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Pharmacy involvement in patient-focused care in Florida hospitals. 1995

D M Schultz, and G J Deckard

Department of Pharmacy Services, Florida Medical Center Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, USA.

Hospital pharmacy directors in Florida were surveyed to determine the effects of patient-focused care on pharmacy practice. In a statewide mail survey in 1994, directors were asked whether their hospital had implemented patient-focused care or was planning to, what factors influenced this, whether and how the pharmacy was involved, what changes in structure and services resulted, and how they perceived the impact of patient-focused care on the practice of hospital pharmacy. They were asked to identify specific programs, interdisciplinary teams, and opportunities associated with patient-focused care programs. Usable surveys were returned by 148 respondents (48.8% response rate). Fifty-three (35.8%) of the respondents had implemented patient-focused care and 50 (34%) were planning to ; 82.5% of these respondents (85 of 103) said pharmacists were involved in the planning efforts. Respondents said hospital administration was most often responsible for initiating patient-focused care, and cost was the top-ranked reason. For pharmacy, patient-focused care brought more interdisciplinary activities and new services. Florida hospital pharmacy directors thought patient-focused care would change the practice of pharmacy and that the change would be positive.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010561	Personnel Staffing and Scheduling	The selection, appointing, and scheduling of personnel.	Staffing and Scheduling,Personnel Staffing,Work Schedule,Schedule, Work,Scheduling and Staffing,Staffing, Personnel,Work Schedules
D010607	Pharmacy Service, Hospital	Hospital department responsible for the receiving, storing, and distribution of pharmaceutical supplies.	Clinical Pharmacy Service,Hospital Pharmacy Service,Pharmacy Service, Clinical,Hospital Pharmaceutic Service,Hospital Pharmaceutical Service,Hospital Pharmacy Services,Pharmaceutic Service, Hospital,Pharmaceutical Service, Hospital,Service, Clinical Pharmacy,Service, Hospital Pharmaceutic,Service, Hospital Pharmaceutical,Service, Hospital Pharmacy,Clinical Pharmacy Services,Hospital Pharmaceutic Services,Hospital Pharmaceutical Services,Pharmaceutic Services, Hospital,Pharmaceutical Services, Hospital,Pharmacy Services, Clinical,Pharmacy Services, Hospital,Services, Clinical Pharmacy,Services, Hospital Pharmaceutic,Services, Hospital Pharmaceutical,Services, Hospital Pharmacy
D011795	Surveys and Questionnaires	Collections of data obtained from voluntary subjects. The information usually takes the form of answers to questions, or suggestions.	Community Survey,Nonrespondent,Questionnaire,Questionnaires,Respondent,Survey,Survey Method,Survey Methods,Surveys,Baseline Survey,Community Surveys,Methodology, Survey,Nonrespondents,Questionnaire Design,Randomized Response Technique,Repeated Rounds of Survey,Respondents,Survey Methodology,Baseline Surveys,Design, Questionnaire,Designs, Questionnaire,Methods, Survey,Questionnaire Designs,Questionnaires and Surveys,Randomized Response Techniques,Response Technique, Randomized,Response Techniques, Randomized,Survey, Baseline,Survey, Community,Surveys, Baseline,Surveys, Community,Techniques, Randomized Response
D003625	Data Collection	Systematic gathering of data for a particular purpose from various sources, including questionnaires, interviews, observation, existing records, and electronic devices. The process is usually preliminary to statistical analysis of the data.	Data Collection Methods,Dual Data Collection,Collection Method, Data,Collection Methods, Data,Collection, Data,Collection, Dual Data,Data Collection Method,Method, Data Collection,Methods, Data Collection
D003627	Data Interpretation, Statistical	Application of statistical procedures to analyze specific observed or assumed facts from a particular study.	Data Analysis, Statistical,Data Interpretations, Statistical,Interpretation, Statistical Data,Statistical Data Analysis,Statistical Data Interpretation,Analyses, Statistical Data,Analysis, Statistical Data,Data Analyses, Statistical,Interpretations, Statistical Data,Statistical Data Analyses,Statistical Data Interpretations
D005431	Florida	State bounded on east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Gulf of Mexico, on the west by Alabama and on the north by Alabama and Georgia.
D001291	Attitude of Health Personnel	Attitudes of personnel toward their patients, other professionals, toward the medical care system, etc.	Staff Attitude,Attitude, Staff,Attitudes, Staff,Health Personnel Attitude,Health Personnel Attitudes,Staff Attitudes
D018802	Patient-Centered Care	Design of patient care wherein institutional resources and personnel are organized around patients rather than around specialized departments. (From Hospitals 1993 Feb 5;67(3):14)	Nursing, Patient-Centered,Patient-Centered Nursing,Patient-Focused Care,Person-Centered Care,Medical Home,Care, Patient-Centered,Care, Patient-Focused,Care, Person-Centered,Cares, Person-Centered,Home, Medical,Homes, Medical,Medical Homes,Nursing, Patient Centered,Patient Centered Care,Patient Centered Nursing,Patient Focused Care,Person Centered Care,Person-Centered Cares