Enhancing availability of services to control hypertension through a team-based care approach that includes pharmacists.
Cidney C WilsonNicole L TherrienKara E MacLeodCindy SoloeMihaela JohnsonMark D RiveraJulia JordanSharada ShantharamJasmin Minaya-JuncaErika B FulmerHae Mi ChoePublished in: Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA (2024)
Adding pharmacists to the care team reduced the number of PCP appointments per patient while increasing the availability of hypertension management services; this may in turn improve PCPs' availability. Similar models may be sustainable and replicable by relying on organizational buy-in, accessible infrastructure, and financing.