a profession.
Globally we see this trend
changing where pharmacists
are taking on more clinical roles,
not just dealing with minor
ailments but delivering other
health services, such as disease
specific health checks. As they
see patients on average fourteen
times a year they are also the best
equipped to assist patients with
adherence.
Pharmacists are trusted
professionals and offer a variety of
services that are often unknown
to the greater community. The
GuildCare software is simply the
enabler, assisting pharmacists
in identifying patients who are
non-adherent or newly initiated to
therapy and also in recording their
interactions with their patients.
The new reporting functionality
will allow pharmacists the ability
to build a sustainable business
model whilst addressing patient
adherence.
For more info about GuildCare,
visit www.guildcare.com.au.
This week’s
contributor is
Roma Cecere,
General
Manager - Strategic Business
Performance for GuildLink.
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