TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 1. Medication Management Services A1 - Cipolle, Robert J. A1 - Strand, Linda M. A1 - Morley, Peter C. A2 - Cipolle, Robert J. A2 - Strand, Linda M. A2 - Morley, Peter C. Y1 - 2012 N1 - T2 - Pharmaceutical Care Practice: The Patient-Centered Approach to Medication Management Services, 3e AB - Medication management services are the experienced, measurable events when pharmaceutical care is practiced.Two distinct approaches to medication management services have emerged: the prescription-focused and the patient-centered approaches. This book is about the patient-centered approach.The need for medication management services results from more complex therapies, increase in the number of medications prescribed and the cost of new medications, as well as the lack of a structured, systematic decision making process for drug selection and dosing.Solutions to address the high level of drug-related morbidity and mortality have been in place at the policy and institutional levels with some success. However, it is the intervention at the patient-specific level that impacts decisions made on a daily basis for an individual patient. Medication management services “fit” at the patient-specific level of improving medication use.Medication management services should be available to all patients who need them. Access should not be limited until we understand more about who will benefit most from the service.The value of medication management services has been established, documented, published, and reproduced in many practice settings around the world.Medication management services are being delivered in the ambulatory and institutional settings. They are recognized in the medical home and accountable care environments, and can function anywhere patients and qualified practitioners come together. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56172001 ER -