There is a growing primary care physician shortage. Estimates project a deficit of nearly 100,000 by 2030. Pharmacies are becoming preferred access points, and many states are passing laws that enable pharmacists to be providers and mandate service reimbursement. But, pharmacists need a mechanism for documenting care and billing insurance. Pharmacies can become a one-stop shop for patients — pharmacists administering vaccines, testing, treating common conditions, and prescribing medications. Pharmacists can also manage patients with multiple medications, providing regular check-ins and monitoring conditions like diabetes. What are your thoughts on pharmacists expanding their scope in primary care? #Healthcare #Pharmacy #Pharmacist #Medication #USHealthcare #Pharmacies Video Edits by GrowthMatch
I could not be more supportive of pharmacies being a site of care for primary care - if the systems (documentation, credentialing, privileging, state law/rules changed needed, consistent and predictable reimbursement) can be put in place to support community pharmacists and their teams - full steam ahead! 🚂 Thank you to Samm and your team at DocStation for leading the way! 👏
Patients like my grandmother and mother in law are only able to 'discuss' there medications at their 3-6 month visits and even then its a swift 15minutes because the PCP is racing through 15++ visits in a day. This is not patient care, but we are hopeful that solutions are on the horizon.
I currently practice in a direct primary care clinic, providing care for a wide variety of disease states. I am 100% for finding financially sustainable methods for pharmacists to do this, whether in a clinic or community pharmacy setting. It will take a paradigm shift and lots of advocacy, but I believe it can be done. I’d love to be part of this important conversation going forward.
That seems like a pretty severe shortage.. why is there a shortage in the first place? We try to do teledoc when possible now as long as it’s not something severe. The fees are way less, and it’s really convenient. If pharmacists could fill that in-between gap, when a teledoc visit isn’t enough, but it’s not severe, that would be pretty convenient.
This is precisely why Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (IPC) we have been building our IPC Digital Health platform to lead independent pharmacies in becoming #futureready
Thank you Samm Anderegg, PharmD, and to all the team at DocStation for making it possible with the necessary systems for the integration of the pharmacist in primary care!!! 🙏❤️ Love it! 🙏❤️
It’s about time. Been advocating for this for over 3 decades!
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6moCheck me if I'm off base on this but isn't it a conflict of interest if the person prescribing has a profit interest in what they are prescribing to the patient?