Pharmacist-provided MTM effectively reduced costs associated with patient medication use. Such interventions reduced costs in overall health care specifically in the areas of cardiovascular, gastroesophageal reflux disease, pulmonary, and diabetes groups.
The results provide practical information on using video technology to conduct chronic disease care. Overall, patients and the diabetes care team reported positive ratings in terms of usability and satisfaction with selected technology for virtual visits. Although limitations using FaceTime virtual visits exist, FaceTime has potential to increase patient access to a multidisciplinary care team. Additional research is warranted to determine economic and clinical outcomes for two-way visual technology.
A large proportion of pharmacists were supportive of an expanded role in providing HPV vaccines. Exploring alternate delivery mechanisms like this one is advantageous.
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