Pharmacists have a positive effect on reducing adverse drug events (ADEs), improving health outcomes, and improving medication adherence and patient knowledge about their medicines, according to a new study.
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There is a lot of current interest in the "rebalancing" of state long-term care systems between nursing facilities and home and community-based care. However, to know how far you've come, you've got to know where you started out.
While some "front runner" Medicaid programs have made expansion of preventive care a priority to improve quality of care and reduce costs, most have only started to look at these possibilities. "Utilization rates remain low for preventive services that are very cost-effective and have been recommended for years," says Georges C. Benjamin, MD, executive director of the American Public Health Association.
