Evaluation of provider satisfaction with mental health clinical pharmacy specialists in outpatient mental health clinics. 2020

Hannah Terry, and Erica Frazier, and Tamara Adler, and Derek Yates

BACKGROUND Mental health services are an area of high need in many health care systems in the United States. With a limited number of psychiatric providers and a projected increase in the deficit of psychiatrists, a call for increased mental health services is apparent. The inclusion of mental health clinical pharmacy specialists (MH-CPS) as part of interdisciplinary care teams has enabled the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital & Clinics as well as numerous other Veterans Affairs sites to improve access to mental health providers when pharmacists serve as an integral part of the mental health team. Our objectives were to (1) evaluate impressions of nonpharmacist mental health providers of MH-CPS and (2) assess for areas of improvement in MH-CPS services. METHODS A survey was formulated, using 5-point Likert scale criteria, to evaluate impressions of MH-CPS from other mental health providers. Questions were designed to address impressions of clinical skills, knowledge, team contribution, and comfort with MH-CPS providers. These were distributed and completed in December 2018 by members of mental health treatment teams at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital & Clinics. RESULTS Overall, mental health team members rated satisfaction with MH-CPS highly across all evaluated criteria. CONCLUSIONS Per review of these results, MH-CPS are a valued and respected part of the mental health team.

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